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Happy Mamas’ Day from Critical Resistance (CR)!
Mamas, aunties, and caretakers have been the back bone of abolition for generations.
According to Prison Policy Initiative and Interrupting Criminalization:
Almost 1… This International Workers’ Day, Critical Resistance celebrates recent advances in the labor movement and the necessary growth in ties to the fight for prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition.
We have… Join us May 5 in-person at San Francisco State University or online via livestream for “Toward Abolitionist Horizons: 25 Years of Critical Resistance,” an evening of discussion and performances, looking… Stephen Wilson, prolific writer and abolitionist educator locked up in Pennsylvania— who is a dear comrade of Critical Resistance and a columnist of our newspaper, The Abolitionist— has been getting… This international women’s day, we hold up the light of abolition feminism to make sense of this moment and continue forging a path forward.
As the distance between the haves… 2022 was a strong year for Critical Resistance California chapters resisting imprisonment! We have continued to show up as key players in the fight to shut down cages across California.… Last week, the newest issue of The Abolitionist newspaper, Issue #38, was printed is now en route to nearly 5,000 subscribers inside and outside of cages.
To get a sense… Thank you, Los Angeles! On December 10, 2022, we were joined by dozens of community members at La Casa Roja near Korea Town and mid-town in LA for an inspiring… This past year, Critical Resistance (CR) has worked hard to bolster solidarity with our comrades inside jails, prisons, and detention centers. We have strengthened our ability to run our primary… Join Critical Resistance LA (CRLA) on Saturday, December 10 for a community event building LA presence and power in the statewide fight to close 10 CA prisons by 2025, and…
Free All Mamas: Give the Gift of The Abolitionist Newspaper this Mothers’ Day!
Building Worker Power for Abolition: International Workers’ Day 2023
Looking Back, Looking Forward On 25 Years of Critical Resistance – Toward Abolitionist Horizons!
URGENT: Take Action TODAY to support Stevie Wilson, Columnist of CR’s The Abolitionist
Abolition Feminism NOW! & International Women’s Day
Support CR in fighting imprisonment in CA and beyond!
Hot off the Press: The Abolitionist Newspaper Issue 38, covering labor struggles & prison industrial complex abolition!
Thank you, Los Angeles: For Closing Cages & Building Power with us!
Support Critical Resistance’s Prisoner Solidarity Work!
Closing Cages, Building Power: Join Critical Resistance in Los Angeles on December 10!