As Critical Resistance develops strong and vibrant grassroots projects and campaigns for abolition, check out updates from our work in Portland, Los Angeles, New York City, Oakland and across the US.
On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, dozens of Californians rallied outside the CA State Capitol Building for the Governor’s revised state budget to demand more closures to California’s prisons.
… 2022 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the Close California Prisons campaign!
We wanted to share with you all some campaign updates from our working groups, calls… Critical Resistance’s Annual Report for 2021 is now available for wide use to bolster an international movement to abolish the prison industrial complex (PIC).
This roundup of CR’s work…
We Did It!
Critical Resistance Portland has been hosting monthly prisoner letter writing nights for over seven years providing political education, resource connection, and genuine support to thousands of… Critical Resistance (CR) and Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) invite you to Freedom Friday!
When: 3-7pm on Friday August 27, 2021
Where: 4400 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA
* FREE *… Through the pandemic, CR steadfastly continues to build connections across cages and walls. Since Covid-19 and Shelter-in-Place, we are rerouting all the collect calls to our office that we receive…
Join us to Close CA Prisons at Freedom Friday on July 30th from 3-7pm!
Prison closure is on our horizon. After CA’s horrifying wave of prison construction was… We at Critical Resistance are excited to present our newest release – On the Road to Freedom – a toolkit we’ve created in partnership with Community Justice Exchange. This toolkit… Your gifts will help essential organizing against imprisonment.
Following successful 2019 and 2020 victories with coalitions against local jail expansion, CR Oakland and Los Angeles chapters have eagerly joined… This Mother’s Day, Critical Resistance sends our solidarity and fortitude to all the mothers, aunties, grandmothers, caregivers, and those who love them. We celebrate and uplift all the mothers and…
CA Prison Closure on the Horizon: Sacramento action pushes Newsom to budget for shuttering three more prisons!
Close CA Prisons: April 2022 Campaign Newsletter
New Release: CR’s 2021 Annual Report!
Announcing the completion of Critical Resistance Portland’s “Write Them All” Campaign
AUGUST UPDATES FROM CR OAKLAND: JOIN US FOR FREEDOM FRIDAY THIS WEEK!
Correspondence and connection with people inside is essential
Bay Area: Join Us July 30 for #FreedomFriday in North Oakland!
ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM: AN ABOLITIONIST ASSESSMENT OF PRETRIAL AND BAIL REFORMS
FUND CARE NOT CAGES!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!