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What is CR’s Prisoner Solidarity Phone Line?
As a political organization working to abolish the prison industrial complex (PIC), CR has a practice of taking prisoners’ phone calls as… In July, over 100 Californians joined Building Power Across Walls To #CloseCAPrisons, a statewide online information session for the California prison closure campaign.
In July, over 100 Californians joined Building… In recent months, we’ve seen an escalation and expansion of gender-based, white-supremacist violence across the political spectrum in the US.
From right-wing consolidation and mobilizations to the overturning of Roe… As we progress through the 11th anniversary of the CA prisoner hunger strikes against solitary confinement, where tens of thousands of prisoners across CA joined forces to challenge the use…
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 *… Today (August 13, 2021), the CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) released a post on Instagram stating the #DixieFire situation at CCC and HDSP is under control, but CCC…
CR’s Prisoner Solidarity Phone Line is accepting volunteer applications!
CA: Thank You for Attending Building Power Across Walls To #CloseCAPrisons
Abolition is a Feminist Politic: On Abortion Bans & Racialized Gender-Based Violence
Long Live Paul Redd & the CA Prisoner Hunger Strikes to End Solitary Confinement!
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!
Action Alert: Dixie Fire Endangers Prisoners at CCC in Susanville