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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… Dear Bay Area Community,
This month we’re reflecting on the life and legacy of Oakland legend, Lil’ Bobby Hutton. On April 6, 1968, 54 years ago, Bobby Hutton and other… 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… 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 *…
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… Your support is crucial in fights to fund our communities, not cops!
With the call to Defund Police ringing in the air following 2020’s uprisings, we are advancing this… 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… Dear friends and fellow travelers,
The challenges, loss and hardship of 2020 motivated us to organize with urgency, responsiveness and solidarity. As health, economic, and political crises escalated, abolition… A Winning Start to Defund Campaign
Moves Forward in Oakland
Defund Oakland Police Department (OPD) Coalition successfully moves community recommendations through Reimagine Public Safety task force to Oakland City…
CA Prison Closure on the Horizon: Sacramento action pushes Newsom to budget for shuttering three more prisons!
Close CA Prisons: April 2022 Campaign Newsletter
Long Live Lil’ Bobby Hutton! Close CA Prisons NOW!
New Release: CR’s 2021 Annual Report!
AUGUST UPDATES FROM CR OAKLAND: JOIN US FOR FREEDOM FRIDAY THIS WEEK!
Bay Area: Join Us July 30 for #FreedomFriday in North Oakland!
FUND COMMUNITY, NOT COPS!
FUND CARE NOT CAGES!
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2020 IS HERE!
DEFUND OPD VICTORY & NEXT ACTION