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.
With a far-right regime rearing its ugly head next month, we know that a cornerstone of fascism is imprisonment. Once Trump’s new administration takes office in January, the practice of… Dear friends and supporters of Critical Resistance (CR),
Over the last year, CR has been hard at work advancing our campaigns and projects, creating resources and organizing tools, and building… While the prison industrial complex (PIC) is an ever-shifting goliath in California politics, we’ve seen community-oriented and abolitionist gains in the state over the last 10 years due to decades… In a time when our social safety net is facing BILLIONS in cuts, why does CDCR’s budget remain virtually untouchable? Governor Newsom’s budget creates a recipe for a cycle of… There are some big shifts in policing and imprisonment happening across the state of California, and we at Critical Resistance (CR) and our movement partners and community members are keeping… Hello Friends and Comrades of CR Portland (CRPDX),
We want to share a few updates about what we’ve been up to the last few months and what we’re looking forward… The New York City chapter of Critical Resistance (CRNYC) has been working hard to make abolitionist gains against the prison industrial complex at the local and state level.
NYC Mayor… Dear LA friends of Critical Resistance (CR),
Our Los Angeles chapters has been hard at work this year for prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. We’d like to share some exciting… For the month of March, we celebrate the legacy of international working women’s struggle for liberation. In this moment it is ever relevant to strengthen the fight for the power… On Friday, March 8th, the Public Works Board of CA, overseen by the Department of Finance, will meet to approve funds to demolish Building 38 at San Quentin State Prison…
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Summer-Fall 2024 Updates from CR
CA Prop 36 Endangers Abolitionist Gains in the Golden State
Calling all Californians: Review CA’s Corrections Budget & Demand Newsom Closes more Prisons Now!
As policing expands, CR and partners fight imprisonment across California
Join CR PDX April 14 for an Open House & Discussion on Resisting Policing from Palestine to PDX
Mobilize & Connect with CR in New York!
2024 Winter to Spring Updates from CR Los Angeles (CRLA)
Celebrating international working women’s struggle for liberation
CALL TO ACTION: Tell the Public Works Board and Governor Newsom to HALT construction funding for the San Quentin rebrand