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Critical Resistance Oakland and Los Angeles’s campaign with Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) to #CloseCAPrisons has been making some game-changing headway in the past few months.
After we…
Dearest Comrades,
As August comes to a close, Critical Resistance reflects on this year’s Black August. Black August, a month of recognition and recommitment to revolutionary discipline launched in… 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…
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 *… 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…
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…
A Winning Step Toward a Prison-Free CA: Prisoner Resistance & the Fight to Close CA Correctional Center (CCC)
Recommitting to Abolition: Black August 2022
CA: Thank You for Attending Building Power Across Walls To #CloseCAPrisons
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!
Action Alert: Dixie Fire Endangers Prisoners at CCC in Susanville
Bay Area: Join Us July 30 for #FreedomFriday in North Oakland!