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The all-out war apartheid-Israel has waged on the people of Gaza in the past two weeks has exposed the unreliability and outright racism of Western media once again. The demonization… On the heels of Indigenous People’s Day, we join communities all over the world in condemning the horrific aggression of the apartheid state of Israel against the people of Gaza… The latest issue of Critical Resistance’s cross-wall bilingual newspaper, The Abolitionist— this time focused on examining reproductive justice and prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition—, has printed on Juneteenth 2023, and… This International Workers’ Day, Critical Resistance celebrates recent advances in the labor movement and the necessary growth in ties to the fight for prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition.
We have… This international women’s day, we hold up the light of abolition feminism to make sense of this moment and continue forging a path forward.
As the distance between the haves… – Critical Resistance reflects on the current landscape of policing in 2023 and recommends what is to be done –
After the largest protests in US history, we see… Last week, the newest issue of The Abolitionist newspaper, Issue #38, was printed is now en route to nearly 5,000 subscribers inside and outside of cages.
To get a sense… Dear friends and supporters of Critical Resistance,
During this year of intense political upheaval, Critical Resistance (CR) has steadfastly advanced prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition in our campaigns, projects, and… As the dust settles after this year’s midterm election, we at Critical Resistance (CR) are reflecting on the balance of forces that are aligning at this moment and what it… 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…
Apartheid-Israel, War & Propaganda: Legitimizing Genocide of Palestinians
Solidarity with the struggle for Palestinian Liberation
Hot off the press: Issue 39 of The Abolitionist on Reproductive Justice!
Building Worker Power for Abolition: International Workers’ Day 2023
Abolition Feminism NOW! & International Women’s Day
On a Deadly Rise: The Need for Winning Abolitionist Campaigns to Stop Police Violence & Build a World Without Policing
Hot off the Press: The Abolitionist Newspaper Issue 38, covering labor struggles & prison industrial complex abolition!
Thank You for Supporting Critical Resistance in 2022!
Abolition NOW post 2022 midterm elections
Abolition is a Feminist Politic: On Abortion Bans & Racialized Gender-Based Violence