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Several years ago, shifting conversations about the prison industrial complex (PIC) at our work sites propelled a group of Critical Resistance affiliated post secondary educators to come together. We are… This week, June 19, marks Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of formalized slavery in the US. The date coincides with the last wave of notification of the signing of… Critical Resistance stands in solidarity with Palestine and is deeply opposed to Israel’s continued colonization, occupation, and use of imprisonment and administrative detention against the Palestinian people. As an organization… On March 30, 2020, Critical Resistance and a powerful cast of movement partners came together for “Organizing Against Toxic Imprisonment in the Face of Covid-19,” a webinar rapidly organized to… Note: This article was written in the winter of 2021 for Issue 34 of The Abolitionist newspaper, and serves as a central analysis piece grounding the entire issue. The Abolitionist … We are thrilled to announce that our winter issue of The Abolitionist (#34) has gone to print and is currently being mailed out to about 5,000 subscribers, 4500 of whom… New “Advice to New Abolitionists” Video by Rachel Herzing
In 2020, we saw one of the biggest waves of people identifying as abolitionist and calling for abolition in different ways.… The Immediate Post-Election Moment
The presidential race having gone to the Biden/ Harris ticket last weekend, we at Critical Resistance are engaged in reflection and analysis about what this means… CA Propositions 25 Will Strengthen the Prison Industrial Complex and Harm Our Communities
This November, Californians will have the opportunity to vote on Proposition 25, a piece of legislation… 50 years ago, a 17-year old brought 3 guns into the Marin County Courthouse on August 7, 1970 in a bold act of resistance. With the assistance of three prisoners,…
2 NEW RESOURCES FOR ABOLITION ON COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES!
LEGACIES OF RESISTANCE: JUNETEENTH & PIC ABOLITION
FREE PALESTINE: STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY, 2021
NATIONAL EVENT APRIL 13, 2021: ABOLITION IS ESSENTIAL — ORGANIZING AGAINST THE PIC IN THE FACE OF COVID-19
Issue 34 Sneak Peek: Finding Our Way Forward – Past Neoliberalism, Austerity, Fascism, and the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC)
Hot off the Press: The Abolitionist Issue 34, Winter 2021!
2 NEW TOOLS: ADVICE VIDEO AND DEFUND POLICING WEBSITE!
2020 ELECTION ANALYSIS: THE NECESSITY FOR ABOLITION IN 2021 AND BEYOND
CALIFORNIA: VOTE NO ON PROPS 20 & 25!
Reflecting on the Roots of Black August & George Jackson