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November 24, 2016
To protectors of the land, indigenous freedom fighters, and defenders against colonialism: we stand in joint struggle with you as our work for abolition of the prison… November 18, 2016
With the presidential race going to Trump last week, Critical Resistance has joined many in reflection and analysis of the current political moment. As a blatantly racist,… October 28, 2016
Despite what has seemed like a media blackout, millions across the world have been moved by the powerful struggle for land, water, and freedom at Standing Rock,… July 8, 2016
Dear Friends,
Along with millions, we mourn the loss of two Black people whose murder at the hands of police have ignited the hearts and filled the… on On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Delegation Affirms Solidarity with Palestinian People
Activists, including a Critical Resistance member, a CR co-founder, and a member of our Community Advisory, recently released this… Apr 08, 2016
As momentum continues to grow against the U.S.’s colossal imprisonment system, the need for strategic targets is crucial, yet we are seeing an overbearing focus on private… CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN’S DAY and BUILDING A MOVEMENT FOR LIBERATION
CR-Oakland member Heidi Hoescht read this statement Sunday, March 8, at a rally commemorating the 105th Anniversary of International… February 17, 2015
If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going.
If there’s shouting after you keep going. Don’t ever stop.… Dear Friends,
In anticipation of a verdict from the grand jury investigating the murder of Michael Brown by cop Darren Wilson, Missouri’s governor declared a state of emergency in Ferguson… One year ago, prisoners throughout California’s vast prison system initiated a second wave of hunger strikes, doubling the participation of the first, historic strike several months earlier. 12,000 people in…
Free Them All! Political Prisoners & Anti-Imperialist Resistance
Trump and State Violence: The Struggle Continues
Standing Rock and International Anti-Colonialism
Rise in Power: Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
ON PALESTINIAN PRISONERS’ DAY, DELEGATION AFFIRMS SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
Private Prisons
Int’l Women’s Day: Building for Liberation
Want a Taste of Freedom?
States of Emergency
Remember the Hunger Strike!