Rest in Power, Bo Brown!
Near the end of October, 2021, beloved comrade and freedom fighter Bo Brown, passed away. Art by Josh MacPhee, JustSeeds Artists’ Cooperative Bo’s contributions to the freedom struggle cannot be…
Critical Resistance: Campaigns & Project Updates
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.
Critical Resistance commemorates the anniversary of the Attica Rebellion, when Black, Native and Latino prisoners rose up against Attica Prison in upstate New York, and released a powerful set of … 51 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,… 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… Dear friends of Critical Resistance,
We write today to mourn the loss and celebrate the legacy of our Community Advisor Linda Thurston, who organized on the steering committee of the… 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… This Mother’s Day, Critical Resistance sends our solidarity and fortitude to all the mothers, aunties, grandmothers, caregivers, and those who love them. We celebrate and uplift all the mothers and… 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.…
Long live the Attica Rebellion
Reflecting on the Roots of Black August & George Jackson
LEGACIES OF RESISTANCE: JUNETEENTH & PIC ABOLITION
LINDA THURSTON, PRESENTE!
FREE PALESTINE: STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY, 2021
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
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!