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Happy Mamas’ Day from Critical Resistance (CR)!
Mamas, aunties, and caretakers have been the back bone of abolition for generations.
According to Prison Policy Initiative and Interrupting Criminalization:
Almost 1… Join us May 5 in-person at San Francisco State University or online via livestream for “Toward Abolitionist Horizons: 25 Years of Critical Resistance,” an evening of discussion and performances, looking… Stephen Wilson, prolific writer and abolitionist educator locked up in Pennsylvania— who is a dear comrade of Critical Resistance and a columnist of our newspaper, The Abolitionist— has been getting… California must urgently adopt a concrete Prison Closure Roadmap.
The Close California Prisons campaign, anchored by Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), presents this roadmap to outline a concrete… Situated within a wave of increased training proposed across the country and a rise in police killings nationally since 2020, the now two-year struggle in Atlanta to stop Cop City,… On March 2, 2023, Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) mobilized over a dozen speakers to give public comment at an impromptu state senate hearing on prison closure that… In New York, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been expanding detention over the past fifteen years. In 2007, there were 19 facilities capable of detaining immigrants across the state,… On Thursday, January 12, 2023, Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) held a virtual rally and press conference to raise demands for prison closure across California to the state… Critical Resistance is excited to announce that we have hired a one-year Prisoner Correspondence Fellow to support our chapter-based Prison Mail Programs, deepen opportunities for participation and leadership of imprisoned… Thank you so much to everyone who supported CR’s annual 2022 Prisoner Solidarity Postcard Writing Events! Together and with the help of nearly 200 volunteers, we sent personalized notes of…
Free All Mamas: Give the Gift of The Abolitionist Newspaper this Mothers’ Day!
Looking Back, Looking Forward On 25 Years of Critical Resistance – Toward Abolitionist Horizons!
URGENT: Take Action TODAY to support Stevie Wilson, Columnist of CR’s The Abolitionist
#CloseCAPrisons Roadmap for Prison closure + Community Investment: Take action for prison closure!
#StopCopCity: Resist Policing in Atlanta & Defend the ATL Forest
Take Action Online to #CloseCAPrisons: March 6, 2023!
Action Alert from CRNYC: Phone Zap to Free Ms Q & #DignityNotDetention
A Roadmap for Prison Closure: Take Action to #CloseCAPrisons Now!
Intern to Fellow: Announcing CR’s New 2023 Prisoner Correspondence Fellowship!
Another prisoner solidarity holiday mailing success: THANK YOU!