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CR seeks a passionate intern to support the capacity building, engagement and logistics of the Critical Resistance Oakland Chapter Prisoner Correspondence Program.
UPDATE: This position has been filled.
… Critical Resistance’s Annual Report for 2021 is now available for wide use to bolster an international movement to abolish the prison industrial complex (PIC).
This roundup of CR’s work…
We Did It!
Critical Resistance Portland has been hosting monthly prisoner letter writing nights for over seven years providing political education, resource connection, and genuine support to thousands of… Today (August 13, 2021), the CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) released a post on Instagram stating the #DixieFire situation at CCC and HDSP is under control, but CCC… Through the pandemic, CR steadfastly continues to build connections across cages and walls. Since Covid-19 and Shelter-in-Place, we are rerouting all the collect calls to our office that we receive… Dear Readers of The Abolitionist and Critical Resistance supporters:
What a year 2021 has already been and we are only halfway through. We are thrilled to announce that Issue… 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… Urgent support is needed for one of the only Black-led and Prisoner-led national newspapers, the SF BayView. A historic Black newspaper, the San Francisco BayView, needs your help to raise… PACKAGES RESTRICTIONS PILOT SUSPENDED!
KEEP THE PRESSURE ON!
As a result of massive community pressure and opposition, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has just announced that he is directing… January 18, 2017
Dear Friends,
It is with great joy that we welcome yesterday’s news that longtime Puerto Rican freedom fighter and political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, as well as…
Intern with CR Oakland: Support Prisoner Correspondence!
New Release: CR’s 2021 Annual Report!
Announcing the completion of Critical Resistance Portland’s “Write Them All” Campaign
Action Alert: Dixie Fire Endangers Prisoners at CCC in Susanville
Correspondence and connection with people inside is essential
ISSUE 35 ON DEFUNDING POLICING HEADING TO PRINT! SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO RECEIVE AN ISSUE IN JULY / AUGUST
Hot off the Press: The Abolitionist Issue 34, Winter 2021!
HELP SF BAY VIEW NEWSPAPER STAY ALIVE!: ONE OF THE ONLY BLACK-LED & PRISONER-LED NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS IN THE US!
Victory Against Repressive NY Prison Package Restrictions!
Oscar Lopez Rivera and the Power of Our Movements