Policing & Health
This link is from the Oakland Power Project and explains some of the connections between policing and health. “Policing is at the core of real threats to safety and health,…
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What’s Militarism Got to Do With It?
How does using the framework of militarism help understand war in its different forms? At a time when economic crisis has eclipsed issues of war, how does “militarism” mobilize the…
From BART to SWAT: Reflection on Policing in Oakland
Before the Black Lives Matter Movement, Oakland was an epicenter for resisting policing. In 2009, Oakland rose up in response to consecutive years of police killings from the cases of…
Unraveling the Fraying Edges of Zero Tolerance
Article by CR co-founder and long-time member Rachel Herzing, published in CounterPunch, on developments of Bratton’s policing strategy and how communities are resisting zero-tolerance measures. Read here.…
Abolish the Police, Now!: OkayAfrica Interview with CR’s Mohamed Shehk
OkayAfrica’s Abel Shifferaw interviews CR’s Media and Communications Director, Mohamed Shehk about CR’s work and building a movement to abolish policing. Read the article here.…
Our Oakland, Our Solutions: The Stop the Injunctions Coalition (STIC)
This is a chapter from the book Counter-Insurgency & Community Policing by Stop the Injunctions Coalition organizers and CR members. STIC Book ChapterDownload…
Big Dreams and Bold Steps Towards a Police Free Future
Big Dreams & Bold Steps by Rachel HerzingDownload…
Standing Up for Communities: Why We Need a Police-Free Future
Standing Up for Communities: Truthout ArticleDownload…
Build the Block Report: Developing Alternatives to Policing in the Arab & Muslim Community
This report is from CR co-founder and Build the Block engineer Rachel Herzing, focusing on the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC’s) work in Bay Area Arab and Muslim communities…
Policing Timeline
What are the origins of policing in the US and how has it developed throughout history? How best can we analyze this history to strengthen our organizing for abolition? Check…