Hell Factories in the Field by Mike Davis
Published in The Nation, February 20, 1995. davismikehellfactories1995Download…
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Definitions: Fascism & Neoliberalism
Issue 34 of Critical Resistance’s The Abolitionist newspaper features articles on fascism and neoliberalism. In addition to several articles including an analysis of the rise of fascism in the US,…
A Resource Guide for Teaching & Learning Abolition (2020-21)
A Resource guide created by Critical Resistance’s Post-Secondary Abolitionist Educators Workgroup. Most useful for students, organizers and educators in post-secondary & higher-education institutions. CR_Guide for Teaching Learning AbolitionDownload…
Toward Healthy Communities Now & Beyond COVID-19: A Platform for Abolition During the Pandemic by Critical Resistance
This site lays out a platform for COVID-19 emergency response in a way that supports freedom, health, and collective care, and actively resists the prison industrial complex in all its…
Fighting Toxic Prisons: Restoring Land and Lives
The following is an interview with Craig Gilmore, Emily Posner, Sylvia Ryerson, Judah Schept and Panagioti Tsolkas. In 1999, Critical Resistance entered the campaign to fight the Delano II prison…
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Some Notes on the Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex
By Isaac Ontiveros On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Critical Resistance: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex conference in 1998, the editors of the Abolitionist asked me to…
Bail, Bond & Abolition
A Critical Resistance Donor Webinar, July 2017 Thanks to years of visionary and bold organizing, the demands to abolish money bail and systems of bond are hitting mainstream conversations and…
On Trump’s Pro-Policing Executive Orders
February 10, 2017 Yesterday, on the heels of swearing in Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, Trump signed three executive orders that bolster, back, and expand the authority of law enforcement…
Resistance to Trump: Abolition as a Powerful Weapon
January 27, 2017 Dear Friends, This past week has been tumultuous for communities everywhere. In his first few days in power, Trump has removed any doubts of whether he will…
International Solidarity & Anti-Imperialist Resistance in the Post-Election Landscape
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, December 2016 As we reflect on, organize and prepare to fight against heightened repression of our communities during a Trump administration, we look to the current…