The Role of Unions in Reducing Imprisonment
A labor organizing & campaign resource created by Critical Resistance January 2023 for Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB)’s CA Prison Closure campaign, to close at least 10 prisons…
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Roadmap for Prison Closure: Close California Prisons now!
On January 12, 2023, Critical Resistance and Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) released a roadmap for prison closure in California, outlining a decarceral just transition framework to close…
So is this actually an abolitionist strategy or proposal? Resource Binder
Collected by Interrupting Criminalization, Project Nia & Critical Resistance. Assembled for the Summer 2022 Allied Media Conference. The cover artwork was created by Micah Bazant, with binder design by Beck…
What is the Creative Interventions Toolkit? Beyond Prisons Episode featuring Mimi Kim & Rachel Herzing
Listen to this episode of Beyond Prisons podcast with Rachel Herzing and Mimi Kim discussing their work through Creative Interventions and the making of Creative Interventions Toolkit: An Invitation &…
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
This book is a navigational tool for remembering that we have options at every step of our lives, even through our processing of trauma. A foundational book on healing and…
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…
CR at ICOPA 2018: Resources and Information
Critical Resistance presented 3 workshops at the 2018 International Conference On Penal Abolition in London. Resources from CR workshops are also available below for your use. Abolitionist Strategy & Vision – …
Stop Urban Shield Campaign Victory
A Critical Resistance Donor Webinar, April 2018 When our movements make gains and win campaigns, it’s important to uplift these victories, assess how we accomplished them, and strategize on future…
Oakland Power Projects – Health Resources
The Anti-Policing Health Workers Cohort aims to increase resistance to the every-day violence of policing, strengthen people’s skills to respond to community health needs in ways that minimize police contact,…
Access to Healthcare & PIC Abolition
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, May 2015 In a time when communities of color are increasingly occupied by police, when Black people are imprisoned at 6 times the rate of…