CR’s Abolitionist Toolkit
CR National members made this toolkit in 2004. In this toolkit, you will find CR’s early ideas on the prison industrial complex and abolition, along with political education and organizing…
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People First: An Oakland Power Projects Report on Policing & Emergencies
People First! is CR and OPP’s preliminary people’s report on police militarization and emergency preparedness. This report explores the real emergencies that communities of color in the Bay area face and…
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.…
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 Fails Oakland (Oakland Power Projects)
OPP Report: Policing Fails OaklandDownload…
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…