Critical Resistance Conference History
A CR Donor Webinar, December 2018 On Friday December 14, 2018 we hosted a special donor webinar on Critical Resistance (CR) conferences since 1998. Planners and organizing committee members reflected…
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Interview with Empty Cages Collective (UK)
At the 2018 International Conference on Penal Abolition (ICOPA) held in London, Critical Resistance was introduced to the UK based prison abolitionist organization Empty Cages Collective. We are grateful to…
Organizing Across Prison Walls is How We’ll Bring Them Down
By Felix Rosado and Layne Mullett On June 6, 2015, around 300 people crowded into the Mosaic Community Church in West Philadelphia to launch a campaign to end death by…
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…
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…
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…
The Black Panther Party 10-Point Platform: Highlights Today
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, April 2017 Our first Donor Call of the year, “The Black Panther Party Ten Point Program: Highlights Today” featured contributors to the latest issue of The Abolitionist newspaper of the same theme. …
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…
Beyond Attica: Toward a World Without Prisons
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, September 2016 The conversation, commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Attica Rebellion, highlights the legacy of prisoner-led organizing for freedom as well as the political and social…
Critical Thinking on Abolitionist Strategy
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, June 2016 The core of CR’s work is to push—through grassroots mobilizations, popular education, campaigns and coalition efforts—a reinvigorated common sense in which the key…