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…
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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…
Militarization of Police
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, September 2015 While the roots of policing in the United States are closely linked the capture of escaped slaves, and the enforcement of Black Codes,…
Surveillance & Resistance
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, March 2014 Our March 2014 donor call featured presentations by four amazing organizers on the manifestations, impacts, and logic of surveillance, as well as how…
Prisoner Hunger Strikes
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, June 2013 On June 21, CR hosted the second Quarterly Donor Call of 2013 which focused on prisoner hunger strikes. During the call donors learned…
Militarization & the PIC
A Critical Resistance Donor Call, February 2013 On February 15, CR hosted our first Quarterly Donor Call of 2013. During the call we explored the issue of militarism and the…
Nothing to Lose But Our Chains: Organizing Under Surveillance
Ashanti Alston and Masai Ehehosi with Molly Porzig From The Abolitionist No. 18: Surveillance Editors Note: In exploring the role of surveillance as a cornerstone of the prison industrial complex…
Networking Rebellion: Digital Policing and Revolt in the Arab Uprisings
From The Abolitionist No. 18: Surveillance By Ian Alan Paul and David Zlutnick On January 25th, 2011, demonstrations erupted in cities across Egypt. Eighteen days later one of the world’s most-entrenched dictators…
Watching the Olympics: Understanding and Resisting Surveillance of Mass Events
From The Abolitionist No. 18: Surveillance By Isaac Ontiveros and Rachel Herzing These days, systems of surveillance are astoundingly complex, pervasive, and have extraordinary reach. Understanding surveillance helps us understand…
Prison Struggle 1970-71
While researching our next issue on prisoner resistance and strikes, we found this amazing rundown of media-reported prison actions that happened between 1970 and 1971. Download the high-res version here.…