As Critical Resistance develops strong and vibrant grassroots projects and campaigns for abolition, check out updates from our work in Portland, Los Angeles, New York City, Oakland and across the US.
On Thursday, January 12, 2023, Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) held a virtual rally and press conference to raise demands for prison closure across California to the state… Thank you so much to everyone who supported CR’s annual 2022 Prisoner Solidarity Postcard Writing Events! Together and with the help of nearly 200 volunteers, we sent personalized notes of…
Calling all past and present members of labor unions – We need your help!
Dear California Workers
Are you a member of a labor union? Do you have… Join Critical Resistance & Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) ONLINE on Thursday, January 12, 2023 for a virtual rally and press conference to close California prisons & let our people go! Decades of community organizing has helped reduce …
A Roadmap for Prison Closure: Take Action to #CloseCAPrisons Now!
Another prisoner solidarity holiday mailing success: THANK YOU!
Union members for abolition – will you support prison closure?
Thank you, Los Angeles! On December 10, 2022, we were joined by dozens of community members at La Casa Roja near Korea Town and mid-town in LA for an inspiring…
Join Critical Resistance LA (CRLA) on Saturday, December 10 for a community event building LA presence and power in the statewide fight to close 10 CA prisons by 2025, and…
Support CR’s annual Prisoner Solidarity Postcard writing events! Each year, CR sends postcards to over 8,000 of our imprisoned comrades across the country as a way to send encouragement, strength,…
Dear Los Angeles and Southern California based friends of Critical Resistance, We’re happy to share that Critical Resistance (CR) has been steadily working to strengthen our Los Angeles…
…Join Critical Resistance Los Angeles (CRLA) in Korea Town on Saturday, December 10 for our chapter’s re-launch community event, supporting the latest release of The Abolitionist Newspaper (#38) on labor struggles & prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition, and connecting Los
After securing a court order for CA Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville to close, Critical Resistance is working to expedite CCC’s closure as part of our work with Californians United…