Join Critical Resistance & Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) in Norco, CA on July 20 outside the CA Rehabilitation Center (CRC) prison for a rally to urge Governor Newsom to close at least 5 more prisons and SAVE
…
Calling all Californians: Review CA’s Corrections Budget & Demand Newsom Closes more Prisons Now!
In a time when our social safety net is facing BILLIONS in cuts, why does CDCR’s budget remain virtually untouchable? Governor Newsom’s budget creates a recipe for a cycle of…
2024 Winter to Spring Updates from CR Los Angeles (CRLA)
Dear LA friends of Critical Resistance (CR), Our Los Angeles chapters has been hard at work this year for prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. We’d like to share some exciting…
CALL TO ACTION: Tell the Public Works Board and Governor Newsom to HALT construction funding for the San Quentin rebrand
On Friday, March 8th, the Public Works Board of CA, overseen by the Department of Finance, will meet to approve funds to demolish Building 38 at San Quentin State Prison…
The Fight for Black Liberation is Abolitionist and Internationalist
Critical Resistance (CR) remains steadfast in the struggle for Black and Palestinian freedom. This Black History Month, we at Critical Resistance uplift the ongoing legacy of the fight for…
Sustain campaigns against caging & imprisonment!
Central to Critical Resistance(CR)’s praxis, campaigns are essential to the success of prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition, and 2023 saw many campaign achievements and advances. This year, CR propelled PIC…
Support CRLA end 2023 strong!
Dear Los Angeles comrades, Throughout 2023, Critical Resistance Los Angeles (CRLA) has been hard at work strengthening CR’s work in southern California. All year, CRLA has been knee-deep in the…
Through our collective work since 2021, we’ve gotten two California state prisons closed, one slated for closure soon, and one private prison lease terminated. Let’s keep up the pressure and get closer to our goal of 10 prisons announced
…