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Dear Friends & Comrades of Critical Resistance (CR),
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us in-person or online for Toward Abolitionist Horizons, a benefit celebrating 25 years… Join us May 5 in-person at San Francisco State University or online via livestream for “Toward Abolitionist Horizons: 25 Years of Critical Resistance,” an evening of discussion and performances, looking… Situated within a wave of increased training proposed across the country and a rise in police killings nationally since 2020, the now two-year struggle in Atlanta to stop Cop City,… – Critical Resistance reflects on the current landscape of policing in 2023 and recommends what is to be done –
After the largest protests in US history, we see… 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… 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,… Out of our Portland chapter, CR is part of the Oregon Prisoner Coalition, a statewide coalition advocating for imprisoned people and organizing against imprisonment in Oregon.
Currently CR is collaborating…
What is CR’s Prisoner Solidarity Phone Line?
As a political organization working to abolish the prison industrial complex (PIC), CR has a practice of taking prisoners’ phone calls as…
We Did It!
Critical Resistance Portland has been hosting monthly prisoner letter writing nights for over seven years providing political education, resource connection, and genuine support to thousands of… Through the pandemic, CR steadfastly continues to build connections across cages and walls. Since Covid-19 and Shelter-in-Place, we are rerouting all the collect calls to our office that we receive…
Celebrating 25 Years of Critical Resistance, Toward Abolitionist Horizons: May 2023 Fundraiser
Looking Back, Looking Forward On 25 Years of Critical Resistance – Toward Abolitionist Horizons!
#StopCopCity: Resist Policing in Atlanta & Defend the ATL Forest
On a Deadly Rise: The Need for Winning Abolitionist Campaigns to Stop Police Violence & Build a World Without Policing
Another prisoner solidarity holiday mailing success: THANK YOU!
Support Our Annual Prisoner Solidarity Holiday Postcard Mailing!
Oregon Prisoner Coalition
CR’s Prisoner Solidarity Phone Line is accepting volunteer applications!
Announcing the completion of Critical Resistance Portland’s “Write Them All” Campaign
Correspondence and connection with people inside is essential