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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… Come through to our virtual mail night! Every third Monday of the month, join CRPDX in connecting with prisoners across Oregon and Washington through CRPDX prisoner correspondence mail program. Sign up to participate in CRPDX’s mail program here Contact CRPDX …
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
Each month we gather virtually as a mail crew and volunteer team to host an open letter writing night to connect with folks looking to get involved with CRPDX. We…
Portland continues to anchor the Care Not Cops campaign that is working to end the inherently violent and racist policing of Portland’s communities of color. Our work is rooted in…
Near the end of May 2020, uprisings set off around the world uplifting a range of calls to remedy state violence and racial capitalism. At this juncture, our communities are…