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Dear Pacific NorthWest friends and supporters,
As 2024 drew to a close, Critical Resistance reflected on our daunting conditions ahead and why prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition is needed to… Dear Friends,
For the past couple weeks, Critical Resistance Los Angeles (CRLA) has been mobilizing with our local movement partners in the migrant rights movement to take to the streets… Today is the annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr Martin Luther King, his commitment to rejecting racism, economic inequality, militarism and imperialism. This recognition and reclamation of… As we forge on into 2025, Critical Resistance remains steadfast in our mission to build a movement for prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition. Your unwavering support will continue to be… The latest episode the Over the Wall podcast show on Beyond Prisons Podcast is now available on CR’s website, and will be on Beyond Prisons as soon as possible.
Episode… Since the George Floyd rebellions of 2020, policing has been on a deadly rise. Since the battle in Atlanta, Georgia around the construction of “Cop City” has come to a… With a far-right regime rearing its ugly head next month, we know that a cornerstone of fascism is imprisonment. Once Trump’s new administration takes office in January, the practice of… What would it take to “stop the war” when, in late-stage capitalism, war is constant?
From Israel’s ongoing, raging genocide on Gaza to US military expansion from Hawai’i to Puerto… Dear Bay Area Friends,
THANK YOU to everyone who attended our annual Prisoner Solidarity Mailing Party! It was such a sweet turnout on December 8 with so many new faces.… Prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition is essential to effectively resist the rise of fascism globally. This year, Critical Resistance (CR) has continued to generate sharp abolitionist analysis and produce several…
Community is Resistance: Pushing for a People’s Budget!
CRLA: From Wildfires to Defending our Communities Against ICE
Honoring MLK’s Radical Legacy & Resisting the right-wing’s pull
THANK YOU for helping CR start 2025 off strong!
Episode 3 of CR’s “Over the Wall” Podcast with Beyond Prisons: On Issues 41 & 42 of The Abolitionist!
Fight fascism, Resist policing, Sustain Critical Resistance!
Fight fascism, dismantle imprisonment, sustain Critical Resistance!
Hot Off The Press: The Abolitionist Issue 42 on anti-war organizing!
Bay Area: Help CR Oakland Raise $3,500!
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