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.
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.
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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…
Curious what Critical Resistance (CR) has been up to in 2024? Check out our year-end letter!
From advances in the fight to close prisons in California and pass Dignity not…
Dear Community,
As we find ourselves in what will be a long cycle of being called upon to “defeat fascism and save democracy” every four years, it would serve us…
Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we at Critical Resistance (CR) join communities everywhere to honor native peoples’ ongoing legacies of struggle for decolonization in Turtle Island and across the world.…
Dear friends and supporters of Critical Resistance (CR),
Over the last year, CR has been hard at work advancing our campaigns and projects, creating resources and organizing tools, and building…