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For years, Washington prisoners have used Cultural Awareness Groups (CAGs) (CAGs) as spaces for collective growth, liberation, healing practices, and inside-out organizing with local partners like Liberation Media NW and… California must urgently adopt a concrete Prison Closure Roadmap.
The Close California Prisons campaign, anchored by Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), presents this roadmap to outline a concrete… On March 2, 2023, Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) mobilized over a dozen speakers to give public comment at an impromptu state senate hearing on prison closure that… In New York, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been expanding detention over the past fifteen years. In 2007, there were 19 facilities capable of detaining immigrants across the state,… On Thursday, January 12, 2023, Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) held a virtual rally and press conference to raise demands for prison closure across California to the state…
Calling all past and present members of labor unions – We need your help!
Dear California Workers
Are you a member of a labor union? Do you have… Join Critical Resistance LA (CRLA) on Saturday, December 10 for a community event building LA presence and power in the statewide fight to close 10 CA prisons by 2025, and… After securing a court order for CA Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville to close, Critical Resistance is working to expedite CCC’s closure as part of our work with Californians United… Critical Resistance (CR) and Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) invite you to Freedom Friday!
When: 3-7pm on Friday August 27, 2021
Where: 4400 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA
* FREE *… Today (August 13, 2021), the CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) released a post on Instagram stating the #DixieFire situation at CCC and HDSP is under control, but CCC…
Prisoners Resisting Repression of Cultural Awareness Groups in Washington
#CloseCAPrisons Roadmap for Prison closure + Community Investment: Take action for prison closure!
Take Action Online to #CloseCAPrisons: March 6, 2023!
Action Alert from CRNYC: Phone Zap to Free Ms Q & #DignityNotDetention
A Roadmap for Prison Closure: Take Action to #CloseCAPrisons Now!
Union members for abolition – will you support prison closure?
Closing Cages, Building Power: Join Critical Resistance in Los Angeles on December 10!
CA Action Alert to Close Prisons: Email CDCR & Governor to Expedite Closure of CCC!
AUGUST UPDATES FROM CR OAKLAND: JOIN US FOR FREEDOM FRIDAY THIS WEEK!
Action Alert: Dixie Fire Endangers Prisoners at CCC in Susanville