Black August and The Struggle to Abolish Solitary
August 21, 2015 Dear friends, This Black August as we mourn the loss of political prisoner Hugo Pinell, who spent years locked in solitary confinement at Corcoran, Pelican Bay, and…
Critical Resistance: Campaigns & Project Updates
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.
Our latest issue of The Abolitionist Newspaper has finally arrived! Issue 27 is themed around the Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Program, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the… January 18, 2017
Dear Friends,
It is with great joy that we welcome yesterday’s news that longtime Puerto Rican freedom fighter and political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, as well as… Check out some of CR’s 2016 work and collaborative projects offered here as examples and resources to further our fight together to abolish the prison industrial complex.
Reports and Interviews… Below is a look back at the amazing work of our local chapters in 2016. It has been a humbling and inspiring year. Thank you for your support!
Critical… November 24, 2016
To protectors of the land, indigenous freedom fighters, and defenders against colonialism: we stand in joint struggle with you as our work for abolition of the prison… November 18, 2016
With the presidential race going to Trump last week, Critical Resistance has joined many in reflection and analysis of the current political moment. As a blatantly racist,… Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex
The Profiles in Abolition Video Project
The first series of videos will be available in August 2017! As we face the consolidation of state… October 28, 2016
Despite what has seemed like a media blackout, millions across the world have been moved by the powerful struggle for land, water, and freedom at Standing Rock,… September 29, 2016
As an organization that is working to abolish the use of imprisonment, policing, and surveillance, Critical Resistance stands firmly against all expansion of cages and for resources…
Issue 27 of The Abolitionist is here!
Oscar Lopez Rivera and the Power of Our Movements
2016 Reports and Resources
Grassroots Organizing That Makes PIC Abolition Irresistable
Free Them All! Political Prisoners & Anti-Imperialist Resistance
Trump and State Violence: The Struggle Continues
Announcing: “Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex”
Standing Rock and International Anti-Colonialism
Fighting Cages from Inside and Out