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.
From Oakland Abolition & Solidarity:
Since December 26, 2023, up to 30 prisoners in solitary confinement at Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison have been on hunger strike to protest the… Beloved comrade & imprisoned columnist of Critical Resistance’s cross-wall newspaper The Abolitionist, Stevie Wilson (along with other prisoners) has been getting harassed by a racist & homophobic guard (CO Harrison)… In this 25th year of Critical Resistance (CR), we bolstered the international movement to abolish the prison industrial complex (PIC) through our campaigns and projects, the resources we created and… Central to Critical Resistance(CR)’s praxis, campaigns are essential to the success of prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition, and 2023 saw many campaign achievements and advances.
This year, CR propelled PIC… Dear Bay Area Friends of Critical Resistance (CR),
This past fall has remained busy for CR’s Oakland chapter. We’ve been fighting for liberation locally across CA through prison closure, across… Dear Los Angeles comrades,
Throughout 2023, Critical Resistance Los Angeles (CRLA) has been hard at work strengthening CR’s work in southern California. All year, CRLA has been knee-deep in the… Dear Comrades,
Every year, Critical Resistance (CR) members across the country work to strengthen the movement to abolish the prison industrial complex (PIC) in a multitude of ways, and 2023… This past year, Critical Resistance (CR) members have strengthened our connections and organizing with thousands of imprisoned people by sharing resources, strategies, and political dialogue across walls. We have maintained… 2023’s final issue of Critical Resistance’s cross-wall bilingual newspaper, The Abolitionist— this time focused on control units—, is heading to print at our new printing press and will be en… Each year in December, Critical Resistance (CR) reflects on the advances we’ve made throughout the year against the prison industrial complex (PIC). From celebrating 25 years of strategy and struggle…
URGENT: PHONEZAP THIS TUESDAY, 1/23: Rashid Johnson And Hungerstrikers in Solitary Confinement at Red Onion S.P. Call For Support
Phone Zap: Support Stevie Wilson, Imprisoned at SCI Dallas in Pennsylvania!
Last call to support CR’s year-end fundraising!
Sustain campaigns against caging & imprisonment!
Take Action with CR Oakland this week & beyond!
Support CRLA end 2023 strong!
Support Critical Resistance & Movement Building Resources for Abolition!
In 2023, Critical Resistance continued building power with imprisoned people toward abolitionist horizons
Issue 40 of The Abolitionist on Control Units Heads to Print
2023 Annual Year-End Letter: CR Updates from the Year!