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Tag: police abolition

color photograph of about fifty people standing and sitting outside in a forest clearing. many wear face masks, t-shirts or flannels, and long pants, and most are looking at something to the right of the frame
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Stopping Cop City means committing to a world without police

Reina Sultan by Reina Sultan March 14th, 2023March 14th, 2023

As domestic terrorism laws are wielded against climate activists, we must resist the urge to turn to the carceral state for protection

color photograph of an outdoor protest against the police. in the foreground is a yellow sign in the shape of a police badge with red paper on the bottom shaped to look like blood dripping. black handwritten text reads "police city of chicago, you don't serve nor protect us"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Caregivers on the front lines of Chicago’s abolitionist movement

by Makaelah Walters March 10th, 2023May 3rd, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest at night. close-up shot of someone holding a cardboard sign that says "abolish police" in black letters with pink outline around "abolish" and blue outline around "police"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Journalists play a crucial role in the fight for prison and police abolition

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez March 2nd, 2023June 5th, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest in the early evening. people in the foreground are not lit, but a decorative stone arch stands in the background. in the foreground, someone holds a yellow picket sign reading "the people demand: end police terror"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Police killings are public executions

by William C. Anderson January 31st, 2023February 3rd, 2023
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Reimagining the university through an abolitionist lens

by Khirad Siddiqui January 30th, 2023January 30th, 2023
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Looking to learn more about abolition? Start with this reading list

by Lara Witt December 20th, 2022December 15th, 2022
Posted inGender & LGBTQIA+

The violence queer and trans people face is state-sanctioned

by Lara Witt November 21st, 2022November 21st, 2022
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

Bloated police budgets do nothing to stop sexual violence—they increase it

Reina Sultan by Reina Sultan September 22nd, 2022September 22nd, 2022
protesters walk in the street, and a Black femme wearing a mask holds a sign in the foreground saying "now we need justice for ALL victims of police brutality"
Posted inClimate & Environment

Atlanta community members warn of environmental damage from ‘Cop City’

by Ray Levy Uyeda June 15th, 2022May 8th, 2023
people in white T-shirts covered in decorative bloody bullet holes march down a street holding signs reading "justice for Jonathan Coronel"
Posted inCrime, Reform & Abolition

San Diego community demands more from law enforcement than non-binding policies to increase police accountability

Roberto Camacho by Roberto Camacho June 9th, 2022June 9th, 2022

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