Abolition Now: Black and Brown Children Will Never Be Protected By The State
The police don’t need any help demonizing Black and brown children. Society and the state treat them as older than they are, dangerous, irredeemable, and disposable. CW: policing, state violence, murder of Black and brown people, racism On March 29, police chased
#KillTheBill: Lessons for Movement-Building from Abolitionist Feminist Organizers in the UK
Abolitionist feminist organizers are turning a moment in the aftermath of a murder into a visible movement connecting gendered violence to the importance of #KillTheBill. This essay discusses murder and police violence By Maya Bhardwaj Over the past week in the UK, the
Ending Anti-Asian Violence Requires Eliminating Anti-Blackness and Carcerality
Much of the conversation and advocacy surrounding anti-Asian racism has failed to connect it with anti-Blackness, and has itself been mired in carceral and anti-Black thinking. By Jordana Allen-Shim Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there has been a massive spike in documented
Abolition Means Removing Policing From Our Teaching and Thinking
Finding solutions outside of increased policing requires creativity, imagination, the dismantling of carcerality and white supremacy, and an investment in community resources. By Victoria Collins The work of abolition calls us to imagine something new, but this imagining is not done all
The Police And FBI Are Not Our Heroes, Stop Praising Them
The police aren’t suddenly a trust-worthy institution just because of January 6th’s insurrection events. Critiquing the white supremacist institution of policing isn’t just for when it’s convenient. By Gloria Oladipo On January 6th, a mass of white supremacists broke into Capitol Hill