How do we abolish the prison industrial complex (PIC)? How do we build robust, sustained campaigns and coalitions that can build power? What do abolitionist strategies look like? How do we win our campaign demands?
Join us online this Thursday, June 29 for a virtual event discussing these questions and more with seasoned abolitionist organizers.
Building & Winning Abolitionist Campaigns:
A conversation on developing campaigns for PIC abolition with Rachel Herzing, Judah Schept, and Sharlyn Grace.
When: Thursday, June 29
From 3-5pm PST / 6-8pm PST
Who: Seasoned organizers-- Rachel Herzing (CR co-founder & former CR co-director), Judah Schept (Professor in the School of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University), and Sharlyn Grace (founding member of Chicago Community Bond Fund).
What & Why: Speakers will be discussing the ins-and-outs of developing strong campaigns against policing, imprisonment, and sentencing and why, given our particular political and economic conditions and the particular moment we're in, we must build robust campaigns for people power to abolish the PIC.
The Abolitionist (#39) on Reproductive Justice & PIC Abolition:Distributing 6,200+ copies internationally inside & outside of cages
One year after the federal overturn of Roe v Wade and as a subsequent waves of abortion bans and criminalization efforts sweep state-to-state in the US, CR releases issue 39 of our cross-wall, bilingual (English & Spanish) newspaper, The Abolitionist (free to people locked up in jails, prisons & detention centers).Check out what's inside on our website, subscribe today to support this vital political education & organizing tool for imprisoned people, and receive your very own copy this summer!
Job Opening with Building People Power:Capital Campaign Manager in North Oakland, CA Building People Power (BPP) is developing a vacant 9,000 square foot building at 4400 Telegraph Ave in Oakland, CA into a center for political organizing and education, and community building. Hosting the Capital Campaign, CR is seeking a Capital Campaign Manager to secure required funding to complete the project within the next 3 years.
