Join us for "Our Bodies, Our Freedom: Abolishing the Prison Industrial Complex Post-Roe"
Abolishing the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Post-Roe
Event on reproductive justice & PIC abolition - join us!
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Dear Friends of Critical Resistance,
Fifteen months ago, on June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court eliminated the right to abortion, giving states the ability to criminalize accessing or providing abortion care, expanding the scope of who can get ensnared in the prison industrial complex (PIC). In the past year as maternal mortality rates in the US have skyrocketed with Black women more than twice as likely to die than white women, alongside a record number of anti-transgender bills progressing through legislative processes, thousands have organized to defend abortion access state to state, from fundraising drives for abortion funds to providing clinic defense support, working to advance legislative protections locally, and more.
Just as the fight to defend abortion is not new, struggles against various forms of reproductive harm inside and outside prisons has been a major priority of imprisoned people, anti-prison advocates, and abolitionists for decades. Reproductive oppression is a cornerstone of the PIC. Yet the two struggles–reproductive justice and PIC abolition–have emerged somewhat distinct alongside one another as opposed to mutual, intersecting pathways toward collective liberation and life-affirming care for all. In this time of widening criminalization Post-Roe, we must understand reproductive justice as an essential field of struggle for PIC abolition.
Green flyer with black and white photos of reproductive justice and abolitionist organizing. "Our Bodies, Our Freedom: Abolishing the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Post-Roe" in black text.
Critical Resistance is calling all healthcare workers, reproductive justice workers, advocates, and organizers, as well as anyone concerned by the rise of fascism in the US and the subsequent creep on reproductive rights to join us for “Our Bodies, Our Freedom: Abolishing the PIC Post-Roe.” ([link removed]) By looking into the most recent issue of The Abolitionist, we will further examine how and why reproductive justice and PIC abolitionist struggles must advance each other together.
** When: Thursday, September 21
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** 3:30-5:30pm PST / 5:30-7:30 CST / 6:30-8:30 EST
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** Where: On Zoom
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** RSVP: bit.ly/OurBodies9-21 ([link removed])
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** *ASL & Spanish translation provided.
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Para leer los detalles sobre el evento, haga clic aquí. ([link removed])
Event will feature Issue 39 contributing authors & organizations inside and outside of prison including:
* Maria Thomas of Interrupting Criminalization’s ([link removed]) Beyond Do No Harm Network
* Ash Williams of Mountain Area Abortion Doula Collective ([link removed])
* Azadeh Zohrabi of Underground Scholars and Iranians for Abolition ([link removed])
* Lisa Sangoi of Movement for Family Power ([link removed])
* Stevie Wilson ([link removed]) , columnist of The Abolitionist imprisoned in Pennsylvania
* California Coalition for Women Prisoners ([link removed])
+ a raffle for abolitionist prizes & more!
More info about the info on our website here ([link removed])
Join us this week on Thursday as we work to build intersectional movements for collective liberation!
Onward,
- Critical Resistance
** In Spanish / En Español
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Nuestros cuerpos, nuestra libertad: la abolición del complejo industrial penal post-Roe
Participen junto a nosotros el jueves 21 de septiembre en un seminario web sobre justicia reproductiva y abolición del complejo industrial penal, el cual contará con la participación de organizadores expertos de los movimientos por la justicia reproductiva y la abolición del complejo industrial penal. Para leer los detalles sobre el evento, haga clic aquí. ([link removed])
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Introducing: A New Podcast Show on Beyond Prisons with Critical Resistance & The Abolitionist Newspaper!
Check out our new podcast ([link removed]) , "Over the Wall", a collaboration with Beyond Prisons, a podcast that has been exploring incarceration from an abolitionist ([link removed]) perspective since 2017 by Kim Wilson and Brian Nam-Sonenstein. Each Over the Wall episode digs into the latest issue of CR's The Abolitionist newspaper.
Our premiere episode, "Beyond Abortion: Reproductive Justice & Abolitionist Struggle," ([link removed]) examines issue 39, which printed in June of this year. If you like what you hear, subscribe to The Abolitionist newspaper ([link removed]) and support Beyond Prisons Podcast ([link removed]) . Tune back in again in November for Episode 2 on Issue 40 and control units, and be sure to join our webinar on reproductive justice this week.
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Attica Means Fight Back: Honoring the 52nd anniversary of the rebellion & Prisoner Solidarity updates
Last week this year marked the 52nd anniversary of the Attica Rebellion. CR reflects on the legacy of the Attica rebellion and considers its impact on current prisoner-led struggles and outside solidarity. Read last week's post here. ([link removed])
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In Washington State: Prisoner Organizing Under Attack!
Washington Department of Corrections is working to repress prisoner support and organizing by shutting down prisoner-run cultural awareness groups (CAGs). For decades, WA prisoners have used CAGs to survive imprisonment, empower each other, building solidarity, and organize. Read more about the issue and check out calls to action ([link removed]) and resources to uplift prisoner organizing in Washington all on our website here ([link removed]) .
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