In 2023, CR has continued to create movement building & organizing resources for abolition.

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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 was no different. CR created organizing tools for bolstered campaign and project organizing, hosted spaces to discuss successful organizing moves, supported movement partners during calls to action and invitations to strategize together, and even distributed mutual aid resources for community members to aid in resilience. Whether sharing analysis and resources to uplift transformative possibilities, or creating organizing tools to be applied in various contexts locally or internationally, CR aims to build up our collective movements to resist oppression in all its forms. As we wrap up a generative year of movement building, we invite you to support this vital work in 2024 ([link removed]) !
In moments of heightened crisis such as this, CR works to uplift the connections between all our global fights for liberation – as organizations, community members, and comrades in struggle. This year, CR collaborated and deepened relationships with movement partners across many organizing sectors.

Whether it was when CR members went to Atlanta to support with community canvassing to Stop Cop City, joined our movement partners at a Bay Area port to delay a US military vessel from making its way to Israel, or hosted a workshop on PIC abolition and anti-imperialism as part of organizing efforts against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), CR has worked to deepen the connections between all our liberation struggles and strengthen movement power.
This year, CR has also created a number of vital organizing resources for PIC abolition: from webinars and in-person events, to workshops or trainings, solidarity statements, labor factsheets, campaign roadmaps, two timely issues of The Abolitionist, and more. Watch, review, and share each resource on our website here. ([link removed]) Each resource is created with the intention of bolstering the movement for PIC abolition and for you to apply to other liberation struggles and fights against oppression in your communities.
Read more about CR's movement building & 2023 resources here ([link removed])

If you find CR's movement building and organizing resources useful, d ([link removed]) onate today ([link removed]) to help CR reach out $35,000 year-end goal ([link removed]) and support these vital organizing resources to build a world without cages or walls! Your support bolsters our ability to create spaces and organizing tools to strategize toward PIC abolition.

Thank you for keeping CR strong and grounded in the new year and beyond!

In struggle & solidarity,

– Critical Resistance


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Buy CR Merch: Last call for holiday orders!

Another way to show you’re on “team abolition” is by wearing CR’s merch!

Purchasing CR merch is a wonderful way to sustain our PIC abolitionist organizing and share your abolitionist spirit! Give the gift of abolition today by treating yourself or a loved one to CR’s variety of hoodies, crewnecks, shirts, and totes ([link removed]) . If you want your CR merch to arrive before the holidays, please make your orders no later than this Thursday, December 14th.
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RESCHEDULED: Join our 2023 Community Reportback on 12/19!

Want to learn more about CR's campaigns and projects directly from CR's members? Join us Tuesday, December 19, 3-4:30 PM PST / 6-7:30 PM EST for CR’s 2023 Community Reportback ([link removed]) ! A warm, fun interactive space to learn from CR organizers about the campaigns, projects, and more we've done in 2023 - and how to support us in 2024!

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Thank you for supporting Critical Resistance in 2023!

Your generosity is crucial to our campaigns and projects, correspondence across prison walls, the organizing tools we create and distribute, and our power building alongside allied organizations. You can read more about all of CR’s 2023 work in our year-end recap letter here ([link removed]) - and make a donation today ([link removed]) to sustain our work in 2024!

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Send our Imprisoned Comrades some love this holiday season: Support CR's Postcard Mailing Events This Month! ([link removed])

Last night, we saw a great turn out at CR New York's mailing party. This week and next, join CR Oakland, Los Angeles & Portland in more mailing events. ([link removed])

If you previously signed up for a package to be delivered to you so you can support the mailing remotely, it's on its way to you! Check out more ways to support CR's solidarity with imprisoned people here ([link removed]) .
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Phone Line Volunteers needed: Support CR’s daily prisoner correspondence!

CR is recruiting new volunteers to join our Prisoner Solidarity Phone Line program! CR strives to foster strong political relationships with people across the PIC’s cages as a way to break cycles of isolation, stay informed on conditions inside, connect people inside with CR's work and campaigns, and to ensure that our work is grounded in the vision and needs of those most impacted by the prison industrial complex.

Email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) if you are interested and/or have questions.

Critical Resistance is majority grassroots-funded. Donate today!

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