Abolitionist resources from 2020: materials, videos and more 💥

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Dear Critical Resistance (CR) friends and community,

We see many opportunities on the horizon for 2021. This year, abolition has spread across the popular imagination like never before, and it is on us to ensure that we make our imaginations a reality. We must build on the movements that exist, develop new and creative alliances, and mobilize the new and unprecedented energy for liberation.

We want to share with you a roundup of political education resources, materials and more made in 2020. We hope you will use these tools, share them with your networks, and help us make abolition irresistible as we join forces with new partners and movements in 2020!
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Highlights of materials made for organizers:

"Our Communities, Our Solutions: An Organizer’s Toolkit to Developing Campaigns to Abolish Policing" —now available for download. See more here.
Abolitionist Platform for Healthy Communities Now and Beyond Covid-19, found here (and pictured to the right)
"Policing in Oakland: Mid-Year Review" by CR Oakland. Read the full report at bit.ly/crpolicingreport and see the graphics below.
Two New Videos on Policing and Abolition from CR Oakland: "How Do We Abolish the Police?" found here and "What is True Justice? What is Police Abolition?" found here.

Critical Resistance on Proposition 25 in California. Read here.
Second Saturdays People's Reportback, found here.
"Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition" Exhibition Catalogue, viewable online here.

Upcoming Abolitionist Steps to End Imprisonment poster (stay tuned for images from this in the next couple weeks!)

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In solidarity and with appreciation,
Critical Resistance

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Virtual Events and Political Education

"Organizing Against Toxic Imprisonment in the Face of COVID-19"

"On the Road With Abolition: Assessing Our Steps Along the Way"

"Celebrating Juneteenth"

"Imagine Freedom: Art Works for Abolition" video playlist

AbolitionNOW Political Education series

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