Celebrating Juneteenth and Tomorrow's Action To Defund OPD

On Juneteenth, Father's Day & All out for Defund OPD

Carrying on a Legacy of Resistance
Celebrating Juneteenth and its ties to PIC abolition

This Saturday, June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth. In the midst of right-wing efforts to target the transmission of knowledge of the Black Radical Tradition in similar ways as the bi-partisan targeting of the work to Defund Policing, Critical Resistance continues the fight in solidarity with Black freedom movements. The potential state recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday must be accompanied by concrete follow through on the demands that everyday Black people are making to invest in their well being - whether at the site of the need for post COVID rent relief, for reparations or reducing contact with police by way of defunding them.

As fights over the next week pick up to secure gains against policing and for community power in municipal budgets, propelled forward by this past year’s uprisings and mobilizations, we at CR encourage a grounded understanding of Juneteenth and it’s legacy within the fight for abolition.

Announcements: Bay Area & CA Actions

OAKLAND, TOMORROW: ALL OUT TO DEFUND OPD!

Tomorrow, 6/17: After Councilmember Nikki Bas holds a 9am press conference, Oakland city council will lead a special hearing on the revised budget at 10:30 am. Come and show support for community investment and not cops! Use these talking points to share a public comment here.

Next Thursday, 6/24: Oakland City Council is set to decide on the budget next week, and we will need to turn out to make Oakland’s voices hear. Call your council person - demand that city council approve Defund OPD’s budget priority recommendations and NOT increase the police budget. Join us to #DefundOPD!

In Honor of Father's Day, Join the Fight to Close Prisons in CA

This Father’s Day weekend, we continue to recognize the loss of caregivers within cages and the impact imprisonment has on families. CR joins CURB in the fight to close 10 prisons by the year 2025, so that more fathers can come home.

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Mural by Leslie “Dime” Lopez at 4400 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 2019.

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