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Tools for Abolition and Organizing
Highlights from 2021

Dear Critical Resistance friends and community,

We want to share with you a roundup of tools made this year for campaigns, projects and political education. We hope these are useful to communities and organizers who are challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe. Here are some highlights from 2021:
Toolkits
* On the Road to Freedom ([link removed]) : An Abolitionist Assessment of Pretrial and Bail Reform, from CR and Community Justice Exchange ([link removed]) .
* Lessons in Liberation: An Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators, co-edited by CR K12 Abolitionist Educators and the Education for Liberation Network. Buy a copy ([link removed]) directly from CR ([link removed]) here.
* Resource Guide for Teaching and Learning Abolition ([link removed]) , from CR post-secondary Abolitionist Educators. See all tools and more here. ([link removed])
* Concentric Circles: “Picturing the Prison Industrial Complex” tool ([link removed])
* We also endorsed the 2021 launch of the DefundPolice.org website, an awesome tool hub. [link removed]

Videos and multi-media
* “Advice to New Abolitionists,” a video made by Rachel Herzing and Isaac Ontiveros in 2020, featuring interviews with several long-time abolitionists, including CR members. Published in March 2021 on CR’s Youtube page here ([link removed]) .
* Lessons in Liberation: Toolkit Launch Webinar series on our youtube channel here ([link removed]) .
* VIDEO INTERVIEW: “Graham Finochio Demands Prison Closures across CA: Endorse CA's People's Plan for Prison Closure!” by CR members, here ([link removed]) .

* "Join the Fight! California Prison Closure ([link removed]) " outreach brochure by CR members for the statewide campaign with CURB coalition.
* “Close Prisons in California ([link removed]) ” Graphic by CR Oakland members Sarah Fathallah and Nick DeRenzi, made in the “Posters for the People” Summer 2021 online class with Dignidad Rebelde and the Center for Political Education.*

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* “Discover your humanity and your love of revolution,” George Jackson poster by Melanie Cervantes, 50^th anniversary edition. Available here. ([link removed])
* “Reflecting on the Roots of Black August & George Jackson” article by Critical Resistance, here ([link removed]) .
* * Listen to interviews with CR and other organizations in the “Posters for the People” podcast series ([link removed]) , produced by CPE and Dignidad Rebelde.

The Abolitionist newspaper
* VIDEO INTERVIEW: “Minister King X on The Abolitionist newspaper” by The Abolitionist editorial collective, recorded at Freedom Fridays at 4400 Telegraph. Watch here. ([link removed])
* Issue 34: “Fascism and Neoliberalism”, Available for free download. ([link removed])
* Issue 35: “Defund Policing”, Available for free download. ([link removed]) Also check out the Study Guide for Issue 35 ([link removed])
* Issue 36: “Pathways Toward Freedom”, Check out the "sneak peek" ([link removed]) of Issue #36 online here ([link removed]) .

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We hope you will use these tools, share them with your networks, and expand the reach of their impact. Thank you for helping distribute these tools and grow the movement for abolition.

This month our goal is to raise $50,000 from 5,000 people for CR. That's $10/person. We have raised $25,000 so far. Your generous support is essential. Can you make a gift this month ([link removed]) and sustain this essential organizing? Thank you for your solidarity.

Onward,
Jess Heaney, Mohamed Shehk and Woods Ervin, CR National Co-Directors
Shirley Leslie, Development Coordinator, and CR National Fundraisers

P.S. Don't miss the "sneak peek" ([link removed]) of Issue #36 of The Abolitionist newspaper online here ([link removed]) . Solidarity action: Sign up for a paid subscription for The Abolitionist this month ([link removed]) . Every paid subscription sponsors free subscriptions for imprisoned people.
Read our 2021 Year End Letter here:
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