CR reflects on the political landscape as the dust settles from midterm elections...

Reflecting on the midterm elections
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Dear Friends & Comrades,

As the dust settles after this year’s midterm election, we at Critical Resistance (CR) are reflecting on the balance of forces that are aligning at this moment ([link removed]) and what it portends for the upcoming years. This is a moment for abolitionists of all persuasions to soberly take stock of the political landscape and make grounded assessments about what is both possible and necessary. It is on us to do the challenging work to figure out how our campaign targets may shift, and how this may call for different strategies, where to drive wedges and where, and how and when to double down on a course of action.

Red background tile with a drawing of Fred Hampton, former chairman of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. The drawing of Fred shows he was a Black man with a short beard. A quote from Fred in white text reads: "Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all." Image by Elizabeth Hee

Over the next period CR will continue our work of fighting fascism through fighting caging and premature death. We will continue to struggle against right-wing motivated pushback in our fight to close prisons across the state of California - as we witnessed in the work to close California Correctional Center (CCC) ([link removed]) . In the work against immigration detention we will fight to end ICE contracts across the state of NY - and fight the sheriffs that build their right-wing power through the enforcement of these contracts. ([link removed])

Even though the elections have finished, there is still much to be done. Join us in the fight against the PIC and for a liberated society for us all.
Read CR's full analysis & reflection of the midterms here ([link removed])

Onward,
- Woods Ervin
CR's National Media & Communication Director


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