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The Road to Abolition
Exploring abolition — both in imagination and in practice — and the movement toward a more liberated future.
The GOP’s Police Reforms Won’t Do It. We Need to Defund the Police.
The GOP police reform bill seems more concerned with stopping the protests than stopping the abuses that sparked them.
Police Departments Attempt a Charm Offensive Amid Uprisings
Kneeling in “solidarity” with protesters is another attempt by police to gaslight people’s lived experience of policing.
Defunding the Police Is Not the End Goal. It’s the First Step.
Abolition is not just a divestment from policing, but the creation and resourcing of fundamentally different priorities.
Minneapolis Organizers Are Already Building the Tools for Safety Without Police
Minneapolis is creating a police-free future in real time.
Angela Davis on Movement Building, “Defund the Police” and Where We Go From Here
Public opinion has dramatically shifted on policing and systemic racism.
Khalil Gibran Muhammad Discusses the Significance of Calls to Defund the Police
"We have run out of options in terms of reform, in terms of thinking about what the police can do for themselves.”
Joe Biden and Top Democrats Won’t Defund Police — But Our Cities Can
Momentum toward abolishing policing as we know it today is building at the local level.
Move to Defund Police Gains Support Nationwide
The increasing support comes as images and videos of police attacking peaceful protesters continue to spread.
Minneapolis Protesters Call to Defund the Police
Protesters rose up and set fire to the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis last night.
Formerly Incarcerated People Should Be Compensated for Telling Their Stories
Expecting us to tell our incarceration stories to people who are paid to be there is yet another inequity we suffer.