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A Journal of Insurgent Politics. Abolitionist politics is not about what is possible, but about making the impossible a reality. #AbolitionNOW #FreeThemAll

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Are you new to #abolition? We made a study guide for you! This guide is here for you to self-organize weekly meetings for discussion with your friends, co-workers, neighbors, comrades. #AbolishPolice #AbolishPrisons #AbolitionNotReform abolitionjournal.org/studygu…
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Virtual panel discussion on "Spirituality and Abolition," the collected volume from @CommonNotions and @AbolitionJ | Monday, May 22, 1:30-3:00 pm PST FREE REGISTRATION (link below) | Hosted by UC Riverside's Center for Ideas and Society 🧵1/5 ucr.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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Spirituality and Abolition asks: what can prison abolition teach us about spiritual practice, spiritual journey, spiritual commitment? 2/5
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We're excited to share our third issue, "Spirituality & Abolition"! Congratulations to the editors, @ashoncrawley and Roberto Sirvent, and the many contributors to this crucial volume. Thanks to our publishers, @CommonNotions!
Happy #PubDate to “Spirituality and Abolition” edited by Ashon Crawley and Roberto Sirvent with The Abolition Collective. “An invaluable collective contribution to thinking abolitionist theology and praxis”—Che Gosset. #SpiritualityAndAbolition
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🔥🔥🔥Spirituality & Abolition🔥🔥🔥 edited by @ashoncrawley & Roberto Sirvent (with the Abolition Journal Collective) Out Feb. 14! - pre-order and enjoy 20% off at @CommonNotions commonnotions.org/spirituali… 🧵[1/6]
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Praise for Spirituality & Abolition from Che Gosset: “Spirituality and Abolition is an invaluable collective contribution to thinking abolitionist theology and spiritual praxis... [2/6]
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[1/3] Send Love Through Bars this Valentines Day. Use discount code LOVETHRUBARS at checkout to get 50% off a copy of Spirituality & Abolition for a friend, comrade, or loved one behind bars. commonnotions.org/spirituali… #SpiritualityAndAbolition #LoveThruBars #BooksThruBars
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[2/3] Please note: if you do not specify the name & mailing address of the person you wish to send a book to, we will send a copy to someone from our list of currently incarcerated folks who have requested books.
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Thread on why the "Dropout Crisis" narrative is a liberal-capitalist counterinsurgent strategy:
Today, the NYT used a "dropout crisis" framing to discuss problems in Latin America. This distracts from inequality's roots in capitalism, racism, and imperialism, and continues a liberal-capitalist tactic of counterinsurgency that emerged in the 1960s: -> a thread 🧵
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Programmers for police-and-prison abolition!
We’re planning our next workshop(s), which would center on programming + quantitative data analysis skills for abolitionist work, and we wanna hear from you. Are you into this idea? Know someone who might be? What do you want out of it? Who’s already doing this kinda thing?
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Attention cops-off-campus organizers! Check out this workshop for learning abolitionist research tactics:
In anticipation of @copsoffearth’s #AbolitionMay, the Cops Off Campus Research Collective is hosting “Study, Organize, Abolish: A Cops Off Campus Research Workshop” Friday, April 23 from 3-4:50 p.m. ET (12-1:50 p.m. PT)! Registration link: eventbrite.com/e/study-organ…
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"Calls to 'defund the police' are not an appeal on politicians to act, but rather a call to build our collective power as a first step on the road to abolition." - Amanda Priebe in @ROAR_Magazine #AbolishThePolice #Abolition #DefundThePolice roarmag.org/essays/defund-po…
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"As numerous abolitionists have explained in detail, 'defund the police' is an extremely literal demand, and is part of a continuum of abolitionist steps that work to erode material support and legitimacy of policing with an end goal of its total abolition."
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A rad #MutualAid fund to support:
Do you desperately need the $600 stimulus check from the latest COVID relief bill? (Sure, it would be nice, but do you NEED it?) [THREAD from North Durham #MutualAid - Please RT!]
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Calling all abolitionist researchers! University policing is probably a multi-billion $ industry. But we don't actually know how much universities spend on policing. This not knowing gives us the opportunity to use research to build abolitionist networks and frameworks -->
The Cops Off Campus Research Project needs your help! We're building a database of policing/security/surveillance budgets at universities across the US! Participate w/ link below, and learn more in this thread: bit.ly/CopsOffCampus_Share-D…
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Address to send mail to John Wade in the link.
A message from John Wade, Black Atlanta activist denied bail in federal detention center. aarc.substack.com/p/a-messag…
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Three of our comrades were captured by the pigs during today’s demo outside of Florida State Prison, a memorial event for our lost comrade Karen. Please donate to help with bail funds: Venmo: FreeFloridaF12 Paypal: [email protected] #KarenSmithSentUs #BurnItDown
Perilous writes about the hunger strike that ended at CSATF, COVID-19 continuing to spread and inside, and how the "Workers strike remains alive"
After a month of refusing meals, prisoners at Cali's largest prison ended their hunger strike. Around them, COVID continues to spread. The strikers pledge: "WE will function in our divine principality, come it what thy wilt." Thanks to @OaklandAboSol perilouschronicle.com/2020/1…
Help Angaza celebrate his first birthday outside of prison with some funds to celebrate all he has fought for over the years!
IDOC Watch founder Angaza Iman Bahar is having his first birthday outside prison walls in 26 years on Monday! If you can spare it, please show this freedom fighter some love for his birthday! chuffed.org/project/angazas-…
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Abolitionist theater! The main character is an incarcerated custodial worker at a university. By centering her radical studying, this performance unsettles academia's hierarchies of knowledge. This 🔥 was made by @ActivistMisty and Andreana Tarleton vimeo.com/481698317
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The Undercommons & Destituent Power conference is happening today at 3pm CT (and throughout the weekend) - watch the live stream here: facebook.com/InstituteforAdv… or register at destituentcommons.com/.
How can we kick #CopsOffCampus across the US? Read this THREAD, share, and get involved:
Introducing the Cops Off Campus Research Project: a crowdsourced, nationwide study of the nexus of universities and policing. Participate w/ link below, and learn more in 🧵 bit.ly/CopsOffCampus_Share-D…
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This event on on ABOLITIONIST UNIVERSITIES is 🔥
TMRW: This exciting webinar on ABOLITIONIST UNIVERSITIES w/@BluBuchanan, @ethicsoftech, @RedPedGrl, @fictionalizer, and @BrotherSojo. 4pm Eastern/1pm Pacific. Yrs truly moderating. Register!: eventbrite.com/e/12825461801… (it'll be recorded &available on the @C_Resistance youtube)
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very close to meeting the goal to help prevent Zolo Azania's eviction. Please chip in if you can! chuffed.org/project/help-pre…
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