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Posted inFilm

Six Films That Plumb the Possibilities of Prison Abolition

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

The shorts will be screened as part of XO & Struggle: An Evening of Abolitionist Cinema at the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem, New York.

Posted inArt

Chicago Artists Fuel the Movement for Prison Abolition

Avatar photo by Claire Wang August 4, 2020November 5, 2020

Independent artmakers have emerged as facilitators and fundraisers for the continuing abolition movement. In Chicago, a coronavirus outbreak at Cook County Jail in April became a catalyzing moment.

Posted inOpinion

An Urgent List of Demands for Arts and Culture in the Face of NYC State of Emergency

by The People's Cultural Plan March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

The People’s Cultural Plan shares a list of demands in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including housing as a human right and free public education.

Posted inBooks

A New Abolitionist Book Club in NYC Aims to Improve Literacy About Incarceration

by Hakim Bishara January 14, 2020October 15, 2022

The book club’s first selection is Angela Davis’s Are Prisons Obsolete?. The monthly gatherings will be held at Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center in Manhattan.

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As Protest Gears Up, Over 100 Ford Fellows Criticize Ford Foundation President’s Support of Prisons to Replace Rikers [UPDATED]

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Hrag Vartanian and Jasmine Weber September 26, 2019September 27, 2019

In the open letter, they write, “The evidence is clear, more jails – no matter how ‘humane’ – lead to higher rates of incarceration, perpetuate the disruption of families (especially in communities of color), and are harmful to human health.”

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