USC Abolition

we are a collective of students at the University of Southern California working towards a #PoliceFreeUSC | usc.abolition @ protonmail (dot) com

[dean spade @deanspade]

We want to get rid of borders, prisons, and militaries. does that mean we want to get rid of the state? Don't miss this conversation about the rel between abolition and anarchism. Nov 15 7pm ET online. Featuring @williamcson, @HarshaWalia and Gord Hill. https://t.co/g3wO0DIVAL

[Stop LAPD Spying Coalition @stoplapdspying]

KNOW YOUR FIGHTS! Using Public Records Laws in Abolitionist Organizing

Read and share our new zine: https://t.co/SPVEjMNYdI

[Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim]

This Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 5 PM ET: Join authors @prisonculture @dreanyc123 @policingblack & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson for a conversation about the role of the state in abolitionist futures! Join us as we release a new tool on this topic. Register: https://t.co/iQ5OIUWdPv

[Cops Off Campus Coalition @copsoffearth]

Working group five: organize to end and replace campus police as primary mental health response.

Working group six: organize to redistribute campus resources (mutual aid, surrounding communities).

[Cops Off Campus Coalition @copsoffearth]

Working group three: eliminate academic programs and recruitment on campus for police/military/corrections forces

Working group four: cut ties with police unions. use organized labor on campus as a structure to cut ties with the police.

[Cops Off Campus Coalition @copsoffearth]

Working Group Two: Challenge Campus Gender Violence through Building Restorative Justice Responses

[Cops Off Campus Coalition @copsoffearth]

Working Group One: Defund and Disarm Campus and Local Police

[Cops Off Campus Coalition @copsoffearth]

Cops off Campus is forming six working groups that meet every other month. The hope is that you will join a relevant working group for what issue(s) your campus is working on. See the image & comments thread. Please dm with interest or email [email protected]

[Youth Justice Coalition @YouthJusticeLA]

TW: Sexual Assault. 📢 Story on our action w/ @YoungWomenFree to PROTECT YOUNG GIRLS from sexual abuse inflicted by L.A. County Probation staff for over 30 years🚨 by @jremylback with @TheImprintNews 📰 🗞

STORY: https://t.co/7NBEb99jNt

Take action: https://t.co/Yan6j9G50Z

[#SurvivedAndPunished @survivepunish]

It's on all of us to deepen our skills to support and show up for survivors in our lives. #SurvivedAndPunished

Check out the "Safety Planning and Intimate Partner Violence: A Toolkit for Survivors and Supporters"! (Also available in Spanish) https://t.co/IBwc5otb8K

[Stevie Wilson @AlwaysStevie]

Stevie is requesting some books to build his library! If you know Stevie you know these books will be read, re-read, copied, lent out, and discussed. If you can send one, reply to the title below to claim it! Instructions follow, then book titles. Appreciate any help! -ia

[USC Abolition @USCAbolition]

Our 4th Zine "No Longer Filed Away: Abolition, Sexual Violence, and the University" is out! You can access it digitally at https://t.co/d6ydb7bxEM we've done our best to approach with care, but cw throughout for discussion of sexual assaults and institutional violence.

[Wetheunhoused @TheoHen95302259]

Please show to speak out against tyranny and erasure. The building blocks of fascism @theglowingstars @chadloder @digitalurn @StreetWatchLA @wellthatwasodd @marindatanow

[Study and Struggle @study__struggle]

We are excited to announce our fall 2022 curriculum! Check out how you can participate: https://t.co/7zgIcyP92N

[Critical Resistance @C_Resistance]

Next week: Don't miss the next session in the Building Your Abolitionist Toolbox series with @projectnia on July 28, featuring @CommJusticeExch in a workshop exploring why PIC abolition requires the abolition of the criminal court system. Register here: https://t.co/CXWOFBIWSA

[🖤ShutItDown2024🇵🇸 @cemicool]

.@Columbia is supporting a proposal to build a new women’s jail in Harlem, developed in part by the Columbia Justice Lab. Join us in calling on the @CUJusticeLab to renounce their support for the jail or give up their 'abolition' funding: https://t.co/rHTW0krA5P.

[USC Abolition @USCAbolition]

@sophsteinberg @PplsCityCouncil No! Though the zine will primarily be distributed to USC students!

[USC Abolition @USCAbolition]

We’re working on our 4th zine on abolitionist responses to sexual violence. We’re looking for narrative-based pieces people would like to share, visual artwork, or helpful resources. Please email us at [email protected] if you’d like to contribute!