"If we want to move towards a police-free, abolitionist future, we have to do everything we can create an abolitionist reality right now."
How to Never Call the Cops Again: A Guide with a Few Alternatives to Calling Police https://t.co/0fyol3XmL8
A longform reading list featuring 50 years of words from authors like James Baldwin, bell hooks, Kiese Laymon, Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Toni Morrison, Bayard Rustin, Dr. Brittany Cooper and more. https://t.co/D0FTscKUnG #BlackLivesMatter
Police and Prison Abolition 101: A guide to guides, organized loosely by some of the main questions and thought processes that often come up around entry into abolitionist thinking. https://t.co/CtMWq7CYdu
"I'd like to use this space to ask you, a white person reading this, to make a public and material commitment to what you’ll do to work to end state violence and the endless targeting of Black people by the police apparatus. Here's how." https://t.co/RMnSxDM6MG
“This Google document contains many of the community bail funds, memorial funds, political education resources, the names of organizations to put on your radar, and general advice/tips for people attending”
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RIGHT NOW there are 37 Black people locked up in jail in Madison WI only because of unpaid bail -- including a CHILD in the adult jail.
Half of these people have bail amounts of $10,000 or less. 10 people could be released for less than a total of $15,000.
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If recent events have made you curious about alternatives to police and prison, I encourage you to check out the following reads, all of which are free and easy to digest
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