As abolitionists, we believe that social structures, both formal and informal, need to support people's lives and ability to live.

As a severe public health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated abolitionist demands and practices as the most common sense and practical steps to ensure that we are as strong and healthy as possible.

The abolition of the prison industrial complex is about dismantling cages, borders, and oppressive structures while building up the resources, practices, and institutions that support healthy and self-determined communities. It requires all of us.

As Ruthie Gilmore articulates, “abolition is a practical program of radical change cobbled together from the work that people do in disparate struggles every day.”

This platform is an offering to our movements, and we hope that it will inspire communities to continue articulating and using abolition as a powerful strategy in a time of uncertainty, hope, and solidarity.

An Abolitionist Platform Toward Healthy Communities
Now and Beyond COVID-19

https://mailchi.mp/criticalresistance/an-abolitionist-platform-in-response-to-covid-19