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Abolition: an introductory thread. Because knowing a better world is possible is only the first step.
Abolition is both a critique of the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) and a vision of what should replace it. The PIC is a racist institution that upholds white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy. It evolved out of slave patrols during reconstruction as a replacement to slavery.
Because of its history and it’s function, there is no reforming the PIC, it must be abolished. This is why all cops are bastards, regardless of their personal views (which are probably also trash) they exist to serve a white supremacist status quo.
This resource, compiled by Young Womxn of Color for Reproductive Justice, A project of Advocates for Youth, is amazing. We’ll hilight some favorites. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TXK95tbnM_f4w_7MLMdChkZ5VejEbQaq9autisNA3PM/edit
12 things to do instead of calling the cops zine https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/organizing/12-things-instead-calling-cops/
An interview with Miriame Kaba, aka @prisonculture https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/thinking-about-how-abolish-prisons-mariame-kaba-podcast-transcript-ncna992721
And finally, the classic “Are Prisons Obsolete?” by Angela Davis
https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf
https://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf
By studying and theorizing abolition, we clarify the actions we must take to get there, and find some hope in the process. Hasta la victoria comrades
