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September 7, 2023
The Struggle to Stop Cop City—By Any Means Necessary
Micah HerskindKamau Franklin
A history of Stop Cop City and the struggle to defend the Atlanta Forest. A must read for anyone interested in getting the whole story and understanding the strategic thinking informing some of the most important organizing in the...
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Kamau Franklin
Founder of Community Movement Builders, Inc. Kamau has been a dedicated community organizer for over thirty years.
September 7, 2023
Abolition as a Transnational, Anti-colonial Struggle
Robyn Maynard
The following is an edited and expanded version of opening remarks from Robyn Maynard at the 2022 Abolitionist Network Gathering. Robyn provides context for the abolitionist movement in Canada and explains how deeply intertwined...
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Robyn Maynard
Author and scholar based in Toronto, where she holds the position of Assistant Professor of Black Feminisms in Canada at the University of Toronto-Scarborough in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies.
September 7, 2023
What Will Increase Everyone’s Well-Being?
Mariame Kaba
Mariame Kaba explains Transformative Justice and why it is essential to improving the lives of all humans. From Mariame's opening statement at the Abolitionist Gathering at the 2022 Allied Media Conference.
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Andrea J. Ritchie
Andrea is a Black lesbian immigrant survivor who co-founded Interrupting Criminalization and the In Our Names Network, a network of over 20 organizations working to end police violence against Black women, girls, trans and gender...
September 7, 2023
What Time Is It on the Clock of Abolitionist Organizing?
Andrea J. Ritchie
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September 7, 2023
State of Abolition Introduction
Solana Rice
The Forge's Abolitionist Issue aims to capture the "State of Abolition" and provide an overview of not only what modern abolitionists are doing, but the logic...
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August 8, 2023
Lessons from Gramsci for Social Movements Today
Mark EnglerPaul Engler
Gramsci's political thoughts and pragmatic strategies have yielded a collection of ideas that can be argued to have become even more relevant over time.