Abolition is not about anarchy, or absence of accountability
As Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, it’s about the presence of life-affirming institutions
We decrim victimless “crimes”
And hold perpetrators of true crimes truly accountable to the people and conmunities they’ve harmed
Through reparative, transformative justice, victims and perpetrators (who’ve typically been victims themselves) are repaired and transformed through mediation, rehabilitation, and service to the community
Police patrols are replaced by wellness checks
And responses to emergencies are handled by highly trained, unarmed health and psychiatric experts
As we demilitarize and #DefundThePolice on the road to #AbolishThePolice and prisons, we re-allocate and invest in education, jobs training, mental health and drug treatment, harm reduction, mutual aid, and re-entry services
As we build a more humane society, where communities protect and care for themselves, we hold existing police, prosecutors and judges accountable
We end qualified immunity, cash bail, civil asset forfeitures, police unions and foundations, the death penalty, the 1033 Program...
To take action, and hold your municipal, state and federal representatives accountable, send the TEN DEMANDS letter via @resistbot text: tenforjustice.com/take-action
To learn more about the movement to #AbolishThePolice and #AbolishPrisons, visit tenforjustice.com/resources
TEN DEMANDS founders @AWKWORDrap, @zoyaislove and @anhiebananhie delivered a keynote at @ExtinctionR XR World on March 6, 2021
They talk police violence, mass incarceration, the movement to #AbolishThePolice and #AbolishPrisons, and the need for demands
Since May 2020, organizers in 20 cities have won $840+ million in police department divestments and $160+ million in community investments
And we’re not done yet
#DefundThePolice #TenForJustice
On Demand 1: #DefundThePolice and Reallocate Resources to Impacted Communities
On Demand 2: Demilitarize the Police
On Demand 3: Eliminate Discriminatory Policing, Prosecution and Sentencing
On Demand 4: Institute Complete Law Enforcement Transparency and Accountability
On Demand 5: Independently Investigate All Police Crimes and Abuses of Power
On Demand 6: Install Community Representation, Oversight and Safety Measures
On Demand 7: End Strategic Counter-Protest Violence
On Demand 8: Apologize and Provide Reparations
On Demand 9: End the War on Drugs
On Demand 10: End Carceral Punishment
Want to #DefundThePolice?
Download: The TEN DEMANDS Abolitionist Guide for Community Organizers and City Councils
drive.google.com/file/d/17DlRuD…
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Abolition is beautiful
Abolition is beautiful
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