In a racist + heteropatriachal society, a perfect victim = white woman. Survivors of color are seen as at fault for their abuse or as abusers themselves. #AntiViolenceDirtyLaundry [THREAD 1/5] Gender-based violence (GBV) organizations embedded in racist carceral systems choose proximity to carceral power OVER the most marginalized survivors. By taking money from and aligning with cops, DAs & cages. #AntiViolenceDirtyLaundry [2/5]

Good morning! Here is some abolitionist content to start your week with 🌟 "If facial recognition is rooted in a system of carcerality, we cannot rely on these forms of technology to liberate us, even if they are “reformed”- by @priyavprabhakar

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As lead up to tomorrow's NYC budget vote, we want to remind everyone that when we say #DefundPolice we also mean #DefundDAs. Here are 8 reasons why:

[THREAD 1/10] #1 DAs are the top law enforcement official in any given local government. They work with the police to criminalize and punish people. i.e. prosecutors *are* cops. Less policing must inherently mean fewer prosecutors and less prosecution #DefundDAs #DefundNYPD 2/10

In response to the #8CantWait reformist co-optation of decades of Black feminist abolitionist work, a group of abolitionists has compiled this list of demands. #8ToAbolition We honor the work of abolitionists who have come before us, and those who organize now. A better world is possible. The #8CantWait campaign co-opts the abolitionist label toward reformist ends and erases the work and theorizing of Black women. We need #8ToAbolition