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[abolitionjournal]

If You're New to Abolition: Study Group Guide

A six week study guide for newcomers to abolition with a wealth of resources for further collective study.

Are you new to #abolition?

We made a study guide for you! 

This guide is here for you to self-organize weekly meetings for discussion with your friends, co-workers, neighbors, comrades.

Please share widely!

[rosarenn]

From Khalil Gibran in the podcast “American Police” by NPR Throughline.

I did paraphrase this quote slightly, it’s part of a much longer monologue.

[ID: Green text set against a black & white barbed wire fence. “The evidence has been presented for a century [...] It’s a century of the same story playing out over & over again. So it seems to me that what’s possible is recognizing that police officers & police agencies are incapable of fixing themselves.” Khalil Gibran Muhammad]

[rosarenn]

From  Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for Abolition, Part 1, from Intercepted Podcast

[ID: Quote on a blue square set against a gold textured background. Image reads: “What are the conditions under which it is more likely that people will resort to using violence and harm to solve problems? What can we so about it so there is less harm?” Ruth Wilson Gilmore]

[milesmegaciph]

#defundthepolice #abolishpolicing #ftp #abolishice #abolishthepolice #abolishprisons the whole criminal justice system in this country is filthy and corrupt and more concerned with protecting property more than people. Rashawn Ray in his article, "what does 'defund the police' mean and does it have merit?" June 19, 2020 explains, "George Floyd’s death has galvanized much of America to move the needle toward police reform ideas—such as defunding police—that were previously viewed as radical. “Defund the police” means reallocating or redirecting funding away from the police department to other government agencies funded by the local municipality. That’s it. It’s that simple. Defund does not mean abolish policing. And, even some who say abolish, do not necessarily mean to do away with law enforcement altogether. Rather, they want to see the rotten trees of policing chopped down and fresh roots replanted anew. Camden, New Jersey, is a good example. Nearly a decade ago, Camden disbanded (abolished) its police force and dissolved the local police union. This approach seems to be what Minneapolis will do in some form, though the nuances are important. Different from abolishing and starting anew, defunding police highlights fiscal responsibility, advocates for a market-driven approach to taxpayer money, and has some potential benefits that will reduce police violence and crime. Below, I outline some of the main arguments for defunding the police. Calls for service Data show that 9 out of 10 calls for service are for nonviolent encounters. Now, this does not mean that an incident will not turn violent, but police at times contribute to the escalation of violent force. Police officers’ skillset and training are often out of sync with the social interactions that they have. Police officers are mostly trained in use-of-force tactics and worst-case scenarios to reduce potential threats. However, most of their interactions with civilians start with a conversation...." The article continues to lay out the ways in which police are overly relied on to address the problems of a society systematically destroyed by decades of austerity measures #budgetcuts #economiccrash (at Mobile, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBqJ1nDhw7/?igshid=7smepbfdo7l