Interrupting Criminalization

New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine. Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it

A vital part of criminalization is deciding who is allowed to hurt others, and who it is OK to hurt. Fighting criminalization is vital to fighting fascism. Check out our guide of strategic frameworks for fighting Right-wing, authoritarian, and fascist agendas and regimes:

To learn ways that YOU can fight ICE, check out our newly-updated toolkit:

Folks who want to understand where the political project of AI is going might want to read this.

Not only is this toolkit from @interruptcrim.bsky.social valuable purely for the content they've curated, I'm also just a huge fan of the design. Accessible, visually engaging, easy to navigate. Good stuff.

REBUILD connects formerly incarcerated POC w/therapists of color. Join a free online event Thursday celebrating REBUILD graduates & launching a new home for Black community & collective power. Special guest: IC cofounder Andrea J. Ritchie! Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/rebuild-ri...

NEW ⭐ NEW ⭐ NEW...ly updated! Check out our toolkit on steps you can take to interrupt the ICE machine. It's freshly updated with up-to-the-moment action items! #AbolishICE

Boston-area folks, if you want to join groups that support and protect unhoused people, here are a few: Material Aid and Advocacy Program www.maapma.org Warm Up Boston warmupboston.org

Hey all! Remember, the only way to overcome fascist nonsense is to prepare with your neighbors. Check out this great thread of resources and how-to guides!

In the latest This Month in Criminalization, we have items on: •Increased ICE, police, & National Guard presence in our communities •Ongoing violence & harassment by non-government actors emboldened by Trump's rhetoric •Efforts to frame, target, & prosecute political opponents •Much, much more!

Fighting criminalization is vital to fighting fascism, period.

When we fight, we win! Learn steps to take to fight ICE, even from your own home:

By “hot topics” we mean protecting communities against intensifying policing, ICE & federal enforcement presence, criminalization & attacks under cover of midterms & extending rapid response & resources beyond polling stations & beyond 11/3 - More on how & resources for action: bit.ly/IC-TMIC1026

You simply MUST check out the latest This Month in Criminalization! ➡️ hot topics ➡️ current legislative & policy developments in criminalization ➡️ calls to action ➡️ relevant resources bit.ly/TMIC1026

Updated & expanded information on how and where women and LGBTQ people are facing heightened & disproportionate criminalization & to point to where & how we need to focus our efforts in order to block & blunt the impacts of rising Right wing “law & order” agendas on women, queer & trans people:

Friday! Artists, activists, and scholars reckon with the most urgent issues shaping contemporary political life, from migration and reproductive justice to mass criminalization and climate change. Featuring IC cofounder Mariame Kaba! Get your ticket here:

If you’re looking for more on *why* and *how* to fight criminalization check out the latest “This Month in Criminalization” newsletter from me & @interruptcrim.bsky.social bit.ly/IC-TMIC1026

NEW DATA! We documented 902 cases where people were charged with crimes related to their pregnancy, pregnancy loss, or birth in the three years after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Read the update: www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/wp-content/u...

"This election isn’t a regular midterm election...It’s the moment when we find out if the US still has a functional system of representative democracy." Read @margaret.bsky.social's thoughts on how to prepare for the election aftermath here:

It's #PrisonBannedBooksWeek October 19-25! Raising awareness of this most pervasive practice of censorship in the US, the 3rd annual Prison Banned Books Week brings together over 60 organizations working for free expression. For more info, check out prisonbannedbooksweek.org

#AbolishICE

ICE is still abducting our neighbors—just more quietly than the "Surges," "Blitzes," and "Sweeps" of before. Fight back with tactics outlined in our mini toolkit. It's updated regularly! interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it

To learn how YOU can help stop the ICE machine, check out our mini toolkit. It's updated regularly & there are things you can do from home!

Women in state prison are more likely to have a disability, struggle with mental health, and been unhoused as a child. By almost any measure, women in prison are worse off than men — leading up to and during incarceration. Prison is no answer for marginalized, traumatized women.

Why You Should Start an Unauthorized Prison Writing Club At our California prison, the practice helped us share emotions and creativity.

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Happening this Tuesday!

Announcing Creative Time and @brooklynmuseum.org's “In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness: Reimagining American Democracy” on October 23, which will feature IC cofounder Mariame Kaba. Tickets available at: creativetime.org/projects/pursuit-life-liberty-happiness/

🗞️Check out this new piece featuring CURB’s Amber-Rose Howard & @ellabakercenter.bsky.social's Barbara Chavez following the 3rd Annual Walk For Life Walk-A-Thon urging @governor.ca.gov to commute life without parole (LWOP) sentences before he leaves office.  Full article: bit.ly/10-13wave #DropLWOP

Next Tuesday! An @acluohio.bsky.social & @haymarketbooks.org joint featuring our friend Stevie Wilson. Register & attend to learn how prisons prevent people in prison from reading!