Chicago for Abolition Kicks Off Tonight!
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CHICAGO FOR ABOLITION: A SUMMIT ON ORGANIZING AND STRATEGY
NOV. 8-12, 2017
This weekend, we are joining with over 50 local organizations and groups in Chicago to build a stronger national abolitionist movement. This summit will be completely free to all attendees.
Not in Chicago, but value abolition? Can you make a gift to support this summit and the work of Critical Resistance?
Catch it on Livestream! 5pm PST/ 7pm CST/ 8pm EST. Visit our Facebook page for streaming info 30 minutes before event start time.
Wednesday, November 8
No Easy Victories: Fighting for Abolition
A Conversation with Angela Y. Davis and Ruthie Wilson Gilmore, moderated by Beth Richie **SOLD OUT**
Pre-Event Youth Workshop 6-6:50pm: Assata's Daughters will be hosting a workshop before the "No Easy Victories: Fighting for Abolition" to introduce young people to the evening's themes and speakers.
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Chicago for Abolition Summit Schedule: November 8-12
See www.criticalresistance.org/Chicago2017 for full schedule!
ALL OF THE EVENTS BELOW ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thursday, November 9
Abolition and Rethinking Education
Description: Organizing to get police out of your school? Working on responses to harm in the classroom and staffroom that do not involve criminalization? Want a curriculum that creates possibilities to imagine and build a world without prisons and borders? Building to protect students and families from immigration enforcement (ICE)? Come to this panel discussion with K-12 educators, youth advocates and abolitionist organizers that will deepen learning between and across these constituencies and identify needed tools and resources.
Location: First Defense Legal Aid, 601 S. California Ave, Chicago, IL 61612
Date: Thursday Nov. 9
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Featuring:
Ayanna Banks Harris - Chicago Math Teacher and Dean of Instruction, Love & Protect Beatriz Beckford - MomsRisingCyriac Mathew - Uplift Community High SchoolMuhammad Sankari - Arab American Action NetworkModerator: Charity Tolliver, Black on Both Sides/BYP 100
Friday, November 10
Beyond One Chicago: Resisting the Divisions of the Prison Industrial Complex
Description: An event on resisting criminalization, gang databases, and policing. We will feature the launch of a critical new report on the use of gang databases in Chicago. Community organizers will discuss past efforts to fight policing and criminalization. Together we will build abolitionist visions of expansive sanctuary in Chicago. Featuring BYP 100, CR, OCAD, and Mijente.
Location: University of Illinois at Chicago
Student Services Building (1200 W Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607) Conference Rooms B & C
Date: Friday Nov. 10
Time: Doors open at 6pm, Start at 6:30
Saturday, November 11
Fight to Win: Shrinking Prisons & Jails / Strengthening Communities
Description: An event on organizing against imprisonment and strategies to strengthen our fight for a world without cages. We will explore and discuss successful campaigns around stopping jail construction, ending money bail, advocating for prison closure, and for supporting prisoner-led struggles. This event is hosted by Chicago Community Bond Fund, Critical Resistance, Free Write Arts & Literacy, Nehemiah Trinity Rising, The Next Movement.
Location: Trinity United Church of Christ (400 95th St, Chicago, IL 60628)
Date: Saturday Nov. 11
Time: 12pm-2pm
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