We likely won’t see the 75 percent cut that organizers have asked for, but there are some proposals on the table.
Tag: police abolition
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Inside the 19-hour occupation of the University of Chicago Police headquarters
“I’m fighting for my future, I’m fighting for my safety, I’m fighting for the people who come after me.”
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Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests
As more people lose faith in the state, organizers offer alternatives.
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The Reader guide to police abolition
Our reporting on envisioning and organizing a city less reliant on cops to keep us safe
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Can #AnybodyButMitts win in the 37th Ward?
Incumbent alderman faces two challengers and a new hashtag.
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Archive dive: how grassroots groups around Chicago put police abolitionist ideas into practice
Jessica Disu didn’t always consider herself a police abolitionist, but an appearance on Fox News in 2016 made her the face of the movement. In a Reader article that same year she said, “our police is not working—we need to replace it with something new.”
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A Visual Voter’s Guide
Protest images from the last two years will inspire you to get to the polls.
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Workshop explores alternatives to calling cops during mental health crises
Police abolitionists continue to articulate their vision for a “a world without police.”
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Distinguished CPS principal resigns after threats, controversy over anti-police speaker
The tension at Wildwood Elementary comes as the Jon Burge police torture curriculum is rolled out across the district.
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For the People Artists Collective looks back on 100 years of police violence in Chicago
“Do Not Resist?” spreads its message throughout the city
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The activists and the aldermen: The #NoCopAcademy campaign’s crash course in Chicago civics
After a City Council setback, the #NoCopAcademy campaign reflects on strategy—and aldermen on both sides of the issue respond.
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Is it time to reimagine justice and accountability for sexual misconduct?
Abolitionist educator Mariame Kaba explores how survivors of sexual harassment and violence can find justice outside the legal system, and how perpetrators can embrace accountability.
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Are there alternatives to calling 911?
A workshop prompted attendees to examine the cop within themselves.
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Rahm’s police academy plan met with youth-led backlash from #NoCopAcademy campaign
Activists call on city to redirect $95 million toward education of kids, not cops.
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Mariame Kaba, modern abolitionist, on feminism that fights state violence
Kaba spoke at DePaul Thursday night on feminism and movement building under Trump.