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Home » police abolition

Tag: police abolition

Posted inNews & Politics

Four actual proposals for cutting Chicago’s police budget right now

by Grace Del Vecchio and City Bureau November 25, 2020August 18, 2021

We likely won’t see the 75 percent cut that organizers have asked for, but there are some proposals on the table.

Posted inNews & Politics

Inside the 19-hour occupation of the University of Chicago Police headquarters

by Grace Del Vecchio June 18, 2020August 18, 2021

“I’m fighting for my future, I’m fighting for my safety, I’m fighting for the people who come after me.”

Posted inNews & Politics

Police abolitionists find fuel in the protests

by Maya Dukmasova June 1, 2020August 18, 2021

As more people lose faith in the state, organizers offer alternatives.

Posted inNews & Politics

The Reader guide to police abolition

by Maya Dukmasova May 29, 2020August 18, 2021

Our reporting on envisioning and organizing a city less reliant on cops to keep us safe

Posted inNews & Politics

Can #AnybodyButMitts win in the 37th Ward?

by Maya Dukmasova February 1, 2019August 18, 2021

Incumbent alderman faces two challengers and a new hashtag.

Posted inBlogs

Archive dive: how grassroots groups around Chicago put police abolitionist ideas into practice

by Brianna Wellen November 26, 2018August 18, 2021

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.”

Posted inNews & Politics

A Visual Voter’s Guide

by Sarah-Ji November 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Protest images from the last two years will inspire you to get to the polls.

Posted inBlogs

Workshop explores alternatives to calling cops during mental health crises

by Maya Dukmasova August 6, 2018August 18, 2021

Police abolitionists continue to articulate their vision for a “a world without police.”

Posted inBlogs

Distinguished CPS principal resigns after threats, controversy over anti-police speaker

by Maya Dukmasova June 19, 2018August 18, 2021

The tension at Wildwood Elementary comes as the Jon Burge police torture curriculum is rolled out across the district.

Posted inArts & Culture

For the People Artists Collective looks back on 100 years of police violence in Chicago

by Kerry Cardoza January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

“Do Not Resist?” spreads its message throughout the city

Posted inBlogs

The activists and the aldermen: The #NoCopAcademy campaign’s crash course in Chicago civics

by Maya Dukmasova December 20, 2017August 18, 2021

After a City Council setback, the #NoCopAcademy campaign reflects on strategy—and aldermen on both sides of the issue respond.

Posted inBlogs

Is it time to reimagine justice and accountability for sexual misconduct?

by Maya Dukmasova November 22, 2017August 18, 2021

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.

Posted inBlogs

Are there alternatives to calling 911?

by Maya Dukmasova October 30, 2017August 18, 2021

A workshop prompted attendees to examine the cop within themselves.

Posted inBlogs

Rahm’s police academy plan met with youth-led backlash from #NoCopAcademy campaign

by Maya Dukmasova October 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Activists call on city to redirect $95 million toward education of kids, not cops.

Posted inBlogs

Mariame Kaba, modern abolitionist, on feminism that fights state violence

by Maya Dukmasova March 3, 2017August 18, 2021

Kaba spoke at DePaul Thursday night on feminism and movement building under Trump.

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