Abolition for the people : the movement for a future without policing & prisons

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The former NFL star turned social activist presents 30 essays from political prisoners, grassroots organizers and scholars such as Angela Davis and Dereck Purnell that focus on the police and incarceration abolition movement.

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Other Authors:	Kaepernick, Colin, 1987- (Editor), Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- (writer of foreword.), Browne, Simone, 1973-, Neal, Mark Anthony, Laymon, Kiese, Nopper, Tamara K., Schrader, Stuart, 1978-, Lewis, Talila A., Meiners, Erica R., Ross, Kihana Miraya, Crenshaw, Kimberlé, Gali, Morning Star, Spade, Dean, Kilgore, James William, 1947-, Jiménez Moreta, Cristina, Farrow, Kenyon, Shoats, Russell, Loggins, Ameer Hasan, Purnell, Derecka, Hamilton, Derrick, Rodriguez, Dylan, Bass, Bree Newsome, Benjamin, Ruha, Kelley, Robin D. G., Abu-Jamal, Mumia, Murakawa, Naomi, Wun, Connie, Peterson, Marlon, Ritchie, Andrea J., Lumumba, Rukia, Berger, Dan, 1981-, Kaba, Mariame
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[United States] : Kaepernick Publishing, [2021]
Subjects:	Alternatives to imprisonment > United States. Prison abolition movements > United States. Civil rights movements > United States. Prison-industrial complex > United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights. Alternatives to imprisonment. Civil rights movements. Prison abolition movements. Prison-industrial complex. United States. Essays.

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Summary:	The former NFL star turned social activist presents 30 essays from political prisoners, grassroots organizers and scholars such as Angela Davis and Dereck Purnell that focus on the police and incarceration abolition movement. "Abolition for the People brings together thirty essays representing a diversity of voices--political prisoners, grassroots organizers, scholars, and relatives of those killed by the anti-Black terrorism of policing and prisons. This collection presents readers with a moral choice: "Will you continue to be actively complicit in the perpetuation of these systems," Kaepernick asks in his introduction, "or will you take action to dismantle them for the benefit of a just future?" Powered by courageous hope and imagination, Abolition for the People provides a blueprint and vision for creating an abolitionist future where communities can be safe, valued, and truly free. "Another world is possible," Kaepernick writes, "a world grounded in love, justice, and accountability, a world grounded in safety and good health, a world grounded in meeting the needs of the people." Blending rigorous analysis with first-person narratives, Abolition for the People definitively makes the case that the only political future worth building is one without and beyond police and prisons. Contributors include Angela Y. Davis, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Mariame Kaba, Robin D.G. Kelley, Bree Newsome Bass, Kiese Laymon, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Gwendolyn Woods (mother of the late Mario Woods), Derecka Purnell, Dean Spade, Dylan Rodriguez, Ruha Benjamin, and many more."--Publisher's website viewed Dec. 16, 2021.
Physical Description:	302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-284).
ISBN:	9781595911162 1595911162