As the national media is shifting its attention away from demands to restructure, defund, and abolish the police, Scalawag’s Abolition Week is an appeal to keep these conversations at the forefront. This week, we’re only publishing work by or about incarcerated writers, artists, and thinkers in an effort to center their experiences and their humanity.
Whether you’ve never heard of abolition, have questions about what it means, or are already deeply committed to the work—the journey toward abolition is an ongoing process, and it’s one that we are all on together. This journey involves both changing our systems and our personal mentalities.
Calls to defund or abolish ICE must go hand-in-hand, because they are both two sides of the same dangerous coin:...
At this moment, a dangerous convergence of two trends threatens democracy. The first is the Trump administration’s aggressive acceleration of...
The purpose of this short guide is to share know-your-rights information for individuals who engage in the First Amendment right...
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