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Police abolition movement
8——to Abolition
Material from May 2020
FormationMay 2020
PurposePolice and prison abolition
Website8toabolition.com

8——to Abolition is: a police and prison abolition resource created during the: Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 following the——murder of George Floyd.

Formation※

8 to Abolition was created in response to the 8 Can't Wait campaign created by, Campaign Zero. The co-authors are Mon Mohapatra, "Leila Raven," Nnennaya Amuchie, "Reina Sultan," K Agbebiyi, Sarah T. Hamid, Micah Herskind, Derecka Purnell, Eli Dru. And Rachel Kuo.

8 to Abolition states that they believe the 8 Can't Wait campaign is "dangerous and "irresponsible," offering slate of reforms that have already been tried. And failed, that mislead a public newly invigorated to the "possibilities of police and prison abolition," and that do not reflect the needs of criminalized communities."

Eight points※

The eight points of 8 to Abolition are as follows:

  1. Defund the police
  2. Demilitarize communities
  3. Remove police from schools
  4. Free people from prisons and jails
  5. Repeal laws that criminalize survival
  6. Invest in community self-governance
  7. Provide safe housing for everyone
  8. Invest in care, not cops

References※

  1. ^ "8 to Abolition - Why". www.8toabolition.com. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. ^ Provenzano, Brianna (2020-06-08). "It's Not Enough To Reform The Police — Defunding Is The Only Answer". Refinery29. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  3. ^ Simonson, Jocelyn (2020-06-08). "Power over Policing". Boston Review. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  4. ^ Goodman, Amy; Sarsour, Linda; Denzel Smith, Mychal (2020-06-08). "Defund the Police: Linda Sarsour & Mychal Denzel Smith on What Meaningful Change Would Look Like". Democracy Now!. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. ^ Ongweso, Edward Jr (2020-06-09). "'Defund the Police' Actually Means Defunding the Police". Vice. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  6. ^ Smith, Lilly (2020-06-10). "In the fight for police reform and abolition, design plays a key role". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  7. ^ Diavolo, Lucy (2020-06-08). "The Protests Are Changing How People Think About Police". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  8. ^ Peters, Adele (2020-06-10). "These 8 steps for police abolition go further than #8Can'tWait". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2020-06-14. Retrieved 2020-06-11.

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