Talks
Abolition in the Now
Hosted by Yale’s Racial Capitalism and the Carceral State working group, Abolition in the Now is a conversation with K Agbebiyi a social worker, organizer with Survived and Punished NY, and co-author of “8 To Abolition.” Joshua Aiken is the former Policy Fellow at the Prison Policy Initiative, a JD/PhD student in History and African-American Studies, and one of the working group’s co-convenors. The conversation took place on June 12, 2020.
Resources mentioned:
- Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective, Pod Mapping
- Mariame Kaba speaking at NYU Law, Beyond “Criminal Justice Reform”
- Rachel Kushner, Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind
- Critical Resistance, Reformist Reforms vs. Abolitionist Steps in Policing
- Prison Policy Initiative, Ten Key Facts About Policing
- Dylan Rodriguez, It’s Not Police Brutality (It’s Police Practice)
- K Agbebiyi, Prison Abolition Frequently Asked Questions
- Mariame Kaba and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mutual Aid 101 Toolkit
- Micah Herskind, Resource Guide: Prisons, Policing, and Punishment