 Material from May 2020 | |
| Formation | May 2020 |
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| Purpose | Police and prison abolition |
8 to Abolition is apolice andprison abolition resource created during theBlack Lives Matterprotests of 2020 following themurder of George Floyd.[1][2][3]
8 to Abolition was created in response to the8 Can't Wait campaign created byCampaign Zero.[4][5][6] 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.[1]
8 to Abolition states that they believe the 8 Can't Wait campaign is "dangerous and irresponsible, offering a 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."[1][7]
The eight points of 8 to Abolition are as follows:[1][8]
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