Abstract: MAMAS is a fiery feminist of color, abolitionist reproductive justice collective hailing from the heart of Chicago. Founded by Black and Arab mother-activists, we center the lived experiences, political struggles, and dreams of mothers & caregivers of color — Website

Abstract: Susan Burton is a leader in the criminal justice reform movement, author of the award-winning memoir Becoming Ms. Burton, and founder of A New Way of Life Reentry Project (ANWOL). In conjunction with the Wende Museum’s current exhibition of work by incarcerated artists, Visions of Transcendence: Creating Space in East and West, Burton is interviewed by Wende Museum Chief Curator and Director of Programming Joes Segal — Youtube

Abstract: Survived & Punished (S&P) is a national coalition that  includes survivors, organizers, victim advocates, legal advocates and attorneys, policy experts, scholars, and currently and formerly incarcerated people. S&P organizes to de-criminalize efforts to survive domestic and sexual violence, support and free criminalized survivors, and abolish gender violence, policing, prisons, and deportations.

Around the world, Black girls are being pushed out of schools because of policies that target them for punishment, says author and social justice scholar Monique W. Morris. The result: countless girls are forced into unsafe futures with restricted opportunities. How can we put an end to this crisis? In an impassioned talk, Morris uncovers the causes of "pushout" and shows how we can work to turn all schools into spaces where Black girls can heal and thrive — Available on the TED Talk website

Foundational text arguing that feminism, especially women of color feminism, has always been abolitionist (seeking to abolish slavery, prisons, gender violence). It presents case studies of women and TGNC folks criminalized for surviving violence and outlines feminist strategies (mutual support, transformative justice) to dismantle carceral systems. — Available on HaymarketBooks