Teaching Tools
Teaching Tools
“Policing the Planet” edited by Jordan T. Camp & Christina Heatherton
Collection of essays by scholars/activists (incl. Angela Davis, Ruth Wilson Gilmore) examining how “broken windows” policing went global. Case studies from Jamaica to South Africa show export of NYPD tactics and how communities worldwide resist, underscoring an internationalist approach to abolition.
“From Palestine to Mexico: Abolish All Walls” (Webinar, Stop the Wall & Mijente, 2021)
From #BlackLivesMatter to #StandingRock, from #NoBanNoWall to the #InternationalWomensStrike, grassroots movement activists call to recognize #Palestinian liberation as a central component of intersectionality, and building the force to tear down every wall, barrier, and oppressive obstacle! — Website
“Bandung 1955”: Building Global South Solidarity against European and US Colonialism
The 1955 Bandung Conference was a collective refusal of colonialism, racial capitalism, and imperialism (pillars of the global carceral order) by leaders of countries from African, Asia, and Latin America.
“The Revolution Will Not Be Funded”, INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
Explores how abolitionist women of color organizations built movements outside the NGO industrial complex. Essays examine solidarity economies, grassroots fundraising, and aligning with Global South struggles against imperialism, highlighting that abolition in the U.S. must link arms with anti-colonial movements abroad — Available via Libcom- Free PDF
Our Freedom Can’t Wait: Black History Political Education Series, The People’s Forum
This class explores how news of slave revolts and the Haitian Revolution set the Americas ablaze with revolutionary energy — Youtube