Teaching Tools

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Abolitionist Assessments of Pre-Trial and Bail Reforms

In July 2021, Critical Resistance released a new abolitionist organizing resource, On the Road to Freedom, a toolkit created in partnership with Community Justice Exchange, visually designed by Danbee Kim, and written by Mohamed Shehk, Pilar Weiss, Rachel Foran, Sharlyn Grace, and Woods Ervin. The goal of this tool is to provide organizers seeking to challenge pretrial detention with guidance–including examples, possible challenges, and best practices–for carrying out an abolitionist campaign, and ideally resulting in more wins! — PDF on Critical Resistance Website

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“Mariame Kaba: We Do This ’Til We Free Us” 

A collection of Kaba’s essays and interviews offering concrete abolitionist campaigns and projects (e.g., Chicago’s We Charge Genocide, efforts to close youth jails, mutual aid projects). Emphasizes a “practical organizer’s lens”: each chapter has real scenarios like how a survivor-centered accountability process worked without police. Kaba’s accessible style and years of experience make this a go-to manual for praxis. — Purchase Online

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Lessons in Liberation: Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators

A comprehensive collection of essays and activities guiding K-12 teachers to integrate abolitionist principles in curriculum and classroom practice. Abstract: Shows how to replace punitive discipline with restorative approaches, teach about social movements, and transform schools into sites of liberation — Available at the Pan-African Bookstore and Resource Center

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