Critical Resistance (CR) is proud to present "Celebrating Juneteenth! An Abolitionist Perspective on Movements for Black Liberation Past and Present," a virtual event and fundraiser with Charlene Carruthers and Marc Lamont Hill.

Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued ordering states in the confederacy to release their slaves, Black people in Texas achieved their liberation from chattel bondage. On June 19,1865, General Order Number 3 was read from the Ashton Villa balcony in Galveston, Texas, that demanded that slaveholders free their slaves. That day, Juneteenth, has become an annual occasion for celebration, reflection, and education about the meaning of freedom and the on-going, universal struggle for liberation from domination.

These questions about the true meaning of freedom are more relevant than ever to the work of abolitionists and those working to eliminate the prison industrial complex (PIC) and its attendant harms. To explore the legacy of Juneteenth and ongoing struggles for Black (and international) liberation, CR is happy to host a conversation between two prominent Black thought leaders and firebrands, Charlene Carruthers (BYP100 cofounder) and Marc Lamont Hill (BET news host).

During what’s sure to be an engaging evening, we will see Charlene and Marc in discussion about inspirational histories in light of contemporary abolitionist movements. We look forward to sharing space with you all during this important discussion to connect the movements of our past to the current political landscape in Oakland and beyond. Please join us and help spread the word.

We hope to see you this June! No one turned away for lack of funds. All contributions go to support the organizing of Critical Resistance Oakland chapter and all of Critical Resistance.

About the Speakers

Charlene Carruthers is a political strategist, writer and leading community organizer in today’s movement for Black liberation. She is the founder of the Chicago Center for Leadership and Transformation and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements.

Follow Charlene on IG @CharleneCarruthers and on Twitter @CharleneCac

Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectual voices in the country and an abolitionist. He is currently the host of BET News and BLACK COFFEE, as well as a Temple University Professor. Trained as an anthropologist of education, Dr. Hill's research focuses on the intersections between culture, politics, and education in the United States and the Middle East. He has received numerous prestigious awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, GLAAD, and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

Follow him on IG and Twitter @marclamonthill

Be an Event Sponsor!

Will you join us as an Event Sponsor? Read on... Make your contribution by clicking TICKETS and then selecting SPONSORSHIP. You can also sign up to be an event sponsor by emailing Jess@criticalresistance.org and sending a check in the mail.

We invite you to join Critical Resistance, our movement partners and community to reflect on the gains that have been made for abolition, since the abolition of slavery to the current demands to abolish the prison industrial complex; to feed our minds and our spirits in good virtual company, and to ignite ourselves for the next phases of organizing for abolition in Oakland, Los Angeles, Portland, New York, and beyond.

Sponsoring this event:

• helps subsidize viewing tickets for formerly imprisoned people, youth, and low-income communities (all tickets are $0-20; no one turned away for lack of funds);

• ensures the event attendance is truly reflective of the movement we are building;

• helps to advance strategic grassroots organizing and cultural work against jail expansion and the violence of policing in the Bay Area, in Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR, and New York, NY, and nationally;

• demonstrates community support for creative movement building and rigorous, Left analysis in these trying, yet hopeful times.

To make this inspiring event accessible to as many people in the criminal legal reform movement, PIC abolitionist movement and beyond, we are asking for your support. All proceeds will benefit Critical Resistance to ensure that our work is funded now and into a future free from cages, the violence of policing, the dangers of borders and social control. Every sponsorship will amplify the vision of healthy, liberated communities and the fierce, joyful will of our people to fight and win.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

$5,000 - ABOLITIONIST FUTURE

• Recognition as an underwriter for Celebrating Juneteenth! An Abolitionist Perspective on Movements for Black Liberation of the Past and Present;

• Acknowledgement of name and logo in event communications and the event program;

• Event registration- unlimited seats that you distribute;

• Sponsorship at this level also underwrites 50 tickets for formerly imprisoned people, youth, and low-income community members.

$2,500 – LONG TERM STRUGGLE

• Recognition as sponsor for Celebrating Juneteenth! An Abolitionist Perspective on Movements for Black Liberation of the Past and Present;

• Acknowledgement of name and logo in event communications and the event program;

• Event registration- unlimited seats that you distribute;

• Sponsorship at this level also underwrites 25 tickets for formerly imprisoned people, youth, and low-income community members.

$1,000 - THE PRESENT FIGHT

• Recognition as sponsor for Celebrating Juneteenth! An Abolitionist Perspective on Movements for Black Liberation of the Past and Present;

• Acknowledgement in event communications and the event program;

• Event registration- unlimited seats that you distribute;

• Sponsorship at this level also underwrites 10 tickets for formerly imprisoned people, youth, and low-income community members.

$500 - HISTORY OF RESISTANCE

• Recognition as sponsor for Celebrating Juneteenth! An Abolitionist Perspective on Movements for Black Liberation of the Past and Present;

• Acknowledgement in event communications and the event program;

• Event registration- unlimited seats that you distribute;

• Sponsorship at this level also underwrites 5 tickets for formerly imprisoned people, youth, and low-income community members.

$50- $499* – MOVEMENT PARTNER

• Recognition as Movement Partner sponsor for Celebrating Juneteenth! An Abolitionist Perspective on Movements for Black Liberation of the Past and Present;

• Acknowledgement in event communications and the event program;

• Event registration- unlimited seats that you distribute to your organization.

• *If a financial contribution is not possible, you can still be a Movement Partner Sponsor by publicizing the event 3x through your networks and membership via email, newsletter or website posting, and/or social media posting.