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Defund and Divest: Beyond Criminal Courts

Jul

28

Defund and Divest: Beyond Criminal Courts

by Project NIA

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Thu, July 28, 2022

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

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This workshop will explore why the abolition of the prison-industrial complex necessarily requires abolition of the criminal court system.

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Traducción al Español a seguir.

As demands to divest from policing and invest in non-police community-based and accountable safety strategies have become the subject of broader discussion, several organizing campaigns have expanded defund demands to include courts, prosecutors' offices, and other machinery of the criminal punishment system.

In this workshop, hosted by Community Justice Exchange, Interrupting Criminalization, and Critical Resistance, we’ll explore why the abolition of the prison-industrial complex necessarily requires abolition of the criminal court system. Together, we’ll learn how criminal courts serve as the machinery of prosecution, punishment, and surveillance, feeding people into prisons, probation, and other forms of surveillance and control. We’ll discuss the interventions organizers and community members are already making to shift and build power while criminal courts still exist, like reforming bail and pre-trial detention policies. We’ll present the reformist detours to avoid that serve to only move us farther away from abolition - like campaigns to elect and defend "progressive prosecutors," and calls for the establishment and expansion of court-based diversion programs - while highlighting the organizing campaigns and interventions that might get us closer.

This is a launch event for a forthcoming digital resource hub intended for organizers, legal workers, and community members to learn about, interrogate, and build the organizing power we need to defund, divest, and dismantle criminal courts for good.

Live ASL interpretation, Spanish language interpretation, and closed captioning will be provided.

TICKETS

Donation-Based Tickets: One donation = One ticket

Community Tickets: Please reserve free tickets for people of color and people with limited income only. We really mean this. Please don't use a free ticket if you can afford to make even a small donation.

If you can afford to make a donation of any amount, please do so. All funds raised will go towards the event (closed captioners, interpreters, support roles, presenter).

ACCESS

This virtual event will include ASL interpretation, Spanish language interpretation, and closed captioning.

For accessibility requests or questions, please email Erin at admin@interruptingcriminalization.org. You can also message us on social @interruptcrim.

Español

A medida que las demandas de desinvertir en la policía e invertir en estrategias de seguridad no policiales basadas en la comunidad se han convertido en un tema de debate más amplio, varias campañas de organización han ampliado las demandas de desfinanciamiento para incluir tribunales, fiscalías y otra maquinaria del sistema de castigo penal. Al mismo tiempo, organizadores por todo el país continúan realizando campañas para elegir y defender a los "fiscales progresistas", reformar las políticas de libertad bajo fianza y prisión preventiva, y pedir el establecimiento y la expansión de programas de rehabilitación alternativos.

En este taller, auspiciado por Community Justice Exchange, Interrupting Criminalization y Critical Resistance, exploraremos por qué la abolición del complejo industrial carcelario requiere también la abolición del sistema judicial penal. Juntos, aprenderemos como las cortes penales sirven como maquinaria para el enjuiciamiento, castigo, y vigilancia, proporcionando a personas a las prisiones, libertad condicional, y otras formas de control y vigilancia. Discutiremos las intervenciones que organizadores y otros miembros de la comunidad ya están haciendo para cambiar y construir poder, como por ejemplo reformar políticas de fianza y detención preventiva, mientras las cortes penales aún existen. Presentaremos los desviamientos reformistas que debemos evitar porque solo sirven para movernos aún más lejos de la abolición, como las campañas para elegir y defender “fiscales progresistas,” y los llamados a establecer y expandir programas de rehabilitación alternativos dentro de las cortes, mientras resaltamos campañas de organización e intervención que podrían acercarnos.

Este es un evento de lanzamiento para un centro de recursos digitales para organizadores, trabajadores legales, y miembros de la comunidad para conocer, interrogar, y construir el poder organizativo que necesitamos para desinvertir, desfinanciar, y desmantelar las cortes penales para siempre.

Se proveerá interpretación en español, ASL, y subtitulos.

ENTRADAS

Entradas basadas en donaciones: una donación = una entrada

Entradas comunitarias: reserve entradas gratuitas solo para personas de color y personas con ingresos limitados. Realmente lo decimos en serio. Por favor, no use un boleto gratis si puede permitirse el lujo de hacer incluso una pequeña donación.

Si puede permitirse el lujo de hacer una donación de cualquier cantidad, por favor hágalo. Todos los fondos recaudados se destinarán al evento (subtituladores, intérpretes, roles de apoyo, presentador).

ACCESO

Este evento virtual incluirá interpretación de ASL, interpretación en español y subtítulos.

Para solicitudes o preguntas sobre accesibilidad, envíe un correo electrónico a Erin a admin@interruptingcriminalization.org. También puede enviarnos un mensaje en las redes sociales @interruptcrim.

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Presented by Interrupting Criminalization & Project Nia as part of the "Building Your Abolitionist Toolbox: Everyday Resources for a Punishment-Free World" series.

Presentado por Interrupting Criminalization & Project Nia como parte de la serie "Construyendo su caja de herramientas abolicionista: recursos cotidianos para un mundo libre de castigos."

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