The live workshop is Saturday, February 27, from 9-11am Pacific

This Black History Month the Amplify RJ & Decolonize Your Classroom team wanted to make sure we continue pushing the conversation about abolition into more spaces to help people imagine and build a world without the need for police and prisons. Carceral mindsets harm everyone, but somehow we still rely on them in society. In the closing words from Assata Shakur’s letter "To My People", she remind us that:

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

Through a combination of pre-session learning (coming soon) and a live 2hr interactive workshop on Zoom, Demointé Wesley will help you:

After a combination of pre-session learning (coming soon) and a live 2hr interactive workshop on Zoom, participants will:

• Connect the institutions of chattel slavery and slave catchers to modern day prison labor and police.
• Learn the history of this work from Black abolitionists like Frederick Douglas, Angela Davis, Mariame Kaba, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Critical Resistance, Bettina Love, & more.
• Demonstrate the daily practices of Abolition beyond rhetoric.
• Connect with others doing this work across the world.

This workshop is an introduction to a 3 part series of workshops on "Practicing Abolition in the Classroom" where Demointé will help educators explore: Abolitionist Teaching Techniques (March 13), Resisting Carceral Logic in the Classroom (April 10), Building Collective Courage (May 8)

A portion of the event proceeds with go to the Abolitionist Teaching Network

Grab you "We Have Nothing to Lose but our Chains" gear here. A portion of proceeds go to "The Bail Project"