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Abolition as Presence


Unity through Diversity - Abolition as Healing: Home

"Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions." —Ruth Wilson Gilmore. The following is a short ...

Abolitionist Assemblage — Abolition Is...

Abolition is a courageous practice, one that requires us to respond creatively and strategically to the ever-evolving material and psychic limitations.

Abolition as Presence: Building Survivor-Centered Strategies to ...

Dr. M. Colleen McDaniel will share what myths led to the rise of punitive responses to sexual violence on campuses and how survivors are harmed by current ...

“Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life ...

“Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions.”- Ruth Wilson Gilmore. It is about building up our people and ...

Practicing Everyday Abolition - Abolitionist Futures

Abolition is a way of life and a collective approach to social change. It requires us to engage in strategies that dismantle the structures, institutions and ...

Abolition is a Presence — Dan Nott | Parsifal Press

small accordion zine 2.12 x 16.5 inches, double-sided CMYK printing 80lb Neenah bristol hand-folded "Abolition, to me, is an attitude ... a...

What Is Abolition, And Why Do We Need It? - African American Studies

As abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore has said (Link is external) (Link opens in new window), abolition is about presence—the presence of life ...

Abolition as Method - Dissent Magazine

Gilmore asks how prisons and policing came to figure so prominently in contemporary social and political life—and what the changing shapes of racism, capitalism ...

Examining Transformative Ruptures in Education through Abolition ...

This paper examines how transformative ruptures in education through abolition as presence can be leveraged to create social and institutional movements.

MPD150 - "Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's... - Facebook

"Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions." - Ruth Wilson Gilmore A favorite quote from ...

What is Abolition? - Shado Magazine

In Ruth Wilson Gilmore's words, 'abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions.' Abolition is ...

What are we talking about when we talk about “a police-free future?”

“Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions.” -Ruth Wilson Gilmore ... That's a quote we return to often, ...

The Vigilant Imagination of Abolition

You can see the ways that hope functions as an ember among abolitionists. The work is a continual, slow burn of justice. Abolition rejects the ...

A World without Prisons & Police: What is Abolition? - Library Guides

PIC abolition is a political vision with the goal of eliminating imprisonment, policing, and surveillance and creating lasting alternatives to punishment and ...

Meditations on Abolition, Presence, and Staying Soft Artist Statement

When I think of abolition and transformative justice, I imagine a world in which we are allowed to be more than the worst things we've done.

On Building an Abolitionist Detroit Workshop Series

Building an Abolitionist Detroit workshop series was conceived from this beginning point of visioning, of collaboratively experimenting with ...

Katherine McKittrick on X: "Abolition is about presence, not absence ...

Abolition is about presence, not absence. It's about building life-affirming institutions. Abolition is about presence, not absence.

Abolition Is Public Health - Inquest

As abolitionist scholar and activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore writes, “Abolition is about presence, not absence. It is about building life ...

Abolition: A Responsibility to Dismantle Inequitable Institutions

As scholar Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “abolition is about presence, not absence.” I will not cover the history of abolition in this essay. I ...

Some Reflections on Prison Abolition | by Micah Herskind - Medium

“Abolition is about presence, not absence. It has to be green, and in order to be green, it has to be red (anti-capitalist), and in order to ...