Resources

Here are some ways to learn more about abolition, as well as resources you can use instead of calling the police.

Readings

• The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide by Steven W. Thrasher

• Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms by Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law

• Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

• 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World: An Abolitionist’s Handbook by Patrisse Cullors

• We Do This ’Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba

• Abolition Journal’s Study Guide

• Critical Resistance’s Abolitionist Toolkit

Podcasts

• Harm, Punishment, and Abolition with Mariame Kaba podcast

• Abolition X podcast

Videos

• Abolition 101: Orisanmi Burton video

Alternatives to Calling the Police

• Who to Call Instead of the Police: A Santa Cruz Guide pamphlet (available in English and Spanish)

• Abolitionist Futures: Alternatives to Calling the Police website