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“The Activist Files” Podcast — We've Always Been Here: The Radical Spirit of Black Abolitionist Feminisms

 Episode 48: We've Always Been Here: The Radical Spirit of Black Abolitionist Feminisms images of our two guests

“The Activist Files” Podcast — We've Always Been Here: The Radical Spirit of Black Abolitionist Feminisms 

How has Black feminism ushered in our current understanding and practice of abolition? On the 48th episode of The Activist Files, advocacy associate maya finoh speaks with Andrea Ritchie, an attorney, author, organizer, and co-founder of Interrupting Criminalization and In Our Names Network, who has been documenting, organizing, advocating, litigating, and agitating around policing and criminalization of Black cis/trans women and girls and trans and gender non-conforming people for the past three decades. maya and Andrea discuss what it’s like being ahead of the curve on these concepts; why it’s critical to center Black women, girls, and queer and trans people; the experience of working with survivors on abolitionist projects; and the impact of previous feminist organizations and formations on creating the Black feminist and abolitionist futures being actualized today. 

Andrea's newest book, No More Police: A Case for Abolition, which is co-authored with Mariame Kaba, will be released this summer. This episode is part of our programming honoring Women's History Month.

Listen to the new episode on our website.

 
 university of florida levin college of law presents Abolition Across Criminal Justice, Immigration, and National Security View published(active tab)

You’re invited! Abolition Across Criminal Justice, Immigration, and National Security 

Abolition Across Criminal Justice, Immigration, and National Security explores the interconnections between abolitionist movements in the criminal justice, immigration, and national security spaces. The conference’s goal is to contribute to the growing public conversation on abolition by exploring the importance of taking an intersectional approach to the abolitionist project and underscoring the close relationship that exists by necessity between abolitionist movements across interrelated legal domains. The conference will also serve as an opportunity for activists, scholars, and legal practitioners across disciplines to meet and connect in the hopes of generating future collaborations.

Our board member Professor Amna Akbar will be delivering the keynote address, and Senior Staff Attorney Pardiss Kebriaei will be joining the panel on Abolition and National Security.

The 2022 Abolition Across Criminal Justice, Immigration, and National Security conference will be held virtually via Zoom. Visit our website for more information and to register for free.

 

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March 28, 2022