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8 to Abolition
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8 to Abolition is a police and prison abolition resource created during the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.[1][2][3]
Formation
8 to Abolition was created in response to the 8 Can't Wait campaign created by Campaign Zero.[4][5][6] The co-authors are Mon Mohapatra, Leila Raven, Nnennaya Amuchie, Reina Sultan, K Agbebiyi, Sarah T. Hamid, Micah Herskind, Derecka Purnell, Eli Dru, and Rachel Kuo.[1]
8 to Abolition states that they believe the 8 Can't Wait campaign is "dangerous and irresponsible, offering a slate of reforms that have already been tried and failed, that mislead a public newly invigorated to the possibilities of police and prison abolition, and that do not reflect the needs of criminalized communities."[1][7]
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Eight points
The eight points of 8 to Abolition are as follows:[1][8]
- Defund the police
- Demilitarize communities
- Remove police from schools
- Free people from prisons and jails
- Repeal laws that criminalize survival
- Invest in community self-governance
- Provide safe housing for everyone
- Invest in care, not cops
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