A Review of The Feminist War on Crime by Aya Gruber
“Gruber examines several feminist movements and their crusades to end gender-based violence, which push the movement toward over-policing.” More
A Review of Classic Writings in Anarchist Criminology Anthology
“A vital resource for launching a more robust critique of how the field of criminology has been paving the way for totalitarianism.” More
A Review of New Jersey Prison Theater Cooperatives’s Caged
“The play illustrates Black lives in dialogue with a racist system. . . while moments of extraordinary integrity and bravery break through the cracks.” More
A Review of This Is Where by Louise K. Waakaa’igan
“Waakaa’igan is a serious poet in a serious place—both psychic and physical. She admits the darkness. She acknowledges the bones scattered on the floor.” More
A Review of Guilty People by Abbe Smith
Abbe Smith’s central premise in Guilty People is fairly straightforward: Who among us isn’t guilty? “The guilty are not a separate species,” Smith writes. More
A Review of The Feminist and The Sex Offender by Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners
“A refreshingly hopeful and pragmatic guide for building a broader political movement against both prisons and sexual violence.” More
A Review of Charged by Emily Bazelon
“Charged advocates for a new kind of district attorney as the key to reforming the system, one who is intent on true justice over winning.” More
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Today, POMED and 19 other rights orgs sent an open letter to @SecBlinken and @JakeSullivan46 urging them not to provide $300 million in FY2021 military aid to #Egypt in light of the country's failure to meet human rights conditions.
https://pomed.org/joint-letter-biden-administration-should-not-provide-military-aid-to-egypt-in-light-of-egregious-human-rights-violations/
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"What’s important is to stand up for the children who don’t have any voices. Even if you’re not in a county like Walton County... we all have to... start speaking out. We can’t leave it to marginalized groups to speak out. We all have to speak out"—Illustrator Marla Frazee
