The clearest definitions for these terms I‘ve ever read:
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“Abolition: a long-term political vision with the goal of eliminating imprisonment, policing, & surveillance & creating lasting alternatives to punishment and imprisonment.”
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“Transformative justice: a liberatory approach to violence that seeks safety & accountability without relying on alienation, punishment, or state or systemic violence, including incarceration & policing.”

I‘m getting involved in virtual organizing actions to #defundthepolice via collectives like Critical Resistance and the Movement for Black Lives and Charlene Carruthers is on the panel of damn near every webinar I‘ve seen for two weeks. This book has been on my “to read list” for a while so it felt like the time to read it. Only a chapter in and I‘m already blown away. If you want to read real strategy for abolition & change, this is THE book‼️😍