Critical Resistance

CRITICAL RESISTANCE SEEKS TO BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX BY CHALLENGING THE BELIEF THAT CAGING AND CONTROLLING PEOPLE MAKES US SAFE.

NATIONAL WORK: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED: WROTE AND DISTRIBUTED PRESS RELEASES; ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED SPOKESPERSON TRAININGS; ORGANIZED A MEDIA TRAINING SERIES; DISTRIBUTED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO CR'S NATIONAL EMAIL LIST; INTERVIEWED WITH NATIONAL RADIO AND PRESS; ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN DIGITAL EVENTS AND WEBINARS; CONSISTENT SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION; PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED REPORT ON PRE-TRIAL REFORMS NATIONALLY. PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED THE ABOLITIONIST, A BILINGUAL NEWSPAPER WRITTEN BY IMPRISONED PEOPLE AND NON-IMPRISONED PEOPLE, SENT TO OVER 6,500 IMPRISONED PEOPLE, AND NEARLY 150 NON-IMPRISONED PEOPLE. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED:CONDUCTED CAPACITY TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS WITH OUR STAFF AND MEMBERS IN AREAS INCLUDING CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION, BASE BUILDING, FUNDRAISING, MEDIA ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDED TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY; HIRED AND TRAINED THREE NEW STAFF MEMBERS (IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION).ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED:CREATED A NEW ORGANIZATIONAL NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2021-2022; COORDINATED NATIONAL GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES; ORGANIZED LARGE AND SMALL IN-PERSON AND DIGITAL EVENTS AND WEBINARS; MIGRATED DONOR CONTACTS TO A CONTACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; HELD ANNUAL FUNDRAISER OVER A DIGITAL PLATFORM IN TANDEM WITH OUR OAKLAND CHAPTER.

OAKLAND WORK: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED: WROTE AND DISTRIBUTED PRESS RELEASES; ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN REGIONALLY AIMED PRESS CONFERENCES,ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED SPOKESPERSON TRAININGS; DISTRIBUTED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO CRS OAKLAND REGIONAL EMAIL LIST; CREATED WRITTEN REPORTS; REGULARLY COMMUNICATED OVER SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES; INTERVIEWED WITH REGIONAL RADIO AND PRESS; REGULARLY PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEES OF A CA STATEWIDE COALITION.LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED:CONDUCTED CAPACITY TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS WITH OUR OAKLAND MEMBERS IN AREAS INCLUDING REGIONALLY SPECIFIC COALITION AND CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION (CLOSE CA PRISONS), BASE BUILDING, FUNDRAISING, MEDIA ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDED TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE BAY AREA.ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED:ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CR OAKLAND CHAPTERX#39;S ANNUAL WORKPLAN; HELD A RETREAT FOR CR OAKLAND DEVELOPMENT; COORDINATED REGIONAL GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES; ORGANIZED IN-PERSON AND DIGITALEVENTS; HELD MONTHLY FREEDOM FRIDAYS EVENTS; FACILITATED NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT WITH PRISONER CORRESPONDENCE.GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED:IMPLEMENTED OUR CAMPAIGN WORK THROUGH: PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS; PRODUCED EDUCATIONAL AND ORGANIZING MATERIALS; HELD MOBILIZATIONS AIMED AT BUILDING BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND GRASSROOTS SUPPORT; ORGANIZED ACTIONS TO BUILD PUBLIC PRESSURE; DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED WORKSHOPS ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGNS. MAINTAINED SOME SUPPORT FOR A SAN FRANCISCO BASED COALITION AND AN ALAMEDA COUNTY BASED COALITION BOTH WORKING TO ADDRESS HARMS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES JAIL SYSTEMS; CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE HEAVILY IN A STATEWIDE COALITION TO ADDRESS PRISON CLOSURES IN CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED NYC, PDX, ZACHARY PROJECT & LA WORK: STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED: SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF MEDIA MATERIALS FOR NYC, LA, AND PORTLAND COALITIONAL WORK; ORGANIZED ANDFACILITATED SPOKESPERSON TRAININGS IN PORTLAND AND LA; DISTRIBUTED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO CRS PORTLAND, NYC, AND LA REGIONAL EMAIL LISTS; AND INTERVIEWED WITH REGIONAL RADIO AND PRESS, PRODUCED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS RELATED TO CAMPAIGNS. CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE PORTLAND PRISONER MAIL PROGRAM; GREW THE NYC PRISONER MAIL PROGRAM; FINISHED THE WRITE THEM ALL PROJECT WITH AN INTERNAL REPORT; CREATED PRESS RELEASES AND COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS TO SUPPORT ADVOCACY OF IMMIGRANTS DETAINED BY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMSENFORCEMENT IN NEW YORK; CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION RELATED TO DIGNITY NOT DETENTION NY BILL.LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED:CONDUCTED CAPACITY BUILDING TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS WITH OUR PORTLAND, NYC, AND LA MEMBERS IN AREAS INCLUDING REGIONALLY SPECIFIC CAMPAIGN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION, BASE BUILDING, FUNDRAISING, MEDIA ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDED TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND PRESENTATIONS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS PORTLAND, NYC, AND LA. SUPPORTED THE ONBOARDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CHAPTER MEMBERS IN NY AND LA.ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED: ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CR PORTLAND, NYC AND LA CHAPTERSX#39; ANNUAL WORKPLAN; COORDINATED REGIONAL GRASSROOTS FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES.GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES HAVE INCLUDED: IMPLEMENTED OUR CAMPAIGN WORK THROUGH: PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EVENTS; PRODUCED EDUCATIONAL AND ORGANIZING MATERIALS; HELD MOBILIZATIONS AIMED AT BUILDING BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND GRASSROOTS SUPPORT; ORGANIZED ACTIONS AND EVENTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND GRASSROOTS SUPPORT IN PORTLAND, LOS ANGELES, AND NYC; DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED WORKSHOPS ABOUT OURCAMPAIGNS. SOLICITED FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION FROM IMPRISONED PEOPLE THROUGH OUR PRISONER MAIL PROGRAMS IN PORTLAND; JOINED A NEW DIGNITY NOT DETENTION NY LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK. CONTINUED ZACHARY PROJECT FUND COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT MEMBERS IN TIMES OF CRISIS. DISPERSED FUNDS, AND DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FUNDX#39;S EMAIL LIST.