Critical Resistance

Programs: Nationalstrategic communications activities have included:wrote and distributed press releases; organized and facilitated spokesperson trainings; distributed written communication to crs national email list; interviewed with national radio and press; produced videos for a national video project highlighting scholars and leaders. Produced and distributed the abolitionist, a bilingual newspaper written by imprisoned people and non-imprisoned people, sent to over 5,500 imprisoned people, and nearly 150 non-imprisoned people. Leadership development activities have included:conducted capacity trainings and workshops with our 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; hosted national interns through national internship program; held a 5-day organizers' summit in chicago. Organizational development activities have included:ongoing implementation of the organization's national strategic plan; coordinated national grassroots fundraising activities; organized large and small events; migrated contacts to a contact management system, held national retreat.

oaklandstrategic communications activities have included:wrote and distributed press releases; organized regionally aimed press conferences, organized and facilitated spokesperson trainings; distributed written communication to crs oakland regional email list; and interviewed with regional radio and press. Continued the oakland-based prisoner mail program, in which we communicate with over 5,500 prisoners a year. 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 (sf jail, urban shield, oakland power project), base building, fundraising, media advocacy and organizational development; provided trainings, workshops, and presentations for community members and organizations across the bay area; hosted oakland-based interns through cr oakland internship program. Organizational development activities have included:ongoing implementation of the cr oakland chapter's annual workplan; coordinated regional grassroots fundraising activities; organized large and small events. 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. Conducted interviews with community members highlighting themes of community safety; maintained the fruitvale community garden as a community resource and safe space.

nyc, pdx, zachary proj. & la workstrategic communications activities have included:supported the creation of media materials for nyc, la, and portland coalitional work; organized and facilitated spokesperson trainings in portland and nyc; distributed written communication to crs portland, nyc, and la regional email lists; and interviewed with regional radio and press, produced booklets and educational materials related to campaigns. Expanded the portland and nyc-based prisoner mail programs. Leadership development activities have included:conducted capacity 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. Organizational development activities have included:ongoing implementation of the cr portland, nyc and la chapters' annual workplan; coordinated regional grassroots fundraising activities; organized large and small events. 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 nyc; developed and presented workshops about our campaigns. Solicited feedback and information from imprisoned people through our prisoner mail programs; participated in a statewide coalition in nyc; formalized coalition in portland. Formalized zachary project fund committee to support members in times of crisis. Dispersed funds, and distributed communications to the fund's email list.