On November 29, the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) hosted a Media Justice Salon, Abolition in the Digital Age.
Guest speakers Mariame Kaba of Project NIA, Ricardo Levins Morales of MPD150 and Hamid Khan of Stop LAPD Spying Coalition discussed abolitionist organizing to end the prison-industrial complex.
Together, we learned how to fight law enforcement’s expanding power, including the development of new policing and surveillance technology.
If you missed Abolition in the Digital Age, check out the presentation recording:
Want to learn more about this topic? Check out the resources our guest speakers shared on the webinar:
- The Next System Project – Towards the Horizon of Abolition: A conversation with Mariame Kaba
- MPD150’s report – Enough is Enough: A 150 year performance review of the Minneapolis Police Department
- Stop LAPD Spying – Living document of the “Stalker State”
- Stop LAPD Spying – “To Observe and to Suspect”: A people’s audit of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Special Order 1
- Stop LAPD Spying – Body-Worn Cameras: An Empty Reform to Expand the Surveillance State
- Stop LAPD Spying – THE DRONE REPORT: Drone-Free LAPD/No Drones, LA!
Additional resources on abolition and policing:
- Project NIA & Barnard Center for Research on Women’s video – Don’t be a Bystander: 6 Tips for Responding to Racist Attacks
- Ryan Williams-Virden – Activists and organizers reimagine modern day policing in Minneapolis
- Angela Davis – Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex
- Critical Resistance – The Abolitionist Toolkit
- Janaya Khan – The Criminal Justice System is Broken: Should the Police be abolished?
- Alex S. Vitale – The Myth of Liberal Policing
- Dan Berger, Mariame Kaba, David Stein – What Abolitionists Do
- Mariame Kaba – Free Us All: Participatory Defense Campaigns as Abolitionist Organizing
- Mariame Kaba – Police ‘Reforms’ You Should Always Oppose
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Previously known as Digital Dialogues, Media Justice Salons are interactive webinars that highlight top line media and communication policy issues that impact our communities. Media Justice Salons are a great educational opportunity for network member organizations to learn more about critical media issues, connect with leaders in the field, and find out how to take action. Want to learn more about how your organization can join an upcoming Media Justice Salon? Please contact Angella Bellota, Membership Organizer: [email protected]
