Login
Login

8 to Abolition

{{Short description|Police abolition movement}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = 8 to Abolition

| image = Abolition8 V1 set.png

| caption = Material from May 2020

| formation = May 2020

| purpose = Police and prison abolition

| website =

}}

8 to Abolition is a police and prison abolition resource created during the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020 |title=8 to Abolition - Why |url=https://www.8toabolition.com/why |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706142607/https://www.8toabolition.com/why |archive-date=2020-07-06 |access-date=2020-06-08 |website=www.8toabolition.com |language=}}{{Cite news|last=Provenzano|first=Brianna|date=2020-06-08|title=It's Not Enough To Reform The Police — Defunding Is The Only Answer|work=Refinery29|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9857015/defund-reform-police-solution-difference|url-status=live|access-date=2020-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108231353/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/06/9857015/defund-reform-police-solution-difference|archive-date=2020-11-08}}{{Cite web|last=Simonson|first=Jocelyn|date=2020-06-08|title=Power over Policing|url=http://bostonreview.net/law-justice/jocelyn-simonson-power-over-policing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630160816/http://bostonreview.net/law-justice/jocelyn-simonson-power-over-policing|archive-date=2020-06-30|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Boston Review|language=en}}

Formation

8 to Abolition was created in response to the 8 Can't Wait campaign created by Campaign Zero.{{Cite web |last1=Goodman |first1=Amy |last2=Sarsour |first2=Linda |last3=Denzel Smith |first3=Mychal |date=2020-06-08 |title=Defund the Police: Linda Sarsour & Mychal Denzel Smith on What Meaningful Change Would Look Like |url=https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/8/bill_de_blasio_nypd_police_funding |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706143053/https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/8/bill_de_blasio_nypd_police_funding |archive-date=2020-07-06 |access-date=2020-06-09 |website=Democracy Now! |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ongweso |first=Edward Jr |date=2020-06-09 |title='Defund the Police' Actually Means Defunding the Police |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-does-defund-and-abolish-the-police-mean/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706143335/https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ep4xy7/what-does-defund-and-abolish-the-police-mean |archive-date=2020-07-06 |access-date=2020-06-10 |website=Vice |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Lilly|date=2020-06-10|title=In the fight for police reform and abolition, design plays a key role|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90514381/in-the-fight-for-police-reform-and-abolition-design-plays-a-crucial-role|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613193725/https://www.fastcompany.com/90514381/in-the-fight-for-police-reform-and-abolition-design-plays-a-crucial-role|archive-date=2020-06-13|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}} The co-authors are Mon Mohapatra, Leila Raven, Nnennaya Amuchie, Reina Sultan, K Agbebiyi, Sarah T. Hamid, Micah Herskind, Derecka Purnell, Eli Dru, and Rachel Kuo.

8 to Abolition states that they believe the 8 Can't Wait campaign is "dangerous and irresponsible, offering a slate of reforms that have already been tried and failed, that mislead a public newly invigorated to the possibilities of police and prison abolition, and that do not reflect the needs of criminalized communities."{{Cite web|last=Diavolo|first=Lucy|date=2020-06-08|title=The Protests Are Changing How People Think About Police|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-lives-matter-protests-new-laws-changing-thinking-about-police|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609003749/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-lives-matter-protests-new-laws-changing-thinking-about-police|archive-date=2020-06-09|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Teen Vogue|language=en}}

Eight points

The eight points of 8 to Abolition are as follows:{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Adele|date=2020-06-10|title=These 8 steps for police abolition go further than #8Can'tWait|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90514640/these-8-steps-for-police-abolition-go-further-than-8cantwait|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614073223/https://www.fastcompany.com/90514640/these-8-steps-for-police-abolition-go-further-than-8cantwait|archive-date=2020-06-14|access-date=2020-06-11|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}

  1. Defund the police
  2. Demilitarize communities
  3. Remove police from schools
  4. Free people from prisons and jails
  5. Repeal laws that criminalize survival
  6. Invest in community self-governance
  7. Provide safe housing for everyone
  8. Invest in care, not cops

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200607173851/https://www.8toabolition.com/ Official website]}}

{{George Floyd protests}}

{{Black Lives Matter}}

Category:Organizations established in 2020

Category:2020 establishments in the United States

Category:Advocacy groups in the United States

Category:Police abolition movement

Category:Prison abolition movement