Incarcerating The Crisis: Adams To Criminalize Mental IllnessNYC-DSA Mental Health Response StatementDec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022
Published inMomentumReconsidering Narratives: An Abolitionist Response to Anti-Asian ViolenceAs abolitionists, what does it mean to #StopAsianHate and enact “justice” in response to the ongoing spate of attacks against our elders…Jan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022
A Demand for Humanity: RJWG’s Statement in Solidarity with the Hunger Strikers on Rikers IslandRoughly 200 incarcerated men on Rikers Island have organized a hunger strike to protest inhumane conditions—including a lack of hot water…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
Criminalizing the Homeless in Our Subways: New Mayor, Same ApproachGovernor Hochul and Mayor Adams plan to flood the subway system with “hundreds” of cops, in a move that will further criminalize homeless…Jan 10, 2022Jan 10, 2022
Defund on the ballot: How did the movement fare in the NYC Democratic primary election?A statement from the NYC-DSA Racial Justice Working Group and the #DefundNYPD CampaignJul 8, 2021Jul 8, 2021
City Council’s $303 million message to New Yorkers: We just don’t careNew York City Council members have chosen to pad the NYPD’s billions in the middle of a pandemic and economic crisis.Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021
Community support for the #DefundNYPD Campaign is strong — and steadily growing.Dishonest reporting can’t hide the truth: New Yorkers want our elected leaders to defund the police and refund the people. Here’s what we…Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021
The Demand to #DefundNYPD Is Alive and WellWhat a year it’s been — we just passed the anniversary of New York City’s explosive uprising in the wake of George Floyd’s murder…Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
People’s Budget NYC: Defund the NYPD & Invest in Our CommunitiesIt’s Time to Reimagine Our CityJun 1, 2021Jun 1, 2021
Homelessness is Not a Crime: Cops off Our SubwaysIn response to the February 2021 stabbing of four people on New York City subway, the NYPD has deployed an additional 644 transit and…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
