Abolition is Feminism, Feminism is Abolition: Abolition Feminism in Action

1030 North Columbia Avenue,Claremont CA 91711

09 April, 2022

Description

Abolition Feminism in Action Join abolitionist scholars, feminist policy advocates, and organizers on the frontlines of struggles to divest from policing and punishment for a three-day conversation about how feminism has shaped historic and present-day struggles to defund and abolish police, prisons, and borders and feminist visions for safer communities. Abolition Feminism in Action Sessions include: Campaigns to Defund Police, Courts, and Prisons: Feminist Roots, Leadership, and Futures 10:00 am-12:00 pm PT/1:00-3:00 pm ET Countering Carceral Feminism and Carceral Humanism 1:00-3:00 pm PT/4:00-6:00 pm ET Feminist Resistance at Carceral Intersections: Immigration, Family Regulation, Medical/Public Health, Surveillance 3:30-5:30 pm PT/6:30-8:30 pm ET The conference is free and open to the public. ASL and Spanish interpretation for all sessions.This event will be held outdoors under a tent—if attending in person, please be prepared for the weather! Co-hosted by the Intercollegiate Feminist Center for Teaching, Research and Engagement, Interrupting Criminalization, and Women’s Foundation California—Feminists for Racial, Economic, and Gender Justice.