Abolition is Feminism, Feminism is Abolition: Policy Convening

1030 North Columbia Avenue,Claremont CA 91711

10 April, 2022

Description

Policy Convening 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. Building Abolitionist Agendas: How Are We Creating Conditions for Abolitionist Organizing to Thrive? Sessions include: Abolitionist Policy-Making Principles 10:00-11:30 am PT/1:00-2:30 pm ET Domestic Violence and Mental Health Crisis Response, Prevention, Intervention and Healing 12:30-2:00 pm PT/3:30-5:00 pm ET Current Policy Initiatives 2:30-4:00 pm PT/5:30-7:00 pm ET The conference is free and open to the public. 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.