By Mayaki Kimba “I don’t think we could ever truly get justice for Matthew. He was only nineteen years old. He had his whole life ahead of him, and he was just executed. They shot multiple times at his car,… Continue Reading
By Christine Prevas “[W]here police power retreats, abolition envisages the opening up of space for other modes of collective governance to flourish.”[1] Demands for police abolition, as they have been spotlighted by recent protests, have been met by many with… Continue Reading
Matthew Felix was a 19-year-old from Queens who, after being surveilled and followed, was shot and killed by plain clothes Nassau County police officers outside his home in Queens.[1] Matthew was unarmed, posed no threat, and the officers were outside… Continue Reading
By Brandon Vines “You can do what we ask you to, or you can suffer the consequences.” – Kentucky sheriff’s deputy Kevin Sumner[1] This seminar series focuses on the concept of “Abolition Democracy”—that is, the combination of the negative act… Continue Reading
By a graduate student in the seminar The End of Policing, by Alex S. Vitale, offers a comprehensive critique of policing practice in the United States and police reform proposals. The book documents the police’s ever-increasing role in addressing social… Continue Reading
By a graduate student in the seminar Whereas Abolition 2/13 discussed abolition democracy’s ambition to positively establish institutions for a just society, Abolition 3/13 discussed one of the central institutions creating repression and racial injustice today: the police. From maintaining… Continue Reading