Abolition. Feminism. Now.

The Abolitionist Papers

De: Gina Dent, Angela Y. Davis, Beth Richie, Erica Meiners

Narrado por: Gina Dent

As a politic and a practice, abolition increasingly shapes our political moment - halting the construction of new jails and propelling movements to divest from policing. Yet erased from this landscape are not only the central histories of feminist - usually queer, anti-capitalist, grassroots, and women of color - organizing that continue to cultivate abolition but a recognition of a stark reality: Abolition is our best response to endemic forms of state and interpersonal gender and sexual violence.

Amplifying the analysis and the theories of change generated from vibrant, community-based organizing, Abolition. Feminism. Now. surfaces necessary historical genealogies, key internationalist learnings, and everyday practices to grow our collective and flourishing present and futures.

©2022 Angela Y. Davis, Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, and Beth E. Richie (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Necessary

A very necessary read for those who desire to work towards building the future we all deserve.

Profound

Highly recommend this book. It’s profound message is much needed and should be required reading.

Must Read for All Feminists

This book provides a look at the past, present, and future of police Abolition from a feminist perspective. It answers key questions about how we should abolish police and ways of building a better world where police are not the primary way that we enforce safety in the world.

Great study about abolition-feminism and its history

Authors explain the fundamentals of abolition, how it is inseparable from feminism, the roots of the movement in Black women’s activism, and provide many examples of grassroots organization that have been guided by these principles.

Must read for feminists

I can’t put into words anything she cannot explain better herself. As always a must read.

A beautifully written exploration of abolition feminism.

While the book provides a comprehensive historical account of abolitionist work, I found myself hoping for more of a call to action. The authors do an excellent job highlighting the importance of internationalism in abolition feminism, which I found intriguing. However, I didn’t connect with the book as deeply as I had hoped.


Overall, ‘Abolition. Feminism. Now.’ offers valuable insights, but readers looking for a more engaging call to action might find it lacking.

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required reading

every single person should read this book. this should be in every gender, race, economic, western studies, etc. courses!

Direct

Angela Davis is not known for mincing words, and she presents a predictably great series of arguments.