Abolition Teach-In Series: Understanding the Prison Industrial Complex Pt 2

In partnership with Critical Resistance, Recess brings back its Abolition Teach-In Series, creating space for collective learning around the prison industrial complex and the movements working to dismantle it.

These gatherings invite artists, neighbors, organizers, and curious learners to deepen their understanding of the systems shaping incarceration in the United States while exploring abolitionist frameworks for imagining safety, care, and justice beyond policing and prisons.

Through conversation, shared learning, and reflection, participants will unpack key histories, terms, and strategies central to abolitionist organizing.

Part 2: Abolition in Practice April 16 | 3:30–5:30 PM

The second gathering builds on the foundations of Part 1 by looking at abolition in practice. Participants will explore organizing strategies, community-based alternatives to incarceration, and the ways artists, activists, and organizers are imagining new systems of care and collective safety.

These gatherings are open to anyone interested in learning together. You are welcome to attend one or both sessions.