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Abolition Season x Libereaders - No More Police: A Case for Abolition by Mariame Kaba

  • Lost City Books 2467 18th Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20009 United States (map)

Abolition Season is back for one final meeting, in collaboration with Libereaders! The book pick is No More Police: A Case for Abolition by Mariame Kaba. We’ll be meeting on Monday, May 8th at 7pm.

About the book:

In this powerful call to action, New York Times bestselling author Mariame Kaba and attorney and organizer Andrea J. Ritchie detail why policing doesn't stop violence, instead perpetuating widespread harm; outline the many failures of contemporary police reforms; and explore demands to defund police, divest from policing, and invest in community resources to create greater safety through a Black feminist lens.

Centering survivors of state, interpersonal, and community-based violence, and highlighting uprisings, campaigns, and community-based projects, No More Police makes a compelling case for a world where the tools required to prevent, interrupt, and transform violence in all its forms are abundant. Part handbook, part road map, No More Police calls on us to turn away from systems that perpetrate violence in the name of ending it toward a world where violence is the exception, and safe, well-resourced and thriving communities are the rule.

Libereaders is a mutual aid library giving out free Black & radical reads throughout DC!