Critical Resistance - Achievements

Achievements

  • 1998 - "Critical Resistance to the Prison Industrial Complex" conference in Berkeley, California.
  • 1998 - formation of Critical Resistance Youth Force, a coalition of bay area youth organizations that united to fight the criminalization & detention of youth of color. The coalition was co-directed by Anita Miralle De Asis & Rory Caygill, and at its height had 40 plus organizations in membership. The coalition was able to mobilize thousands of youth to organize against the infamous Prop 21 legislation and to run the Books Not Bars campaign. It mobilized 100s of bay area youth to protest the democratic national conventions in los angeles and the world trade organization meeting in DC.
  • 2001 - Conference in New York City.
  • 2003 - Southern Regional Conference in Tremé, New Orleans.
  • 2005 - Helped bring about the end of California's prison building boom; featured in Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and others. Launched amnesty campaign for people accused of looting post-Katrina. Campaigns across country.
  • 2008 - In September, Critical Resistance held its 10th Anniversary "conference" in Oakland, CA.

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