Canadian laws are just, the police uphold the rule of law and treat
everyone equally, and without the police, communities would descend into
chaos and disorder. These entrenched myths, rooted in settler-colonial
logic, work to obscure a hard truth: the police do not keep us safe.
This edited collection brings together writing from a range of activists
and scholars, whose words are rooted in experience and solidarity with
those putting their lives on the line to fight for police abolition in
Canada. Together, they imagine a different world--one in which police
power is eroded and dissolved forever, one in which it is possible to
respond to distress and harm with assistance and care.