**A political vision for a future ripe with alternatives to imprisonment
and punishment.
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Born from sustained organizing, and rooted in Black and women of color
feminisms, disability justice, and other movements, abolition calls for
an end to our reliance on imprisonment, policing and surveillance, and
to imagine a safer future for our communities. Lessons in Liberation:
An Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators offers entry points to build
critical and intentional bridges between educational practice and the
growing movement for abolition. Designed for educators, parents, and
young people, this toolkit shines a light on innovative abolitionist
projects, particularly in pre-K-12 learning contexts. Sections are
dedicated to entry points into Prison Industrial Complex abolition and
education; the application of the lessons and principles of abolition;
and stories about growing abolition outside of school settings. Topics
addressed throughout include student organizing, immigrant justice in
the face of ICE, approaches to sex education, arts-based curriculum, and
building abolitionist skills and thinking in lesson plans.
The result of patient and urgent work, and more than five years in the
making, Lessons in Liberation invites educators into the work of
abolition.
**Contributors include Black Organizing Project, Chicago Women's Health
Center, Mariame Kaba and Project NIA, Bettina L. Love, the MILPA
Collective, and artists from the Justseeds Collective, among others.
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