Offering research, connection, learning, and practice for organizers and movements working to end criminalization, policing, and punishment. Founded and led by Andrea J. Ritchie and Mariame Kaba. Learn more at http://interruptingcriminalization.com/https://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mukgrmykqk2jMany activists & organizers use the Signal app instead of regular SMS texting for increased privacy 🧵 Swipe for practical steps to: • limit records • lock your device • protect your identity • verify contacts • avoid scams Save & share with people who use #Signal! #DigiSec #SecurityCulture #OpSec02 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukgrmykqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3munrqma6q22eNYC! Are you curious about how the rightwing successfully overturned Roe v. Wade? Are you wondering how organizers and advocates are thinking about what comes next? Join us Oct 3 for a teach-in with the authors of two excellent books on abortion. Register at: bit.ly/ICabortionteachin04 Sep 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3munrqma6q22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mus4lecm422rKeshia Golden recently accepted a plea deal for involuntary manslaughter following the death of the father of her child, which occurred while she was defending herself & her unborn daughter from an act of domestic violence. Sign the petition for Gov. @jbpritzker.bsky.social to pardon her! 👇🏾 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUzOC8zh6SBDDAJVNZr0E36ckC-I1ST40rzDsMTQ6JA3Hnfg/viewform05 Sep 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus4lecm422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3muuqr44y7s2rFederal enforcement & occupations are expected to expand and intensify leading up to midterm elections. Please check out our Block & Build, But Make it Abolitionist tool for analysis & strategic frameworks to guide your organizing against rising authoritarianism & fascism: bit.ly/blockbuildic06 Sep 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuqr44y7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3muzh3jai4s2x✏️ It’s back-to-school time! Ready to learn? Check out interruptingcriminalization.org/resources! ✨ criminalization • abolitionist toolbox • journalism • healthcare • policing & criminalization • queer & trans liberation • gender violence • reproductive justice • transformative justice ✨08 Sep 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzh3jai4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3muuqr44y7s2rFederal enforcement & occupations are expected to expand and intensify leading up to midterm elections. Please check out our Block & Build, But Make it Abolitionist tool for analysis & strategic frameworks to guide your organizing against rising authoritarianism & fascism: bit.ly/blockbuildic06 Sep 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuqr44y7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mtukkrtwas2bThe expanding surveillance & criminalization of abortion rights have far-reaching ramifications that require us to join together to collectively resist! This IC brief offers an analysis of how our movements are connected, & how to push back against a widening web of criminalization. Check it out 👇🏾 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtukkrtwas2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mus4uazhxc2sTo learn ways YOU can help disrupt the ICE machine (even from your own home!), check out our toolkit: [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus4uazhxc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mus4lecm422rKeshia Golden recently accepted a plea deal for involuntary manslaughter following the death of the father of her child, which occurred while she was defending herself & her unborn daughter from an act of domestic violence. Sign the petition for Gov. @jbpritzker.bsky.social to pardon her! 👇🏾 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUzOC8zh6SBDDAJVNZr0E36ckC-I1ST40rzDsMTQ6JA3Hnfg/viewform05 Sep 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus4lecm422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mulbzq4q4c2fFree Joan Little tells the story of the groundbreaking 1975 case of the first woman in US history to be acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault. NYC, Sun, Sep 20, 2:30pm: Q&A w/IC cofounder Mariame Kaba & the director. For tickets & other special engagements, visit bit.ly/DCTVFJL03 Sep 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulbzq4q4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mtuoqvjmxk2wThere’s still time to register for the final Queer (In)Justice reading group session w/all 3 co-authors! Whether you’ve read the book or not, come discuss the problems with hate-crime laws & what’s next for queer power organizing. 🗓️ September 30 🕰️ 7–9 p.m. ET 👉🏾 bit.ly/IC-QIJ25 Aug 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuoqvjmxk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mupgzgvl722iNEW YORK CITY FOLKS: We're looking for people to sign up for the Sept 26 & Oct 17 sessions—& especially for youth aged 14-17 for Oct 24! Communiversity is an inclusive, non-hierarchical public hub for learning, connection, & community growth. More info here: bit.ly/communiversity2604 Sep 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupgzgvl722ihttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mupcowokgc2eCheck out This Month in Criminalization for things like: TPS revocations & other aspects of crimmigration, political repression in MN, mass surveillance, ICE tech & 287(g), Indigenous land and militarization, abortion & trans health: https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/newsletters/tmic926 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupcowokgc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3munrqma6q22eNYC! Are you curious about how the rightwing successfully overturned Roe v. Wade? Are you wondering how organizers and advocates are thinking about what comes next? Join us Oct 3 for a teach-in with the authors of two excellent books on abortion. Register at: bit.ly/ICabortionteachin04 Sep 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3munrqma6q22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mulbzq4q4c2fFree Joan Little tells the story of the groundbreaking 1975 case of the first woman in US history to be acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault. NYC, Sun, Sep 20, 2:30pm: Q&A w/IC cofounder Mariame Kaba & the director. For tickets & other special engagements, visit bit.ly/DCTVFJL03 Sep 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulbzq4q4c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mul47reork2dCheck out our latest newsletter! In addition to actions you can take, it contains a list of ways to continue to fortify & expand community defense, rapid response, & mutual aid networks—as well as other ecosystems of resistance! ➡️ bit.ly/TMIC92602 Sep 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mul47reork2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mukyfbjlwc2dFree legal resources for anyone in the US who may encounter ICE or CBP. Please read & share—help everyone stay safe, understand their rights, & support one another! https://www.immdef.org/kyr02 Sep 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukyfbjlwc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mukihru5w22jTONIGHT! US & Israel want to merge their military systems to produce deadly weapons & surveillance tech together. This Deadly Merger is inside the annual military spending bill, which Congress will be voting on again soon. We have a small window to block it. Join a @uscpr.bsky.social phonebank! https://act.uscpraction.org/stop-the-deadly-merger-phonebanks02 Sep 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukihru5w22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3muki3spf6s2z [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3muki3spf6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mukgrmykqk2jMany activists & organizers use the Signal app instead of regular SMS texting for increased privacy 🧵 Swipe for practical steps to: • limit records • lock your device • protect your identity • verify contacts • avoid scams Save & share with people who use #Signal! #DigiSec #SecurityCulture #OpSec02 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:pntef6tb5pifttiog2qrxany/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukgrmykqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/interruptcrim.bsky.social/post/3mukaovar3c2jTonight! 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