Medical Knowledge is a Form of Self-Defense

The following piece was written by Debra Elliff. Debra is a nurse by training and a medic by choice. Trained by the medics of Phoenix Urban Health Collective, she has…

A Reflection from Boise on Police Brutality and the Need for Abolition Work

This contribution was submitted by Valerie Baeshk, an organizer in Boise, ID. Shout out to them and the growing crew of police abolitionists in their town! I am a genderqueer,…

Buoy: A Web App That Builds Autonomy

AWWP sat down this month with Maymay, a developer working on the Buoy platform. Buoy is a mobile web app designed to help communities exercise collective power and build autonomy,…

Abolish the police? Organizers say it’s less crazy than it sounds.

Abolish the police? Organizers say it’s less crazy than it sounds.  Grassroots groups around Chicago are already putting abolitionist ideas into practice. Originally published on Chicago Reader. By Maya Dukmasova…