The following list resources was curated by Working Films in collaboration with the Center for Political Education, Critical Resistance, MPD150, and Survived + Punished for the Beyond Walls film compilation & tour. We hope these materials can be used following screenings of Calls from Home to support further discussions, identify actions, learn more, and get involved with organizations working to abolish the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC).

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Start Here! The best place to start is to find out if there are local organizations working on PIC abolition in your community. It’s also important to form relationships with people who are incarcerated. The links below can help you with both of these efforts. 

• Find an abolition organization to support. #0A2AE1

• Learn about writing letters to people who are incarcerated. 

If you are working on a local campaign around policing, or prisons, or anything related to the PIC, check out the resources below to make sure you are employing an abolition strategy:

• So Is this Actually an Abolitionist Proposal or Strategy?

• Reformist Reforms Vs Abolitionist Steps in Policing

• Reformist Reforms Vs Abolitionist Steps to End IMPRISONMENT

Resources that can be used if you are developing a campaign to abolish policing in your community.

• Our Communities, Our Solutions: An Organizer’s Toolkit For Developing Campaigns to Abolish Policing. 

• #DefundPolice Toolkit

Resources for creating community based violence solutions and investing in community care.

• Interrupting Intimate Partner Violence

• Defund the Police – Invest in Community Care. A Guide to Alternative Mental Health Crisis Responses

If you or someone you know is facing charges, these resources will help you learn about Participatory Defense – a community organizing model for people facing charges, their families, and their communities to impact the outcome of cases and transform the landscape of power in the court system.

• National Participatory Defense Network.

• #SurvivedandPunished: Survivor Defense as Abolition Praxis

• Clemency & Parole

• UnCommon Law Resources and Materials

If you can not find a local group in your area, or are just interested in learning more about PIC abolition, we invite you to join together with friends, neighbors, or anyone in your community to form a study group to learn more. The following links will provide some opportunities.

• If You’re New to Abolition: Study Group Guide

• Introduction to Abolition: 2018-2021 reading list

• Police Abolition 101

• Practical Abolition, Creating Community

• Cop’s Don’t Stop Violence