Hello friend! I put together this guide because I believe in Abolition. In the current difficult times, we need to understand what Abolition means, why its necessary and how we can engage with it in order to build REAL & TANGIBLE alternatives to violent policing. I hope we all see how these resources can lead to a society, country and continent that can not only dream of, but create community-driven solutions to this colonial institution. Now, I have shared a bunch of YouTube videos and different podcasts because they are my personal preferred and primary form of engaging with educational content. In addition, I have included books, articles and other written material. However, I believe there is a lot more literature and I urge you to do your own research and maybe share your findings with me. Lastly, I have included stuff about the prison industrial complex because it is part and parcel of this conversation. I hope this helps you become a student of abolition! Heko! for taking the first step which is; deciding to be curious.
Feel free to share this resource with your friend(s) :) **
*-Wariara Nyambura.*
Can an abolitionist framework succeed in Africa? (Africa Is a Country Talk)
Racialised Policing, Abolition, and Reform (Africa Oxbridge Dialogues)
Abolition or Reform? (with Dr. Koshka Duff)
Africa Matters: Kenya policing Haiti (DW News)
Police Brutality in Kenya: Where it comes from & how to end it (DW Documentary)
Blood Parliament: BBC Africa Eye Documentary https://youtu.be/qz0f1yyf_eA?si=BtdC6tCqUwmN8x0h
Police brutality in Nairobi’s slums (DW Documentary)
Kenya’s Police Killing Epidemic (BBC Africa Eye)
State of the Nation: Police Reforms - A Lost Cause? (Citizen TV Kenya)
Policing in Africa: A look at Congo (Al Jazeera)
Why Are Nigerians Protesting? #EndSARS Explained (DW)