Abolition is for Everybody

Abolition Is For Everybody is a podcast that tackles the sometimes-difficult conversations around prison abolition. Through friendly chats, and conversations with experts, our system-impacted co-hosts explore the history, futures, obstacles, and joys of abolition. Now in Season 2.

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Season 2

In this season of Abolition is for Everybody, co-hosts, Ra, Crystal, and Adam talk about about harm— what creates it, what recycles it, and how we can find our way to meaningful means of repair.

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On this Minisode: The one where we talk about prison art, Ra and Crystal talk about art— how it is made inside prisons despite the barriers incarcerated folks face, and the ways people use art as activism. Crystal shares The ART Gallery, a special event hosted by Initiate Justice, made possible by the participation of incarcerated artists. To learn more, visit InitiateJustice.org/TheARTGallery

To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

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Minisode Three: The one where we talk about prison art.

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July 20, 2022

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Abolition Addresses How Prisons Perpetuate Violence

On the final episode of Season 2, Adam is joined by former Season 2 guests and community organizers Adrianna Griffith and Graham Finochio to share their experiences with the prison system. Together, they discuss the failures of our system as a vehicle for rehabilitation and safety, and the type of […]

July 5, 2022

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Abolition Addresses Violences Against Children

On episode 9, Abolition Addresses Violences Against Children, Abolition is for Everybody’s hosts dive into violences they have experienced as children, as well as ways we all contribute to them. They discuss the failures of society as a vehicle for safety, intervention, and the type of insight and work that […]

June 21, 2022

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A Message for Father's Day

Audio Captioning: We’re so thankful for the Dad’s who fight and heal with us. On this Father’s Day, we’d like to acknowledge the incarcerated fathers around the world who continue to parent through 15-minute phone calls, countless letters, and behind glass doors. We know first-hand how incarceration strains and shifts […]

June 19, 2022

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Abolition Addresses Domestic Violence and Family Harm

On episode 8, Abolition Addresses Domestic Violence and Family Harm, Abolition is for Everybody’s co-hosts are joined by former LWOP and DropLWOP advocate, Susan Bustamante. Together, the hosts talk about Susan’s experience with domestic violence and family harm and her perspective after being incarcerated for 31 years. We also discuss […]

June 7, 2022

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Abolition Addresses Gun Violence

On episode 7, Abolition Addresses Gun Violence, Adam, Crystal and Ra hear the story of a currently incarcerated individual. Together, the hosts talk about the lineage of harms that led to his own participation in the cycle, as someone who has caused this type of harm. We also discuss the […]

May 24, 2022

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Abolition Addresses Sexual Assault

On episode 6, Abolition Addresses Sexual Assault, Abolition is for Everybody’s co-hosts are joined by Initiate Justice’s Outside Organizer and Abolition Corner facilitator, Sarah. Together, the hosts talk about Sarah’s experience with sexual assault and her perspective as an abolitionist who has experienced this harm. We also discuss the failures […]

May 16, 2022

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A message for Mother's Day.

Audio Captioning: We’re so thankful to the moms who fight and heal with us— our Inside Organizer moms, our Inside Member moms, our Outside Organizer moms, our Staff moms, our Volunteer moms, our Outside Member moms, our Ally moms, and everyone — birth givers or not— who hold this work […]

May 6, 2022

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A FEW WORDS FROM OUR LISTENERS

Amazing podcast! Small group of folks discussing an aspect of the carceral system – what it’s supposed to do and what it looks like in practice: the harm wrought by a crazy punitive system and the barriers this system erects that prevent people’s recovery and ability to repair the pain in themselves and the harm they (may) have caused others. The podcast on schools really caught me – those were some wild and shocking stories that for people like me (white, not rich but affluent), was eye opening. The sincerity and authenticity brought to each episode was moving. I hope others enjoy this as much!

BMarston

5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts

We need these ideas to be shared and understood far more widely- listening here is a great start. The right people with the right experience.

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Season 1

In this season of Abolition is for Everybody, co-hosts, Ra, Taina, and Lee talk about existing foundations of abolition and how they began. We meet a few abolitionists who speak honestly about their current dreams and struggles.

On this Minisode: The one where we talk about vaccines, Ra is joined by Initiate Justice’s executive director and season 1 co-host, Taina, and Communications Coordinator, Michelle. They discuss how we make abolitionist choices in real life situations, what vaccines have to do with abolition, and how we live our values while doing the work.

To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast

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Minisode One: The one where we talk about vaccines.

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February 24, 2022

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Abolition is Closing Prisons & Defunding the Police with Brian Kaneda

On this episode, Lee and Ra are joined by Brian Kaneda from Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) to discuss the need to reduce prison and police budgets, the three prison closures that have been announced in California, and more issues related to moving funds from the prison and police system into community resources. To access the […]

October 8, 2021

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Abolition is Disability Justice

On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Taina discuss into the importance in addressing disability justice towards our goal of abolition. To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]

September 24, 2021

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Abolition is Ending the School to Prison Pipeline + Ending Poverty with Oscar Soto

On this episode, Taina and Lee discuss with Professor Oscar F. Soto what the school to prison pipeline is, how it contributes to the carceral system, and ways we can address it as we move towards our goal of prison abolition. To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]

September 3, 2021

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Abolition is Gender Equity with Charlene Carruthers

On this episode, Ra and Taina are joined by author Charlene Carruthers to discuss feminism, patriarchy, and the different ways that gender impacts the abolitionist movement and incarceration. To access the transcript for this episode visit, www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]

August 20, 2021

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Abolition is Community Connections

On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Taina delve into how the carceral system hinders connections between incarcerated individuals, their families, and community even after they have returned home. To access the transcript for this episode, visit our website: www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]

August 6, 2021

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Abolition is Decriminalizing Mental Health with Cat Brooks

On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Cat Brooks delve into the topic of mental health inside prisons, mental health stigma, how supporting each other is part of daily abolition work, and more. To access the transcript for this episode, visit our website: www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]

July 23, 2021

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Abolition is Decriminalizing Drugs with Eunisses Hernandez

On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Eunisses delve into the topic of drugs, how our current system treats drug use and users of drugs, and what abolition and community care around drugs looks like. To access the transcript for this episode, visit our website: www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]

July 9, 2021

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Abolition 101 with Patrisse Cullors

On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Patrisse delve into what abolition is, how their abolitionists journeys began, and struggles they’ve encountered along the way! To access the transcript for this episode, click here, or visit our website www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]

June 25, 2021

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Pilot: Meet your co-hosts Ra, Lee, and Taina!

Welcome to season 1 of Abolition is for Everybody! On this episode, Ra, Lee, and Taina share how their abolitionist journeys began. Stay tuned for more episodes as we will be launching biweekly! To access the transcript for this episode, click here, or visit our website www.InitiateJustice.org/Podcast — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abolitionisforeverybody/support […]

June 19, 2021

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