Abolition Journalism Meetup

Meetup: Journalists and Media Makers Concerned About Criminalization

What

We are in a time of escalating criminalization, targeting Black and Brown people, migrants, trans people, poor people, and those involved in resistance movements, as well as media makers and journalists. We cannot be neutral on the question of our own safety and humanity, and more and more journalists are joining the effort to resist criminalization. 

Our power in this resistance comes from the connections we have to one another. Interrupting Criminalization invites journalists and media makers concerned about criminalization–whether it affects your coverage, your workplace, or your community–to come together to better establish networks of mutual support, and share strategies for combating criminalization through media.

How

This will be a casual, quarterly meetup lasting 90 minutes on Zoom. It requires a small application, after which you will receive a link good for any of the three meetups. We welcome movement journalists and those working in mainstream organizations, as well as activist media makers and communications workers, who face some of the same vulnerabilities and ethical issues as journalists whether or not their work is recognized as journalism.

May 19: 4-5:30 PM EST, 3-4:30 PM CST, 1-2:30 PM PST

September 15: 3-4:30 PM EST, 2-3:30 PM CST, 12-1:30 PM PST

Hosted by Interrupting Criminalization, a movement resource hub offering information, cross-movement networks, learning, and practice for organizers, practitioners, and advocates on the cutting edge of efforts to build a world free of criminalization, policing, punishment, and violence.

The Abolition Journalism Fellowship works to support and expand the network of abolitionist journalists across the U.S.; provides messaging, communications, and journalism skills support to grassroots abolitionist groups; and continues to break down the false barrier between “activist” and “journalist” by convening spaces inclusive of both, and creating movement-driven infrastructure for journalism.