Our book pick for November is in! One of DC SAFE's Response Line Advocates is recommending "Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom" by Derecka Purnell. All insights and questions are welcomed and also, here are some guiding discussion questions to get us started!
1. How does your experience inform the way you approach the concept of police abolition?
2. Think about the harms that most worry or frighten you in your community. What might their root causes be, and what might be some ways to address them? Are there ways you already see your community addressing the sources of harm or harmful behaviors without the police?
3. How did you think about abolition when you began reading Becoming Abolitionists? How was that understanding changed, challenged, or reinforced? What are you taking away from this book?
1. How does your experience inform the way you approach the concept of police abolition?
2. Think about the harms that most worry or frighten you in your community. What might their root causes be, and what might be some ways to address them? Are there ways you already see your community addressing the sources of harm or harmful behaviors without the police?
3. How did you think about abolition when you began reading Becoming Abolitionists? How was that understanding changed, challenged, or reinforced? What are you taking away from this book?