Name: Abolitionist Campaigns in Hostile Terrains: Fighting Against Immigrant Detention in NY
Start: 2026-09-04T14:30:00-0500
End: 2026-09-04T16:00:00-0500

Abolitionist Campaigns in Hostile Terrains: Fighting Against Immigrant Detention in NY

Friday September 4, 2026 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT

TBA

We will be looking at the NY Dignity Not Detention (DND) campaign as a case study on abolitionist organizing that builds the power of migrant communities. We will discuss the hostile conditions of the moment and how we worked with communities & groups resisting ICE to achieve victory. Join us to learn about DND and develop and strengthen your abolitionist anti-deportation campaigns.

Speakers

Viju Mathew

Viju is a member of Critical Resistance and has been fighting abolitionist campaigns in coalitions across California & New York for the past few years. Viju & Critical Resistance see the abolition of ICE as Part and Parcel of prison industrial complex abolition.

Sophia Gurule

Sophia Elena Gurulé (she/her/ella) is a member of Critical Resistance based in Brooklyn, New York with experience organizing at the intersection of prison industrial complex (PIC) abolition, migrant justice, and organized labor. A long-time member of the Dignity Not Detention coalition, Sophia has... Read More →

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