If police don’t keep us safe, who does? Abolition is not only about slavery; it has always been about the promise of liberation. In this class, we will explore abolition geographies – radical place-making to create community well-being that does not rely on harming others. To understand what this means, we’ll engage theories and practices across systems of state-sanctioned violence including prisons, immigration enforcement, family policing and education. In learning how we get free together, we’ll draw on movements for migrant justice, mutual aid and disability justice.