¡Presente! Media video series on Free Migration Project’s Abolitionist Curriculum
BY KIANNI FIGUEREO, GABRIELA WATSON-BURKETT, AND JENNIFER HERNANDEZ ON JULY 24, 2024
Video 1: Transformative Justice
¡Presente! Media and the Free Migration Project have joined forces to bring you an enlightening and thought-provoking video series based on Abolitionist Futures’ 2022 Reading List. The topics range from transformative justice to abolition as a framework in immigration work and the intersectionality of these concepts with feminism, anti-racism, and more.
Free Migration Project’s 2023 Abolitionist Curriculum is an adaptation of Abolitionist Futures’ Abolition Curriculum. (Free Migration Project has no affiliation with the UK-based organization, Abolitionist Futures.)
In this first video, Angie Chen, a Summer 2023 FMP Law Intern, explains the concept of transformative justice and how it aims to humanize individuals who have caused harm while addressing the root problems that enable harm to occur. Let's spark a conversation about alternatives to punishment and the potential for building trust within our communities.
Video 2: Feminist, Queer & Anti-racist Abolition
Check out video #2 on Free Migration Project’s Abolitionist Curriculum, transformed into a web series by ¡Presente! Media.
In this video, Ari Monarch, a 2023-2024 FMP Comms Intern, explores the intersectionality of abolition, feminism, and anti-racism while navigating justice for sexual abuse survivors through a prison abolition framework.
Watch the second video in this mini-series for valuable insights on abolition and social justice. Learn more by accessing Abolitionist Futures' Reading List @abolitionistfutures on their website.
Video 3: Why we need to abolish the immigration system
¡Presente! Media and the Free Migration Project presents a must-watch video featuring FMP's Exec. Director David Bennion as part of the Abolitionist Curriculum web video series. David breaks down the true purpose of the immigration system and why it needs to be abolished. He explains the impact of borders on social ordering and labor control. Tune in to understand these critical issues more profoundly and join the conversation for change! Video #3 in the web series. Learn more by accessing Abolitionist Futures' Reading List @abolitionistfutures on their website.
Video 4: Police Abolition
¡Presente! Media and Free Migration Project concludes the Abolitionist Curriculum web video series with a thought-provoking video as the Summer 2023 FMP Law Intern Max Feldman explores the premises of law enforcement and its impact on communities. This final video in the mini-series provides valuable insights into the role of law enforcement in our communities.
