Fertile Ground

At this moment, our broader Asian American movement is faced with a decision. Will we keep a privileged few among us safe through hate crime laws and increased policing or will we fight for true safety and freedom for all of us?  Abolition is a movement to end policing and incarceration. 18MR has produced Fertile Ground, a beautiful illustrated botanical poster and accompanying essay that introduces the concept of abolition, provides analysis of the current moment in our movement, traces some of the roots of policing, and uplifts examples of resistance.  With this work we discuss race, gender, and imperialism, knowing everything is connected and abolition is a messy process. Fertile Ground is a living map for ourselves and other Asian Americans who want to tend the fertile ground of abolition. Abolition is the fertile ground beneath us and between us. Yes, abolition is what emerges between us. It's not a  top-down thing, a savior, or one policy to free us all. It's us, hand in hand,