Sanitary Tortilla Factory

Building a Police-Free Future: Frequently-Asked Questions

This FAQ zine is meant to be a starting point. It’s short, and shares the basics of what we’re talking about when we talk about abolition. It’s been a very useful tool for sparking conversations with people who haven’t considered these ideas before.

For further information, more detailed dives into specific data and policy proposals, and more, check out MDP150’s Resources page.

The text below is also available in different formats, so that people can print/share:

• 8-page zine – directions for how to cut/fold here
• Page by page
• Just the text on one sheet of paper, front/back
• Instagram post

The goal of this initiative is to shift the discussion of police violence in Minneapolis from one of the procedural reforms to one of meaningful structural change. We will achieve this by presenting a practical pathway for the dismantling of the Minneapolis Police Department; the transference of its social service functions to community-based agencies and organizations; the replacement of its emergency intervention functions with models not based on military methods; and the redirection of resources to support community resilience and people-directed development.

https://www.mpd150.com/

For the Record: Albuquerque Artists During COVID-19 (BEAU CAREY)

As a long time documentarian Melinda Frame collects people’s accounts of their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak to serve as a historical record of our times. Melinda focused this series on Albuquerque’s artist community. Melinda talked with many artists not only about how the pandemic is impacting their lives and art practice, but also explore with them how it may influence their artistic process as the pandemic continues to evolve. This series was created in partnership with the City of Albuquerque’s DIY Media COVID19 Creative Economy relief program.