8 to Abolition

8 to Abolition is a police and prison abolition resource created during the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.

Formation
8 to Abolition was created in response to the 8 Can't Wait campaign created by Campaign Zero. The co-authors are Mon Mohapatra, Leila Raven, Nnennaya Amuchie, Reina Sultan, K Agbebiyi, Sarah T. Hamid, Micah Herskind, Derecka Purnell, Eli Dru, and Rachel Kuo.

8 to Abolition states that they believe the 8 Can't Wait campaign is "dangerous and irresponsible, offering a slate of reforms that have already been tried and failed, that mislead a public newly invigorated to the possibilities of police and prison abolition, and that do not reflect the needs of criminalized communities."

Eight points
The eight points of 8 to Abolition are as follows:


 * 1) Defund the police
 * 2) Demilitarize communities
 * 3) Remove police from schools
 * 4) Free people from prisons and jails
 * 5) Repeal laws that criminalize survival
 * 6) Invest in community self-governance
 * 7) Provide safe housing for everyone
 * 8) Invest in care, not cops