An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World

In AN ABOLITIONIST'S HANDBOOK, Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives and real-life anecdotes from Cullors AN ABOLITIONIST'S HANDBOOK offers a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to how to be a modern-day abolitionist. Cullors asks us to lead with love, fierce compassion, and precision.

In AN ABOLITIONIST'S HANDBOOK readers will learn how to:
• have courageous conversations
• move away from reaction and towards response
• take care of oneself while fighting for others
• turn inter-community conflict into a transformative action
• expand one's imagination, think creatively, and find the courage to experiment
• make justice joyful
• practice active forgiveness
• make space for difficult feelings and honor mental health
• practice non-harm and cultivate compassion
• organize local and national governments to work towards abolition
• move away from cancel culture

AN ABOLITIONIST'S HANDBOOK is for those who are looking to reimagine a world where communities are treated with dignity, care and respect. It gives us permission to move away from cancel culture and into visioning change and healing.