Alisa Bierria s an assistant professor in ethnic studies at the University of California, Riverside, and a co-founder of the national organizing project Survived and Punished. She is also a co-editor of Community Accountability: Emerging Movements to Transform Violence, a special issue of Social Justice: A Journal of Crime, Conflict and World Order.

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On the Complexities of Calling 911, Even in Cases of Sexual Violence
A police abolitionist and anti-rape advocate explains why involving the police doesn't always ensure safety.
Alisa Bierria
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
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