A gloved hand holds copies of upEND’s zine in front of a little library on the sidewalk.

The interior of the library box holds zines, books, and a flyer for a fundraiser for Gaza families where people can purchase books, crafts and more.

We love seeing our zine out in the wild! It can be made with one sheet of paper, scissors, and staples. It’s a colorful way to start conversations with friends about what true safety can look like without the #FamilyPolicingSystem. upendmovement.org/zine

The family policing system is just one part of the carceral web. From incarceration to borders to family policing, we oppose the surveillance and state-sanctioned separation of children from their families in all forms. Collage image shows a Black mother with an infant, a police officer, and an illustration of a watchful eye.

The same structures that separate families through incarceration and ICE are connected to the #FamilyPolicingSystem. The whole carceral web needs to be dismantled for our communities to be safe and whole. #AbolishICE #Abolition

Read the full zine: upendmovement.org/zine 🔗

Unbuild Walls | The upEND Podcast Season 2, Episode 4 - upEND Movement Season 2, Episode 4

And if you want to continue learning about the connections between #ICE and the #FamilyPolicingSystem, listen to “Unbuild Walls” with Silky Shah on The upEND Podcast. buff.ly/ebPItcb @silkys13.bsky.social

Abolish the Family Policing System. Features images of Black and Latine families with a greyscale image of a woman holding a clipboard.

The child welfare system doesn’t help families. It separates, surveils, and punishes them. That’s why we more accurately call it the family policing system. Image features a judges gavel with a lime green X crossing it out.

upEND advocates for the complete #Abolition of what you many know as the 'child welfare system'. But we understand it more accurately as the #FamilyPolicingSystem because that’s how it functions.

#liarliarpantsonfire #erasedmoms #endfamilycourtcorruption #metoofamilycourt #historyrepeatsitself why only 5 hastags now? TikTok video by Yaki Cahoon

"Guardian ad Liars" :

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#AdoptionTrafficking #AdoptionIsTrauma #FosterCareIsTrauma #FamilySeparations #SiblingSeparations #FamilyPolicingSystem #ChildTrafficking #ChildrensRights

Reclaiming Safety - upEND Movement

This essay is the latest in our #ReclaimingSafety series that explores difficult, frequently asked questions about the abolition of the #familypolicingsystem. buff.ly/eZrm6sy

In 3033, the United Nations declared that the U.S. family court system fails to protect women and children from abuse - and called for urgent reform, per UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Didn't see that headline? You're not alone. This wasn't just a family court failure. It was recognized globally as a human rights crisis. And yet --

TikTok: www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6kGrnH4/

#Matriarchy #WomensRights #ChildrensRights #FamilyPolicingSystem #FamilyCourt #AdoptionTrafficking #ChildTrafficking #ChildAbuse #ChildEndangerment #HumanRights #DueProcess

“We just seek to eradicate [the person who caused harm] like a cancer.”

Nalo Zidan talks about how abolition challenges them as a survivor of child sexual abuse. #TransformativeJustice #HarmReduction #FamilyPolicingSystem

Video 🔗 www.youtube.com/shorts/SQVdK...
Episode 🔗 buff.ly/ngGZNK0

Reforms will never improve a system that is designed to punish and control people. We love this excerpt from our “Unbuild Walls” episode with @silkys13.bsky.social @detentionwatchnetwork.org #UnbuildWalls #FamilyPolicingSystem

Full Episode 🔗 buff.ly/411EfED

www.youtube.com/shorts/ep89I...

We ❤️ to credit the brilliant @vashetc.bsky.social with coining the term #FamilyPolicingSystem which best describes how the system actually functions.

Check out their GoFundMe linked on this thread 🔗

elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames with joyreactor.com at the bottom ALT: elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames with joyreactor.com at the bottom

When you go from zero to burning Elmo in less than an hour of a meeting with the government. #CPS #FamilyPolicingSystem