upEND Demands the Abolition of ICE and Immigration Detention
Family policing abolition includes immigrant justice, and upEND demands the abolition of ICE and an end to immigrant detention, deportation, and surveillance.
We declare June 2025 the first annual Stolen Children’s Month
Stolen Children’s Month is a time to uplift the voices of stolen children and their families, and to demand action towards abolishing family policing, youth incarceration, and immigrant detention and deportation.
Evaluating Texas’ “Active Efforts” Reform Using an Abolitionist Framework
This bill does not fundamentally shift the power of the child welfare system, promote true healing for families, or increase their access to direct supports.
Letter to the Editor: Foster Care Cannot Provide True Safety for Children
As part of the growing movement to end the separation of children from their families, we were disappointed to read the article “What Happens When Abusive Parents Keep their Children” in the opinion section of the New York Times.
California Supreme Court Strikes “Tender Years Doctrine”
This decision will reduce California’s ability to forcibly separate families.
Deadline Extended for Afrofuturist Art Submissions
The deadline for art, poetry, and short fiction submissions has been extended to January 31, 2024.
upEND Demands Ceasefire and a Free Palestine
We stand in solidarity with Palestinians and the masses all over the world who are rising up, demanding freedom for Palestine and ultimately, for us all.
upEND Endorses Report to United Nations Human Rights Committee
This report aims to highlight for the Human Rights Committee key areas in which the U.S. government has failed to uphold its human rights commitments under the ICCPR regarding its separation of children from their parents and families, and the resulting harms inflicted on them by the immigration and family policing systems.
Keynote Conversation with Josie Duffy Rice & Alan Dettlaff
Josie Duffy Rice, journalist, writer, law school graduate, and podcast host will talk with Alan Dettlaff about his new book, “Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System.”
Supreme Court Upholds ICWA
ICWA is an essential tool to maintain the preservation of Indigenous families and to ensure tribal sovereignty is respected.
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