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Reflections on upEND’s 5th Birthday

June 19, 2025

Five years ago, around Juneteenth—a celebration of delayed but hard-won freedom—a small collective of insiders-turned-abolitionists planted the seeds of upEND.

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.

Breaking Down Family Policing Copaganda in the New ‘Lilo & Stitch’

Set in Hawai’i, against the backdrop of violent family separation of Indigenous families by the child welfare system, the film is poised to impact the way millions of people think about family policing and the termination of parental rights.

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.

Reclaiming Safety for Children of Parents with Disabilities

Justice for parents with disabilities and their children first and foremost means power to exert lived experience expertise about one’s own situation, condition, and wellbeing.

Black History Month: More Than Commemoration—A Blueprint for Liberation

Throughout history, Black people have resisted not only through direct action against oppressive forces but also by creating systems of care that ensured collective survival.

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.