NEWS
Ending the foster care system is a process.
Ending foster care means not just the closing of foster homes but prioritizing the building of critical systems of support for families and communities.
Deadline Extended for Afrofuturist Art Submissions
The deadline for art, poetry, and short fiction submissions has been extended to January 31, 2024.
2023 Convening Recap
There is a place for all of us to resist family policing and carcerality, through practice, policy, and language.
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.”
2023 Convening Schedule
Our goal is to foster a deeper understanding of what it truly means to engage in abolition work on a daily basis.
Supreme Court Upholds ICWA
ICWA is an essential tool to maintain the preservation of Indigenous families and to ensure tribal sovereignty is respected.
Revolutionary Conversations: upEND Movement Launches The upEND Podcast
By delving into the historical roots of the system and examining the immense harm inflicted upon families and communities, The upEND Podcast makes a case for the complete reimagining of how society cares for children and families.
We must ensure queer and trans youth are supported, affirmed, and loved.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has declared this PRIDE month that we are in a national state of emergency for LGBTQIA+ Americans.
Abolitionist Steps to Build a Better World
Reforms are ineffective at combating racism and harm in part because they do not intend to, but also because they begin with the wrong presumptions.
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