Abolition May, Short Documentary, 2021
Abolition May: A month-long call to action to abolish private university police departments across the US and Canada.
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Abolition May tells the story of student organizers at the University of Chicago and their work to abolish UCPD.
Throughout the 15-minute film, we follow Alicia Hurtado, a representative from Care Not Cops at U Chicago. Alicia organized protests, speeches and art builds throughout the entire month of May. We sit down with youth abolitionist expert Alycia Kamil, 20, who is from the South and West sides of Chicago. We document the power of youth activism and the fight for safety in Chicago.
Please enjoy the film by Julia Atkins, Christopher Vazquez and Leonna McAffee below.
Chief Kenton Rainey of UCPD refused to comment. Provost Lee of the University of Chicago refused to comment. PR at the University of Chicago refused to comment.
