Ridgewood for Black Liberation
A multiracial, queer, BIPOC-led group of anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist abolitionists committed to anti-racist work & non-hierarchical organizing in Lenapehoking (colonially known as Ridgewood, NJ / Northern, NJ).
About Us
- Abolitionist
- Anti capitalist
- Anti imperialist
- Non-hierarchical
- Non-sectarian
Current Campaigns
- Reimagining Public Safety – Campaign to defund Ridgewood PD
- Racial Justice in Ridgewood Public Schools – Campaign for radical education reform
- Read our demands here
- Have thoughts, questions or comments? Want to join the fight for an anti-racist education system? Contact us
- Abolish ICE – The fight to abolish ICE in NJ
- Know Your Rights resources (multilingual)
- Read our zines here including ICE in NJ, Words from Inside NJ & NY’s ICE Facilities (March and April editions), A Compilation of Phone Zaps to Abolish ICE in NY & NJ and Free Them All!, and more.
- Free Marvin & Wilson
- Pen Pal Letter Writing Parties – A space where we help connect people on the outside with comrades on the inside
- Send COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet to incarcerated folks (from NU Abolition & Northside Prisoner Letter Writing Coalition)
- Collaboration with Root & Branches NYC (FKA IWOC NYC) – RW4BL has joined Root & Branches NYC in the fight to free them all from Fort Dix FCI in Burlington County, NJ. Check out the testimonies from comrades inside and loved ones, as well as ways to help.
- COMING SOON: RW4BL’s Reading Group – A space to read, learn, and grow together
Mutual Aid Projects/Collaborations:
- Peace, Land, and Bread – a collaboration between Anakbayan North Jersey, Gabriela NJ, and Malaya NJ that serves the people of Jersey City through weekly food distributions. Donate via Venmo @anakbayan-nj or via Paypal. Follow on Instagram @peacelandbreadprogram.
- Panther Solidarity Organization Weekly Food and Grocery Distributions – PSO Newark has been giving out food and care packages to the houseless population at Newark Penn Station each Wednesday, and groceries and hot food to community members each Saturday. Donate via Cashapp $NewarkPSO. Follow on Instagram @psonewark. Contact PSO Newark at 646-580-7637 or PsoNewark@protonmail.com to get more involved.
- Hackensack River Mutual Aid – Hackensack River MA gives out snacks and zines to commuters at Hackensack Bus Terminal on a biweekly basis. Donate via Cashapp $HackensackRiverMA. Follow on Twitter @HackensackRivMA.
- Ramapough Lunaape Solidarity Program – in collaboration with North Jersey DSA, we have been volunteering this spring at the Ramapough Lunaape Turtle Clan’s Munsee Three Sisters Medicinal Farm in Newton, NJ. Sign up to volunteer with us or donate on the farm’s website here. Volunteers needed to plant and help around the farm every weekend. Follow Chief Mann on Instagram @vincent.mann.940 and the Munsee Three Sisters Farm on Instagram @munsee_threesisters.
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