We can build a society where children and families are strengthened and supported, not surveilled and separated.
“A Vision of Grace” Red Carpet Film Premiere
Be the first to watch our new short film, “A Vision of Grace” which was filmed locally in Houston in collaboration with Montrose Grace Place.
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Stolen Children’s Month – June 2025
It’s time to end state kidnapping of children.
From orphan trains, to chattel slavery, to the genocide of Indigenous
Socialism 2025
The Socialism 2025 Conference will be a vital gathering space for organizers and activists to sharpen analysis, hone strategy, and build community.
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“A Vision of Grace” Virtual Screening
Join us for a virtual screening of the short film “A Vision of Grace”, and learn more about hosting a screening in your community.
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An upEND Syllabus
Take a self-guided course on family policing’s history, present, and abolitionist future. This is a companion to The upEND Podcast.
Abolitionist Framework Tool
Do proposed reforms to family policing further entrench systemic harms or do they create a society where the need for a family policing system is obsolete?
Reflections on upEND’s 5th Birthday
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.
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