What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle.

So you're thinking about becoming an abolitionist -- There are no perfect victims -- The state can't give us transformative justice -- Making demands: reforms for and against abolition -- We must practice and experiment: abolitionist organizing and theory -- Accountability is not punishment: transforming how we deal with harm and violence -- Show up and don't travel alone: we need each other.