upEND Movement
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Abolition movement to create a society in which the forcible separation of children from their families is no longer an acceptable intervention. upendmovement.org
Despite the struggles the community faces at Montrose Grace Place, it’s a JOYFUL place. ❤️ Love is contagious there.
And we hope you’ll get to experience it through the portrait of the youth featured in upEND’s short doc #AVisionOfGrace. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
And we hope you’ll get to experience it through the portrait of the youth featured in upEND’s short doc #AVisionOfGrace. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Despite the struggles the community faces at Montrose Grace Place, it’s a JOYFUL place. ❤️ Love is contagious there.
And we hope you’ll get to experience it through the portrait of the youth featured in upEND’s short doc #AVisionOfGrace. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
And we hope you’ll get to experience it through the portrait of the youth featured in upEND’s short doc #AVisionOfGrace. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
International experts are now echoing what U.S. communities have been saying for generations: children and families deserve support, not surveillance. Read the full report:
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November 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
International experts are now echoing what U.S. communities have been saying for generations: children and families deserve support, not surveillance. Read the full report:
buff.ly/DVBMlPi
buff.ly/DVBMlPi
upEND advocates for the complete #Abolition of what you many know as the 'child welfare system'. But we understand it more accurately as the #FamilyPolicingSystem because that’s how it functions.
October 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
upEND advocates for the complete #Abolition of what you many know as the 'child welfare system'. But we understand it more accurately as the #FamilyPolicingSystem because that’s how it functions.
upEND’s Josie Pickens writes for @newsoneofficial.bsky.social about a Michigan mother charged with “food stamp fraud.” When a mom trying to feed her kids gets criminalized, that’s not justice. That’s surveillance, control, and punishment wrapped in the language of “help.” newsone.com/6490272/mich...
October 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
upEND’s Josie Pickens writes for @newsoneofficial.bsky.social about a Michigan mother charged with “food stamp fraud.” When a mom trying to feed her kids gets criminalized, that’s not justice. That’s surveillance, control, and punishment wrapped in the language of “help.” newsone.com/6490272/mich...
Ten Books to Get To Know Me (upEND edition) 📚
And if you want to learn more about #FamilyPolicing and #Abolition, we have a whole #syllabus on our website. upendmovement.org/syllabus/
And if you want to learn more about #FamilyPolicing and #Abolition, we have a whole #syllabus on our website. upendmovement.org/syllabus/
October 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Ten Books to Get To Know Me (upEND edition) 📚
And if you want to learn more about #FamilyPolicing and #Abolition, we have a whole #syllabus on our website. upendmovement.org/syllabus/
And if you want to learn more about #FamilyPolicing and #Abolition, we have a whole #syllabus on our website. upendmovement.org/syllabus/
Introducing Kyra Lewis from the Healthy and Free Tennessee Youth Council. 🎤 We are energized by the passion and ideas these young people have for building a future without #FamilyPolicing! #Abolition
September 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Introducing Kyra Lewis from the Healthy and Free Tennessee Youth Council. 🎤 We are energized by the passion and ideas these young people have for building a future without #FamilyPolicing! #Abolition
Yesterday we joined the Healthy and Free Tennessee Youth Council for a Family Policing Abolition 101 workshop. The brilliance and courage of these young leaders reminds us how important it is to listen to and learn from youth who are system impacted. ❤️ 🔥
September 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Yesterday we joined the Healthy and Free Tennessee Youth Council for a Family Policing Abolition 101 workshop. The brilliance and courage of these young leaders reminds us how important it is to listen to and learn from youth who are system impacted. ❤️ 🔥
"No pasarán!" Check out this collection of resources from @interruptcrim.bsky.social on keeping ICE out of schools. 🚌🍎📚 buff.ly/C36wrwb
September 12, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"No pasarán!" Check out this collection of resources from @interruptcrim.bsky.social on keeping ICE out of schools. 🚌🍎📚 buff.ly/C36wrwb
“We are each other’s hope.”
Joshua Dorty, an advocate with Youth Voices Empowered and a star of upEND’s short documentary #AVisionOfGrace, talks about revisiting Tony’s Place in Houston after finding housing stability and community. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
Joshua Dorty, an advocate with Youth Voices Empowered and a star of upEND’s short documentary #AVisionOfGrace, talks about revisiting Tony’s Place in Houston after finding housing stability and community. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
September 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“We are each other’s hope.”
Joshua Dorty, an advocate with Youth Voices Empowered and a star of upEND’s short documentary #AVisionOfGrace, talks about revisiting Tony’s Place in Houston after finding housing stability and community. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
Joshua Dorty, an advocate with Youth Voices Empowered and a star of upEND’s short documentary #AVisionOfGrace, talks about revisiting Tony’s Place in Houston after finding housing stability and community. buff.ly/EtK0G9t
⚠️ 30% of youth in the foster system identify as LGBTQ.
⚠️ 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.
In our film #AVisionOfGrace, youth share their lived experiences with houselessness and family separation while celebrating the joy and healing they’ve found in community. upendmovement.org/grace
⚠️ 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.
In our film #AVisionOfGrace, youth share their lived experiences with houselessness and family separation while celebrating the joy and healing they’ve found in community. upendmovement.org/grace
September 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
⚠️ 30% of youth in the foster system identify as LGBTQ.
⚠️ 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.
In our film #AVisionOfGrace, youth share their lived experiences with houselessness and family separation while celebrating the joy and healing they’ve found in community. upendmovement.org/grace
⚠️ 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.
In our film #AVisionOfGrace, youth share their lived experiences with houselessness and family separation while celebrating the joy and healing they’ve found in community. upendmovement.org/grace
Host a screening of our new film #AVisionOfGrace in your community!
Submit a request form to receive a free toolkit with
- instagram templates
- flyers
- a discussion guide
- the film and trailer
upendmovement.org/grace/
Submit a request form to receive a free toolkit with
- instagram templates
- flyers
- a discussion guide
- the film and trailer
upendmovement.org/grace/
August 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Host a screening of our new film #AVisionOfGrace in your community!
Submit a request form to receive a free toolkit with
- instagram templates
- flyers
- a discussion guide
- the film and trailer
upendmovement.org/grace/
Submit a request form to receive a free toolkit with
- instagram templates
- flyers
- a discussion guide
- the film and trailer
upendmovement.org/grace/
Courtney Sellers, Executive Director of Montrose Grace Place talks about the impact of #AVisionOfGrace on the youth in the documentary. #YouthHomelessness #QueerYouth #Houston upendmovement.org/grace
August 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Courtney Sellers, Executive Director of Montrose Grace Place talks about the impact of #AVisionOfGrace on the youth in the documentary. #YouthHomelessness #QueerYouth #Houston upendmovement.org/grace
Announcing a #BlackAugust screening of #AVisionOfGrace in Baltimore, Friday, August 22 @ 7pm. Hosted by @baltlegal.bsky.social.
BALT envisions a Baltimore where Black people use their power to determine justice within their communities. RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/mz4ydx1
BALT envisions a Baltimore where Black people use their power to determine justice within their communities. RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/mz4ydx1
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Announcing a #BlackAugust screening of #AVisionOfGrace in Baltimore, Friday, August 22 @ 7pm. Hosted by @baltlegal.bsky.social.
BALT envisions a Baltimore where Black people use their power to determine justice within their communities. RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/mz4ydx1
BALT envisions a Baltimore where Black people use their power to determine justice within their communities. RSVP 🔗 buff.ly/mz4ydx1
"Those of us working toward the abolition of family policing are familiar with these tactics. The very existence of the family policing system rests on moral panics: narratives that poor Black families will harm their children if they are not surveilled or separated.” #DCPolice 🔗 buff.ly/wMM026e
August 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Those of us working toward the abolition of family policing are familiar with these tactics. The very existence of the family policing system rests on moral panics: narratives that poor Black families will harm their children if they are not surveilled or separated.” #DCPolice 🔗 buff.ly/wMM026e
When harm occurs, we should consider responses that
- provide safety and support
- honor family and community relationships with empathy and compassion
- value healing, connection, accountability, and care
#ReclaimingSafety
Download the new essay by @strawburriez.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/esqjYKI
- provide safety and support
- honor family and community relationships with empathy and compassion
- value healing, connection, accountability, and care
#ReclaimingSafety
Download the new essay by @strawburriez.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/esqjYKI
August 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
When harm occurs, we should consider responses that
- provide safety and support
- honor family and community relationships with empathy and compassion
- value healing, connection, accountability, and care
#ReclaimingSafety
Download the new essay by @strawburriez.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/esqjYKI
- provide safety and support
- honor family and community relationships with empathy and compassion
- value healing, connection, accountability, and care
#ReclaimingSafety
Download the new essay by @strawburriez.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/esqjYKI
Thank you to everyone who came to our virtual screening! If you would like to show #AVisionOfGrace in your community, let us know more about the event you want to host, and we’ll send you a toolkit with all of the materials you need. 🔗 form.jotform.com/251765258416...
July 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Thank you to everyone who came to our virtual screening! If you would like to show #AVisionOfGrace in your community, let us know more about the event you want to host, and we’ll send you a toolkit with all of the materials you need. 🔗 form.jotform.com/251765258416...
We're going live in one hour! Get tickets to the virtual screening of our new documentary. The recording will only be available for registrants, so don't miss it! 👀🎬🎟️ #AVisionOfGrace
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July 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We're going live in one hour! Get tickets to the virtual screening of our new documentary. The recording will only be available for registrants, so don't miss it! 👀🎬🎟️ #AVisionOfGrace
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-vision-o...
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Waiola is the resident Mother of Montrose Grace Place in Houston and one of the stars of our film #AVisionOfGrace. At our Houston premiere, she talked about what finding and creating chosen family has meant to her.
Get tickets for our VIRTUAL SCREENING Thurs, July 10! 🎟️ buff.ly/OBGOD0u
Get tickets for our VIRTUAL SCREENING Thurs, July 10! 🎟️ buff.ly/OBGOD0u
July 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Waiola is the resident Mother of Montrose Grace Place in Houston and one of the stars of our film #AVisionOfGrace. At our Houston premiere, she talked about what finding and creating chosen family has meant to her.
Get tickets for our VIRTUAL SCREENING Thurs, July 10! 🎟️ buff.ly/OBGOD0u
Get tickets for our VIRTUAL SCREENING Thurs, July 10! 🎟️ buff.ly/OBGOD0u
The upEND Team is at @socialismconference.org! Yesterday we kicked off the conference with a session on “Reproductive Justice, Family Policing, and Abolition” and now we get to hear from the incredible activists and organizers presenting this weekend. If you see us around, say hi! #Socialism25
July 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The upEND Team is at @socialismconference.org! Yesterday we kicked off the conference with a session on “Reproductive Justice, Family Policing, and Abolition” and now we get to hear from the incredible activists and organizers presenting this weekend. If you see us around, say hi! #Socialism25
The upEND team is on their way to @socialismconference.org to talk about Family Policing Abolition & Reproductive Justice! Catch our session Thursday July 3, 2025 at 2:30pm. #Socialism2025
July 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The upEND team is on their way to @socialismconference.org to talk about Family Policing Abolition & Reproductive Justice! Catch our session Thursday July 3, 2025 at 2:30pm. #Socialism2025
Movements evolve. Understanding deepens. New conditions arise.
What lessons have you learned from the family policing abolition movement, and how are you growing in your analysis and your organizing? We’d love to hear from you too.
upendmovement.org/2025/06/19/r...
What lessons have you learned from the family policing abolition movement, and how are you growing in your analysis and your organizing? We’d love to hear from you too.
upendmovement.org/2025/06/19/r...
June 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Movements evolve. Understanding deepens. New conditions arise.
What lessons have you learned from the family policing abolition movement, and how are you growing in your analysis and your organizing? We’d love to hear from you too.
upendmovement.org/2025/06/19/r...
What lessons have you learned from the family policing abolition movement, and how are you growing in your analysis and your organizing? We’d love to hear from you too.
upendmovement.org/2025/06/19/r...
We also want to mention that (free!) tickets are available now for our ‘red carpet’ premiere and virtual screening. #AVisionOfGrace #Houston #PrideMonth
Visit upendmovement.org/grace to learn more.
Visit upendmovement.org/grace to learn more.
May 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We also want to mention that (free!) tickets are available now for our ‘red carpet’ premiere and virtual screening. #AVisionOfGrace #Houston #PrideMonth
Visit upendmovement.org/grace to learn more.
Visit upendmovement.org/grace to learn more.
CELEBRATING BIG NEWS!
“A Vision of Grace,” upEND’ s first short film, is an official selection for Houston’s inaugural Black Alphabet Film Festival! 🎬 🌿
May 31, 11 AM -7 PM
Houston, TX
Watch the trailer and see upcoming screenings: buff.ly/fGFSZx1
“A Vision of Grace,” upEND’ s first short film, is an official selection for Houston’s inaugural Black Alphabet Film Festival! 🎬 🌿
May 31, 11 AM -7 PM
Houston, TX
Watch the trailer and see upcoming screenings: buff.ly/fGFSZx1
May 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
CELEBRATING BIG NEWS!
“A Vision of Grace,” upEND’ s first short film, is an official selection for Houston’s inaugural Black Alphabet Film Festival! 🎬 🌿
May 31, 11 AM -7 PM
Houston, TX
Watch the trailer and see upcoming screenings: buff.ly/fGFSZx1
“A Vision of Grace,” upEND’ s first short film, is an official selection for Houston’s inaugural Black Alphabet Film Festival! 🎬 🌿
May 31, 11 AM -7 PM
Houston, TX
Watch the trailer and see upcoming screenings: buff.ly/fGFSZx1
Make sure to catch up on the most recent episodes of The upEND Podcast! Our season 2 finale will drop next week. We’ve been talking about movement solidarity + family policing abolition.
upendmovement.org/podcast
upendmovement.org/podcast
April 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Make sure to catch up on the most recent episodes of The upEND Podcast! Our season 2 finale will drop next week. We’ve been talking about movement solidarity + family policing abolition.
upendmovement.org/podcast
upendmovement.org/podcast
upEND is excited to be an endorsing organization for @socialismconference.org in Chicago, July 3-6.
**Register by April 25 for the early bird discounted rate!** Registering TODAY is the best way to support the conference! @haymarketbooks.org
buff.ly/O61FqUB
**Register by April 25 for the early bird discounted rate!** Registering TODAY is the best way to support the conference! @haymarketbooks.org
buff.ly/O61FqUB
April 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
upEND is excited to be an endorsing organization for @socialismconference.org in Chicago, July 3-6.
**Register by April 25 for the early bird discounted rate!** Registering TODAY is the best way to support the conference! @haymarketbooks.org
buff.ly/O61FqUB
**Register by April 25 for the early bird discounted rate!** Registering TODAY is the best way to support the conference! @haymarketbooks.org
buff.ly/O61FqUB