Shifting the systems that address harm requires us to understand that our current legal system is rooted in the multi-generational and ancestral socialization of racism. As white people, we have been socialized to believe that violent legal, criminal, and carceral systems–systems rooted in punishment and...
On Saturday, March 5, AJC invites you to the first DOPE Quarterly Assembly of 2022. During this assembly, you will have an opportunity to learn more about the DOPE program, meet our new DOPE leads, and help us build and shape what the DOPE program...
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Join us at one of the virtual town hall meetings. You will have the opportunity to share insights, concerns, and ask questions on how ATP might best guide Project Connect. Our consultant team is asking for the community’s help to develop the right questions ATP...
Unlearning racism is necessarily vulnerable. It requires us to take accountability for the ways in which our behavior can cause harm. Yet many of us struggle to be vulnerable and take accountability out of fear that we will be punished and shamed if we get it “wrong.” So...
Due to concerns around the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the Austin-area, the 2022 MLK Festival has been canceled. Instead, we will hold a virtual MLK Rally program on January 17th.Join us virtually as we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. We...
Join us Monday, January 17 as we continue our annual tradition of gathering with our neighbors in service and learning to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King believed in the power of individuals to strengthen communities and achieve common goals, and...
January’s UWSA Unlearning Circle will explore the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond’s principle - Networking: We recognize that the growth of a movement for social transformation requires networking – “building a net that works.” Networking means building principled relationships based on humane values. For some of us, the...
If you want to learn more about the Austin Justice Coalition, you've come to the right place. Join us for our general body meeting where you can meet the team, learn what's going on in the organization, how you can get involved, and hear from other...
UWSA's December 2021 Unlearning Circle will explore the People’s Institute principle: Undoing Racism, more specifically, Tensions Experienced by People Who Identify as White in Racial Justice Work. We can all agree that racism is harmful and we must work to eradicate it from ourselves and our systems. Undoing...