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 community organizations. Our general body meeting typically occurs on the first Tuesday of every month. We are currently...
SummaryIn 2020, Travis County hired its first-ever chief public defender, marking a major change in the way our region handles defense for those who can't afford a lawyer. Action BoxLearn more about our county's new chief public defender by listening to Episode 20 of The Austin...
Author Marlon Peterson will join Austin Justice Coalitions Radical Readers Book Club on Aug. 29th at 5PM to discuss and answer questions about his new book, Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song. Since his decade of incarceration, Marlon has written, created programming, lectured, organized, and advocated...
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. It depicts pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans during the late 19th century. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel...
** Because of COVID-19, this event has been postponed ** Austin Justice Coalition is proud to present our 4th annual art show and fundraiser, BLACK ART MATTERS. "Black Art Matters" is an art experience that highlights the excellence and power of Black artists. This space explores...
Please mark your calendar for Undoing White Supremacy Austin’s August’s Unlearning Circle on Saturday August 14, 2021 from 10 am to noon. Register for this event HERE. Gatekeeping is the topic for this month. The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond defines the anti-racist principle of gatekeeping as follows: Persons...
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 community organizations. Our general body meeting typically occurs on the first Tuesday of every month. We are currently...
In partnership with the ATX Mobility Coalition we'll be hosting a Project Connect Community Conversation on July 24, 2021 at 12:00pm–2:00pm. This will be a virtual event that will give the community updates on the Project Connect time-line in regards to: 1) The creation of...
The Austin Justice Coalition and Austin City Council Member Greg Casar are hosting a virtual town hall to discuss how the City will continue to fund community public safety solutions, including family violence shelters, mental health first responders, homelessness solutions, gun violence reduction efforts, and...
Author Marlon Peterson will join AJC's July 25 book club to discuss and answer questions about his new book, Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song. Since his decade of incarceration, Marlon has written, created programming, lectured, organized, and advocated alongside the formerly incarcerated, victims of...