Fearless changemakers, dismantling injustice and empowering communities.
Housing & Mobility Justice
Spaces for our
People to Thrive
AJC’s housing and mobility justice work champions the creation of spaces where people can thrive and access the resources and opportunities to lead lives of dignity—safe from violence, fear, and coercion. We cannot work to reimagine our systems of justice without also challenging structures of urban segregation, displacement, and artificial scarcity, which reinforce the status quo and control and limit access to public space and amenities. We bring an active anti-racist perspective to urban planning issues and prioritize policies that support those who have been historically neglected, targeted, and disenfranchised by the status quo in Austin.
Access to Safe Dignified & Equitable Housing
We believe that all people deserve access to safe, dignified, and equitable housing. This includes undoing the legacies of segregation, resisting displacement, and securing spaces and territories in all parts of the city that are well-connected to the resources people need in order to thrive. We believe that accessibility, high quality public transit, bike infrastructure, and safe sidewalks are all inseparable from the broader effort to build communities that are free from carbon dependence, free from patterns of police violence, economic segregation, and educational inequality. Housing is a nexus that touches all struggles for justice and autonomy.
Our Recent Work
The many intertwined issues that impact Black and Brown Austinites require constant engagement to materially
- Securing ARPA funding for homelessness services and housing.
- Enhancing collaboration within Austin’s homeless response system.
- Advocating for the Cady Lofts project for 100 homeless individuals.
- Redesigning Austin’s inclement weather shelter system.
- Reducing barriers in the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
- Influencing Project Connect’s anti-displacement policies.
- Leading the 2022 Affordable Housing Bond campaign.
Past Achievements
The many intertwined issues that impact Black and Brown Austinites require constant engagement to materially.
Land Development Code Rewrite
Worked on reforms to promote equitable development.
Equity in Project Connect
Advocated for community accountability, $300 million for anti-displacement, and fair governance structures.Advocated for community accountability, $300 million for anti-displacement, and fair governance structures.
