Reimagining education, for equity and justice.
Building Austin School Systems
Building a Future Where Every Student Thrives
BASS is a community-powered group creating transformative change within Austin school systems by actively acknowledging and disrupting racist policies and practices, committing to daily practices where everyone thrives, and authentically engaging and amplifying community voices and advocating for Austin school systems to do the same.
Transforming Schools for a Just Future
Ensuring BIPOC students, families, and staff thrive by advocating for police-free, equitable learning environments.
Higher Learning
A yearly freedom school focused on political education, community building, and healing catered to Austin’s BIPOC youth.
Bass Coalition
Organizations that meet monthly and work together towards a common goal of police free schools in Austin.
Bass Workshops
A community group that meets monthly to advocate for equitable learning spaces where BIPOC youth and adults thrive.
Challenging the Status Quo in Austin Schools
The purpose of the BASS Program is to create transformative change within Austin school systems so BIPOC students, families, and staff can thrive. We aim to achieve this through advocating for police-free schools. We recognize that safety does not exist when Black, Brown, students with disabilities, students who have immigrated, and LGBTQIA+ students are forced to interact with a system of policing that views them not as a child but as a threat.
