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Join AJC on Oct. 9th and 10th at 6:30pm for a driv

Join AJC on Oct. 9th and 10th at 6:30pm for a drive thru screening of Good Trouble at the Community First Village. There are 32 spots each night for cars, but you can bring the whole family!

An intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis’ life, legacy and more than 60 years of extraordinary activism — from the bold teenager on the front lines of the Civil movement to the legislative powerhouse he was throughout his career. After Lewis petitioned Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown of Troy, Alabama, King sent “the boy from Troy” a round trip bus ticket to meet with him. From that meeting onward, Lewis became one of King’s closest allies. He organized Freedom Rides that left him bloodied or jailed, and stood at the front lines in the historic marches on Washington and Selma. He never lost the spirit of the “boy from Troy” and called on his fellow Americans to get into “good trouble” until his passing on July 17, 2020.

There will be snacks and concessions available.

To RSVP Link In Bio!

#austinjusticecoalition #johnlewis #goodtrouble

”Blessings of ancestors are greater than those o

”Blessings of ancestors are greater than those of living human beings.”

Our ancestors make great things happen for us daily and often times we forget to honor them with the praise they deserve. The recent vandalism of Evergreen is sickening, and it’s our duty to protect these sacred spaces. So let’s connect with those who have gone before us and #celebratelife.

Join us alongside Roslyn’s Novel, @blackaustincoalition , and Black Leaders Collective on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 3pm at Evergreen Cemetery. A day filled with live music, love, and life.

#austinjusticecoalition #atxajc #communitybuildingcommunity

“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequal

“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” — Nelson Mandela

#justiceforall #justicebreonna #justiceforbreonnataylor

Can Project Connect Promote Equitable Access and M

Can Project Connect Promote Equitable Access and Mobility Justice?

Only an active, informed, and engaged #community can decide.

Read more: Link In Bio

#austinjusticecoalition #buildcommunitytogether #atxtogether #blackatx #ajcatx #socialequity #mobilejustice

Please join us Saturday, Sept 19th at 1pm as we st

Please join us Saturday, Sept 19th at 1pm as we stand in solidarity with the Q4BL Team based in Baltimore, as we organize a protest to demand justice for Breonna Taylor.

On March 13, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was killed in her sleep by plain-clothed Louisville police officers who used a battering ram to enter her home unannounced, and illegally, with a “no-knock” warrant. Not only were the officers at the wrong address, the man they were there to arrest had already been taken into custody earlier that day. Breonna Taylor was an EMT who dreamed of becoming a nurse, servicing two different hospitals during the pandemic. She was a hero taken from us too soon and her murderers are still at large and in positions of power. She was dedicated to saving others and she deserves our full commitment to bring her, and her family justice. Black women continue to be killed without consequence and it is essential that we come together RIGHT NOW to demand accountability. We must also march for those who can not, as the LMPD has recently suppressed the people of Louisville’s first amendment right to protest.
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Q4BL Baltimore’s List of Demands:

Arrest the murderers of Breonna Taylor (Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison and Myles Cosgrove.)

Fire the Attorney General of Kentucky Daniel Jay Cameron, who protects and serves the LMPD, not the citizens of Louisville.

Abolish all no-knock warrants across the United States. No knock warrants were implemented during the Nixon administration and allows the legal murdering of Black people by the police.

Require all police officers to participate in thorough de-escalation training.

Let’s show up and show out #atx. Link In Bio for more details.

#austinjusticecoalition #sayhername #breonnataylor #justiceforbreonnataylor #atxajc #blackwomenmatter #breonnataylorwasmurdered

Join us TOMORROW, Saturday 9/12/20 from 2pm-3:30p

Join us TOMORROW, Saturday 9/12/20 from 2pm-3:30pm for our Students As Storytellers session at the @educatorsinsolidarity Unconference.

RSVP: Link In Bio

#austinjusticecoalition #educationAJC #higherlearningatx #childrenstoriesmatter #texasnonprofit #socialjusticewarrior

Join us tomorrow Sept. 2nd at 6pm and let’s expl

Join us tomorrow Sept. 2nd at 6pm and let’s explore: How the presence of police shapes school culture?

In this episode we will discuss the ‘adultification’ of black and brown children, the school-to-prison pipeline, and racial stereotypes and assumptions that perpetuate trauma and modulate instances of police violence within schools. This community conversation will consider long-term impacts and punitive logic of zero-tolerance policies, as well as the restorative and culturally responsive practices that could be implemented with the resources currently used to fund school police departments.

Link in bio to RSVP!

#atxajc #austinjusticecoalition #educationajc #educatenotpolice #fundcarenotcops

Fueled with new information about the power of pol

Fueled with new information about the power of police union contracts, host Jay Ellis ( @jayrellis ) is determined to figure out if real change is even possible. So he headed to Austin, Texas where community organizers @sukyisukyinow and @igiveyoumoore changed the course of history…in a city council chamber.

Tune In: Link In Bio

#austinjusticecoalition #ajcatx #realchangeinAmerica #criminaljusticewarriors #policyworkinATX #texasnonprofits

Tune in to the @texas_tribune festival as Executiv

Tune in to the @texas_tribune festival as Executive Director Chas Moore @igiveyoumoore shares space and discusses "Placemaking As Activism" with Tamika Butler @tamikalbutler and Taneisha Nash Laird @taneshianashlaird to kick off #TribeFest20 on Sept. 1st.

More Info: Link In Bio

#austinjusticecoalition #atxajc #texastribune

Have you ever represented hope where the hopeless

Have you ever represented hope where the hopeless at? @chadwickboseman was someone we all looked up to. Today our hearts and prayers are with his family and loved ones, but also with every black child who saw themselves in this great man. #wakandaforever #representationmatters

Art By: @zanestyles

#austinjusticecoalition #atxajc

#Repost @historicallyblacksince ・・・ Huston-T

#Repost @historicallyblacksince
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#HBCU #hbcusince #atlantaga #blackpride #blackculture #hbcupride #blackexcellence #hbcugrad #blackbusiness #blackowned #hbculife

#throwingitback to our 2nd day of street murals wh

#throwingitback to our 2nd day of street murals where artist and volunteers painted the words “Black Artist Matter” on 11th street.
For those who need context on why we chose 11th street, here you go. It’s well known the east side was predominantly where the black and brown people of Austin lived before gentrification. In times of segregation 11th street was filled with black businesses including restaurants, cleaners, a pharmacy, and “Victory Grill.” Victory Grill was a safe space for soldiers returning from the war. It was on the “Chitlin Circuit” so performers like James Brown, BB King, Ike & Tina Turner, Etta James, Billie Holiday, and many more graced the stage.
We wanted to tie history together by bringing current black and brown artists in Austin together to remind people that that street was once a safe haven for black people.

#austinjusticecoalition #atxajc #blackartmatters

This episode will be the second in a four part ser

This episode will be the second in a four part series on trauma and its relationship to policing. For this episode, we will discuss the ways in which the experience of police repression during protests is traumatic, and the many long term effects of that trauma on its victims, and on society as a whole. We invite the community to join us and share experiences and questions during the conversation.

Wednesday, August 19th 2020 @ 6PM
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#wwp #defundapd #imagineaworldwithoutpolice #divestfrompolice #fundcare #communityinatx #texasnonprofits #austinjusticecoalition #justdothework #atxajc

We are happy to announce our 4th annual ATX Black

We are happy to announce our 4th annual ATX Black Food Week! This year we’re going bigger and better with three full weeks of food, drinks, and community empowerment. We’ll have two restaurant weeks and a full week dedicated to food trucks, don’t forget to show us all the wonderful things you got and use #ATXBFW2020 to join in on the fun.

Black Food Week aims to provide the Austin community with information about Austin's new and long-standing Black-owned restaurants that have become pillars in the Austin community. We strive to create a place where the community can learn about the history of Austin while supporting the businesses that make this city feel like home. With Covid-19 still on the rise, we encourage all to wear masks and practice safe social distancing when participating. We will note which businesses offer dine-in, take-out, and delivery options so you can enjoy your food in a comfortable manner.

For more info link in bio!

#austinjusticecoalition #blackfoodweekatx2020 #atxfoodie #blackfoodiesofatx #supportblackbusiness #blackchefsmatter #atxlife

Tomorrow August 18th at 11:30AM Texas Fair Defense

Tomorrow August 18th at 11:30AM Texas Fair Defense Project will host a webinar featuring @igiveyoumoore to discuss the recent budget cuts to Austin Police Department. Join the conversation! Link in Bio!

#defundAPD #austinjusticecoalition #whatsnext #justdothework #texasnonprofits #criminaljusticewarriors #fundcare #communitybuildinginatx #forthepeople

This couldn't have been done without you. Thank yo

This couldn't have been done without you. Thank you to everyone who called, emailed, testified, protested, and spoke their truth. This is a community win! Let's keep working!

The Austin City Council voted today to cut over $20 million from the police budget immediately and use that money to fund alternative public health and public safety services that will reduce the need for police in this fiscal year.

The Council identified many functions currently handled by the police that should be moved out of the department and managed independently. That process will start next week. The Council also identified a series of policing functions that should be completely reimagined over this fiscal year in partnership with community members.

The total package with its three phases sets aside $150 million.

Read more: #linkinbio

#austinjusticecoaltion #smallvictories #biggains #communityeffort #justdothework #communityinatx #blackinaustin #blackaustinmatters

Austin, We aren’t at the finish line yet. We n

Austin,

We aren’t at the finish line yet. We need you to #showup and #speakup on Wednesday 8-12-20.
Please sign up to speak ON AGENDA ITEM #1 and SUPPORT the "Greg Casar, Delia Garza, Natasha Harper-Madison, Leslie Pool and Ann Kitchen" amendment proposal. The deadline to sign up is tomorrow August 10th @ 5pm. (Link in Bio)

More info can be found in our bio under Just Liberty: A Good First step

#austinjusticecoalition #defundthepolice #investincommunities #ajcatx #justiceforthemall

This edition of our Wednesday community conversati

This edition of our Wednesday community conversations, will begin a four part series focusing on the relationship between trauma and policing: this includes trauma for community members, those who suffer, witness, or find themselves adjacent to police violence, and trauma for those who work in the criminal legal system, including police officers and their families. We will discuss policing's relationship to domestic and sexual violence, and the many ways in which the community sees itself trapped in an abusive relationship with our current police system.

Featuring:
Amanda Lewis, from the Survivor Justice Project
Phil Hopkins, Professor of Philosophy at Southwestern University. Before becoming an academic, he worked for several years as both a police officer and social worker. 
Host: Nakia Winfield, MSW and Joao Paulo, AJC

Link In Bio

#austinjusticecoalition #iawwp #imagineaworldwithoutpolice

In celebration of #BlackAugust, #BlackArtists, #Bl

In celebration of #BlackAugust, #BlackArtists, #BlackMusic, and more, @chakasslect brings you #BlackEverythangMatters, an event he curated in partnership with @heardpresents to highlight the beauty, genius, and POWER of Black musicians in Austin.
Featured artist include @5dmusic, @cl_rencej_mes, @djkaycali, @officialjsoulja, @mama.duke, @chakeetab, and @eimaralsol.

This is a @dawaheals fundraiser, so all profits go towards keeping our POC 'Community Front Line' protected!

The event will be streamed live WORLDWIDE on Thursday, 8/6/20, so please RSVP.

Link In Bio

Also check out: blackeverythang.com

#austinjusticecoalition #blackeverythangmatters #buildingcommunity

PUMA, AJC, and POC are committed to mobility justi

PUMA, AJC, and POC are committed to mobility justice and to fostering community participation in the process. With these goals in mind we will be hosting a town hall TODAY to help increase community awareness and participation around Project Connect. We hope to provide information and address ongoing concerns about displacement, equity and justice surround the upcoming transit plans for the city of Austin.

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#austinjusticecoalition #mobilityjustice #atxajc #texasnonprofit

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