I know TAJ talks a lot about bond reform in Houston because people are out here talking about they don't have enough money, you know. People could be sitting in court waiting, and don’t know if they could be found guilty or not.

Anthony - Texas Advocates for Justice Member - Houston area
Some people in the TAJ group have been incarcerated, so it’s okay to take the time out and relearn things, like so many people, and my son who was incarcerated over 20 years.

Ms. Ruth, a member of Texas Advocates for Justice
We have to change this patriarchy or white supremacy thinking.

Maximo "Mo" Cortez, Policy & Research Organizer, for Texas Advocates for Justice
It wasn't until I started reading about immigration history, colonial history, and how the US developed. That it became more than an interest; but these are the values I want to promote in my life.

Alonso - Summer 22' Intern for Grassroots Leadership
It's never easy speaking in public, but we do it because some of us don't have the privilege to do so.

Dianna Williams, Organizing Manager -Houston

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Everyday, Grassroots Leadership staff, members, and allies get up to build power in communities, to change policies and practices of mass incarceration and deportation, to transform the narrative of criminalization, to build a healthy and solvent organization that allows us to achieve our goals.

Grassroots Leadership works for a more just society where prison profiteering, mass incarceration, deportation, and criminalization are things of the past.

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Organizers

Mimi Rodriguez

TAJ- Criminal Justice Organizer (She/They/Ella)
Houston - Texas Advocates for Justice is located in the historic fifth ward community. A base-building community of organizers supporting each other who the criminal legal system has directly impacted. TAJ members meet monthly at the Grassroots Leadership office to discuss policies that affect their community, host healing gatherings, and be there for one another in the movement.
Sybil Sybille

TAJ- Austin Organizer (They/Them)
Texas Advocates for Justice- ATX has grown over the years into an organization where people obtain resources and support and learn about the policies in the community that can affect them. TAJ- ATX meets monthly with base members at the Grassroots Leadership headquarters to extend supportive services and education about learning how to shift power dynamics in the criminal legal system.
Chantel Pridgon

Participatory Defense and Bail Organizer (She/Her)
The Austin- Participatory Defense program has become a family in the Austin community. Working with people directly impacted by the criminal legal system but encouraging their families to learn more about the carceral system makes the program thrive. Teaching people about systems and ways to protect themselves and loved ones is a few reasons this program continues to thrive.
Brother Rob

TAJ- Criminal Justice Organizer (He/Him)
Austin - Texas Advocates for Justice is located in the historic fifth ward community. A base-building community of organizers supporting each other who the criminal legal system has directly impacted. TAJ members meet monthly at the Grassroots Leadership office to discuss policies that affect their community, host healing gatherings, and be there for one another in the movement.

I know TAJ talks a lot about bond reform in Houston because people are out here talking about they don't have enough money, you know. People could be sitting in court waiting, and don’t know if they could be found guilty or not.

Some people in the TAJ group have been incarcerated, so it’s okay to take the time out and relearn things, like so many people, and my son who was incarcerated over 20 years.

We have to change this patriarchy or white supremacy thinking.

It wasn't until I started reading about immigration history, colonial history, and how the US developed. That it became more than an interest; but these are the values I want to promote in my life.

It's never easy speaking in public, but we do it because some of us don't have the privilege to do so.

Everyday, Grassroots Leadership staff, members, and allies get up to build power in communities, to change policies and practices of mass incarceration and deportation, to transform the narrative of criminalization, to build a healthy and solvent organization that allows us to achieve our goals.

Grassroots Leadership works for a more just society where prison profiteering, mass incarceration, deportation, and criminalization are things of the past.

Mimi Rodriguez

Sybil Sybille

Chantel Pridgon

Brother Rob

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