Dancing Away Detention
November 12, 2021 by mreza
Grassroots Leadership Blog
Public Letter to Austin City Council
July 21, 2021 by mreza
New report coming out on Thursday on T. Don Hutto
March 23, 2021 by mreza
We have a new report coming out on Thursday titled "Cruelty and Corruption: Contracting to Lock Up Immigrant Women for Profit at the Hutto Detention Center". [node:read-more:link]
Everything you need to know about the upcoming vote on Travis County’s budget
September 11, 2020 by mreza
You heard the calls to defund the Austin Police Department, you demanded that elected officials take notice, and you made it possible to begin shifting City of Austin resources from policing to community. But did you know that Travis County is the primary arm of government that incarcerates Austin residents and their budget process is happening right now? [node:read-more:link]
What happens when elected officials think no one’s watching?
September 2, 2020 by mreza
Just a few weeks ago, when all eyes were on them, Austin City Council took the first steps toward investing in communities’ health and wellbeing instead of policing. However, when they thought no one was watching, they handed the Austin Police Department more than $1.7 million in state grants last Thursday—and they plan on giving APD more money. [node:read-more:link]
Announcing Annette Price and Claudia Muñoz as Grassroots Leadership’s new co-Executive Directors!
August 17, 2020 by Barbara Hines
Dear Grassroots Leadership Family,
Today, we are enormously proud to announce Claudia Muñoz and Annette Price as Grassroots Leadership’s new co-Executive Directors.
We are proud to be amongst the first non-profits in the south whose leadership and staff are personally impacted by the systems we are trying to dismantle including mass incarceration, detention, and deportation. [node:read-more:link]
14 community organizations send letter to Harris County Commissioner Court regarding creation of COVID-19 fund
May 14, 2020 by mreza
On Thursday, May 14, 2020, 14 community groups sent a letter to Harris County Judge Hidalgo and Commissioners expressing their gratitude in passing the Harris County COVID-19 Relief Fund as well as offering their support in bringing it to reality. Read below:
County Judge Lina Hidalgo
Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Precinct 1
Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Precinct 2 [node:read-more:link]
Contact Information
May 14, 2020 by Anonymous
As COVID-19 reaches Austin, here's how we are taking care of our community and ourselves
March 18, 2020 by mreza
Over the past years, our team has successfully prepared for and responded to crises, and we’re good at what we do — from reuniting women detained at the notorious T. Don Hutto detention center with their children, to responding to ICE raids in our community, to working with communities as they navigate the criminal legal system. [node:read-more:link]
A cry for help: a letter from Cameroonian women detained at T. Don Hutto
March 6, 2020 by mreza
Click here to view the full letter:
