The U.S. criminal legal systems aim to erase our stories and hopes, but every step toward reuniting families and rebuilding communities is a victory. At Grassroots Leadership, we’re celebrating these moments as signs of progress and resilience against punitive systems.

Every month TAJ Houston gathers to discuss policy change, upcoming events, and actions in the community.

This is a safe place by and for those who have faced incarceration in the criminalization system or a space for those who have loved ones and looking for resources to support them.

Every month TAJ Austin gathers to discuss policy change, upcoming events, and actions in the community.

This is a safe place by and for those who have faced incarceration in the criminalization system or a space for those who have loved ones and looking for resources to support them.

We teach our membership that politicians and elected leadership might share common interests. However, they still abide by systems that harm our communities and do not develop solutions that implement abolition or justice healing practices in their policies.

This is a space to reflect on the impact of these issues, while encouraging you to share heartfelt stories of loved ones who have passed away during the past year. Let us come together in remembrance, support one another, and ensure that their memories are cherished.

Arrole Lawrence is a Saulteaux healer and Keeseekoowenin First Nation band member in Elphinstone, Manitoba

Members of Never Again Action ATX, including Artist Itai Almor and local organizer Alicia Torres, will facilitate a community teach-in about migrants and security at Texas's Southern border.

During this Re-Entry Resource, we see the need for support when it comes to those with lived experiences in the criminal and immigration systems. 

Join us at Axelrad for an evening of discussion about liberation, community, and movement building. This space will intersect with local residents and will also allow people in the community to share and talk about what Texas Advocates for Justice is doing in the community. Grab a drink or mocktail with food from the local vendors.

August 29th, the Austin City Council will decide on meaningful resolutions that, if passed, will be a great step in ensuring not only everyone in our city has access to representation when detained, we're also taking a stand against harmful SB4. We need your support to ensure Resolutions 134 and 143 pass!

We shall be organizing an impressive turnout for the next scheduled Commissioners Court update, which is officially on the calendar for August 27th.

This event will serve as an important opportunity for our dedicated base to testify, once again, and for the Coalition to stand firmly in solidarity with one another, ensuring that our collective voices are heard and that this significant moment is captured for all to see.

Every month TAJ Houston gathers to discuss policy change, upcoming events, and actions in the community.

This is a safe place by and for those who have faced incarceration in the criminalization system or a space for those who have loved ones and looking for resources to support them.

How do you define safety?

Join us as we reimagine and redefine public safety for our communities.

How do you define safety?

Join us as we reimagine and redefine public safety for our communities.

Every month TAJ Austin gathers to discuss policy change, upcoming events, and actions in the community.

This is a safe place by and for those who have faced incarceration in the criminalization system or a space for those who have loved ones and looking for resources to support them.

Join us at the Texas Capitol on Friday, July 12th, 2024, as the Finish the 5 Campaign continues its effort to bring the message to our elected representatives that we should invest in care and support for kids and communities, not prisons.