🚨 Just Published: New Essay by AVP community member, Chanel Jones. Drawing from her years of incarceration, she exposes the devastating consequences of neglecting mental health behind bars—and the racial & class disparities that determine who is deemed worthy of care. Read more: bit.ly/45HpL00

When officials say “no one saw it coming,” archives tell another story. @propublica.org reporting shows how oral histories from Kerr County, TX reveal decades of community warnings about deadly floods—warnings long ignored by those in power.

📣 Texas fam — mark your calendars! 🎬 Da'Cipher 360 premiere 🗓️ Sat, Aug 23 @6pm 📍 Paramount Theatre — 52 Cypress St, Abilene TX 🎟️ Free! This doc follows AVP community partner Brother Rob through his reentry + organizing journey as a peer support leader & formerly incarcerated Black organizer

SAVE THE DATE: JULY 18 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/4lmqJUY Sanctuary Fridays are spaces of refuge for those impacted by state violence. This month we'll be preparing for the Former Incarcerated People's March (7/19) by making posters & practicing some useful grounding exercises. Refreshments & snacks provided.

A new report from @lionessjiwa.bsky.social and @txcivilrights.bsky.social reveals the systemic neglect of reproductive and women’s healthcare in Texas prisons and jails. Nearly 200 incarcerated women reported a lack of access to medical care, menstrual supplies, and dehumanizing treatment by staff.

Join us on June 25th for our #Pride edition of Sanctuary Friday, an abolitionist space for and by people impacted by state violence. Together, we celebrate and reflect on the legacy of Pride and movements that dream of a world without state violence. 🔗 RSVP here: form.jotform.com/251524715141...

#AbolitionReads: AVP community member Jorge Antonio Renaud published The Restlessness of Bound Wrists, with key themes of. resistance, and compassion. Congrats Jorge! The book also features an introduction by AVP’s Executive Director, @gdsolis.bsky.social. 📖 Read & order your copy: bit.ly/3HymG8W

We mourn the loss of Matthew L. Johnson—and we reject the state of Texas’s continued use of the death penalty. On May 20th 2025, Texas executed Matthew Johnson—the fourth person Texas has executed this year, and the 18th in the U.S. so far in 2025.

Welcome our Communications Director dre jácome! 🎉 dre is an Andean storyteller, artist, and strategist based on Lenapehoking lands (Brooklyn, NY). Her work weaves collective narratives across traditional and digital technologies to support memory work, cultural organizing, and collective liberation.

Sign up for our Access to Treatment Initiative June training series! This training is for students, clinical interns, and licensed therapists to learn about how to support family members of individuals who have been sentenced to death. 🔗 bit.ly/43EWuCE

AVP’s Executive Director, Gabriel Solís (@gdsolis.bsky.social) had a conversation with Educopia about endangered forms of knowledge, restorative operations, and throwing out the rules as part of their Systems Leadership Series. Read the full interview here! educopia.org/blog/an-inte...

We're deeply grief-stricken by the recent dismantling & defunding of essential sites for community knowledge & cultural heritage. Join us for conversations & grounding exercises where we can share our experiences of loss in this moment & discuss how to move forward together. Links in the post below

AVP Community Community Archives Manager Raquel Garcia, Associate Director of Programs & Strategy Hannah Whelan, & Community Programs Director Murphy Anne Carter flew to Pau, France, to present at the conference Individual and Collective Experiences of Place: Attachment, Belonging and Participation.

🎥 Join us for a screening of In Their Hands, the story of Ronnie Carrasquillo, a man sentenced to life as a youth, and the decades-long fight for his freedom. This film explores how parole decisions are shaped by politics, power, and a system resistant to change. 🧵 1/3

On Saturday, April 26th at 4 PM we'll be honoring Second Chance Month by reclaiming our stories! Folks from across Texas are coming together to celebrate and discuss Second Chances. Groups or individuals can join virtually. Click the link below for all the details! 🔗 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

In honor of Second Chance Month, AVP’s next Sanctuary Friday will be Wicked themed! Watch the movie, sing along, engage with some Wicked-themed activities, and remember that everyone deserves a chance to fly! 💚 🗓️ Friday, April 25 ⏰ 3 - 5 PM 📍 611 S Congress Ave #450, ATX

In 2024 AVP created the Keepsakes program, a series of workshops focused on personal documentation, archives, & memory offered at Travis County Correctional Complex in Austin, Texas. Visit the After Violence Archive (linked below) to explore the collections. afterviolencearchive.org/collection/m...

We are excited to announce our 2025 Visions After Violence Community Fellow, Starr Davis! 🎉 Starr is a talented writer and devoted mother advocating for women writers and marginalized voices, often speaking on domestic violence and economic injustice against Black mothers.

🌱 For this month's Sanctuary Friday we are hosting advocates participating in Parole Advocacy Day at the office to relax, decompress, and talk about the day’s experiences. ☕️️ Snacks and beverages will be provided. 👋 See you Friday!

AVP will be joining other organizations to advocate for parole reform at the Texas Capitol for Parole Advocacy Day. Today is the last day to RSVP! 🔗 RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1oHV...

We are excited to announce that the TAVP is becoming the After Violence Project (AVP)! This change is the result of years of collective visioning and an understanding that, to meet the moment, we must embrace a borderless mission. Read more below! 🔗 afterviolenceproject.org/introducing-...