/tags/austin-justice-coalition Austin Justice Coalition en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-02-22/austin-has-dropped-the-ball-on-improving-black-residents-quality-of-life-ajc-leader-says In 2008, Austin received recommendations to help Black Austinites in six areas, including education, health care, housing and economic opportunities. But more than a decade later, Austin Justice Coalition leader Chas Moore says, not much has changed. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-02-22/austin-has-dropped-the-ball-on-improving-black-residents-quality-of-life-ajc-leader-says Luz Moreno-Lozano /crime-justice/2024-01-23/art-acevedo-austin-police-department-sexual-assault-cases Several social justice leaders told KUT his return is a step backward and undermines the work many in the community have been doing to reform the criminal justice system, especially around sexual assault cases. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2024-01-23/art-acevedo-austin-police-department-sexual-assault-cases Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2020-07-28/brenda-ramos-reiterates-calls-for-change-at-apd-after-video-of-her-sons-shooting-is-released Lee esta historia en español. As a kid, Mike Ramos used to walk to get pastries for his grandmother every week from La Mexicana, the panaderia that's beenâ€� Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:52:22 GMT /austin/2020-07-28/brenda-ramos-reiterates-calls-for-change-at-apd-after-video-of-her-sons-shooting-is-released Andrew Weber /austin/2020-07-23/hundreds-of-austinites-demand-city-reduce-police-funding-call-proposed-budget-insulting Lee esta historia en español. Austinites waited with their phones on hold, some for over an hour, to tell city council members on Thursday that proposedâ€� Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:05:16 GMT /austin/2020-07-23/hundreds-of-austinites-demand-city-reduce-police-funding-call-proposed-budget-insulting Audrey McGlinchy /education/2020-06-22/groups-call-for-austin-isd-to-shift-money-from-policing-in-schools-to-building-community As the school board finalizes its FY2021 budget, racial justice advocates are calling on the Austin Independent School District to move money away fromâ€� Mon, 22 Jun 2020 22:00:23 GMT /education/2020-06-22/groups-call-for-austin-isd-to-shift-money-from-policing-in-schools-to-building-community Sangita Menon /austin/2020-06-08/thousands-rally-in-austin-for-economic-justice-and-an-end-to-police-violence Thousands gathered at Huston-Tillotson University in East Austin on Sunday to rally against police violence against black people and systemic racism. Itâ€� Mon, 08 Jun 2020 17:13:47 GMT /austin/2020-06-08/thousands-rally-in-austin-for-economic-justice-and-an-end-to-police-violence Matt Largey /austin/2020-06-02/the-hardest-decision-austin-justice-coalitions-leader-on-why-he-canceled-his-own-rally Thousands of protesters marched through the streets in and around downtown Austin over the weekend â€� demanding an end to police violence against blackâ€� Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:48:45 GMT /austin/2020-06-02/the-hardest-decision-austin-justice-coalitions-leader-on-why-he-canceled-his-own-rally Nadia Hamdan /austin/2020-06-01/watch-mayor-adler-and-austin-justice-coalition-leader-discuss-weekends-protests Chas Moore, executive director of the Austin Justice Coalition, says he doesn’t condone or criticize protestersâ€� actions in Austin over the weekend.â€� Mon, 01 Jun 2020 23:59:24 GMT /austin/2020-06-01/watch-mayor-adler-and-austin-justice-coalition-leader-discuss-weekends-protests Marisa Charpentier /austin/2020-05-31/officers-use-tear-gas-and-smoke-to-get-demonstrators-protesting-police-killings-off-i-35 Protesters demanding justice for Mike Ramos, George Floyd and other black people killed by police moved onto I-35 for the second day in a row afterâ€� Sun, 31 May 2020 16:44:59 GMT /austin/2020-05-31/officers-use-tear-gas-and-smoke-to-get-demonstrators-protesting-police-killings-off-i-35 Marisa Charpentier /crime-justice/2020-04-26/officer-involved-shooting-in-southeast-austin-spurs-investigation-and-protests The AGŐćČË°ŮĽŇŔÖ County District Attorney’s Office and Austin’s Office of Police Oversight are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Fridayâ€� Sun, 26 Apr 2020 18:48:27 GMT /crime-justice/2020-04-26/officer-involved-shooting-in-southeast-austin-spurs-investigation-and-protests Marisa Charpentier