After Violence Project
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We are a community-based archive that fosters deeper understanding of the impacts of state violence on individuals, families, and communities.
🚨 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
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
August 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🚨 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
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
📣 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
🎬 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
July 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📣 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
🎬 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.
🔗 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.
July 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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.
🔗 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.
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...
🔗 RSVP here: form.jotform.com/251524715141...
June 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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...
🔗 RSVP here: form.jotform.com/251524715141...
And we stand in the moral mandate to abolish carceral systems-- that punish harm with more harm.
To learn more about the devastating landscape of executions in Texas, read the 2024 Texas Death Penalty Developments Report: bit.ly/4mqT3qd
To learn more about the devastating landscape of executions in Texas, read the 2024 Texas Death Penalty Developments Report: bit.ly/4mqT3qd
May 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
And we stand in the moral mandate to abolish carceral systems-- that punish harm with more harm.
To learn more about the devastating landscape of executions in Texas, read the 2024 Texas Death Penalty Developments Report: bit.ly/4mqT3qd
To learn more about the devastating landscape of executions in Texas, read the 2024 Texas Death Penalty Developments Report: bit.ly/4mqT3qd
At the After Violence Project, we mourn the loss of Matthew Johnson and hold the fullness of his life, his complexity, and his humanity. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and children, and to the loved ones of the victim, Nancy Harris.
May 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
At the After Violence Project, we mourn the loss of Matthew Johnson and hold the fullness of his life, his complexity, and his humanity. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and children, and to the loved ones of the victim, Nancy Harris.
Mainstream media has reduced Matthew to a crime and a conviction. But criminalization robs people not only of their individual humanity—it harms their families and communities. Matthew was a father and was always remorseful for his actions. Like all people, he deserved the chance to heal.
May 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Mainstream media has reduced Matthew to a crime and a conviction. But criminalization robs people not only of their individual humanity—it harms their families and communities. Matthew was a father and was always remorseful for his actions. Like all people, he deserved the chance to heal.
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.
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.
May 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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.
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.
May 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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
🔗 bit.ly/43EWuCE
May 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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
🔗 bit.ly/43EWuCE
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
Links in the post below
April 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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
Links in the post below
They shared about teaching workshops on memory & personal archiving at Travis County Jail in Austin, & about building out consent processes for an exhibition & archival collection that emerged from these workshops. The conference took place at the University Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour.
April 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
They shared about teaching workshops on memory & personal archiving at Travis County Jail in Austin, & about building out consent processes for an exhibition & archival collection that emerged from these workshops. The conference took place at the University Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour.
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.
April 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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.
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April 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🎥 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.
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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...
🔗 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
April 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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...
🔗 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
🗓️ Friday, April 25
⏰ 3 - 5 PM
📍 611 S Congress Ave #450, ATX
April 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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
🗓️ 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...
afterviolencearchive.org/collection/m...
April 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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...
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.
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.
March 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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.
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!
☕️️ Snacks and beverages will be provided.
👋 See you Friday!
March 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🌱 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!
☕️️ 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...
Today is the last day to RSVP!
🔗 RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1oHV...
March 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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...
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-...
Read more below!
🔗 afterviolenceproject.org/introducing-...
February 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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-...
Read more below!
🔗 afterviolenceproject.org/introducing-...