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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Aug 8

🚨 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

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Aug 1

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 Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.

After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas.

www.propublica.org

After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Jul 24

🖤 Support Brother Rob's continued work:
Rob’s work doesn’t end when the cameras stop. Support his continued leadership supporting community healing.
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Donate to Help Bring Hope & Healing Behind the Bars, organized by Robert Lilly

Lest we forget the prisoners✊ Help Bring Hope & Healing Behind Bars This ye… Robert Lilly needs your support for Help Bring Hope & Healing Behind the Bars

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Jul 24

📣 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

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Jul 9

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.

After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Jul 2

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.

Repro-Justice Report | TCRP

www.txcivilrights.org

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Jun 13

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...

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Jun 11

#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

Jorge Antonio Renaud's The Restlessness of Bound Wrists - Infrarrealista Review

The Restlessness of Bound Wrists is a high-voltage letter of resistance against the Texan carceral system. It’s a prayer of recognition to those touched by addiction. The speaker’s voice is a quiet lu...

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · May 22

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

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · May 22

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.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · May 22

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.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · May 22

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.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · May 15

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.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · May 7

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

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · May 2

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...

An Interview with Gabriel Solís, After Violence Project [Systems Leadership Series #01] — Educopia

Gabriel Solís of the After Violence Project discusses systems leadership through the lens of abolitionist advocacy, community archives, and restorative operations

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 30

🔗 May 7th: bit.ly/44gRUej

🔗 May 19th: bit.ly/44NlkRe

CAC Community Conversation: Impacts of Funding Loss & Attacks on CBA's

Join us on May 7th at 7:00 p.m. EST for our Community Conversation! Facilitated by the CAC Steering Committee.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 30

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

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 29

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.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 29

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.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 24

Virtual option available!

🎥 Watch the film anytime here: www.pbs.org/video/in-the...

🗣️ Join a community conversation with director Dan Protess on Facebook Live at 7:15 PM CST on April 29
www.facebook.com/share/12Gvju...

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In Their Hands

The story of one man's fight for freedom and a peek behind the curtain at the politics of parole.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 24

In person event info!

📍 Austin Community College – Highland Campus
📅 Tuesday, April 29
⏰ 5:30–8:30 PM CST
🎟️ Reserve your FREE ticket: bit.ly/InTheirHandsScreening

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In Their Hands Film Screening & Community Discussion

Join us for a powerful screening of In Their Hands, a documentary that pulls back the curtain on the politics of parole.

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 24

🎥 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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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 23

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!

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 21

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

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After Violence Project @afterviolence.bsky.social · Apr 2

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...

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