Protesters Stage Sit-in at Governor's Office to Oppose Sanctuary Cities Bill

Activists won't move until Abbott vetoes "racist" bill

"...Monday morning, during a brief press conference organized by Grassroots Leadership at the south gates of the Capitol, Rigby..."

May 1, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Child Care Center or Baby Jail?

State allows family detention centers to skirt the rules and become child care centers

"...of the regulatory requirements for licensed child care services. Grassroots Leadership filed a lawsuit against DFPS, challenging its institution..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

A Year After Austin's Passage of the Freedom Cities Policies, Activists Urge APD to Do Better

Organizations applaud headway made, but say there's more work to be done

"...evidence of persistent racial disparities in local policing, a grassroots coalition of justice advocates pushed for rules that would..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Recap: Chacon Still Can’t Seal the Deal for License Plate Readers

Privacy, justice advocates oppose surveillance program

"...data is concerning for advocates, as Alicia Torres with Grassroots Leadership explained. When Grassroots learned that ARIC was sharing..."

Sept. 3, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

FY21 Budget Passes Unanimously With Big Cuts to Austin Police Funding

Council members celebrate first step, but acknowledge hard work ahead

"...bringing about a more equitable city,” a statement from Grassroots Leadership reads. “But the budget passed today does not..."

Aug. 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

ICE Draws Fire for “Sham” Detention Contracts

Local groups say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shouldn't get away with sidestepping federal protocol

"...contracts. In a letter dated Dec. 5, organizations including Grassroots Leadership, RAICES, Austin DSA Immigrant Rights Committee, and the..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

T. Don Hutto Detention Center Still Open

Controversial private prison contracts directly with ICE to house women seeking asylum

"...Nina Pruneda. Bethany Carson of immigrant rights advocacy group Grassroots Leadership questions the process, noting that it appears there..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Hightower Report: What’s Being Taught at Koch Kollege?

An amazing new school for political activists is training thousands of people to be community organizers, using Saul Alinsky's classic manual, Rules for Radicals

"...Called the Grassroots Leadership Acad­emy, the school gives how-to lessons in everything..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Column by Jim Hightower

The End of S-Comm?

Will Obama's executive action end ICE holds?

"...Cristina Parker, immigration projects coordinator for Grassroots Leadership, shared in the elation. She joined a group..."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Advocacy Groups Demand Tangible Plan for Legal Defense at Bail Hearings

Short test run of the program didn’t cut it, they say

"...other advocacy groups like Texas Civil Rights Project and Grassroots Leadership, is demanding county leaders fully enact Counsel at..."

June 18, 2024 News Post by Camila Villarreal

County Commissioners Tout Successes, Face Challengers

The 2022 primaries are months away, but these Travis County commissioners are already drawing competition in their reelection bids

"...alternatives to incarceration. Bob Libal, a former director of Grassroots Leadership, which led activism against the jail plan, announced..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...to change the academy's teaching materials and restructure its leadership before it reopened and began to once again add..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Detainees Strike for Freedom

Hunger strikes call attention to plight of women and children refugees

"...for these corporations," said Bob Libal, executive director of Grassroots Leadership. "I'd argue these are the only people these..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Hamilton Digs In: Won't End 'S-Comm'

Travis County Sheriff bucks opposition

"..."We're very happy the City Council has taken leadership on this issue," said Bob Libal, executive director of..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Travis County Plans New Women's Jail

Del Valle's new digs

"...evening last September, an employee at the local organization Grassroots Lead­er­ship was scanning through Travis Coun­ty's proposed budget when..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Allegations Mount at T. Don Hutto

Two more women come forward to allege sexual abuse inside the detention facility

"...anonymous, fearing further retaliation, tells immigration rights activists at Grassroots Leadership that she was sexually harassed for months by..."

Dec. 1, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Court: Immigrant Detention Is Child Care

3rd Court of Appeals dismisses suit that challenged "family residential centers" that meet only minimal child welfare standards

"...That rule hasn't been implemented because immigration advocacy group Grassroots Lead­ership filed suit in Travis County to block it,..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Laura Monterrosa Released From T. Don Hutto

Could this be a bellwether for detained immigrants?

"...wishes not to reveal her precise location in Texas. Grassroots Leadership's Bethany Carson, who's proven a vital figure in..."

March 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Point Austin: Incarceration Nation

The U.S. prison system has exploded beyond all reason

"...The good folks of Grassroots Leadership and the Sentencing Project were in town this..."

March 28, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Egg Hunts, Trans Visibility, and More Community Events

Meet your fellow Austinites as these goings-on

"...Sunday 31, Grassroots Leadership..."

March 29, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Board Certified

Qmmunity rounds up notices from Austin's queer community calling for music, art, and more

"...Trans Day of Visibility picnic and art market at Grassroots Leadership. If interested, check their Instagram bio, @genderunbound, to..."

March 24, 2023 Column by James Scott

Travis County Declares an Opioid Crisis

The declaration comes with funding for harm reduction

"...have been following for years. As David Johnson of Grassroots Leadership put it, "Leave it to the people who..."

June 3, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Travis County Races See Wins for Incumbents, a Possible Recount

Nail-Biters, needles moved, and a successor for Dana DeBeauvoir

"...grateful for the community's trust and confidence in the leadership I will bring to this position." She will face..."

March 4, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

ICE Targeted Immigrants in Sanctuary With Hefty Fines, Emails Show

Documents show Trump administration surveilled and targeted outspoken immigrants

"...ICE filed in February by local immigrant rights groups, Grassroots Leadership, and the Austin Sanctuary Network...."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Forum Covers “R.E.A.L. Solutions” to Gentrification and Displacement, Affordable Housing, and Public Safety

Candidates commit to addressing racial justice and equity

"...and displacement, affordable housing, and public safety. Organized by Grassroots Leadership, Commun­ities of Color United, and Undoing White Supremacy..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

APD Starts Shrinking

Council set to make cuts now, plan for more to come

"...Grassroots Leadership and Commun­i­ties of Color United, who had called..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

COVID-19 Confirmed at Taylor's ICE Detention Center

Still risking their lives

"...hard time sleeping at night," a woman wrote to Grassroots Leadership, an advocacy group, just six days before the..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...to meet residents’ urgent needs. A letter sent by Grassroots Leadership – and co-signed by more than 200 advocacy..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Social Justice Advocates Call for Big Moves to Ease the Blow of Coronavirus

The most at risk

"...only worsen," said Claudia Muñoz, acting executive co-director at Grassroots Leadership. Immigrants should receive health care regardless of status..."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Criminal Justice Advocates and Officials at Odds Over Pandemic Precautions

Campaigning by another name

"...“demands” was released by a smorgasbord of activist organizations (Grassroots Leadership, the Texas Fair Defense Project, Garza’s Workers Defense..."

March 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

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