Texas After Violence Project

Texas After Violence Project is a public memory archive based in Austin, TX, that aims to deepen understanding of the impacts of state violence. Their mission is to empower directly impacted communities by centering their dignity, agency, and expertise, and to cultivate restorative and transformative justice. Through their community archive, they document the voices and experiences of individuals directly affected by violence in Texas, preserving stories and materials often overlooked by institutional archives. They also offer training and education on memory work after violence and engage with artists, activists, and writers to creatively explore questions of violence, accountability, and justice. Their advocacy work focuses on decarceration, abolition, and disrupting cycles of violence and trauma.

Founded in 2021 with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Texas After Violence Project serves as an online repository for materials documenting state-sanctioned violence in the United States. They collaborate with partner collections, such as the Forced Trajectory Project and the Inside Books Project Archive, to expand their resources. With a commitment to transformative justice, they strive to create a culture of care that addresses and prevents violence while centering the needs of victims, survivors, and their loved ones. Through their various initiatives, including the Access to Treatment Initiative and the Life and Death in a Carceral State storytelling project, they amplify the voices and experiences of directly impacted communities, advocating for a more just and compassionate society.

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