Civil Rights and Wrongs for January 18, 2022

This Tuesday we’ll speak with Shoshana Krieger and Mincho Jacob from Building and Strengthening Tenant Action.  BASTA consists of organizers, researchers, community educators, paralegals and lawyers who work collectively with tenants to break down the barriers to healthy living and safe housing.  We also have Joao Paulo Connolly, Director of Community Housing and Development at the Austin Justice Coalition.  AJC serves people who are historically and systematically impacted by gentrification, segregation, over policing, a lack of educational and employment opportunities, and other institutional forms of racism in Austin.  With assistance funds drying up and protections against eviction expiring, what is the fate of low-income Austin tenants?  In addition, we have Jim Harrington, retired founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project, as well as Michelle Manning-Scott, Associate Producer of the show.

Then we’ll hear from Austin Sanders, Staff Writer at the Austin Chronicle, who provides a first look at the Austin mayoral contest that will take place in November.  And we also learn about the role of PACs in the District 4 special election that is currently underway.