Madison Sloane

Collaborating for Racial Justice: How Organizing and Policy Groups Are Working Together in Texas

The federal government’s recommitment to civil rights presents new opportunities for racial justice advocacy; but the most effective advocacy combines the strengths of community organizing and policy expertise. Texas Appleseed and the Texas Organizing Project (TOP) are working together to address disparities in school discipline that disadvantage minority children in Dallas and to ensure that minority and low-income families and communities receive their fair share of housing and community development funds in Houston. This session will use these projects as case studies to explore how to build and maintain these relationships, and the advocacy strategies that have been most successful.

Speakers: Madison Sloane, Chrishelle Palay, Tarsha Jackson