Chas Moore

Chas Moore is the founder of Austin Justice Coalition, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and grassroots, activist-led organization aimed at demanding criminal justice reform and building community at both the local, state, and national level.

His key passions include:

- criminal justice reform
- creating spaces for activists, leaders, and organizers of color to lead
- implementing progressive and best-practice policies in local entities
- community empowerment through community service and education
- educating youth of color about a more inclusive history of their cultures
- organizing and challenging community members to get civically engaged
-speaking to high-school and college students about the value and importance of their voices in creating a better tomorrow

Before devoting his work full-time to the creation and growth Austin Justice Coalition, Chas served as a student activists fighting many social issues at The University of Texas at Austin and the rest of the Austin Community.

An advocate for the underserved, Chas champions efforts that deliberately meet community needs like back-to- school drives, fundraisers for those who have been brutalized by police, feeding the hungry and pioneering programs for black youth, men and women.

As Austin Justice Coalition’s Founder/ Executive Director, Chas has continued to leverage his connections within city government, the police department, the DA’s office, community organizations, and a myriad of others in AJC’s extensive network to bring positive change. His work in the upcoming year will focus on the Use of Force policy, police association contract, city budget, progressive disciplinary matrix for police misconduct, and mental health response.

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