He wanted a doc that could carry that story further. Years later, under the film direction of Estevan Padilla, we’re proud to release Reclamation.
Screenings coming soon.
🎥 Watch trailer: www.reclamationfilm.com
📩 Interested in hosting a screening? Reach out to hannah@afterviolenceproject.org
AVP first connected with Clifford through his powerful YouTube video searching for his father's unmarked gravesite, a story that moved thousands.
He later shared his story with us through the After Violence Archive🕊️: bit.ly/4dBTCLR
A film flyer for Reclamation featuring a photograph of Clifford Fuggett, a Black man laying a tombstone beneath a wide, open blue sky. White text reading "Reclamation" appears at the top.
Introducing Reclamation 🎥 — a new documentary following Clifford Fuggett as he investigates his mother's disappearance and honors his father, Charles Milton, executed by the state of Texas in 1985.
Directed by Estevan Padilla. Produced by AVP. Screenings coming soon.
www.reclamationfilm.com
One more time for the people in the back! 📣
Applications are open until April 12 at 11:59 PM CT, and that's a hard deadline.
If you're interested, don't wait! 🗂️
Image of Black femme smiling and reading a zine entitled "The In-Between Visions After Violence"
💌 Hey y’all—want to stay in the loop with everything AVP is reading, building, and remembering together?
Our monthly newsletter is the first place we share upcoming events, tools, and announcements at the intersection of memory work and abolition.
📬Join us: bit.ly/4t85d9M
the documentation & archives team at @afterviolence.bsky.social is looking to hire a paid intern for may - december 🌈 app closes 4/12 afterviolenceproject.org/opportunities/
🔈Internship Alert: AVP is offering a paid Documentation & Archives internship!
You'll support archival processing, technical + admin work, and the After Violence Archive. Austin-based preferred, but all are encouraged to apply.
Apply by 4/12: bit.ly/4ltVmJ1
[Trigger warning: Mention of substance use and death.]
Dark green background with blue abstract shapes. Reads Tomeka Hayes in conversation with Brother Rob. With excerpts from interview that says "Once I become an adult, it becomes my responsibility to change the generational curse... If you're not going to be part of the change, you're part of the problem.
This month we honor the spirit of Tomeka Hayes 🕊️ -- a Black mother in AL, interviewed by AVP's 2024 VAV Fellow Brother Rob. Her story holds enduring love amid criminalization and loss, and a steadfast refusal to give up on her people.
🎧 Interview: bit.ly/4b6GtZq
💸 Support her family: bit.ly/4cK3DWP
As the Trump administration audits federal museums, defunds libraries, and pressures institutions to erase the past, community based archives remain vital sites of resistance.
We're honored to be feat alongside @invisiblehistories.bsky.social , Shorefront Legacy Center, & Community Archives Collab
Tonight!
The fight doesn’t end with release. César received no meaningful repair or compensation from the state and continues to face barriers to reentry. If you’re able, support his return home and access to dignified care:
🔗 bit.ly/4sQ9Mqb
📽️ LA LIBERTAD DE FIERRO (The Freedom of Fierro)
🗓 Wed, Jan 28 | 7–9:30 PM
📍 Austin Film Society Cinema
🎟 Free | RSVP: bit.ly/libertad-fie...
🎤 Panels after both screenings w/ the director, César Fierro (via Zoom), and legal advocates.
Film poster with bald brown man with text that says special screening of los años de fierro (the years of fierro)
📽️ LOS AÑOS DE FIERRO (The Years of Fierro)
🗓 Tues, Jan 27 | 6–9 PM
📍 UT Austin School of Law, Francis Auditorium (Rm 2.114)
🎟 Free
📩 Questions: LLTANSEY@GMAIL.COM
Graphic flyer featuring an older man wearing glasses and a tilted hat, seated outside with a warm campfire glow illuminating his face. The photo appears on the left side as the background image. On the right, bold text reads: “Save the Date – Special Screenings. Los Años de Fierro, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 6–9 PM at University of Texas School of Law. La Libertad de Fierro, Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 7–9:30 PM at Austin Film Society Cinema, 6406 North IH-35.
César Fierro spent over 40 years on Texas death row for a crime he didn’t commit—despite evidence of police corruption and a forced confession. Convicted at 23, he was released in 2020. Join us next week for a two-part documentary on his time inside and his ongoing fight after freedom. 👇🏽
🚨 Just Published: New Essay by AVP community member, Chanel Jones.
Drawing from her years of incarceration, she exposes the devastating consequences of neglecting mental health behind bars—and the racial & class disparities that determine who is deemed worthy of care.
Read more: bit.ly/45HpL00
When officials say “no one saw it coming,” archives tell another story.
@propublica.org reporting shows how oral histories from Kerr County, TX reveal decades of community warnings about deadly floods—warnings long ignored by those in power.
🖤 Support Brother Rob's continued work:
Rob’s work doesn’t end when the cameras stop. Support his continued leadership supporting community healing.
bit.ly/3IK7QNc
📣 Texas fam — mark your calendars!
🎬 Da'Cipher 360 premiere
🗓️ Sat, Aug 23 @6pm
📍 Paramount Theatre — 52 Cypress St, Abilene TX
🎟️ Free!
This doc follows AVP community partner Brother Rob through his reentry + organizing journey as a peer support leader & formerly incarcerated Black organizer
SAVE THE DATE: JULY 18
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/4lmqJUY
Sanctuary Fridays are spaces of refuge for those impacted by state violence. This month we'll be preparing for the Former Incarcerated People's March (7/19) by making posters & practicing some useful grounding exercises. Refreshments & snacks provided.
A new report from @lionessjiwa.bsky.social and @txcivilrights.bsky.social reveals the systemic neglect of reproductive and women’s healthcare in Texas prisons and jails. Nearly 200 incarcerated women reported a lack of access to medical care, menstrual supplies, and dehumanizing treatment by staff.
Join us on June 25th for our #Pride edition of Sanctuary Friday, an abolitionist space for and by people impacted by state violence. Together, we celebrate and reflect on the legacy of Pride and movements that dream of a world without state violence.
🔗 RSVP here: form.jotform.com/251524715141...
#AbolitionReads: AVP community member Jorge Antonio Renaud published The Restlessness of Bound Wrists, with key themes of. resistance, and compassion. Congrats Jorge!
The book also features an introduction by AVP’s Executive Director, @gdsolis.bsky.social.
📖 Read & order your copy: bit.ly/3HymG8W
And we stand in the moral mandate to abolish carceral systems-- that punish harm with more harm.
To learn more about the devastating landscape of executions in Texas, read the 2024 Texas Death Penalty Developments Report: bit.ly/4mqT3qd
At the After Violence Project, we mourn the loss of Matthew Johnson and hold the fullness of his life, his complexity, and his humanity. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and children, and to the loved ones of the victim, Nancy Harris.
Mainstream media has reduced Matthew to a crime and a conviction. But criminalization robs people not only of their individual humanity—it harms their families and communities. Matthew was a father and was always remorseful for his actions. Like all people, he deserved the chance to heal.
