Interview with David Johnson

Interview with David Johnson

David Johnson is an activist and community organizer in Austin, Texas. He currently serves as the Criminal Justice Organizer for Grassroots Leadership. In his interview, he discusses the impact of COVID-19 in prisons, specifically how prisons across this country are not set up to protect incarcerated people from illness. Related to this, Johnson speaks about his own incarceration and his support system, and how many incarcerated people lack friends and family members that seek to remind them of who they are. Johnson emphasizes the importance of community and organizing , especially during a crisis, and the grassroots movements that have grown during COVID-19. This interview was recorded on Zoom as a part of the Sheltering Justice documentation project and Dulab Radio.

David Johnson

Texas After Violence Project

November 13, 2020

Jane Field, Emily Henry

public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Interview

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North America--United States--Texas--Travis County--Austin

Jane Field

David Johnson

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