Civil Rights Organizing – Alesandra Lozano, MSW

Episode 44
Guest: Alesandra Lozano, MSW
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW

Alesandra Lozano, Director of Communications and Advocacy at the Texas Civil Rights Project, shares her journey from grassroots LGBTQ organizing to leading policy advocacy efforts in Texas. She discusses TCRP's work to protect voting rights and how it's deeply connected to immigrant justice and criminal legal reform. Alesandra offers practical strategies for engaging in local advocacy, including public testimony and coalition building through efforts like the Texas for All coalition. This episode is a master class in organizing for change and ensuring our communities have a voice in the policies that affect them.

In this episode:

• TCRP's work on voting rights, immigrant justice, and criminal legal reform — and how they're connected
• Practical strategies for local policy advocacy, including public testimony at county and city hearings
• How to build and sustain coalitions to expand political power
• The Texas for All coalition and the fight against voter suppression
• Redistricting and why fair representation matters for all communities

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