Amber Goodwin has been a longtime gun violence prevention champion.
In 2016, she founded Community Justice, a Black-led nonprofit that is changing the conversation around gun violence. Goodwin and Community Justice are working to end gun violence in Black and Brown communities by empowering those closest to the pain to build political power, changing the narrative around gun violence, and advocating for policy change.
In 2019, Goodwin chaired the Austin Gun Violence Task Force, helping establish and fund Texas’ first city Office of Violence Prevention. As part of her work on the task force Goodwin spearheaded the Safer Travis County Resolution, which expanded hospital-based intervention and alternatives to prosecution. Goodwin is also the co-founder of the Community Violence Legal Network, a national effort defending the legal rights of communities working to prevent gun violence.
Goodwin currently serves as an assistant district attorney in Travis County, where she fights for violence prevention and survivor support, working closely with the City of Austin’s Office of Violence Prevention. She’s ready to bring that fight to Austin’s City Council to continue to protect communities.
Goodwin said:
Gun violence prevention has been at the core of my work for years, and it is deeply personal to me. I’ve stood alongside frontline practitioners, survivors, families, and advocates…I will carry that same commitment with me to City Hall.
The Brady Campaign is proud to endorse Amber Goodwin in her campaign for Austin’s City Council.