Since the fall of 2014, a group of community based organizations, each working for social justice for their own communities, has been collaborating to address the growing racial divide in the city of Austin. As the city is in a period of accelerated growth, Austin has also become the most segregated city in the United States.  As a response to this growing divide, this coalition of community based organizations organized community members to pass a resolution at Austin City Hall calling for the city to develop an Equity Assessment Tool. The purpose of the equity tool is to evaluate the impact that existing city policies and practices have on equity, and develop recommendations for addressing current race and socioeconomic-based inequities throughout the city.  The member organizations of the coalition include: allgo, Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman, ICE Fuera de Austin/ ICE Out of Austin, Food for Black Thought, Austin Language Justice Collective and Alliance for African American Health of Central Texas (AAAHCT).