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Hike for Environmental Justice: Though La Loma Trail Up to Red Bluff
April 9, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
From the Springdale-Airport Neighborhood Association and the Sierra’s Club Environmental Justice Team –
The Springdale-Airport Neighborhood Association (SANA) and Sierra Club’s Environmental Justice Team (ATXEJ) invite you to hike and learn about Red Bluff in East Austin. We’ll begin at the intersection of Jain Lane & Stuart Circle by the Walnut Creek Hike & Bike Trail @ 9am, Saturday April 9th. To get there, take Shady Lane east of Airport Blvd. It turns into Custer Rd and then into Jain Lane. We expect to arrive up on top of Red Bluff – located south of dead end on Harold Court @11am. Plan to return by the same route, or shuttle to Harold Court.
For more than 50 years, East Austin’s Red Bluff vista has been neglected and forgotten. Referred to as “East Austin’s Mt. Bonnell” and now home to dumped chemicals, trash, and oil, it’s time to push the City of Austin to restore this beautiful place and to organize for justice.
Join us on April 9th for a morning hike through the La Loma trail up to Red Bluff and hear directly from longtime residents of the neighborhood about their relationship with this land, and from other community activists and organizers about the history of Environmental Racism and injustice in East Austin.
Up-to-date hike info here on Facebook —> http://bit.ly/redbluffhike
A new video on the Red Bluff area will give you lots of background
Learn about:
- A history of environmental racism in East Austin.
- Gentrification and displacement of people of color in one of Austin’s oldest neighborhoods.
- Safe trails and walking paths for students at Eastside Memorial High School.
- Organizing for equitable and affordable community solar programs in East Austin.
- How to be an ally in the fight for environmental and racial justice in communities of color.
This hike is open to all and will serve as a space for education and community organizing. Local filmmakers will also be on hand to document the hike and capture your impressions. Long term, we are confident we can get the City to clean up La Loma, but we aim to build a campaign that is centered on building power and supporting the demands and vision of residents in the Springdale-Airport neighborhood, one of which is to turn the site into a nature preserve.
To learn more about SANA visit www.springdaleairport.org
To learn more about ATXEJ visit http://bit.ly/atxClimateTeam