Wish this page included upcoming events for your business/ organization/ meetup group/ club?

Become an Austin Common partner today

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

PODER Celebrates 35 Years of Social Justice

May 1 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Basic Info

Date:
May 1
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Website / RSVP:
bit.ly/PODER35

Who's Hosting This Event?

People Organized In Defense of Earth and Her Resources (PODER)
Who We Are:

PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources) is a women led, people of color grassroots social justice organization formed in 1991 to increase the participation of residents of East Austin in decisions related to the economic development and environmental protection of our communities.

View Organizer Website

Other

Event Topics
Climate Change, Equality/Justice
Poder 35
Event Category:

Other

Event Topics
Climate Change, Equality/Justice
  • Event Tags:

    • PODER CELEBRATES 35 YEARS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE 🌹 We invite you to join us on Friday, May 1, to commemorate the day PODER was founded 35 years ago. In 1991, a group of Chicana/o organizers from East Austin formed PODER to increase residents’ participation in corporate and governmental decisions related to environmental hazards and their impact on Eastside neighborhoods.

    Our celebration offers an opportunity for us to reflect on the struggles and victories we’ve had for over three decades. Alongside many community members and organizations, we’ve fought fuel storage tanks, power plants, garbage truck facilities, upzoning, unaffordable housing, displacement, and the destruction of green spaces.

    PODER continues to rise up for equitable education and economic development, the preservation of working-class neighborhoods built over generations, basic human rights, and environmental justice. The struggle is long and continuous.

    Dinner will be provided, and together, we’ll dance! Tickets here bit.ly/PODER35 — $25 suggested donation.

    Venue

    Related Events