Part 1- Voting Rights & Redistricting a National Perspective Speaker Michael Li - Brennan Center Part 2 - Voting Rights & Redistricting; Impact on Communities of Color in Texas Speaker Dr. Victoria M. Defrancesco Soto - Dean of Civic Engagement LBJ School of Public Affairs...
A coalition of major Texas criminal justice and allied grassroots organizations are coming together for a press conference to call on state legislators to make criminal justice issues a top priority for the 2021 legislative session. Speakers include: Lee Merritt Maggie Luna Lauren Johnson LaTonya...
Please join us for a virtual town with Congressman Lloyd Doggett! U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents communities from San Antonio to Austin. He serves as Chairman of the Heath Subcommittee on the House Ways & Means Committee, the oldest committee of the United States Congress....
Please note - this event has been postponed. Follow Sunrise ATX on Facebook & Instagram for updates on when the event will rescheduled. **RSVP for Zoom link will be posted soon on the Sunrise ATX Facebook page. ** All are welcome at this general...
Do you have 30 minutes to make a big impact with a simple action? Citizens' Climate Lobby is pushing the Texas state legislature to pass an environmental resolution acknowledging the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Join us for an introduction to the Texas State...
If you want to learn more about the Austin Justice Coalition, you've come to the right place. Join us for our general Body meetings where you can learn about what's going on in the organizations and hear from other community organizations! We will discuss our...
On Thursday, March 18th, we will be gathering for the second Actionar of 2021, where we will be looking at the white backlash to last summer’s uprisings, and the movement to defund the police. How is this reinvestment in white supremacy impeding the reallocation of...
RSVP: http://bit.ly/aapivigil Since the murder of Asian women in Atlanta this week, the Asian community has been filled with grief and outrage. During the pandemic, criminal activities against Asians have become rampant, and AAPIs have been living in fear for months now. We are holding a...
RSVP here: bit.ly/proactphonebank To Solve our climate and economic crises, we need a Green New Deal! To win a Green New Deal, we need mass worker power! To build mass worker power, we need to pass the PRO Act! DSA’s highest national priority through May Day...
Support the #TexasGeorgeFloydAct and all its components! From a likely false conviction by a corrupt narcotics officer to his death at the hands of police while other officers stood and watched, the case of George Floyd calls out for justice in many different ways. In...
