Learn more about dangerous PFAS "forever chemicals" and Rob Bilott's crusade against the chemical giant DuPont at our virtual screening of Dark Waters and following panel discussion. Register to get an exclusive link to watch the film. Then join us to hear from Rob Bilott himself at...
The Political Education Committee (PEC) is a subcommittee of the Austin DSA Leadership Committee. Our purpose is to organize regular and special, one-off chapter political education events. Join us if you are interested in learning how to organize events like our Socialist Night Schools, book...
The City of Austin, the City's Ethics Review Commission, and the League of Women Voters Austin Area will sponsor virtual City Council Candidate Forums for city council candidates competing in the November 2020 election. Austin voters will elect council members in five Council districts on...
The Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis (IUPRA) and the Opportunity Forum present, “I Can’t Breathe: Approaching Police Brutality in the Black Community,” a forum on race and the justice system. Given increased tensions over how communities experience criminal justice, questions about the role...
We're devoting our policy meeting on September 20 to train up before the upcoming legislative session. Come learn how to advocate at the state level, how to read a bill and follow it through the legislative process, how session has shifted due to the pandemic,...
Book Description: By the late 1960s and early 1970s, reeling from a wave of urban uprisings, politicians finally worked to end the practice of redlining. Reasoning that the turbulence could be calmed by turning Black city-dwellers into homeowners, they passed the Housing and Urban Development...
In the fifth session of the Civics 101 series, the League of Women Voters Austin Area and The Austin Common want you to Know the Vote. , LWV-AA Director of Advocacy, and , Editor-In-Chief of The Austin Common, will discuss Local and County Elections. ::...
Join AURA & AJC to view the film, Segregation by Design, followed by a panel discussion. About the film: ‘Segregated By Design’ examines the forgotten history of how the United States’ federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through...
Solar Austin is excited to announce the first in a three-part happy hour series centered around local, federal, and state energy policy. September’s happy hour will be a unique opportunity to learn about and discuss the City of Austin’s Climate Equity Plan with the Climate...
Abstract: Join this talk by Tom “Smitty” Smith, a prominent consumer and renewable energy advocate in Texas. He will introduce the Texas Electric Transportation Alliance (TxETRA) and how it is helping to enable a pathway to increased electric vehicle (EV) usage. Mr. Smith will examine questions such...
