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...
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...
Meet the Austin Climate Equity Plan Steering Committee members! Join us for a moderated virtual panel discussion with the team of community members who helped lead the Austin Climate Equity Plan process. In this panel we will talk about the Steering Committee Members' role in...
Sewage pollution in the Hill Country is getting worse. An upcoming SBCA report has found that 88% of all sewage treatment plants in the region have dumped more pollutants into streams than their permits allow. Still, developers continue to apply for new discharge permits. Join...
The membership of DSA, the largest socialist organization in the United States, is rapidly growing by the thousands. Millions of everyday people are calling for Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, defunding the police, universal rent control, and more. On this call, we'll discuss...
We’ll discuss the five-part podcast series “Nice White Parents,” hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt. The series looks at the school reform’s failure for black and brown children and turns the attention on who schools are serving and arguable the most powerful force for change in our...
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...
Join the League of Women Voters of the Austin Area and Pflugerville Library to learn about what you need to know to be registered and ready to vote for the upcoming General Elections in November. We will be going over the registration process, deadline, and...
Endorsements are a big deal for Austin DSA- we don't just rubber-stamp lists of people who we think it would be good to have in office, we pick campaigns that highlight the struggles of working-class people, develop our chapter as organizers, and give us leverage...
If you watch one event to prepare for the upcoming November election season, make sure this is it! La Politica is hosting an exciting live online Election Pachanga where we'll discuss our local, state and national election by defining what all of these positions...
