Join Citizens' Climate Lobby for a virtual candidate forum. This is a non-partisan event, with candidates for the US House from both sides invited to attend and presenter their plans and priorities for addressing climate change. We'll start with a brief CCL group meeting. Then,...
In this third session, we will cover where and how to research resources to help you make informed decisions regarding your ballot. We will also be covering the process at the polling place and the alternatives available. Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5DB0EhshQ6miEIi6CT5WWQ After...
**RSVP for Zoom link will be posted soon** All are welcome at this general hub meeting. Come hear updates on the work we're doing around the Green New Deal, and get plugged in to teams of passionate organizers fighting for change. We'd love to meet...
Agenda to come! Every month, Austin DSA has a meeting open to members and prospective members. DSA is fighting to build a world where the working class are in charge. Our socialist vision is that if the working class can get political organized, every single...
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...
