Meet Austin's Community Climate Ambassadors! The Office of Sustainability is in the process of updating Austin's Climate Equity Plan. As part of this process, 12 individuals were selected to act as Community Climate Ambassadors to gather and share information about climate change and sustainability with their community and...
Data is not used effectively or collaboratively in the social justice ecosystem. When used strategically, data provides a common language upon which community members can meet and increase their knowledge about the causes and work together to create equitable change and increased awareness. Our guest...
Austin Resource Recovery presents Fix-It at Home!, a FREE interactive, online workshop series aimed at teaching Austinites repair and maintenance skills from home. Classes range from learning sewing basics and ‘patching’ up clothes, to fixing recreational equipment and household appliances. This class is for anyone wanting...
Please register in advance for this free webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. In the second session of the Civics 101 series, the LWV-AA welcomes guest speaker Mary Patrick, long time Voter Deputy Registrar in Travis...
Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom. We'll start off with Announcements on current events... Tonight's main topic is Electric vehicles, with a focus on battery reuse & recycling. Electric vehicle sales are growing dramatically! Significant effort is being expended by...
Even the most complex statistical models require all sorts of assumptions (especially in the social sciences), that make room for biases to hide and propagate. These three organizations, local nonprofits Measure and Capacity Catalyst, and Austin's HBCU Huston-Tillotson University, have partnered to ensure data and...
Socialist Night School is an open course that provides a chance to develop our politics together, regardless of background knowledge or whether you’ve attended a class before. New members and lifelong socialists, all are welcome! SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SEE THE READINGS. We...
Join Save Barton Creek Association and our friends at Living Springs, as we take a walk through time and discover the history of advocacy that saved Barton Creek! Hear from Barton Creek Time Stream creators Karen Kocher and Monica Flores, and folks that were there...
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...
