National Thrift Shop Day is August 17th! Celebrate with us by taking a peak behind the scenes of the thrift in- dustry. For this Imagine Austin Speaker Series webinar event, author and columnist Adam Minter will discuss his 20 year journey through the world’s junkyards...
Last week, Austin City Council voted unanimously to take money out of the police budget. While we still have a lot more work to do to get to a world without the racist violence of the police, we want to take a lap to celebrate...
We’re proud to announce an interactive virtual storytime featuring a live reading of the newly published Hey Sis! Be You! comic book. The comic tells the story of the first Black woman President, Grace, and strives to embolden and empower Black girls everywhere to be...
Austin Resource Recovery presenta Fix-It at Home!, una serie de talleres interactivos en línea GRATIS dirigidos a enseñarles a los austinianos técnicas de reparaciones y mantenimiento desde casa. Las clases varían desde aprender los fundamentos de la costura y remendar ropa, hasta cómo arreglar equipo recreativo y...
Book Description: When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz’s father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero—while the whole country is watching....
Austin Resource Recovery presents Fix-It at Home!, an 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. You’ll meet and learn from a local...
Solar Austin is doing something a bit different this month... Instead of our usual happy hour, we’re excited to invite you to the closing celebration of the trailblazing Equitable Clean Energy Jobs (ECEJ) Program! Launched in partnership by Solar Austin and Huston-Tillotson University (HT), the...
Join State Representative Erin Zwiener, Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter, Green Latinos, Environmental Defense Fund and Environment Texas and legislative leaders as we discuss a proposal on flaring by the Railroad Commission of Texas, federal rollback of air pollution rules on methane and what we...
Join A Functional Democracy co-founders, Amy Stansbury and Hal Wuertz, and Shoal Creek Conservancy for a crash course on all things Austin politics and ways to support parks, trails, and especially Shoal Creek! During this interactive virtual event on 8/26 at 5 pm, we’ll cover the basics...
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...
