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SUMMARY:9 Ways To Be More Civically Engaged In 2022
DESCRIPTION:Feeling frustrated about the state of the world? Want to do something in 2022 to make a real difference?\n\n \nJoin us for our first Common Club members-only AMA (ask me anything) of the year.\n\n \nAustin Common Editor-In-Chief Amy Stansbury will be going through her picks for the top ways to be more civically engaged in 2022 & answering all of your questions.\n  \n\nWhy you should attend : \n** Get one-on-one support for your 2022 civic engagement goals. Amy will give you tips for finding a local advocacy organization you connect with\, applying to serve on a city board/commission\, & figuring out who your Council member is.\n \n** Connect with other Common Club members! Civic engagement is more fun with a friend. Connect with other Austinites who are also trying to be more civically engaged in 2022 & find yourself an accountability buddy 🙂\n\n  \nPS – This event is for members of The Common Club (The Austin Common’s Patreon community). Join the club today to gain access to login info for this event. 
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/9-ways-to-be-more-civically-engaged-in-2022/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220201T120000
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SUMMARY:Circular Meet-Ups: Let's Close the Loop
DESCRIPTION:Join the City of Austin’s Circular Economy Program for a virtual networking series\, Circular Meet-Ups. Happening the first Tuesday of every other month\, Circular Meet-Ups provide an opportunity for local business owners\, start-ups and sustainability professionals across all industries to connect and learn more about Austin’s circular economy.\n\n \nAttend a Circular Meet-Up today:\n-Get an introduction to Austin’s circular economy\n-Hear from innovators and leaders of successful circular businesses in Austin\n-Learn about best ‘circular’ business practices that can benefit you and your company\n-Network with like-minded business leaders and entrepreneurs\n-Connect with our Circular Economy Program Coordinator for a consultation\n-During this meet-up\, you’ll join three local business leaders for a discussion on Austin’s circular future.\n\n \nFebruary’s session will feature Petey Peterson from Locoal\, a climate technology with a passion for sustainable impact.\n\n \nRegister to attend.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/circular-meet-ups-lets-close-the-loop-8/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220201T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220201T193000
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SUMMARY:Civics 102 Know the Vote - Executive and Legislative Branches
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready for the Primaries?\nWe split the ballot items into TWO sessions\n \nTuesday\, February 1\, 6:30pm\nExecutive and Legislative Branches\n \nTuesday\, February 8\, 6:30pm\nJudicial Branch\n \nJoin us\, and make an informed decision about who represents YOU!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/civics-102-know-the-vote-executive-and-legislative-branches/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220207T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220207T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123158
CREATED:20220202T210052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T210052Z
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SUMMARY:Sierra Club Climate Change Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Climate Change Committee Meeting \nJoin us on Zoom! https://zoom.us/j/5133069449 \nIn-person events have been cancelled for all Sierra Club activities through February 2021. Dang.\nYou can also join our Zoom video conference here: https://zoom.us/j/5133069449 .\n \n6:30-7:15 or 7:30 – Presentation to be announced \n7:15-8:00 Climate Change Committee Meeting – Discuss Action Teams and allow people to sign up to continue the work to stop climate change\, an imperative if we want our current civilization to survive. We’ve formed Action Teams on Austin Energy\, the Permian Pipeline\, Rio Grande Valley Support\, Carbon Fee & Dividend\, People Power\, Data Entry\, and Presentations and more. We have identified additional action teams we’d like to form\, including Transportation\, Climate Justice\, Partner Organizations\, School Education\, and Social Media. Whether you have only minutes a month or hours a day\, join us to build a mass movement to stop climate change. Or join another group fighting this vital cause.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/sierra-club-climate-change-committee-meeting-21/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220207T200000
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SUMMARY:Save Barton Creek Association Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:SBCA is thrilled to hold our first Happy Hour of the year on Monday\, February 7th at 7 pm. Our guest will be Leslie Uppinghouse from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center\, who’ll give some tips on how to add Texas native plants to your garden and yard. She’ll also discuss the benefits of land stewardship\, show us around the Wildflower Center’s online plant database\, and answer your questions on native plants!\n \nLeslie is the Lead Horticulturist of the Central Gardens East.\n \nSBCA Happy Hours are always on the first Monday of the month\, so mark your calendar! While our discussion with Leslie will be on Zoom\, we hope to move back to in-person social events soon. \nZoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86709427585
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/save-barton-creek-association-happy-hour/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220208T193000
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SUMMARY:Austin Transit Partnership: Virtual Town Hall
DESCRIPTION:Join us at one of the virtual town hall meetings. You will have the opportunity to share insights\, concerns\, and ask questions on how ATP might best guide Project Connect. Our consultant team is asking for the community’s help to develop the right questions ATP can ask other transit agencies across the U.S. and internationally about their approach to governance and leadership. This town hall will inform an independent analysis that will consider the following priorities when evaluating best practices: \n\nFulfill the Contract with the Voters\nDelivery on time and on budget\nProgram equity\nPublic trust and compliance with the law\n\n\n \nAbout the Austin Transit Partnership \nATP was formed after Austin voted in November 2020 to implement the $7.1 billion multi-mode rapid transit plan known as Project Connect. The initial Project Connect investment includes building bus rapid transit\, light rail and commuter rail infrastructure\, including a Downtown transit tunnel\, new MetroRapid stations\, new MetroExpress commuter bus routes\, new park and ride facilities\, and a new regional transit center.\n\n \n\nJointly formed by Capital Metro and the City of Austin\, Austin Transit Partnership serves as the independent local government corporation tasked with implementing Project Connect.\n\n\nThe discussion will also look for community input on how to achieve:\n\nAccountability\nPartnership\nInnovation and industry\nFinancing\nLegal considerations\nContract risk\nCommunity participation\nEquity and anti-displacement\nOperational readiness and maintenance\nExecutive director recruitment
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-transit-partnership-virtual-town-hall/2022-02-08/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Important City Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220208T183000
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SUMMARY:Civics 201 Know The Vote - Judicial Branch
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready for the Primaries?\nWe split the ballot items into TWO sessions\n \nTuesday\, February 1\, 6:30pm\nExecutive and Legislative Branches\n \nTuesday\, February 8\, 6:30pm\nJudicial Branch\n \nJoin us\, and make an informed decision about who represents YOU!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/civics-201-know-the-vote-judicial-branch/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building,Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220208T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123158
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SUMMARY:Sierra Club Monthly Program: The Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom.\n \nWe’ll start off with Announcements on current events… Tonite’s main program is The Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership: 19 years of Change along the Colorado River with Kevin Anderson\, Ph.D. \, Center for Environmental Research at Hornsby Bend.\n \nThis presentation will look at past and present efforts to foster the goals of the Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership and look towards the future as Teslandia and other development expands along the Colorado River corridor.\n \nIn February 2003 the Austin Water Center for Environmental Research at Hornsby Bend hosted a meeting to discuss the future of the Colorado River corridor downstream of Austin along the 90-miles of the Colorado River from Longhorn Dam to Smithville\, in light of the announcement that eastern Travis County was the “Desired Development Zone” for the growth of Austin. That meeting was the start of the Austin-Bastrop River Corridor Partnership\, which is not a non-profit organization\, but rather an informal partnership of governmental agencies\, nonprofit organizations\, businesses\, landowners\, and concerned citizens committed to advancing a shared vision for the river corridor. www.facebook.com/austinbastroprivercorridor\n \nDr. Kevin M. Anderson has been the manager of the Austin Water Center for Environmental Research at Hornsby Bend since 2000. His environmental career began on a Pennsylvania farm\, and it has since ranged from running an organic farm in Potomac\, Maryland to helping start a river conservation foundation in Northeastern Hungary as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He received his Master’s degree in Philosophy from Ohio University. He was beginning his Ph.D. dissertation in Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin in 1995 when he met some UT geographers who encouraged him to switch programs; he completed his Ph.D. in Geography from UT Austin.\n \nThe URL to click on and join the meeting will be displayed after you RSVP. If you are new to Zoom\, tutorials are available online – example https://www.youtube.com/embed/hIkCmbvAHQQ . Using your camera and microphone is optional for the meeting.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/sierra-club-monthly-program-the-austin-bastrop-river-corridor-partnership/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220209T180000
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SUMMARY:Backyard composting class
DESCRIPTION:Join the home composting community!\n\n \nComposting is nature’s way of recycling. Rather than sending your food scraps and lawn clippings to the landfill\, you can turn them into a nutrient-rich fertilizer for your plants\, garden or lawn by using a home composting system.\n\n \nLearn more: austintexas.gov/homecompostguide\n\n \nGet free tickets here. 
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/backyard-composting-class-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220211T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220211T110000
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SUMMARY:Shoal Creek Conservancy February Volunteer Cleanup
DESCRIPTION:Join Shoal Creek Conservancy on the Shoal Creek Trail as we remove litter & maintain overgrowth at Shoal Creek’s Headwaters.\n  \nIn order to keep y’all safe and to reduce the spread of COVID\, we are limiting our volunteer events to 10 people maximum and requiring participants to wear a mask at all times.\n  \nAll tools and supplies will be provided\, but please bring water and snacks if needed. All ages welcome\, with supervision. Please wear close-toed shoes\, long pants\, and dress for the weather.\n  \nYou can register here.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/shoal-creek-conservancy-february-volunteer-cleanup/
LOCATION:Shoal Creek Headwaters\, 9324 Neils Thompson Dr\, Austin\, TX\, 78758\, United States
CATEGORIES:Volunteer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220212T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220212T120000
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SUMMARY:February UWSA Unlearning Circle
DESCRIPTION:Unlearning racism is necessarily vulnerable. It requires us to take accountability for the ways in which our behavior can cause harm. Yet many of us struggle to be vulnerable and take accountability out of fear that we will be punished and shamed if we get it “wrong.” So how can we create spaces in which we can be vulnerable and not punish ourselves or each other?\n \nAs we work together to undo racism and build a just society\, we often find ourselves falling into the same traps we are trying to dismantle. We can use shame and blame in an attempt to get people “on board” with the cause\, oftentimes without even realizing what we are doing.\n \nJoin us for our February Unlearning Circle as we discuss what it means to apply transformative justice principles in our own lives. We’ll explore what we were taught about punishment and justice\, and how punishment shows up in our own lives. We’ll take time to collectively imagine what a world would look like with accountability\, but without punishment. We will conclude by identifying small actions we can take towards healing ourselves and making a better world for future generations.\n \nThe following resources can be helpful in preparing for the discussion. Please join us even if you haven’t had a chance to review these resources. \n\nWhat is Transformative Justice? (11 minute video with adrienne marie brown and others)\nThe Peaceful Home X: Parenting\, shame\, and raising wholehearted + resilient children – A Beautiful Childhood (article)\nBrene Brown on Shame\, Accountability\, and Armoring Up (blog post by Christine Wong about Brene Brown’s podcast episode–if you want to listen to the full 1 hour podcast\, you can do so here)\nEveryday Practices of Transformative Justice (video)\n\nTransformative Justice: A Brief Description (article)\n\n\n\nAbout our Unlearning Circles – \nUWSA’s first Unlearning Circle in the winter of 2017 was created as a place for white people to do the work of reflection and community self-education. As we continue to gather to critically examine our own participation in cultures of dominance\, we build our capacity to show up as individuals and as a city-wide community network for Black\, Indigenous and people of color-led anti-racist efforts in a positive and accountable way. The Unlearning Circles are an opportunity for white identifying people to explore white supremacy culture and our role and responsibilities in undoing racism. We welcome and recognize the gift of the presence of any People of Color who choose to join us.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/february-uwsa-unlearning-circle/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220212T140000
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SUMMARY:Citizens' Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chapter meeting Saturday\, February 12! Get the latest on climate legislation–and hear about our campaign to reach out to Texas conservatives\, network with other volunteers\, and plan for individual actions for the coming month.\n\n \nThe meeting starts promptly at 12:50\, and ends by 2:00.\n\n\nZoom link: https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/j/7237228489 \nPasscode: 123 \nJoin from iPhone using one-tap (US Toll): +16465588656\,7237228489# \nJoin by telephone: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll)\, meeting ID 723-722-8489 \n  \nYou may also wish to attend the CCL national call that starts at noon. This month the speaker is James Blalog\, scientist\, adventurer\, and photographer featured in the films The Human Element and Chasing Ice.\n \nNational meeting start time: 12:00 noon \nZoom link: cclusa.org/meeting.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/citizens-climate-lobby-monthly-meeting-11/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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ORGANIZER;CN="Citizens' Climate Lobby":MAILTO:austin@citizensclimatelobby.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T170000
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SUMMARY:The Peoples' Summit - Truth & Reconciliation
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for “The Peoples’ Summit- Truth and Reconciliation” we are holding at the Texas State Capitol on February 15\, 2022 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. The summit’s goal is to uncover the true impacts of Winter Storm Uri on the storm’s one-year anniversary.\n\n \nThis summit will be held in the same format as a hearing\, in which we are inviting testimony from across the state of Texas to tell us about their experiences during Winter Storm Uri. The testimony will include medical experts\, emergency personnel\, government officials\, Texas residents\, and extreme weather experts.\n\n \nAs we learn more about the impact of our power outages across the state\, we are learning that the results of the power outages are more devastating to Texans than we have previously been made aware at the Capitol.\n\n \nI invite you to join us at the Capitol virtually. I also invite you to share the event with others to ask them to tune into the hearing\, which will be shared over Facebook and on Youtube. Finally\, we want to hear about your experience during the winter storm. As Representatives\, it is our duty to listen to people across the state and do everything in our power towards truly helping Texans against another extreme weather disaster.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/the-peoples-summit-truth-reconciliation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220215T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123158
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SUMMARY:Zilker Park Vision Plan Community Meeting #4: Plan Concepts
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to participate in the fourth virtual Community Meeting for the Zilker Park Vision Plan. During the meeting\, we will present several illustrative plans that bring together ideas from previous alternatives and community input. Please join us to submit your comments and additional ideas\, as we head toward a draft plan for the future of Zilker Park.\n \nThe Zilker Metropolitan Park Vision Plan is a community-driven planning process to establish a guiding framework for the restoration and future development of Zilker Metropolitan Park. It is the first comprehensive planning initiative to encompass the park’s 350 acres and associated facilities.\n \n—– \nEstá invitado a participar en la cuarta reunión comunitaria virtual para el Plan de visión de Zilker Park. Durante la reunión\, presentaremos varios planes ilustrativos que reúnen ideas de alternativas anteriores y aportes de la comunidad. Únase a nosotros para enviar sus comentarios e ideas adicionales\, mientras nos dirigimos hacia un plan preliminar para el futuro para Zilker Park.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/zilker-park-vision-plan-community-meeting-4-plan-concepts/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Important City Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220216T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220216T130000
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SUMMARY:Resilience Hubs: Designing Critical and Equitable Community Infrastructure in Response to Climate Disasters
DESCRIPTION:Planet Texas 2050 invites you to a semester-long Resilience Roundtable panel discussion series featuring leaders across the academic\, non-profit\, government\, advocacy\, and commercial sectors. Roundtables will include 2-3 speakers and a moderator from the Planet Texas 2050 leadership team and will be organized around topic areas drawn from the City of Austin’s climate equity plan as well other topics that intersect with the issues of resilience\, climate justice\, disaster response\, biodiversity\, environmental humanities\, and more. Each panel discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A session and collective brainstorming towards continued action.\n \n\n Resilience Hubs: Designing Critical and Equitable Community Infrastructure in Response to Climate Disasters\n \n\n \nWhen Winter Storm Uri hit Texas in February 2021\, it exposed the vulnerabilities in our water and energy systems\, but also the unequal vulnerabilities in our communities along the lines of income\, housing status\, immigration status\, race\, age\, and disability. In the aftermath of the storm\, an idea that gained traction among a suite of solutions is the development of “Resilience Hubs.” As community-serving facilities designed to support residents and coordinate resource distribution and services before\, during\, or after a disruption\, resilience hubs\, if designed well\, can equitably enhance community resilience while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving local quality of life. The City of Austin is currently planning the design and implementation of resilience hubs in different parts of the city. It is imperative to center equity in the process of developing community infrastructure in order to best prepare and respond to future climate disasters such as heat\, flooding\, wildfires\, and cold.\n \nJoin us in a conversation between researchers\, community groups\, and city officials that seeks to bridge community-articulated needs to research and action.\n  \nSpeakers  \nMarc Coudert is the Environmental Program Manager at the City of Austin Office of Sustainability. Marc works with city departments to embed climate adaptation strategies into long term operation and asset management planning. In this role\, he also supports community organizers to increase climate adaptation in the Eastern Crescent. Marc received a Certificate in Climate Change and Health from the Yale School of Public Health\, a Master of Science in Sustainable Design from the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning from Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. He is a member of the NACCHO Global Climate Change Workgroup.\n \nFrances Acuña is the Climate Resilience Lead Organizer for Go Austin/Vamos Austin (GAVA). She has lived in southeast Austin for 25 years. She began advocating for the Dove Springs community in 2010 and in 2012\, she became a Texas Certified Community Healthworker and started getting involved with GAVA as a community leader. She also worked with fellow community members serving as first responders during the October 2013 and 2015 floods in Dove Springs. In 2017\, Frances joined GAVA as a Community Organizer where she worked to increase access to healthy food and physical activity. Later\, with continued floods and residents being displaced due to flooding and infrastructure issues\, she became the Climate Resilience Lead Organizer where she concentrates her efforts bridging the communication gap between residents and stakeholders\, emphasizing response and responsibility where equity and public safety is a mutual priority. When she is not spending her time in the community organizing or meeting with stakeholders\, you can find her in her garden or spending time with her family.\n \nKatherine Lieberknecht is an assistant professor in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin. She researches urban water resources planning\, metropolitan-scaled green infrastructure planning\, and urban climate planning. Dr. Lieberknecht teaches courses on sustainable land use planning\, water resources planning\, and urban ecology. Prior to joining the faculty\, she worked in regional land conservation. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the College of William and Mary\, a Master in Environmental Management from Yale University\, and a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. Dr. Lieberknecht was the inaugural chair of Planet Texas 2050\, The University of Texas at Austin’s first grand challenge research program. She is the faculty lead for the Texas Metro Observatory\, a Planet Texas 2050 research project and co-lead for the Planet Texas 2050 Flagship Project Equitable and Regenerative Cities in a Post-Carbon Future.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/resilience-hubs-designing-critical-and-equitable-community-infrastructure-in-response-to-climate-disasters/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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SUMMARY:What's On My Ballot? Explaining The March Primary Election
DESCRIPTION:Did you know? The Texas primary election is on March 1st (and early voting begins February 14th).\n \nAnd there is a lot on the ballot this year\, across all three branches (legislative\, executive\, judicial) and at all levels of government (federal\, state\, county).\n \nPanicking a bit because you have no idea what a county clerk even does (let along who to vote for)? What about a justice of the peace?\n \nWe’ll go over it all with our latest Common Club members-only event. Consider this your one-stop-shop for prepping for the election 🙂\n \nWant to attend? Sign up for The Common Club! Memberships start at just $3/a month and help to support The Austin Common’s civic education work year-round.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/whats-on-my-ballot-explaining-the-march-primary-election/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220217T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220217T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T153159Z
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SUMMARY:Sunrise ATX Candidate Forum & Hub Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first community gathering of the year! We will have candidates running for office joining us to share their platform and connect with us\, as well as share more about the exciting work we are doing as a hub!\n \nTo promote safety a mask & full vaccination is required. \nEvent Date/Time: February 17\, 6:30 – 8:30pm \nEvent Address: Mueller Park 4550 Mueller Blvd\, Austin\, TX 78723 \nContact us at sunriseaustinTX@gmail.com or on Twitter/IG @sunriseatx
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/sunrise-atx-candidate-forum-hub-meeting/
LOCATION:Mueller Lake Park\, 4550 Mueller Blvd \, Austin\, TX\, 78723\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker,Networking
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220219T150000
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SUMMARY:Black History Month Block Party
DESCRIPTION:Join us for music\, food\, and a Melanated Marketplace Vendors’ showcase with DJ Urban Mello! With special performances by Shelbi Alexandria\, J. Mill\, and Andre Taylor. Free and open to the public.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/black-history-month-block-party/
LOCATION:George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center\, 1165 Angelina Street\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Party With a Purpose
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220219T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123159
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SUMMARY:Fungi Tour With The Central Texas Mycological Society
DESCRIPTION:Join Shoal Creek Conservancy and the Central Texas Mycological Society for a Fungi Tour along Shoal Creek. Tour participants will observe and learn to identify common mushrooms that grow in Shoal Creek’s riparian area. This tour is for all ages\, so bring your families for an afternoon of fun.\n \nIn order to keep y’all safe and to reduce the spread of COVID\, we are limiting our tours to 10 people maximum and requiring participants to wear a mask at all times. We will update this mandate accordingly to align with the recommendations outlined in Austin Public Heath’s risk-based guidelines.\n \nPlease wear comfortable walking shoes\, weather-appropriate clothing\, and we recommend bringing water and a snack if desired.\nYou can register here. 
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/fungi-tour-with-the-central-texas-mycological-society-2/
LOCATION:Shoal Creek Greenbelt\, 5611 Shoal Creek Blvd.\, Austin\, TX\, 78756\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building,Outdoor/Fitness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220220T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220220T110000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T183804Z
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SUMMARY:SBCA Hike at Goat Cave Karst Nature Preserve
DESCRIPTION:SBCA is excited to introduce weekly hikes in 2022! Get your nature fix\, meet new people\, and learn a few things along the way with our resident naturalist Andrew Harrod.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/sbca-hike-at-goat-cave-karst-nature-preserve/
LOCATION:Karst Goat Cave Preserve\, 3900 Deer Ln\, Austin\, TX\, 78749\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor/Fitness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220220T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220220T180000
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CREATED:20220209T210837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220209T210837Z
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SUMMARY:Decorative Mending with Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop we’ll learn some fun embroidery techniques for repairing small holes or stains as well as some hand and machine sewing methods for mending or covering larger ones. This is a way to both personalize your clothes and increase their lifespan. We’ll go over interfacing\, fabric backing\, edge sewing\, and embroidery stitches you can use to decorate the mend.\n \nBring your own clothes to mend! All other supplies will be provided.\n \nThis workshop is best for those aged 12 and up\, anyone under 16 must be accompanied by a ticketed adult.\n \nThis is an indoor workshop\, masks are required.\n \nAbout the Instructor: \nMadeline Meehan (crafting alias Snarkily Adorable) is an obsessive accruer of hobbies who has dabbled in everything from knitting to welding. She has been teaching embroidery classes in Austin for the last 6 years. Find more of her work on IG @snarkilyadorable
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/decorative-mending-with-embroidery/
LOCATION:Austin Creative Reuse\, 2005 Wheless Lane\, Austin\, TX\, 78723\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts/Crafts,Class/Skill-Building
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220222T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220222T200000
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SUMMARY:Austin Energy Equity Project Community Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this meeting is to seek feedback from the community on ways to improve how Austin Energy delivers energy conservation and sustainability programs to underserved communities.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-energy-equity-project-community-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Important City Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T185958Z
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SUMMARY:APD Camera Use: Share Your Opinions
DESCRIPTION:Austin’s City Council and City Manager want your opinion on the Austin Police Department’s (APD) rules related to how and when officers use their camera equipment. The Office of Police Oversight (OPO) is organizing events and surveys to collect feedback from community members. The Office of Police Oversight is separate from the Austin Police Department and provides impartial oversight of APD’s conduct\, practices\, and rules.\n \nFrom February 1\, 2022 – April 1\, 2022\, OPO will engage with community groups to gather feedback. We will submit the input we collect to the City Manager\, City Council\, and the Austin Police Department in late 2022. This Zoom event series will be an opportunity to share your thoughts on the APD policies related to body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras. Body-worn cameras are small cameras worn by officers to capture what the officers see and hear while dashboard cameras are cameras installed in police vehicles.\n \nIn February\, OPO will host a series of virtual public events\, including an educational presentation on current APD body-worn camera and dashboard camera policies. Meetings will be multilingual – English\, Spanish\, and American Sign Language – with other languages available upon request. To register\, click here.  More information about how to get involved can be found on our website.\n \nEvents will take place at 6:00 p.m.(CST) on the following dates: \n\nFebruary 23\, 2022\nMarch 2\, 2022\nMarch 9\, 2022\nMarch 16\, 2022\n\nAdditionally\, OPO will collect feedback with a multilingual survey here. The deadline to complete the survey is April 1\, 2022.\n \nDo you want to learn more about this project or need help accessing our meetings or survey? Email opo.outreach@austintexas.gov for support.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/apd-camera-use-share-your-opinions/2022-02-23/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Important City Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220223T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T174646Z
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SUMMARY:Austin Water Landscape Ordinance Update Public Input (virtual) Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Austin Water is asking for public input to help meet Austin’s growing water needs and prepare for impacts from our changing climate. Based on input from a series of public (virtual) meetings\, AW will create an Irrigation and Landscape Ordinance for new single-family residences that will set requirements for conserving water in irrigation systems and landscapes.\n\n \nVisit the Project Page by clicking here\, to learn more.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-water-landscape-ordinance-update-public-input-virtual-meeting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Important City Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T123159
CREATED:20220217T190934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T191249Z
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SUMMARY:Quality of Life Commissions Townhall on Access and Engagement
DESCRIPTION:The City of Austin’s Quality of Life Commissions are holding three virtual townhalls this month to prepare their budget recommendations for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The townhalls will serve as listening sessions for the commissions to decide what communities need right now and how their budget recommendations can address those needs.\n \nThe virtual meetings are hosted by the Joint Inclusion Committee\, are free and open to the public\, via Zoom\, and scheduled for two hours each. The virtual town hall meetings are scheduled to address broad community topics on the following dates:\n \n\nQuality of Life Commissions Townhall on Affordability and Resiliency\, Wednesday Feb 16 2022\, 6:30 PM\nQuality of Life Commissions Townhall on Access and Engagement\, Thursday Feb 24 2022\, 6:30 PM\nQuality of Life Commissions Townhall on Public Safety and Health\, Saturday Feb 26 2022\, 10 AM\n\nTo register to attend\, visit bit.ly/2022qolbudget. Log-in links from Zoom will be sent to you after registration. If you can’t attend a meeting but still want to give feedback\, e-mail budgetqa@austintexas.gov. Feedback will be shared with the Commissions. Spanish and American Sign Language interpretation are available for all three meetings.\n \nThe Joint Inclusion Commissions are (in alphabetical order): African American Resource Advisory Commission\, Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission\, Commission on Immigrant Affairs\, Commission on Seniors\, Commission for Women\, Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission\, Human Rights Commission\, LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission\, and the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/quality-of-life-commissions-townhall-on-access-and-engagement/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Important City Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220226T110000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T174835Z
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SUMMARY:Helping Kids Grow Their Emotional Resilience Around Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:In this free\, interactive workshop led by clinical psychologist and group therapist Anna Graybeal\, learn what kids need from us to help them grow their emotional resiliency around climate change. Presented by The Parents’ Climate Community.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/helping-kids-grow-their-emotional-resilience-around-climate-change-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building,Family-Friendly,Lecture/Guest Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220226T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220226T110000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T191521Z
UID:47597-1645869600-1645873200@theaustincommon.com
SUMMARY:Quality of Life Commissions Townhall on Public Safety and Health
DESCRIPTION:The City of Austin’s Quality of Life Commissions are holding three virtual townhalls this month to prepare their budget recommendations for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The townhalls will serve as listening sessions for the commissions to decide what communities need right now and how their budget recommendations can address those needs.\n  \nThe virtual meetings are hosted by the Joint Inclusion Committee\, are free and open to the public\, via Zoom\, and scheduled for two hours each. The virtual town hall meetings are scheduled to address broad community topics on the following dates:\n  \n\nQuality of Life Commissions Townhall on Affordability and Resiliency\, Wednesday Feb 16 2022\, 6:30 PM\nQuality of Life Commissions Townhall on Access and Engagement\, Thursday Feb 24 2022\, 6:30 PM\nQuality of Life Commissions Townhall on Public Safety and Health\, Saturday Feb 26 2022\, 10 AM\n\nTo register to attend\, visit bit.ly/2022qolbudget. Log-in links from Zoom will be sent to you after registration. If you can’t attend a meeting but still want to give feedback\, e-mail budgetqa@austintexas.gov. Feedback will be shared with the Commissions. Spanish and American Sign Language interpretation are available for all three meetings.\n  \nThe Joint Inclusion Commissions are (in alphabetical order): African American Resource Advisory Commission\, Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission\, Commission on Immigrant Affairs\, Commission on Seniors\, Commission for Women\, Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission\, Human Rights Commission\, LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission\, and the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/quality-of-life-commissions-townhall-on-public-safety-and-health/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Important City Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220227T133000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220119T193347Z
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SUMMARY:The Plastic Pipeline (Presentation/discussion)
DESCRIPTION:The world is (finally) turning away from burning fossil fuels\, so the fossil fuel industry has a backup plan: A mind-blowing increase in plastic production. They are unopposed\, and in many cases actively aided\, by governments. Learn more about this\, and the health\, climate & ecological impacts of plastic\, as well as ways we can address the issue! We’ll discuss together afterwards.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/the-plastic-pipeline-presentation-discussion/
LOCATION:Austin Creative Reuse\, 2005 Wheless Lane\, Austin\, TX\, 78723\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film-Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220228T200000
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SUMMARY:2022 [RE]verse Pitch - Material Supplier Pitch Event
DESCRIPTION:During the opening pitch event\, you will hear from businesses and institutions consistently generating or collecting by-product\, surplus or otherwise underutilized materials streams in Austin\, Texas that could be put to higher and better use in new social enterprises.\n\n \nJoin us for a virtual presentation to meet the material suppliers\, learn more about these materials\, and network with other [RE]verse Pitch participants.\n\n \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but your RSVP is requested. Attendance is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to compete for an Innovation Fellows Prize.\n\n \n2022 Material Suppliers\n– ACC Bioscience Incubator / EQO: Rectangular plastic boxes with a plastic insert containing holes\n– Austin Creative Reuse: Decorator fabric samples\n– Austin Creative Reuse: Cuts of high-quality fleece\n– KIPP Texas Public Schools: School lunch 1/2 pint milk cartons\n– Rent Equip: Used tracks from compact construction equipment\n– Travis County: Bulletproof Vests\n\n \nWant to compete for an Innovation Fellows Prize?\nDo you have an idea of how you could put one or more of these products to use in a profitable business? Join us! This event is the first step in competing for an Innovation Fellows Prize!\n\n \nNew this year: Up to four teams will be chosen as [RE]verse Pitch Innovation Fellows\, receiving cash and in-kind prizes each including a four month accelerator program from May – August 2022.\n\n \nNOTE: If you’re planning to compete for an Innovation Fellows Prize attendance at this event is strong encouraged\, and it is especially important that you RSVP so we can get in touch with more details on how the competition works! Your Intent to Compete Application will affirm you attended this event or watched the recording.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/2022-reverse-pitch-material-supplier-pitch-event/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220305T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220305T110000
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SUMMARY:DOPE Inaugural Assembly
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, March 5\, AJC invites you to the first DOPE Quarterly Assembly of 2022. During this assembly\, you will have an opportunity to learn more about the DOPE program\, meet our new DOPE leads\, and help us build and shape what the DOPE program will look like in your district. As a collaborative effort\, we will be creating space for every participant to help us identify the needs and challenges within their district\, build relationships with other organizers and volunteers\, and help shape a district organizing vision.\n\n \nWhat is DOPE:\nDOPE – District Organizing: Project Engage is AJC’s new grassroots organizing strategy\, which seeks to build deep community power within every City Council district in Austin.\n\n \nDOPE aims to transform the way we engage and organize with each other and within communities. It’s NOT a campaign. It creates space for the praxis of construction and new ways of being. Through DOPE\, we practice building and transforming with long term vision. It is decolonial. It’s beyond politics. It is inspired by and rooted in Black and Indigenous cultural knowledge and organizing.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/dope-inaugural-assembly/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Activism/Protest,Networking
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