In recent months, the pandemic has renewed the emphasis on public infrastructure and community-generated ideas that help improve health and safety. Businesses, organizations, and cities are responding with new initiatives and projects. Join us to hear more about the improvements in city infrastructure and community...
How should we prepare students for a lifetime of civic engagement? National experts in education, political science, and psychology will share their expertise and discuss essential, but often overlooked, opportunities to educate future engaged citizens. Particular emphasis will be given to the important role of social-emotional learning...
Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom. We'll start off with Announcements on current events... Tonite's main program is Investing in Solar Power in Poor Countries, with Sandra Kwak of 10Power. Recently recognized by the Energy Globe Foundation as the Energy...
Reimagining Public Safety is the City of Austin’s multifaceted strategy to redefine public safety, improve safety outcomes, address racial and institutional inequities, and increase accountability and transparency in policing. Join the conversation about Reimagining Public Safety in Austin at an upcoming meeting in your council...
Join us for a volunteer training where we will go over our strategy for the campaign, train you on our platforms, and get you plugged in to our upcoming events.
Join local public health officials for a Vaccine Town Hall to discuss #COVID19 vaccine safety, efficacy, and distribution. Some #COVID19 vaccine questions will be answered live as time permits. The Town Hall will be streamed on Facebook Live.
The Path to Racial Equity, a series of six virtual programs beginning on Thursday, January 14th at 5:30pm, will draw on experts who will examine the issues surrounding racial inequity in Austin and offer simple, practical steps each of us can take to be part...
Reimagining Public Safety is the City of Austin’s multifaceted strategy to redefine public safety, improve safety outcomes, address racial and institutional inequities, and increase accountability and transparency in policing. Join the conversation about Reimagining Public Safety in Austin at an upcoming meeting/ public input session....
We invite you to participate in the Austin Area MLK Day Livestream and In-Car Rally on Monday, January 18th at 10:30am. We will broadcast live from our In-Car Rally via both Facebook and YouTube. Onsite attendance will be extremely limited due to Stage 5 COVID-19...
The LBJ School, the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD), the LBJ Foundation, BookPeople and Huston-Tillotson University present a special program to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Peniel Joseph, LBJ School professor and CSRD director, will...
