This is a zoom webinar about race, equity, and inclusion. In light of the recent police shootings across the country and here in Austin, we are past the time of speaking to our kids and each other about race and how to stand together with...
RSVP with this link and we'll send you a zoom link before the meeting begins- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerUq6N59829Bu0RFFK5YCqGwghIl0B6G8tZu7ScEQf5-PosA/viewform?usp=sf_link Right now, we are seeing communities rise up all across the country to fight back against a system that says some lives don’t matter. It’s time for us to...
Wood is one of the oldest building materials. For hundreds of years, the harvesting, supply and trading of wood has created industry and economic opportunity. Throughout history, the sustainability of the wood supply has also presented challenges. This seminar will examine the evolution of sustainable harvesting, forest management and the legal supply...
Communities of Color United: Coalition for Racial Justice invites you to learn about our work on defunding the police and our vision for our community with abolition. This teach-in will be in both English and Spanish. More details to follow. ========= Comunidades de Color Unidas...
Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom. We'll start off with Announcements on current events... Our featured speaker is Carol Whitaker with a presentation on Ethical Choices in Modern Agriculture. Do you worry about climate change? Ever wonder how food, food...
This is not the time for outrage, anger and social media hysteria that is not followed by action. We want to continue to see our brothers and sisters of color join us in the work we do, but this plea is to White America that...
Join us for our HABLA Plática: "The Latino Lens & Experience of Racism" on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 1pm LIVE on our HABLA Facebook Page. Overall, four-in-ten Latinos say they have experienced racism and discrimination in the past year. Such experiences include: being called...
In a virtual turn out, we’ll explore this pivotal time in our democracy. Together with our inspiring youth, key public figures, and luminaries, we’ll reenvision a more just path forward. FEEL & FORMAT You’ll join in an interactive online space to hear from inspiring speakers,...
As educators, we promise to nurture and protect our students. This sacred promise proves impossible to uphold when our Black students and their parents come under fire unjustly and without consequence time and again. It has never been more important for educators to speak up and defend the...
UWSA’s Unlearning Circles provide an opportunity for primarily white identifying people to come and explore white supremacy culture and our role and responsibilities in undoing racism. We rely heavily on the principles and steps of undoing racism promulgated by The People’s Institute for Survival and...
