Week of Events
United Way MLK Jr. Day of Service 2022
Join us Monday, January 17 as we continue our annual tradition of gathering with our neighbors in service and learning to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King believed in the power of individuals to strengthen communities and achieve common goals,...
Monday, January 17, 2022
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January 17, 2022 -MLK Day Food Drive
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January 17, 2022 -Austin Creative Reuse MLK Day of Service
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January 17, 2022 -Virtual MLK Rally
MLK Day Food Drive
On MLK Day each year, we typically join the community March organized by the Austin Area Heritage Council to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. The March has been cancelled this year in light of current COVID circumstances, but we still want to...
Austin Creative Reuse MLK Day of Service
Observed each year on the third Monday in January, MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. Making time to volunteer for MLK Day of Service is a great...
Virtual MLK Rally
Due to concerns around the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the Austin-area, the 2022 MLK Festival has been canceled. Instead, we will hold a virtual MLK Rally program on January 17th.Join us virtually as we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther...
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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January 18, 2022 -New Texas Voting Laws – What you need to Know!
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January 18, 2022 -Civics 101 Researching Your Ballot and Casting Your Vote
New Texas Voting Laws – What you need to Know!
New election laws are in place for the March 1st, 2022 Primaries. We will provide tips to help with some of the new laws that impact Texas voters. Sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Texas, Texas Impact, Texas LULAC. Speakers: - Grace Chimene,...
Civics 101 Researching Your Ballot and Casting Your Vote
Are you ready for the 2022 Primaries? Do you need help making informed decisions regarding your ballot? Do you need help figuring out how to get to the polls? We will cover all that and more in our first Civic Session of the new year....
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
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January 19, 2022 -Resilience Roundtable: Linking Equity, Research, and Implementation – Climate Planning in Austin
Resilience Roundtable: Linking Equity, Research, and Implementation – Climate Planning in Austin
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...
Thursday, January 20, 2022
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Friday, January 21, 2022
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January 21, 2022 -Wild Neighbors Speaker Series: Reforesting Degraded Landscapes
Wild Neighbors Speaker Series: Reforesting Degraded Landscapes
Join us on Friday January 21, 2022 from noon-1pm for a talk with the City of Austin's Jim O'Donnell about the restoration efforts on City tracts of the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. Jim is a Forest Ecosystem Biologist for the City of Austin’s Wildland Conservation Division....
Saturday, January 22, 2022
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Sunday, January 23, 2022
No events on this day.