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Summary Austin Mayor Steve Adler delivered his final State Of The City Address last week. Action Box Click the badge above to learn more about Finding Home ATX & how to support it. Mayor Adler highlighted this initiative (aimed at housing 3,000 people in the
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Summary Black Lives Veggies is a local organization that addresses food insecurity by providing disenfranchised communities with gardening education & resources. Action Box Become a Black Lives Veggies volunteer by sending an email to blvcapacitybuild@gmail.com Often times, when we talk about issues like food justice,
In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, we kick off our multi-part series on local climate action. Guests include Laura Jay (C40 Cities), Shane Johnson (Sierra Club), and Luis Miranda (Ground Game Texas and Sunrise El Paso). You can hear this episode
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About The Author This is a guest post written by Marcella Bechtel and Kara Wright of GOOD girls ATX, a local organization that’s building wardrobes that are GOOD for the planet and its’ people through events + education. Action Box Get tickets to attend GOOD
Summary Cities have a big role to play in solving the climate crisis. Here in Austin, we have a Climate Equity Plan to guide emission reductions. Action Box Sign up for our climate-focused Civic Power up challenge (How To Save The World… Starting With Austin)
About The Author This post is sponsored & written by Whisper Valley, an award-winning eco-community community located in East Austin. Action Box Celebrate Earth Day by attending Whisper Valley’s free Earth Day Festival. This post is sponsored by Whisper Valley. All Austin Common sponsors are screened
About The Author This post is sponsored & written by The Office of Sustainability, the city department that is working toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, a healthy & just local food system, and climate resiliency. Action Box Celebrate Earth Month by completing as many actions