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SUMMARY:Public Affairs Forum: If We Don’t\, Who Will? Valve Turners on Actions that Matter
DESCRIPTION:From the First Unitarian Universalist Church –\nOn October 11\, 2016\, five brave climate activists shook the North American energy industry when they closed safety valves on the 5 pipelines carrying tar sands crude oil into the United States. This was the biggest coordinated move on energy infrastructure ever taken by environmental activists. They were responding to the call for International Days of Action and Prayer for solidarity with standing rock. The five activists and four support people involved were charged with a combined 27 felony and 15 misdemeanor charges.\n\n\n\n\nThe five valve-turners are standing by their actions\, saying that they are not only necessary\, but morally and legally justified to avoid the catastrophic harm caused to humanity by unprecedented climactic disruption.Speaker Bio- Mike Foster is a former mental health therapist and father\, who grew up in the shadow of Texan oil refineries\, and quit his job in order to promote environmental activism.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nAbout the Public Affairs Forum \nThe Public Affairs Forum is held at 12 noon on most Sundays in the Sanctuary at First UU\, sponsor of the forum. The church is located at 4700 Grover. These one-hour forums are open to the public and admission is free. \nForums include lectures by prominent speakers on a wide variety of topics – social equity\, politics\, environmental issues\, science\, community action initiatives\, and others. Most forum events allow time for the audience to ask questions of the speaker. The presentation is videotaped\, edited and broadcast on ChannelAustin TV cable channel 10 at 6 p.m. on Sundays.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/public-affairs-forum-if-we-dont-who-will-valve-turners-on-actions-that-matter/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin\, 4700 Grover Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78759\, United States
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SUMMARY:New and Old Environmental Issues in Texas with Luke Metzger
DESCRIPTION:From the First Unitarian Universalist Church –\nLuke Metzger is founding director of Environment Texas\, a statewide\, citizen-funded advocacy group for clean air\, clean water\, and open spaces. He has been involved in dozens of citizen-related environmental campaigns and regularly testifies before the Texas Legislature on environmental issues. His interviews and articles have appeared in the New York Times\, USA Today\, on MSNBC\, and elsewhere. \n“Capitol Inside” named him one of the “Top Lobbyists for Causes\,” and he has received the President’s Award from the Texas Recreation and Parks Society for his work to protect Texas parks. Currently he serves as a Commissioner on the Austin Resource Management Commission. He will discuss the growing environmental dangers in Texas\, the recent actions of the Texas Legislature\, and what the future looks like.  \nAbout the Public Affairs Forum: \nThe Public Affairs Forum is held at 12 noon on most Sundays in the Sanctuary at First UU\, sponsor of the forum. The church is located at 4700 Grover. These one-hour forums are open to the public and admission is free. \nForums include lectures by prominent speakers on a wide variety of topics – social equity\, politics\, environmental issues\, science\, community action initiatives\, and others. Most forum events allow time for the audience to ask questions of the speaker. The presentation is videotaped\, edited and broadcast on ChannelAustin TV cable channel 10 at 6 p.m. on Sundays.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/new-and-old-environmental-issues-in-texas-with-luke-metzger/
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SUMMARY:From Park Lady to Council Member: Alison Alter on Austin
DESCRIPTION:From the First Unitarian Universalist Church Public Affairs Forum –\nPresentation Description: \nCouncil Member Alter’s unique perspective as a relatively new resident of the city\, combined with her background in public policy\, allows her to take a fresh approach to our City’s longstanding challenges. In this presentation\, Council Member Alter will discuss her first few months on the Council and the promise of the 10-1 Council to better serve the City. She will share her priorities over the coming year as CodeNEXT goes through its myriad stages\, the Council chooses a new City Manager\, and the City attempts to navigate the challenging road ahead\, from the impacts on the climate that traffic and development have to where Austin stands in today’s politics. \nBio: \nCouncil Member Alison Alter is a small business owner\, a former professor\, a community connector\, and an environmental advocate. She is honored to represent District 10 and the City of Austin. \nCouncil Member Alter has over 20 years of experience working in nonprofits\, higher education and through public-private partnerships. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government at Harvard University and her B.A. in Public Policy from Stanford University. In 2013\, Dr. Alter launched her own philanthropic advising business\, Alter Advising\, helping individuals\, families\, and foundations to increase the effectiveness of their giving and to transform their philanthropic experiences. \nBefore her election\, Council Member Alter chaired the We LOVE Ramsey Park renovation campaign. She is proud to have brought together a coalition of neighbors\, families\, businesses\, several City of Austin departments\, and local non-profits to transform Ramsey Park into a park where people of all ages can play\, gather\, and grow together year-around. She served as the District 10 Representative for the Parks and Recreation Board\, on the Land\, Facilities\, and Program Committee and the Land Use/Parkland Dedication working group. She is a 2015 graduate of the Leadership Austin Essential Class.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/from-park-lady-fighting-for-the-environment-to-council-member-alison-alter-on-austin/
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SUMMARY:Cities Leading Climate Action
DESCRIPTION:From the First Unitarian Universalist Church\, Green Sanctuary Committee –\nIn December\, Austin’s Mayor Steve Adler and Brandi Clark Burton attended the C40 Mayors Summit 2016 in Mexico City. The event\, convened by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group\, rallied 40 mayors from around the world and sustainability representatives of 90 cities to focus on the leadership needed by cities to hit the targets in the Paris Agreement. They also released the report Deadline 2020: How cities will get the job done which outlines the scale and scope of actions needed if we hope to avert more than a +1.5C global temperature rise. Come learn about the big picture\, what Austin is doing\, and what you can do to help ensure a climate safe future. \nMexico City hosted the sixth biennial C40 Mayors Summit\, November 30  – December 2\, 2016.  The Summit brought together C40 mayors from all over the world and hundreds of urban and sustainability leaders to advance urban solutions to climate change and highlight the leadership role of cities in addressing climate change. \nThe event featured a series of roundtable discussions and working sessions on city driven climate actions and their impact; the discussions were data-driven and outcome focused. Mayors\, urban practitioners and technical experts shared successful projects\, policies and programs across a range of sectors and action areas\, including building energy efficiency\, low carbon transport\, green growth and climate resilience.   For more results of the conference go to:  http://www.c40.org/researches/deadline-2020 \n 
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/cities-leading-climate-action/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin\, 4700 Grover Avenue\, Austin\, TX\, 78759\, United States
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SUMMARY:Building Blocks for a Healthy\, Sustainable and Affordable Austin
DESCRIPTION:Council Member Leslie Pool\, who represents District 7 and chairs the city’s Open Space\, Environment & Sustainability Committee\, has woven together several policies to create a strong environmental and economic future for Austin. Council Member Pool holds a precious constituent-formed vision of a healthy\, sustainable and affordable Austin. Come hear what she has to say and take part in this important discussion. CM Pool will have just returned from the global climate change conference in Paris. \nCouncil Member Pool was sworn into Austin City Council on Jan. 6\, 2015. \nPrior to becoming the elected representative for District 7\, Council Member Pool served in the Travis County Constable’s Office\, volunteered on the board of Liveable City\, and was a co-founder of the Bull Creek Road Coalition\, an affiliation of seven neighborhoods and a stakeholder group in the sale and development of state-owned property along Bull Creek Road. \nPrior to going to work for Travis County\, Council Member Pool worked at the National Wildlife Federation\, the Texas Department of Transportation\, and served in the offices of U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and the late U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen. \nCouncil Member Pool attended graduate school at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in the mid-career master’s degree program\, and was a member of Leadership Austin’s class of 1999-2000. \nLeslie and Will Grover live in the Rosedale neighborhood
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/building-blocks-for-a-healthy-sustainable-and-affordable-austin/
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SUMMARY:A globally-beneficial solution to today’s environmental crises
DESCRIPTION:Chris Searles\, a native Austinite\, founded BioIntegrity in 2014. The company’s mission is to help today’s most powerful\, global\, environmental solutions succeed as fast as possible. Chris will talk about how each of us can significantly contribute to solving both climate change and the species extinction crisis by protecting bio-critical ecosystems\, highlight some of the many benefits of protecting earth’s extremely threatened biological integrity\, and connect attendees to several of today’s most economically efficient opportunities for doing so.\n\n\n\nChris is founder of the green business GoodCommonSense and the outdoor green living festival Sustainable Shopper’s Ball!\, and a founding board member of Austin’s Interfaith Environmental Network. He also served on the board of Tree Folks and successfully led initiatives to increase transparency and clean energy investments for the City of Austin’s electric utility\, Austin Energy. Additionally\, Chris works from time to time as a professional drummer\, performing locally. In the past he has performed with musicians such as Shawn Colvin\, John Prine\, and Bruce Springsteen.  Join us in learning how you can help the world’s most impactful environmental solutions succeed. Together\, the future can be so bright!\n\n\n\nhttp://biointegrity.net\n\n\nhttp://facebook.com/biointegrity
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/a-globally-beneficial-solution-to-todays-environmental-crises/2016-01-03/
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