Monday, October 9th is Austin's first ever official Indigenous Peoples' Day. After City Council approved a resolution at their meeting on Thursday, Austin joins several other cities that have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day, "in an effort to create a path of healing and reconciliation." According to...

06 October, 2017 /

Last year, the controversial Dos Republicas coal mine was given permission to renew and expand its wastewater permit. Why does that matter? The people First of all, several Native groups have come out in strong opposition to the coal mine, saying that it's operating on sacred ancestral land and that they...

03 October, 2017 /

From the Sierra Club's Austin Environmental Justice Team (ATXEJ) - General meeting for ATXEJ/Austin Environmental Justice Team. We'll give updates on climate justice & gentrification resistance, with some time for groups to break out. Anyone is welcome. Food will be provided but folks are always welcome...

02 August, 2017 /

From Austin People's Climate Mobilization, Public Citizen Texas, 350 Austin, and ATXEJ - Come pack the rally & council chamber & demand a carbon-free Austin by 2030! Our futures depend on it! -------WEAR GREEN & BRING SIGNS!------- The Austin City Council has a chance to take a big...

12 July, 2017 /

From the Sierra Club's Austin Environmental Justice Team (ATXEJ) - We march, we sign petitions, we testify, we rally, we call, we email. We lobby. Together these are just some of the tools in the greater toolbox for justice. At this short workshop we'll zero on in...

07 June, 2017 /

High up on a hill is the beautiful Red Bluff vista. Often called the Mount Bonnell of East Austin, Red Bluff has long been ignored and neglected by the city. Well, now that's changing.  Together, a group of neighbors and environmental advocates have been working hard to clean up the...

26 April, 2017 /

From the Sierra Club's Austin Environmental Justice Team (ATXEJ) - On Earth Day 2017, the Springdale-Airport Neighborhood Association (SANA) and Sierra Club's ATXEJ (Environmental Justice) team invite you to a sunset potluck, walk, and discussion about Red Bluff, dubbed “East Austin’s Mt. Bonnell.” For more than 50...

18 April, 2017 /

Organized by activists with 350-Austin, Austin Environmental Justice Team (ATXEJ), Texas Drought Project, Texas Climate Action, WildEarth Climate Action Team (Wildflower Church), and more. WHAT: Training about skill-sets and considerations of planning and doing nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience for protests and strategic campaigns, primarily...

23 March, 2017 /

From the Sierra Club's Austin Environmental Justice Team (ATXEJ) - An ATXEJ (Austin Environmental Justice) showcasing of short films pertaining to a variety of global environmental issues that have serious impact on our local scape. These films highlight pollution from coal fired power plants and the...

22 March, 2017 /
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