The 9th Annual Peace & Conflict Studies Spring Symposium Join us on Friday, April 14th from 8:30 AM to 3 PM @ Austin Community College Highland Campus Explore how current and anticipated impacts of climate change are affecting vulnerable local and global communities. Come discuss what climate justice looks like and how we...
Waterloo Green Day is designed to educate, inspire, and encourage sustainability, innovation, and environmental justice. This free daytime Earth Month celebration will feature interactive exhibits, hand-on workshops, moderated panels, live music & dance, a birds of prey flight showcase, and exhibit booths on topics ranging from...
St. Edward's is joining hundreds of universities from around the world to host the Worldwide Teach-in for Climate Justice on Wednesday March 30 from 6:30-9:00 in Jones Auditorium (Ragsdale 101). The event will feature 15 speakers representing students, faculty and administrators to motivate rapid and...
Our monthly Austin Sierra Club meeting will be online via Zoom. We'll start off with Announcements on current events...
Please note - this event has been postponed. Follow Sunrise ATX on Facebook & Instagram for updates on when the event will rescheduled. **RSVP for Zoom link will be posted soon on the Sunrise ATX Facebook page. ** All are welcome at this general hub meeting. Come...
The cumulative effects of agriculture, industrialization, and urbanization are unequivocally changing our climate and producing globally unprecedented challenges related to food production, building materials, and human and ecosystem health, and exacerbating conditions that promote the spread of pandemic diseases, and these challenges are disproportionately affecting...
Power concedes nothing without a demand. Frederick Douglass went on to describe that in order to win, one must first be clear on what change you seek and who is preventing that change from happening. The same can be said for climate justice and the Texas...
The climate crisis demands bold action and strategies. To win in Texas, we must collaborate with frontline communities to reduce pollution and work across the state for a just transition from an oil-based economy to one based on equity and clean energy. Saturday December 12th, join...
Partner PostThis post comes from one of our Austin Common community partners, The City of Austin Office of Sustainability. The Office of Sustainability is the city department that works on issues related to climate change, food policy, and green business. Action BoxHave thoughts for the Office...
RSVP here for zoom link At this hub meeting, we'll debrief how Sunrise Austin has been involved in the local protests and campaign to Defund APD, and discuss our next steps to support the Movement for Black Lives. We're having conversations about how police and prison...