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Austin City Hall
Amy Stansbury

Environmental Investment Plan Public Hearing

The Austin City Council passed a resolution on Feb 15, 2024, directing the City Manager and the Joint Sustainability Committee (JSC) to develop recommendations for an Environmental Investment Plan that will provide funding to close the gap between currently available resources and what is needed

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Carnival Celebration For A Bright Green Future
Amy Stansbury

A Carnival Celebration For A Bright Green Future

Come one, come all! The City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability invites you to join us in celebrating a momentous achievement: since its founding in 2012, we’ve awarded over $1 million to Austin-area schools to implement sustainability projects through the Bright Green Future Grants program. Enjoy music, food, games,

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Climate Book Club
Amy Stansbury

Austin Climate Book Club

Welcome to the Sunrise Austin Book Club! Each month we discuss a different fiction or non-fiction related to the climate crisis. This month we are reading Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 classic “Parable of the Sower”. Join us for a night of discussion, food, drinks, and

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Planet Texas 2050 Symposium
Amy Stansbury

Planet Texas 2050 Symposium

The annual symposium brings together university faculty, researchers, staff, students, practitioners, artists, and community members interested in applied interdisciplinary research on climate resilience, adaptation, and environmental justice. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, Resilience Research in Action highlights the work of

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Planet Texas 2050 Symposium
Amy Stansbury

Planet Texas 2050 Symposium

The annual symposium brings together university faculty, researchers, staff, students, practitioners, artists, and community members interested in applied interdisciplinary research on climate resilience, adaptation, and environmental justice. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, Resilience Research in Action highlights the work of

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Planet Texas 2050 Symposium
Amy Stansbury

Planet Texas 2050 Symposium

The annual symposium brings together university faculty, researchers, staff, students, practitioners, artists, and community members interested in applied interdisciplinary research on climate resilience, adaptation, and environmental justice. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, Resilience Research in Action highlights the work of

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Eileen McGinnis

Blanton Field Trip

We’re meeting up at The Blanton Museum of Art to explore “If the Sky Were Orange,” a special climate exhibit closing soon. We’ll start with a scavenger hunt to help families explore the exhibit, then talk about what we found and make art together. Recommended for

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Priority Climate Action Plan Open House
Amy Stansbury

Open House: Austin Metro Priority Climate Action Plan

Join the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability staff at our Open House to learn, share, and engage in the process of creating a regional plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Travis, Hays, Williamson, Bastrop, and

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Eileen McGinnis

“The Future of I-35” Filmmaker Talk and Panel

Join The Parents’ Climate Community and Rethink35 for a free filmmaker talk and panel discussion of “The Future of I-35: Caregiver & Youth Voices.” Kids are welcome! Learn more about what’s next with the freeway fight in 2024 and how you can add your voice to

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Eileen McGinnis

Parents’ Climate Community: January Welcome Call

Worried about climate change but not sure where to start? Grab a mug of tea or a desk lunch and join our brief, online call. Resolve to get connected to climate conversations and parent-led, family-friendly actions in 2024! Need an extra incentive to join in?

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