Join us on Sunday, April 23 for a parkwide celebration that will educate, inspire, and encourage sustainability, innovation, and environmental justice in our community. Green Fest will feature interactive environmental exhibitors on the Love, Tito’s Lawn, hand-on workshops, immersive art installations, guided garden tours and a...
Presented in partnership with Raasin in the Sun and the Mural Arts Institute - Philadelphia Huston-Tillotson University’s Building Green Justice Forum invites you to a Community Conversation where we will consider the role of the arts in helping us to envision the environmentally just futures we want to...
Ahead of the vote on Austin Energy's proposed residential rate hike that could raise the rates on Austins already-struggling working class by hundreds of dollars per year, organized labor, climate, and environmental justice groups are standing together to demand a platform for economic and environmental...
Environmental injustice refers to the uneven distribution of environmental benefits and burdens based primarily on race, but also other marginalizing factors such as income and gender. In this conversation, Dr. Bruno will describe how this phenomenon spans across Texas and its history, with a focus...
Explore and learn about environmental justice efforts at 5 notable sites in Austin. Decipher City and Ghisallo are teaming up again to host a new Woven in Among Us Tour. We welcome all ages and abilities to join, and the tours are free. WHEN: Saturday, April...
After 2 years, Earth Day ATX will be returning to the Huston-Tillotson University campus on Saturday, April 23, from 12 to 6 PM! Join us for live music, food, exhibits, activities, and electric vehicles! Many thanks to lead sponsors Huston-Tillotson University Cap Metro and Austin...
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...
AUS will host a virtual community information meeting for all Austin residents, AUS passengers, and airport community members to learn about this project. Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Place: Online, via Zoom Click here to access the Zoom meeting link- No registration is required, just join...
Huston-Tillotson University presents the 8th annual Building Green Justice Forum on Tuesday, October 12th, 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm via Whova. This year's theme is “Repair, Regeneration, and Reparations.” Full event details and registration: https://whova.com/web/hebgj_202110/ Repair and regeneration have complementary but distinct biological definitions. Repair prevents an injury from...
There is a water crisis in the U.S. During the past decade, 63 million Americans were exposed to potentially unsafe water more than once. Dr. Kimberly Jones will discuss the disproportionate access to safe and reliable water in American communities and how researchers, lawmakers and...