Meet Austin's Community Climate Ambassadors! The Office of Sustainability is in the process of updating Austin's Climate Equity Plan. As part of this process, 12 individuals were selected to act as Community Climate Ambassadors to gather and share information about climate change and sustainability with their community and social...
Data is not used effectively or collaboratively in the social justice ecosystem. When used strategically, data provides a common language upon which community members can meet and increase their knowledge about the causes and work together to create equitable change and increased awareness. Our guest this...
If you want to learn more about the Austin Justice Coalition, you've come to the right place. Join us for our general Body meetings where you can learn about what's going on in the organizations and hear from other community organizations! We will discuss our current...
SummaryAustin City Council recently approved the city's 2020-2021 budget after months of debate over police spending. Action BoxEven though the budget is finalized, there's still a lot of work to be done, so stay engaged! Follow your favorite nonprofit/ advocacy organization, as well as your...
There's been a lot of talk lately about the city's new budget (and changes to the future of the Austin Police Department), but did you know that Council made another big decision last week? At their most recent meeting, Council officially voted to put Project...
We’re proud to announce an interactive virtual storytime featuring a live reading of the newly published Hey Sis! Be You! comic book. The comic tells the story of the first Black woman President, Grace, and strives to embolden and empower Black girls everywhere to be...
Last week, Austin City Council voted unanimously to take money out of the police budget. While we still have a lot more work to do to get to a world without the racist violence of the police, we want to take a lap to celebrate...
Book Description: When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz’s father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero—while the whole country is watching. In this...
Solar Austin is doing something a bit different this month...
RSVP here for the zoom link ---> https://actionnetwork.org/events/new-member-call Democratic Socialist politicians like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Austin's own Jose Garza are raising the expectations of millions of people across the United States and bringing them into a political awakening. The membership of DSA, the largest socialist...