As educators, we promise to nurture and protect our students. This sacred promise proves impossible to uphold when our Black students and their parents come under fire unjustly and without consequence time and again. It has never been more important for educators to speak up and defend the...
"On behalf of the Austin Area Urban League board, staff, auxiliaries, and volunteers we would like to thank you for your continued support. We have been consistently monitoring the COVID-19 data and reports in Austin, as the infection and death rates continue to spike this...
(en español abajo) SAVE THE DATE! On Saturday, June 13 starting at 10 a.m., everyone is invited to join the City of Austin and Travis County public health officials in a VIRTUAL conversation to discuss ways to improve health outcomes among our most vulnerable populations. More...
Join us for our HABLA Plática: "The Latino Lens & Experience of Racism" on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 1pm LIVE on our HABLA Facebook Page. Overall, four-in-ten Latinos say they have experienced racism and discrimination in the past year. Such experiences include: being called offensive...
Every Monday, The Austin Common staff shares what we're reading, watching, and listening to. This week, we're focusing our recommendations on racial justice and police reform issues. For more, follow us on Instagram - @the_austin_common. Throughline podcast - American Police This podcast from NPR shares the history...
[Español abajo] Communities of Color United: Coalition for Racial Justice invites you to learn about our work on defunding the police and our vision for our community with abolition. This teach-in will be in both English and Spanish. More details to follow. ========= Comunidades de Color Unidas por la...
Summary In this post, we highlight the local organizations, government departments, and advisory boards and commissions that influence racial justice and policing policies in Austin. Action Box Watch the Austin City Council meeting from June 4th on protests in the city and police policies and protocols by clicking...
We are in a time that has invited to reflect on the type of world we are willing to create for ourselves and future generations. You are invited to join us for an opportunity to reflect on the impacts of institutional racism, heal with others...
This is a pay what you can series, with a suggested price of $250 for the whole month of workshops. A portion of the profits will go to Grow Dat Youth Farm. Event dates you get access to with one registration: June 4, 7:30 - 8:30 pm...
#JusticeForThemAll We heard OUR community! We refuse to let distractors take this moment/ movement from US! This Sunday, June 7 2020 we are gathering in the name of Black Austin, Black Lives Matter, and JUSTICE! This is a peaceful protest that everyone is invited to, but we will be...