We hope you will join us for May’s Unlearning Circle where we will explore our role in building accountable communities. Historically, white folks relied heavily on police for everyday problems. But thanks to leadership and guidance from communities of color, the tides are turning: every...
Austin’s Climate Equity Plan was created with input from nearly 200 community members with an intentional focus on engaging racially and economically diverse residents about the challenges, barriers, and opportunities facing historically excluded groups. The Austin Climate Equity Plan includes the bold and aggressive goal...
About The AuthorThis guest post was written by Janis Bookout, Executive Director of Earth Day Austin & one of the organizers of Community Resilience Trust, a grassroots coalition that came together in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of making Austin a more...
Flooding, erosion, & water pollution affect lives, property, & the environment all over Austin. The City's Watershed Protection Department combats these issues every day to improve health, safety, & quality of life for our community. With your help, they’re updating the strategic plan to factor...
ANNOUNCING / CELEBRATING: THE AJC RADICAL ADVOCATES ACADEMY! APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN | https://bit.ly/3DM1CG3 | Get paid & certified to advocate for social justice #THEAJCWAY through our new 12-month training program! Register for our 1st webinar on April 14th here https://bit.ly/3KfHKgZ WHY? The intersecting issues that...
Join us as we wrap up our three-part series on Transformative Justice. We have explored what transformative justice is, the movement away from punishment as a solution to harm and a focus on the socialization of shame and blame which are embedded in us as...
Austin Parks and Recreation invites the public to attend a ceremony at Barton Springs Pool on Saturday, April 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to honor Joan Means Khabele. Her courageous act of swimming in Barton Springs to protest segregation at the pool sparked the civil rights era...
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...
Are you Black, Indigenous and/or a person of color (BIPOC) and tired AF? Are you sick with pandemic exhaustion and sooo over this capitalist system out here trying to push you to keep going like it's a normal ass Monday and nothing is wrong? Do you work...
If you want to learn more about the Austin Justice Coalition, you've come to the right place. Join us for our general body meeting where you can meet the team, learn what's going on in the organization, how you can get involved, and hear from other...