November’s UWSA Unlearning Circle will explore the People’s Institute principle: Analyzing Power As a society, we often believe that individuals and/or their communities are solely responsible for their conditions. Through the analysis of institutional power, we can identify and unpack the systems external to the community that...
FERGUSON RISES is the story of the aftermath following the 2014 killing of Black teenager Michael Brown Jr. by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, and how his father strove for justice. This is the official Austin installation of the Texas Premiere of the film,...
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 community organizations. Our general body meeting typically occurs on the first Tuesday of every month. We are currently...
Radical Readers book of the month is Ponciá Vicêncio by Conceição Evaristo. Poncia Vicencio is the story of a young Afro-Brazilian woman's journey from the land of her enslaved ancestors to the emptiness of urban life. However, the generations of creativity, violence, and family cannot be...
October’s UWSA Unlearning Circle will explore the People’s Institute principle: Maintaining Accountability. Organizing with integrity requires that we be accountable to the communities struggling with racist oppression. Conversations about accountability among white people usually begin and end with a focus on individual accountability. They center holding each...
Join thousands of Texas womxn and womxn from across our nation to rally at Ground Zero for the war against reproductive and voting rights. Come to the Capitol with your mask, water bottle, clever and/or devastating signs, and make your voice heard. Our rights have never...
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...
Stay in your PJs, get comfy, and log on to join us Saturday, October 16th, at 10am for MEASURE's FINAL Book Club Meet!!! Open to the public, we invite each and every one of you to dive into the AMAZING book by Barbara Ransy, "Making All...
Join us this Saturday, September 11th at 3-5PM on the South steps - Rain or Shine We will stand in solidarity together to demand justice for our lives, our bodies and our rights. Wear a mask. Statewide, local and national civil rights / social justice organizations including Austin...
Please mark your calendar for Undoing White Supremacy Austin’s September Unlearning Circle on Saturday September 11, 2021 from 10 am to noon. The topic for this month is Sharing Culture. The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB) describes the Undoing Racism principle of Sharing Culture as, “Culture is the...