The Austin Justice Coalition and Austin City Council Member Greg Casar are hosting a virtual town hall to discuss how the City will continue to fund community public safety solutions, including family violence shelters, mental health first responders, homelessness solutions, gun violence reduction efforts, and...
SummaryOn July 9th, Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk released a draft version of the city's new 2021 - 2022 budget. Action BoxShare your thoughts on the city budget with your City Council member. Email or call their office and attend an upcoming community input session....
About MEASUREThis post is sponsored by our community partner, MEASURE, a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to use data & education to mobilize communities to eliminate social disparities. Action BoxLearn more about the cost of police violence in Austin by reading MEASURE's full report...
Featuring Task Force members and representatives from Austin’s Communities of Color United—Coalition for Racial Justice and Defund OPD (Oakland Police Department) One year ago, sparked by outrage and heartache over George Floyd’s brutal murder, a historic, global uprising rejected calls for police reform and demanded a...
The Townhall on Public Safety: People With Disabilities and Policing will take place on May 21, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. About the event: The Office of Police Oversight, the Mayor's Office, the Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities, and the Equity Office invite...
Austin's City Council and City Manager want to know your opinion on Austin Police Department policies. The Office of Police Oversight (OPO) is organizing events to collect feedback from community members. Currently, we are requesting feedback on policies related to the use of force. These...
When: May 8, 2-5PM What: Solidarity March and Community Celebration for Alex Gonzales Where:March - Gather at HT at 2PM, march on Chicon down to Chicano Park, Community gathering - Chicano Park On May 8 we will come forward to demand justice and celebrate the beauty and power...
The Community Police Review Commission (CPRC) would like to invite you to a public Town Hall focusing on the national "8 Can't Wait" campaign on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, from 6–8:00 p.m. The 8 Can't Wait campaign is part of a national movement to reduce police brutality. The...
Should Austin reinstate its homeless camping ban? That's the question voters will have to decide on May 1st. (It will be called Prop B on your ballot.) In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury dives deep into the upcoming City of...
*Esta información está en español abajo.* The Reimagining Public Safety City-Community Task Force is hosting a community listening session to solicit feedback on ways to reimagine public safety + center those voices most directly harmed by policing or other public systems. Everyone who lives or works...