At the “Clean Air Storytime,” co-hosts Parents’ Climate Community and the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability will share a reading of “The Air We Breathe” and “Hablemos con el aire” with kids and their caregivers before leading kids in a creative art reflection. ...
Join The Parents' Climate Community for a timely and important discussion of the links between traffic emissions from I-35 and kids' health. Over 80 schools and daycares line the I-35 corridor through Austin, putting our kids, who are especially vulnerable to air pollution, at risk....
At this family-friendly meetup, kids can stop by our table to sketch, write, or construct their ideas for how to make Austin more kid- and nature-friendly. While kids create, adults can learn more from Rethink35 volunteers about the proposed I-35 expansion to 20 lanes, Rethink's alternative vision for...
Austin has 10 City Council members who are elected to represent you. But who are these people? What do they do all day? In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury gets to know one of them, City Council Member Vanessa Fuentes...
Join local public health officials for a Vaccine Town Hall to discuss #COVID19 vaccine safety, efficacy, and distribution. Some #COVID19 vaccine questions will be answered live as time permits. The Town Hall will be streamed on Facebook Live. ...
In recent months, the pandemic has renewed the emphasis on public infrastructure and community-generated ideas that help improve health and safety. Businesses, organizations, and cities are responding with new initiatives and projects. Join us to hear more about the improvements in city infrastructure and community programs...
Austin Public Health invites you to participate in a virtual forum—COVID-19 and the African American Community. Hear from a community panel, get answers to your questions live, and provide input about how we can make improvements. Would you like to learn more about the impact of...
We would like to invite you to attend the Equity Office’s and Austin Public Health’s Together Against Covid-19: A Multilingual Community Conversation on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The event is at 10 a.m. on Zoom and will feature two panels and breakout sessions with interpretation...
Attend by going to Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5133069449 or start Zoom.us, select "Join a Meeting", and enter the code 5133069449 Join us to watch a presentation: What will climate change cost? Presenter: Professor David Trossman, University of Texas at Austin, Oden Institute. Summary: It's high time that earth system models are used...