This is part two of our Beyond The Strike series, showcasing the many proposed solutions, ideas from inspiring community leaders, and opportunities for you to get involved around climate justice in Austin. You can read part one of the series (which focuses on energy) here. If...
Guest Post - from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club Written by Shane Johnson, Clean Energy Distributed Organizer with the Sierra Club For community advocates and policy wonks alike, Austin Energy’s recently-announced Working Group to Update the Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan (Resource Plan) for early...
Hosted by the Save Barton Creek Association - Join us during happy hour for a presentation by the Director of Community Leadership Development for the Children & Nature Network, Monica Lopez Magee. She is dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion in the outdoors, as well as...
Hosted by the Children In Nature Collaborative of Austin (CiNCA) - A workshop facilitated by Starla Simmons, LCSW, on the power of nature to heal & how people of color have leaned on Mother Earth to thrive About this Event We depend on nature for our health, well-being,...
"We will be judged on how we treat the most vulnerable in our community. If someone has nowhere else to sleep, they shouldn't be charged with a crime simply for sleeping in public. If a person has no money for food or busfare, it shouldn't...
From the Children In Nature Collaborative of Austin (CiNCA) - This interactive workshop will explore the history of environmental racism as it relates to people of color, parks & public spaces in Austin. Be sure to RSVP. These events tend to fill up fast! About this Event The Community...
From the Children In Nature Collaborative of Austin (CiNCA) - The Children & Nature Network convenes and trains young leaders, municipal leaders, and grassroots leaders in effective community engagement as a method for creating equitable access to nature. Through an the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) model,...
From the Sustainable Food Center - Sigue en español You’re Invited to the Food Justice Encuentro! You can RSVP here. The Encuentro is an ongoing bilingual community event open to the public, held at SFC’s office. Encuentro Highlights: • Presentation by Candelario Vasquez of Worker’s Defense Project • Get involved with...
From the Children in Nature Collaborative of Austin (CiNCA) - We're launching a book club as way to continue our conversations about race and equity in the outdoors! The first book we're going to read is Carolyn Finney's "Black Faces, White Spaces." There are several copies...
Tucked away in East Austin is a rare thing - a piece of undeveloped land, complete with panoramic views of the city that surrounds it. For years, residents of the nearby Springdale-Airport and Hog Pen neighborhoods have been pushing for it be cleaned up (part of...