Guest Post - from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club Last month, at the United States Conference of Mayors in Boston, Austin Mayor Steve Adler took home a first place Climate Protection Award for Austin Energy’s Community Solar Program. In his tweet announcing the...
After 10 years of organizing for the closure of the Pure Castings industrial metal foundry in east Austin, PODER (People Organized In Defense of Earth and her Resources) announced last weekend that the facility has officially relocated to Lockhart, Texas. PODER had long raised concerns about the facility because of its proximity...
From the Sustainable Food Center - Sigue en español You're Invited to the Food Justice Encuentro! Encuentro Highlights: • Get involved with your local food justice community. • Learn about local issues that affect food justice. • Share information about upcoming events. • Identify collaborative opportunities with others. • Guest Speaker: Greg Casar,...
From Equilibrio Norte - Join us in welcoming the Lummi Nation on their totem pole journey, known as “Qwel Lhol Mech Ten”, (Our Shared Responsibility). This 9,000 mile, 23 day journey is designed with the goal of returning “Tokitae”, aka Lolita, a captive southern resident killer...
Guest Post - from the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club On May 9th, the Lummi Nation began a powerful journey from Bellingham, Washington to Miami, Florida to demand the release of the blackfish (orca whale) Tokitae from the Miami Seaquarium. Tokitae, along with many other orcas,...
From Green Is The New Black - Monday, April 16, 6:00-8:00 pm Beverly Wright on “The Power of Environmental Justice” Beverly Wright, founder and Executive Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, has for decades worked throughout the Southern United States to develop minority leadership for environmental,...
"I don't see myself as just an environmental activist...
Guest Editorial from - Shane Johnson, Chas Moore, Janis Bookout This op-ed was written with contributions from Fatima Mann, Angelica Erazo, Ashely Gordon, MEASURE. A Spanish language version of this op-ed is available here. December 13th, 2017 was a historic night for Austin. Thanks to the hard work of many...
From the Sustainable Food Center - The Encuentro is an ongoing bilingual series open to the public at SFC’s office. Sustainable Food Center 2921 E. 17th St., Bldg. C Austin, TX 78702 Encuentro Highlights: • Get involved with your local food justice community. • Learn about local issues that affect food justice. •...
What the heck is CodeNEXT? It's the city's effort to rewrite its land development code (and it will affect everything from transportation, to affordability, to gentrification in Austin). So what's in it? And what does it mean for you? Find out with the latest podcast from...