Equity Action Archives - The Austin Common https://theaustincommon.com/tag/equity-action/ Network of people interested in information, events, and resources related to Austin and the environment. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:58:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Building A Budget For The Community: Civic Power Up https://theaustincommon.com/event/building-a-budget-for-the-community-civic-power-up/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?post_type=tribe_events&p=50305 Daniela Silva, of Equity Action, will be joining us to talk all about the Community Investment Budget campaign. This is an effort being led by 40 local organizations to encourage City Council to prioritize making investments in community health, affordability, sustainability, & equity in their...

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]]> Daniela Silva, of Equity Action, will be joining us to talk all about the Community Investment Budget campaign. This is an effort being led by 40 local organizations to encourage City Council to prioritize making investments in community health, affordability, sustainability, & equity in their upcoming budget.

Want to tune in? Sign up for our latest Civic Power Up, “Budgetland”.

Can’t tune into the event live? Join The Common Club today and get a recording of this livestream (plus all of the other Civic Power Up events).

What’s a Civic Power Up?
Civic Power Ups are a way for you to deepen your learning & allow you to participate in more hands-on, action-oriented, (and fun) activities. The Austin Common offers several of these action-oriented challenges/mini courses a year, covering topics from climate to civic engagement.

Our latest Civic Power Up is called Budgetland and it lasts from July 17th to July 21st. Click here to sign up and each day, you’ll receive an email with links to live zoom sessions, budget explainers, and tips for how to share your thoughts on the city’s budget with our local elected officials.

The entire Civic Power Up is free for all to participate & to watch our daily videos live. However, we’ll only be sharing recordings of the videos with our Common Club members. This is our way of honoring our commitment to making all of our news & information free to all, while still offering a small perk to our Common Club members.

So, if you’re not able to make it to any of the live sessions (or if you just want to support The Austin Common), consider joining The Common Club today! Memberships start at just $3, most of the levels come with fun swag, and your support allows us to continue doing all of our civic awesomeness 🙂

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]]> Police Contracts: Why They Matter & What’s Happening In Austin https://theaustincommon.com/episode-45/ https://theaustincommon.com/episode-45/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:13:30 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?p=49716 There’s been a lot of news lately over Austin’s police contract. In this episode, we break it all down for you & explain what police contracts even are, the ways they impact accountability and staffing, and how an upcoming election could impact the future of...

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There’s been a lot of news lately over Austin’s police contract. In this episode, we break it all down for you & explain what police contracts even are, the ways they impact accountability and staffing, and how an upcoming election could impact the future of public safety in Austin.

 

Our guests include Chris Harris (Equity Action) & Austin City Council Member Alison Alter.

 

You can hear this episode on any of the following podcast services:

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]]> https://theaustincommon.com/episode-45/feed/ 0 What’s Going On With The Police Contract? https://theaustincommon.com/whats-going-on-with-the-police-contract/ https://theaustincommon.com/whats-going-on-with-the-police-contract/#respond Thu, 16 Feb 2023 23:39:19 +0000 https://theaustincommon.com/?p=49590 Summary City Council held a special-called meeting this week to vote on what comes next for our city’s police contract. Action Box Don’t forget to vote! Props A & B will be on the ballot in May. Update – This story was originally published on...

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We Actually Explain The News

Summary

City Council held a special-called meeting this week to vote on what comes next for our city's police contract.

Action Items

Action Box

Don't forget to vote! Props A & B will be on the ballot in May.

Update – This story was originally published on Tuesday, February 15th in advance of the Council vote. On Wednesday, Council voted 9-2 to direct city staff to pursue the one-year contract extension. 

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You can read that announcement here. Also note that after this story was originally published, City Manager Spencer Cronk was fired by Austin City Council. Jesús Garza has been named Interim City Manager.

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You can learn more about Equity Action & their ballot initiative on their website here. 

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You can visit VOPA’s website here. 

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