Join The Parents’ Climate Community for a short urban hike dedicated to caregivers. Whether you are caring for your own kids, a classroom of preschoolers, or aging parents (or all of the above!), you deserve a space to connect with nature, fellow adults, and your
Summary Black Lives Veggies is a local organization that addresses food insecurity by providing disenfranchised communities with gardening education & resources. Action Box Become a Black Lives Veggies volunteer by sending an email to blvcapacitybuild@gmail.com Often times, when we talk about issues like food justice,
The Austin Sierra Club will have its first in-person meeting in two and a half years Tuesday, June 7 at 7 pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church at 4700 Grover Ave. We will also stream the meeting via Zoom. Connect on Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5133069449
The May Climate Action Happy Hour is this Sunday, May 29 from 12:30-2:00 at Batch. Come gather and meet new members of CCL and reconnect with those who have been at it awhile. The happy hours are a great way to learn about what inspires
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
The Austin CCL monthly meeting is this Saturday, May 14. We’ll be talking about some surprising endorsements of carbon pricing — “unexpected messengers” — and hear from the Plastics Reduction Project. Come say hello virtually and hear the latest as we continue our work to save the
In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, we kick off our multi-part series on local climate action. Guests include Laura Jay (C40 Cities), Shane Johnson (Sierra Club), and Luis Miranda (Ground Game Texas and Sunrise El Paso). You can hear this episode
Austin’s Climate Equity Plan was created with input from nearly 200 community members with an intentional focus on engaging racially and economically diverse residents about the challenges, barriers, and opportunities facing historically excluded groups. The Austin Climate Equity Plan includes the bold and aggressive goal
Austin Water is asking for public input to help meet Austin’s growing water needs and prepare for impacts from our changing climate. Based on your input, we will create an Irrigation and Landscape Ordinance for new single-family residences that will set requirements for conserving water in irrigation
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