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The Equity Action Team (EAT) is a coalition of community members and City of Austin staff focused on advancing racial equity in our communities through partnerships with City departments, non-profits, philanthropic entities and community-based groups. The EAT meetings are dedicated to critical discussions and strategizing on how to best improve the quality of life for most directly impacted communities in Austin. Join the EAT and find more information on the dashboard.
Everyone is welcome to join the EAT! As a member, your responsibility is to attend and bring your community with you. During our meetings, we hear from community members and City staff to understand community needs and City projects and work together to produce better outcomes for all.
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EQUITY OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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✨Save the Date for our April EAT Meeting!✨
Register here!
We are excited to have you for our April EAT meeting! We are trying out a new evening meeting time, please feel free to send us feedback on what meeting time works best for you for future meetings. This meeting will focus on the Austin Transit Partnership Light Rail Options, with a presentation from Project Connect. We'll hear other updates from community and, as always, connect over catered food.
This is a great time to bring in new EAT members. Hope to see you and your community there!
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The Equity Office is currently hiring for three positions!
See the below links for specific job descriptions and application access:
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Citizenship Clinic on This Saturday, April 22!
The Equity Office and the Asian American Resource Center are partnering with NALEO, American Gateways, and Texas AFL-CIO to host a citizenship clinic On April 22 at the Asian American Resource Center. The first 50 participants will receive free one-on-one assistance to complete the N400 citizenship application. Registration will take place from 9-10am the morning of April 22. Please plan on attending an informational session on either April 15 or April 20 prior to the clinic. See our landing page to learn more! |
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Cost of Dispossession Website is Live
The Austin City Council commissioned “...a report outlining the economic value of the direct, indirect, intentional, and unintentional harm caused through economic, health, environmental, criminal injustice, and other racial disparities and declination of resources by the City” (Resolution 20210304-067, pg. 6). The Equity Office has partnered with a research team from UT-Austin team led by Dr. Edmund Gordon to quantify the cost of Black dispossession due to City policies such as the 1928 Master Plan. We estimate the value of Black land lost from the Black communities outside of East Austin through City policies associated with the 1928 Plan to be in excess of $290 million. Check out the website to learn more. |
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This book by longtime community organizers Barbara Crain Major and Joseph Barndt seek to unmask the complexities of racism and the invisible patterns that keep it in place. There is no quick fix, but they believe racism can be deconstructed and undone. In order to do this, they identify and address race-based identity, history, and cultural issues rooted in current systems. |
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CITY & COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS |
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Mama Sana Vibrant Woman warmly invites you into our prenatal support circle, lead by the deeply compassionate and widely experienced Midwife Aisha. Together you, Midwife Aisha, and other expeting mamas and pregnant people from all walks of life will gather weekly to demystify, prepare and encourage one another along your pregnancy and birth journey. FREE, online and LGBTQ+ affirming |
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It’s not too late to share your thoughts about composting at apartments and condos in Austin! Visit bit.ly/multifamilycompost to provide input on proposed changes to the Universal Recycling Ordinance requiring composting at multifamily properties. The survey will be available through April 23.
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The City of Austin Office of Civil Rights will host their first Fair Housing Conference on April 26, 2023. We invite you to come together with leading policymakers, practitioners, advocates, and the public to discuss current fair housing issues as well as reflect on the passage of the Fair Housing Act. This year is the 55th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Register today!
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Apply to be a Displacement Prevention Navigator!
The Displacement Prevention Navigator Pilot Program aims to help people stay in their homes with assistance from paid Navigators, people recruited from local communities. Acting as a bridge between communities and resource providers, Navigators will help renters and homeowners to learn about and access housing resources from the City and other organizations. Navigators will be paid $25 per hour for the year-long program. Training in summer 2023 will take approximately 6 hours/week. Outreach and assistance will take 10-15 hours/week from fall 2023 through May 2024. Apply here to be a Navigator by April 30, 2023: www.bit.ly/ATXnav
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A First Friday Social Care Social -- hosted by Community Health Workers (CHWs) from The Dell Medical School at UT Austin. A space to network, share stories, & connect with others. ***We welcome doulas, case managers, peer support specialists, patient navigators and other community organizers interested in health equity! Join us on Friday, May 5 from 4-8PM at Cherrywood Coffeehouse. |
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BASTA is a team of tenants, organizers, attorneys, and paralegals working to create a future where all Austinites have access to healthy and affordable housing. We are always look for talented and passionate folks to join our team!
Love the outdoors? Join Earth Native Team to help people build lifelong connections to nature and wild places. They are hiring a Director of Programs, Youth Program Instructors and other Summer Camp support positions!
Join the team at Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) to help prove dynamic, proactive leadership that engages policymakers and the community to end homelessness.
Multiple positions available both in Austin and surrounding cities!
At Sustainable Food Center, we are passionate about our work and share a commitment to expanding access to locally grown food raised with integrity and care.
THRA is currently seeking applications for a new Executive Director and part-time Grant Writer/Fundraiser!
The mission of Waterloo Greenway Conservancy is bold, forward-thinking, and even a touch audacious — just like the team that upholds it every day. We’re collectively bound by the knowledge that Waterloo Greenway is making real and enduring change in the unbelievable city we call home.
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Raul Valdez: Texas Mural Artist (1984)
This documentary won a Public Access Award in 1986, and was produced as part of the Access for Youth Program in 1984 with students from Brooke Elementary School in Austin, Texas. Mural artist Raul Valdez explains the importance of murals in educating people in the culture and history of their environment. Found in the Austin History Center's audiovisual collections! |
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