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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 May EAT Meeting!✨
Register here!
We are excited to have you for our May EAT meeting! We had such a great evening dinner in April we are going to try it again! Please join us Tuesday May 30, 2023 from 6-9PM. We'll connect over catered food starting at 6PM and get our meeting started by 6:30PM.
This is a great time to bring in new EAT members. Hope to see you and your community there!
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Get Your Enhanced Library Card Today!
We are excited that the Enhanced Library Card pilot program has officially begun! This has been a successful collaboration between Austin Public Library, the Equity Office and several other city departments and community organizations. Talk about a net that works! Stop by one of the three pilot locations and get yours today and help us spread the word within your communities. To learn more visit library.austintexas.gov/enhanced |
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Our April Citizenship Clinic was a success!
On April 22, the Equity Office and the Asian American Resource Center partnered with NALEO, American Gateways, and Texas AFL-CIO to host a successful citizenship clinic. In addition to assisting 30 residents in their application for naturalization, Councilwoman Vanessa Fuentes read a proclamation declaring April 22 as Austin Citizenship Day. We are already planning another clinic for this fall so stay tuned! |
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Kick off Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with this illustrated memoir by Thi Bui! Bui draws from oral histories and family archives to recount the journey of her parents' escape from South Vietnam and efforts to rebuild their lives in the United States.
This report was mentioned during our April EAT meeting and was authored by the Institute of Predictive Analytics in Criminal Justice (IPAC). It is published as a comprehensive evaluation of the data collected by the State of Texas in accordance with the Sandra Bland Act. |
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CITY & COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS |
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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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GAVA Home Care Workshop this Saturday!
Join Go! Austin/Vamos! Austin for their second safe and healthy home care workshop. If you would like to register please contact Early Childhood Organizer Michelle Mejia by email at michelle@goaustinvamosaustin.org or text 512-620-4633. |
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Join Oakwood Cemetery for a 3-day event to dedicate a monument to honor the 36 men, women, and children reinterred at the Oakwood Cemetery from the Historic Colored Grounds. Learn more here! |
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Join Austin Resource Recovery at The Fix-It Clinic!
Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 10:45 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Pleasant Hill Branch, Austin Public Library
211 E William Cannon Drive, Austin, TX 78745
At Fix-It Clinics, Austinites are invited to bring their broken household items and learn to repair them with guidance from skilled coaches for free! You can bring electronics, household appliances, clothing or other textiles, bikes and jewelry to the Fix-It Clinic for repair. If you’re interested in attending, get the details and reserve your spot for free! If you have experience fixing various items, sign-up to volunteer!
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Love the environment? Love meeting like-minded individuals? Come mix and mingle with the 2023 Climate Ambassadors at the George Morales Dove Springs Recreation Center! |
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Allgo Presents: Baile 2023!
The first Baile was held in 1986 and has since been one of allgo’s most beloved signature programs and annual celebrations of love and life in the allgo community. Save the date for Saturday, May 20 from 7-10PM at Equina Tango! |
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Paid Community Input Opportunity: Digital Equity Community Conversations
Travis County, the City of Austin, and the Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission, plan to convene multiple community conversations centered on digital equity. Funding is available to pay community members, specifically those in low-income communities, communities of color, and other communities historically and systemically marginalized or often disproportionately impacted by digital inequities.
If you or anyone in your organization is interested in learning more about this initiative, we will be hosting interest sessions on Zoom to share more information and how your organization can get involved. Please register for one of the following sessions:
- May 15 at 3PM
- May 16 at 10AM
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The Small Business Resiliency Program provides coaching, access to professional experts, peer support, and resiliency planning to local businesses impacted by the pandemic. Learn how to develop a business resiliency plan for unexpected disruptions. Applications are open from April 24 through May 22nd at 5pm. Apply Today! |
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MSVW Prenatal Support Circle
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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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!
Colors of Austin Counseling is a community of helping professionals working to enhance the mental well being of kids, adults, families, and couples in our community.
City of Austin Planning Department is Hiring!
The mission of the Planning Department is to partner with the community to shape a more equitable Austin using planning, zoning, data analytics, urban design, and historic preservation disciplines. The City of Austin defines equity as the condition when every member of the community has a fair opportunity to live a long, healthy, and meaningful life. View the postings using the links below and apply online or share with your networks. Thanks in advance!
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!
Texas Tribal Buffalo Project is a non-profit dedicated to the developing relationship of our relatives the Iyanee’/ Buffalo and reconnection and healing of generational trauma of the Lipan Apache and other indigenous communities and tribes in Texas.
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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In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, check out the virtual exhibit, Seeking Community: Asian American Belonging within the Austin American-Statesman, from the Austin History Center. Curated by local photographer Lizzie Chen, these images from the 1960s-1980s offer a rare glimpse into early moments of collaboration, education, and exchange within the Asian American community. |
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