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We are excited to have you for our June EAT meeting! While we are sticking with our evening dinner time, please note we are starting just a little earlier! We are also traveling away from our Equity Office home base to the Virginia Brown Recreation Center, a part of the St. John Community Center. The recreation center is a Resilience Hub pilot location and right next to the St. John Austin Public Library branch where you can participate in the Enhanced Library Card Pilot Program! 

 

As a follow-up to our May meeting, we'll learn more about the Community Investment Budget from Equity Action ATX. We'll also hear an update from UpTogether on the preliminary findings from Austin's Guaranteed Income Pilot Program. It's going to be another fun and full meeting!

 

We'll connect over catered food starting at 5:30PM and get our meeting started by 6:00PM. This is a great time to bring in new EAT members. Hope to see you and your community there!

In September 2022, the Equity Office in collaboration with UpTogether kicked off a year-long guaranteed income pilot program to provide 135 households $1000 per month. This partnership has allowed us to The Urban Institute has just released preliminary findings and data after six months of the program. Explore the findings here, interim findings will also be shared in Fall 2023 followed by a final report in late 2024. 

 

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

The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth's integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Texas native. Interweaving American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed, the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas in the 1850s, recounts the origins of Juneteenth and explores the legacies of the holiday that remain with us. 

 

This report provides a recap of safety initiatives led by the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department’s (TPW) Vision Zero program in 2021 and 2022. All of the work is in service toward achieving the City’s adopted policy goal of eliminating traffic-related serious injuries and fatalities. One of the key trends identified in the report is that Austin’s Black population continued to be significantly overrepresented among severe crash victims. While Black people make up less than 7% of the Austin population, they accounted for 15% of people seriously injured or killed in crashes over the past two years. 

This image, taken by Grace Murray Stephenson, is part of a series of photographs documenting the 1900 Juneteenth celebration held in Wheeler's Grove, now known as Eastwoods Park in Austin. Members of the Wheatville and Horst's Pasture freedom communities organized celebrations at Wheeler's Grove from the 1860s-1910s, featuring activities such as the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, pageants, parades, contests, music, and speeches from local politicians and church leaders. Access to Wheeler's Grove was prohibited to the Black community after the 1928 City Plan of Austin was implemented. Celebrations continued to take place in Emancipation Park in East Austin, land purchased by the Emancipation Celebration Association in 1905. However this property was also seized by the City of Austin in 1938 to make way for the construction of Rosewood Courts, the first public housing development a part of the 1937 Housing Act. To see the full collection of photographs from this series, see the Austin History Center's Digital Collections Site.  

Due to extreme heat, all Parks and Library facilities will serve as Cooling Centers during normal operating hours. All Parks and Library facilities can serve as a Cooling Centers during normal operating hours. Service animals are permitted in City facilities. Check hours and operations before arriving. 

 

Need transportation to a cooling center? CapMetro is able to provide free rides to anyone seeking a cooling shelter without the means to pay a fare. 

 

Cooling Centers Open for the Summer:

City Facilities:

Parks 

Libraries 

 

County Facilities:

Travis County Community Centers will serve as Cooling Centers during normal operating hours. Check hours and operations before arriving. 

County Cooling Center Locations

♻️ During the Circular Austin Showcase, circular economy businesses pitch to judges for a chance to win $12,000 in prize money! 💵 Does your business have what it takes to compete? Get all the details and apply by June 16: austintexas.gov/CircularShowcase

The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, will host the fourth annual Stay Black and Live (SB&L) Juneteenth Festival from June 12-19, 2023. This year’s theme is Austin Family Reunion and will center local collaborations and partnerships with organizations and individuals making an impact. Explore the full program and more at www.juneteenthatx.com!

Travis County Clerk's Office to hold free weddings June 26 

In honor of Pride month and the eighth anniversary of marriage equality, the Travis County Clerk's Office announced in a news release May 31 that officials will offer free wedding ceremonies June 26. June 26 marks the eighth anniversary of marriage equality as the Supreme Court determined on that day that the Constitution recognizes a national right to same-sex marriage. Make your appointment today!

Check out this great summer lineup at Allgo! Follow them on instagram @allgoqpoc or visit https://linktr.ee/allgoqpoc to stay in the loop

One Austin: Our Resilience Framework for Action is based on stakeholder engagement, review of previous and current relevant initiatives, and preliminary research. As a result, the CRO and Office of Resilience, Community Advisory Committee, City departments, and Resilient Cities Catalyst developed the cross-cutting priorities, aspirations, and discovery questions outlined in this Framework. This Framework is a starting point and will be fleshed out over the next year through extensive community engagement—resulting in the release of Resilient Austin, which will articulate the city’s collective vision of a more resilient Austin. Check it out today!

Save the Date: American Gateways' 6th Annual June Fiesta on June 23!

Join us for American Gateways' 6th Annual June Fiesta to celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month! / American Gateways lxs invita a "June Fiesta" - Nuestra 6ta Fiesta Anual para celebrar el Mes de Patrimonio Cultural Inmigrante!

 

The Fiesta will include music, food, and family-friendly fun. /  La Fiesta incluirá música, comida y unos actividades para los ninos.Learn more and register here!

RESN, a project of Communities of Color United, provides food distribution and political education for Black, Indigenous, Latine, and other folks of color in ATX. Stay tuned for details and in the meantime sign up to volunteer and learn.