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The Equity Office is relaunching our Equity Action Team meetings!
Join us this Saturday at 10 am via Zoom
With the relaunch, we are recommitting ourselves to maintaining this space as one that centers the voices, experiences, and needs of directly impacted community members.
Our hope is that with this first meeting, we can agree on the collective vision of the EAT and decide on a set of community agreements to make this a safe and brave space for all. |
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While millions of Ukrainians are welcomed across borders, as it should be, Haitians in the thousands are marched onto planes... and Central Americans and Mexicans travel long distances only to be turned back at the U.S. southern border... Europe, for its own part, pushes back refugees from Africa and the Middle East in great numbers.
What makes one group welcome, while others are not?
In this webinar hosted by Witness at the Border, Professors Reece Jones, award-winning author of "Violent Borders" and "White Borders," and activist-scholar Nandita Sharma, author of "Home Rule: National Sovereignty and the Separation of Natives and Migrants," join Witness Radio host Sarah Towle and executive producer Camilo Perez-Bustillo, to discuss: Who gets to move?
"For young people who identify as transgender, studies show that gender-affirming care can reduce emotional stress, improve their sense of well-being, and reduce the risk of suicide (Green, DeChants, Price & Davis, 2021). Austin Public Health supports individuals and their families in making informed decisions regarding their health care. We believe we can achieve this by having the appropriate information and support from experts in this area, including providers. We support education rooted in fact and science and the voices of those with lived experience."
City of Austin hired its Chief Resiliency Officer!
The City of Austin appointed Laura Patiño as Chief Resiliency Officer effective April 25, 2022. Patiño previously served as the City of Houston’s Interim Chief Resilience Officer under Mayor Sylvester Turner and most recently as the Deputy Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer for the new combined office of Resilience and Sustainability. In her new role, Patiño will lead the City’s first comprehensive community resilience plan and guide the organization in the implementation of urban resilience strategies that are safe and equitable for all Austinites. See attached flyer for more information.
Apply to be a paid intern with Austin Resource Recovery!
Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) provides many services to transform waste into resources while keeping our community clean. Services include curbside collection of recycling, trash, yard trimmings and large brush and bulk items; street sweeping; dead animal collection; household hazardous waste disposal and recycling; and outreach and education. The City of Austin has a stated commitment to achieving Zero Waste, an initiative that requires new thinking, policy, and communications about the way we buy, use and dispose of everyday items. Be a part of our zero waste journey!
Travis County invites county residents to complete the 2022 Community Survey. Answers will help the Travis County Commissioners Court make funding decisions and plan for the future, so County government can continue to provide services and programs that improve quality of life for Travis County residents.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes and can be found at this link. It is available in English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Korean, Vietnamese, Urdu, Hindi and Arabic. If you or someone else is unable to take the survey online or if you need it offered in a different language, please call and leave a message here: (512) 854-9070.
Travis County is also developing a Strategic Plan that will focus on areas to help residents in the future. So, the survey also asks about some draft goals for the Plan. Learn more about how the information in this survey will be used by going to www.traviscountytx.gov/publicforum.
If you are a Travis County resident, please take the survey! We also hope you will share the survey with your professional and client networks. The more responses we get, the more responsive we can be. We would love for businesses to share the survey with your customers, neighborhood groups and property managers with your residents, community organizations with your clients or members, and individuals with your family and friends! You can forward this email, copy the survey link into your own message, or use the attached flyer to help promote the survey.
Travis County staff would love to attend community meetings and events to meet community members and learn about what is important to residents. If you would like to schedule a neighborhood or community meeting or invite us to attend a meeting or event, please call 512-854-9070 to leave a message or email us at Travis_County_EDSi@traviscountytx.gov.
We want to hear from you in order to lift up the voices of everyone in Travis County. We appreciate you taking the time to complete our survey and sharing it with others.
Texas Children in Nature Network have put together a list of job and paid summer internship opportunities from organizations across Texas including the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Girl Scouts of America and Families in Nature.
The Austin Parks & Recreation Department is now hiring for summer positions including lifeguards and summer camp staff. Lifeguard and camp staff positions start at $15/hr and offer $500 completion bonuses for qualifying staff. See the attached flyer for more information.
Apply for the Northiline Circle Public Art Project!
The application deadline for the Northline Circle public art project has been extended for an additional week. See revised Call to Artists attached. We are taking advantage of the additional week before the selection committee is able to convene in early April.
The new application deadline to apply for Northline Circle is Friday, March 25, 2022 at 5:00 pm.
As a reminder, Northline, a 166-acre mixed use development in Leander, Texas, is commissioning its first public art project! The project site will be the Northline Circle, a pedestrian-centered civic space located at the southern entrance of Leander's new downtown development. This opportunity is open to professional artists with lived experience in Central Texas or the Hill Country. The budget for this project is $200,000 inclusive of design, fabrication, and installation.
For more information and to apply for commission, visit https://public-city.org/northline.
Apply for the Austin Water WaterWise Rebates!
The pre-approval period is now open for Austin Water residents and school customers to apply for the WaterWise Landscape and WaterWise Rainscape Rebates. Apply by March 31st for water conservation tools and rebates related to irrigation, water reuse, rainwater harvesting and more.
The first Art in Public Places application period features eight public art projects totaling over $700,000. Austin’s public art investments create jobs, not only for the commissioned artists, but also for subcontractors such as engineers, architects, fabricators, installers, materials vendors, lighting experts, and other professionals.
Artists can apply February 1 - March 31 for the artwork commissions, which range from $30,000 to $169,000. Apply for these artist opportunities and attend information sessions.
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Join us on Saturday, April 9th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm to Honor Joan Means Khabele at Barton Springs!
PARD will honor her courageous act of jumping into Barton Springs to protest segregation at the pool. Her bravery sparked the swim-ins, eventually leading to the desegragation of Barton Springs Pool.
The event will include a proclamation, speakers, a land acknowledgement, and water blessing ceremony performed by Geraldo Perez. The PBS documentary that features Joan Means Khabele talking about her swim in Barton Springs will also be showing that day at the pool. Additionally we will have listening booths set-up for community members to share oral histories and personal experiences regarding race and Barton Springs.
The oral histories will become a part of an exhibit (virtual and physical) that will be featured at the Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center. Over the next few years we will be collecting stories about different communities as a way to try to tell the full history of Barton Springs. This is just the beginning.
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City of Austin's Civil Rights Office is hiring for a Equal Employment/Fair Housing Manager!
City of Austin's Economic Development Department is hiring a Program Coordinator!
This position will responsible to supporting program development and program implementation. Also, will help establish and maintain relationships with community and stakeholders. The Program Coordinator will also help support operational staffing needs along with greeting and engaging community visiting the African American Cultural and Heritage Facility. The Program Coordinator will also aid in data collection for annual performance measures. The Program Coordinator will participate in facility management projects and work with needed departments and vendors as needed. Apply here!
KOOP Radio Station is hiring a Community Worker!
The Community Outreach Coordinator will be a contract-based position with KOOP
Radio for the period of nine months. The hired individual will lead strategic communications for the KOOP Radio- TAMU COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach and Education Program at KOOP Radio. This position will coordinate community engagement and outreach and will manage public education with respect to COVID-19 vaccination. For nine months period, the Outreach Coordinator will identify community partners in the program’s proposed services area; work with vaccine providers, medical providers, and
community organizations to solicit community leaders to participate in community conversations; locate speakers of primary languages among target population members; host education and outreach events; and target outreach and engagement activities to rural White, Black, Asian community members and population with physical and psychological disabilities.
The role oversees all media relations, public relations, and community outreach and will be responsible for building relationships with key partners locally and across the state to reach vulnerable and/or underserved populations who are not yet vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines. Apply here!
Austin Economic Development Corporation is hiring!
Strong and meaningful relationships with Austin’s diverse communities are an essential component of the AEDC mission and critical to the organizations ability to operate at the “speed of business.” If you are interested in developing and fostering such connections, the AEDC team would like to learn more about your professional background and lived experiences. Apply here!
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#ICYMI
(in case you missed it)
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A part of Project Connect’s Anti-Displacement initiatives, this program provides zero-percent interest forgivable and non-forgivable loans to eligible non-profit organizations for the acquisition of property that increases the supply of affordable housing. Loans are available on a rolling basis until available program funds are exhausted.
As Project Connect advances the Blue and Orange Line light rail projects, Capital Metro has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to maximize this significant public transit investment and, together with the City of Austin, set a bold, community-led vision for the future. This vision allows us to work with residents, small businesses, and organizations to explore Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) strategies along with the Blue and Orange Lines to create inclusive, vibrant, and accessible communities that integrate residential, business, and public space all within walking distance of transit stations.
The Austin Parks Foundation is conducting a survey focused on how people find information about their parks in Austin. They'd like community input as they revamp their parks database. The survey below should only take a few minutes, but the information you provide will be invaluable as they work to make the parks database more user friendly and easier to navigate.
Join the team of Austin Civilian Conservation Corps!
The Austin Civilian Conservation Corps (ACCC) is an initiative with the City of Austin and American YouthWorks that provides on-the-job training opportunities for individuals impacted by COVID-19 while contributing to the health and sustainability of Austin’s natural environment. Earn $15–$17/hour and get health insurance. No experience is needed and all skill levels are encouraged to apply. Uniforms and Personal Protective Equipment will be provided.
Gulf Coast Center for Law and Policy is hiring!
BIPOC, LGBTQ, and women are particularly encouraged to apply for this position as a Texas Regional Organizer for Gulf South for a Green New Deal.
Ghisallo is hiring!
Ghisallo, a biking non-profit with programs in Austin and San Antonio, is looking for a new Executive Director who is community-oriented and can direct the organization’s impact on bettering health outcomes and embracing outdoor/nature access for underserved populations. Apply here.
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