Last April, Hindu Charities for America’s Bollywood Meets Borscht Belt raised $26,000 for school supplies for homeless students in the Austin area during an afternoon of dance, music, food and fun. It was especially touching […]
It has been a banner year for discrimination. Two recent events on college campuses at Colorado State University and Yale bring issues of hyper-surveillance and white supremacy to the forefront. At Colorado State University, a […]
A historic Sister City Initiative has been formed between Austin and Pune, Maharashtra—the first sister city initiative between Austin and a city in India. A Memorandum of Understanding has been exchanged between Austin Mayor Steve […]
It’s time again for “Bollywood Meets Borscht Belt,” the fun, family-friendly, multicultural event sponsored by Hindu Charities for America, partnering with Shalom Austin for the sixth time, to raise funds for school supplies for homeless […]
I hate to say we told you so. In this case, I really, really hate it. An exposé in the Texas Observer in the month of February confirmed everything we feared about the Treatment Industrial Complex (TIC), a term we use […]
April 4 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. From Lincoln to King, assassinations of political figures have been part of our country’s history. The assassinations of civil rights activists […]
March 22, 2018 is the 90th anniversary of Austin’s 1928 Master Plan. Austin City government adopted the 1928 Master Plan and created a “negro district” in what is now Austin’s City Council District 1. The […]
In a letter sent to top county officials Friday, nine community groups called for a halt to plans for a new women’s jail in Travis County, saying their recommendations to reduce incarceration should come before […]
The Austin Animal Services Office has achieved a new record of 97.9% of lives saved for 2017, improving upon last year’s record-breaking number of 96.4%. Other notable accomplishments for the year include facilitating 8,093 adoptions, […]
The election campaigns of 2016 propelled many immigration topics to the forefront of current events. Setting limits on immigration, restricting access from specific countries, and searching out undocumented residents for deportation became key subjects. A […]
A few years ago, one of our studies found that 57 percent of adult Texans reported knowing a friend, family member or co-worker in an abusive relationship. One in three adult Texans experienced family violence […]
The Austin City Council has selected six finalists for the position of City Manager after a year-long secret search process. None of the six candidates included is of Latino ancestry. This is despite Austin’s Latino […]
At a time when harsh immigration policies are disrupting our communities, separating families, and increasing detention and deportation, leaders and legal service providers from across the country gathered in Columbus, Ohio to launch the Vera Institute […]
For the past 32 years, Interfaith Action of Central Texas (iACT) has brought the Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving service to the Austin community. The event is a unique opportunity for Austinites of all faith backgrounds to […]
Come on out to celebrate Día de los Muertos on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the fifth annual morning 5K Run/Walk at Hernandez Elementary on 333 Stagecoach Trail in San Marcos. The race features face painting; photos with event mascots Catrina […]
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