The Austin History Center and the University of Texas at Austin Center for Asian American Studies invite the public to “Taking it to the Streets: Asian American Voices of Resistance” panel discussion on Saturday, Oct. 13, […]
The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB MACC) is featuring Austin based visual artist, Peter F. Ortiz Jr., with an exhibit in the Sam Z. Coronado Gallery. The exhibit just opened this month […]
¡VIVA MEXICO!: The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Celebrates Mexican Independence Day with music concert and two gallery exhibit openings On Saturday, Sep. 15, from 5 – 8 p.m., the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center will be celebrating Mexican Independence Day with […]
Community organizations focused on improving the quality of life for Austin’s most vulnerable populations are invited to apply for a grant from a new fund set up by the City’s Equity Office. In response to […]
The Austin PRIDE Festival and Parade on Saturday, August 11, at Festival Gardens is the largest annual LGBTQ advocacy and fundraising event in Central Texas. Doors to the family-friendly event will open at 11 a.m. […]
The Trump administration’s decision to separate, and later to reunite, children from their immigrant parents at the nation’s border was controversial to say the least. Catholics are free to debate politics, but there is no […]
Decision gives ICE six months to renegotiate contract; advocates stress importance of freeing women at Hutto Immigrant Detention center, including mothers separated from kids, immediately. On June 26, the Williamson County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 […]
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 […]
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