This online event, led by Dr. Peniel Joseph, convenes leading voices to explore why Juneteenth matters now more than ever in this growing era of national political awakening around racial justice and equity.
Honor Juneteenth with an intentional day of connection, reflection, and celebration featuring local Black artists and makers. Half of all ticket sales will be donated to Black Trans Leadership Austin.
Due to the nationwide shortage of baby formula, which disproportionately affects low-income families with transportation and time restraints, Community Resilience Trust provides a helpful online resource. Families in need can sign up for updates on local formula supply and info from WIC, and those in the know can help track the supply by reporting information. Anyone with formula to donate can drop it off at any of several locations; get all the info online.
A great selection of local farmers bringing fabulous pastured meats, eggs, dairy, vegetables, and fruits, plus prepared-food vendors, artisans, bakers, and of course, live music.
The city is seeking a diverse group of applicants to become community climate ambassadors, who will spend about 10 hours per week from August 2022 to January 2023 working on climate change and environmental justice issues. Ambassadors will be compensated at a rate of $25 per hour and will make positive changes in the community with special projects.
Black Girl Ventures is an organization that provides Black and Brown woman-identifying founders with access to community, capital, and capacity building. Small-business owners are invited to pitch to a panel of judges for a chance to win prizes of up to $10,000, which will be matched by Capital One. Apply now; finalists will be notified on July 18 for the pitch competition in the fall.
Stop by the museum to pick up a guide for a driving/walking/biking tour that helps participants better understand the history of our city and the important contributions Black Austinites have made to its development.
The Austin Symphonic Band presents “American Visions,” celebrating dads of all kinds with a variety of marches, patriotic melodies, and other cheerful concert band works. Note: Event was previously scheduled for Zilker Hillside Theatre and is being relocated due to a heat advisory.
Dine at any of the Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group's restaurants on Juneteenth, and they'll donate the proceeds to the Neill-Cochran House Museum. NCH is a lavish estate that was built by enslaved Austinites, and the museum recently hosted the event “Austin Slave Quarters Experience: A Weekend for Community," which highlighted Austin’s only remaining living quarters of enslaved people, just steps away from the estate.
A day of pfree pfun for the whole pfamily, including a Daddy & Me photo booth, music from DJ Big Champ, an HBCU hangout, an open market, kids' corner, and more.
Shop plant-related vendors offering macrame, clothing and accessories, and flora galore. As always with Plant Gay, 10% of profits will go to the Trevor Project, which provides round-the-clock crisis support to LGBTQ youth.
Nonprofit TreeFolks will be participating in the Pride Parade for the first time this year, and is seeking submissions for a T-shirt logo to showcase. Get all the deets and submit your design online.
We Are Blood is rewarding blood and platelet donors with a special opportunity to double the good of a donation. With each visit, donors can choose to donate $5 to either Central Texas Food Bank or Austin Humane Society, and We Are Blood will send all the proceeds to the orgs in July. Schedule an appointment online or call 512/206-1266.