CANA members have identified a list of goals and projects for the Austin community. We hope this agenda will spur community leaders, organizations and elected officials to adopt strategic projects and plans for collaboration for the benefit of Austin. Some ideas are borrowed and some are new but all are needed. CANA is ready and willing to…
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CANA Members Featured on Better Government Association Video
The venerable Better Government Association has featured members of our team on a recent video that speaks to the mission…
Projects and Priorities for the Austin Community – CANA has a list
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•Corner Planting Wrap Up With Safer Foundation Volunteers
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•CANA members were joined by new volunteers from the Safer Foundation thanks to coordination by CANA member and former Aldermanic candidate Roman Morrow. The five volunteers helped us complete the month long planting process for 14 corners in our 16 block area. The Safer guys were great; they were hard working and genuinely happy to help…
Community Prayer Walk Every Saturday from 9:00 – 10:00 AM starting at Mason & Fulton
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•Please join the neighborhood each Saturday from 9:00 – 10:00 AM for a Community Prayer Walk. The walk will start at the corner of Mason Ave and Fulton Ave and go to Central and Fulton and back. Prayer can change us and our community For Further Information Call Intercessory Prayer Warriors: Evangelist Doretha Stafford –…
Annual Non Violence March to Commmemorate Robert Woods held in our Neighborhood
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•Robert Woods was a Curie High School Honor student and football player. He was a victim of gun violence in 2002 when he was gunned down in our neighborhood at the corner of Mason and Fulton. His life and promise is honored every year by his mother JoEthel Brown who with the help of community…
More Scenes of Residents, Duke University Alumni and other volunteers at Corner Planting Event
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•Here are more pictures from our May 21st Corner Planting Event thanks to Third Church and CANA Member Allen Matthews! Neighbors, residents and Duke University Alumni Engage volunteers work to improve our community.
CANA May 17th Meeting attended by ACLU
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•Our May monthly meeting was well attended and tackled diverse issues like our upcoming neighborhood beautification projects and strategy to improve police response times in minority communities. We invited the Chicago Office of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to educate our members and speak to residents about strategies to get the city to comply…