Another Successful Big Block Party!!!

CANA’s Fourth Annual Big Block Party (16+4 blocks) was a raving success. On Saturday, July 18, 2015, the Central Austin Neighborhood Association celebrated 5 Years of Positive Community Impact.   Pony Rides, CANA Grillmaster BBQ Contest, Petting Zoo, Cake and Ice Cream, Senior Bingo, Watermelon, Face Painting, Rickshaw Rides, Free Raffles and More Fun.  …

CANA CAMPAIGN UPDATES

Our last meeting was full of information you could use. Here is a brief summary of some of the discussions. CANA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CANA members, to expand our impact, spent the month of March working with and engaging others in the community, city, and county. CANA members volunteered to serve and to learn means to…

ANOTHER SMALL VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR OUR SAFETY

  Our fight for the human rights of black and brown people continues. We seek to have equitable allocation of all resources, including police emergency response services.   This past Monday, the ACLU was in court on our behalf to force the city to supply all emails related to police deployment. They had supplied some…

CANA MEETING TUESDAY

TUESDAY APRIL 21 MEETING Since there was no meeting in March, you won’t want to miss this next meeting. For the month of February, CANA members were out working for change and becoming more informed.   We have a lot to report. We have a lot to do. Come add your input.   CARO– USEL…

CANA Encourages Engagement with Elected Officials in March

CANA, in place of a meeting, encouraged everyone to go out into the community, attend a meeting, engage an elected official and learn more about conditions affecting our community. Having identified several events through reading a local newspaper, I decided to attend an event presented by our recently elected Commissioner, Richard Boykin. There were several…