Events

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Past Events

November 29th - January 1st, 2022

Holiday Device Drive

Getting a new device for the holidays? Not sure what to do with your old one? Continue the gift giving spirit and donate your device to Austin Free-Net!

We take your used devices and throughly wipe them, refurbished them and give them to local non-profits who in turn give them directly to community members in need!

Austin Free-Net also works directly with AISD to give device donations to families need a device.

Your donation is tax deductible!

December 4th, 2021

Volunteer Flyer Handout & Mixer

Volunteers and friends of Austin Free-Net helped to post flyers at libraries, local businesses and community centers around Austin to help get the word out about Austin Free-Net and our services. The event was a huge success and ended with a mixer at Easy Tiger. Stay tuned for our next volunteer events!

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What's Big Tech Doing to Bridge The Digital Divide?

Austin Free-Net Digital Inclusion Week 2021 Event. A discussion with Google Fiber, Indeed, and NI on the work they're doing to uplift Austin's digital equity and the ways that Big Tech can do more. Featuring guest speakers: Parisa Fatehi-Weeks; Senior Director of Global Community Impact at Indeed John-Michael Cortez; Director of Government and Community Relations at Google Fiber Daniel Ryne Lucio; Community Impact Manager at Google Fiber Justin Brady-Joyner; Global Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Program Manager at NI Moderated by Cole Wilson.

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East Austin, West Texas and the Digital Divide

Austin Free-Net Digital Inclusion Week 2021 Event. A discussion on the similarities and differences between the problems and solutions that these communities share when working to bridge the digital divide. Featured guest speakers: Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper Madison Dr. Sharon Strover Commissioner Nehemiah Pitts Kelty Garbee Moderated by Cole Wilson.