Tuesday, May 8, 7-8:30 pm, Trinity United Methodist Church, 4001 Speedway (northeast corner of 40th and Speedway), Austin (Free parking is available in the lot across the street from the church) The film traces one family’s journey to forgiveness and reconciliation following the murder of their loved one. After the screening, a discussion will be led by Ellen Halbert, the professional mediator who helped make this real-life mediation possible. In 1991, Halbert was appointed to the Texas Board of Criminal … Continue reading →

Sunday, May 13, 6-9 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road “Third Coast Sunday,” a series of monthly gatherings to connect social justice activists, will focus its final meeting of the season on the way in which concentrated wealth is corrupting electoral politics more than ever. We will screen the new film “Koch Brothers Exposed,” http://www.kochbrothersexposed.com/ a hard-hitting investigation of the 1% at its very worst. This full-length documentary film on Charles and David Koch — two of the world’s richest … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 16, 6:30-8:30 pm, Thompson Conference Center auditorium, (TCC 1.110), University of Texas In this lecture, Robert Jensen from the UT School of Journalism will explain the two crises in modern journalism: A professional model that has failed to create a truly democratic news media, and a business model that is no longer viable in the digital age. How are the two crises related, and where can we find solutions? Jensen will guide us through the debate over the … Continue reading →

7pm Wednesday May 16, 2012, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Austin, Tejaztlan Red Salmon Arts presents Inside/Out: a Reading & Celebration of a new poetry book by the late Political Prisoner Marilyn Buck featuring local writers and activists: Czarina Aggabao Thelen Lilia Rosas Jorge Renaud Mariann Wizard Michelle Mejia Jane Madrigal (San Quilmas) and special guests **Exclusive onsite hand-rubbed prints available from a new Marilyn Buck Woodcut created by Chicana artist Jane Madrigal.** The … Continue reading →