September 19 (Tue) 7 pm St. Andrew’s Contemporary Politics Series, Kamran Ali, “Understanding the Middle East and U.S. Policy” Kamran Ali, UT professor of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies, is a social and cultural anthropologist who focuses on the Middle East and South Asia. He is the author of “Planning the Family in Egypt: New Bodies, New Selves.” Location: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 14311 Wells Port Drive, west of I-35 off Wells Branch Parkway.

By engaging in dialogue, Christians, Jews and Muslims may learn that they have much in common. There are many shared points among Muslim, Christian, and Jewish teachings: they are all Abrahamic, originating from the teachings of a common ancestor, Prophet Abraham. According to the Islamic view, Abraham is not only a messenger but also the ancestor of prophets. The teachings of Prophet Abraham in themselves promote unity among followers of the Abrahamic faiths. We learn from Prophet Abraham how to … Continue reading →

September 13 (Wed) 3:30 pm March for Justice for Rodney Reed Rodney Reed is on death row for the 1996 murder of Stacy Stites in Bastrop County. In spite of overwhelming evidence that Reed was convicted in error, District Judge Reva Towslee Corbett has recommended that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) deny him a new trial. The CCA decision will take place in the coming weeks. The Reed family, the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, and other … Continue reading →

Farley Matchett is a death row inmate condemned for a crime committed in self-defense. In July 1991, Farley was involved in a fight. It was while defending himself, pushing away his opponents knife, that Farley caused the death of the man he is accused of having killed. Immedialty following the incident, Farley called the paramedics. His opponent died shortly after their arrival. Quickly arrested, Farley was beaten for thirty-six hours in a police station. A lawyer assigned to his case … Continue reading →

Monday, Sept. 11 Redemption Songs. Music and great company at Cafe Caffeine, 909 W. Mary. See the website for details: www.instrumentsforpeace.org

Sunday, Sept. 10, 11am-3pm AUSTIN PEACE FESTIVAL. This September 11 is the 100th anniversary of Gandhi’s proclamation of Satyagraha in Durban, South Africa. We are dedicating our 2nd Annual Austin Peace Festival to a hundred years of speaking the truth through the work for justice. Music, poetry, tabling by a diverse array of community, state, and national groups. Performers: Carolyn Wonderland, Lisa Rogers, Barbara K, Classical Persian musician Fareed Shafinury, Thom the World Poet, Zach Whitney, Genevieve Van Cleve, Erin … Continue reading →

Saturday, September 9, 4:30 -7:30 pm Stand Up Rally for Better Schools: Austin Voices for Education and Youth sponsors a hip hop, spoken word, theatrical and film event focusing on the 1/3 of all students dropping out of school. 450-1880 Location: Saltillo Plaza, 401 Comal St., 78702

Irwin Tang will be reading from and signing his new book, How I Became a Black Man and Other Metamorphoses, this Friday at 7:30 at the North Austin Barnes & Noble (at the Arboretum). Tang’s collection of fiction has been featured in the Texas Observer, San Antonio Current, AsianWeek, UCLA’s Asia Pacific Arts, Nha, and the Appalachee Tortoise. Some link to these articles: Skip the Fortune Cookies, Please by Elaine Wolff of the SA Current: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17097970&BRD=2318&PAG=461&dept_id=484045&rfi=6 The Metamorphoses of Irwin … Continue reading →

En el corazon del South Austin tenemos un love for liberation! c/s Red Salmon Arts Calendar September 2006 Friday Sept. 8 – Red Salmon Arts presents a reading & book signing of Canicula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera and Champú, or Hair Matters by Chicana writer/scholar Norma E. Cantú. Author of the award-winning Canícula Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera, and co-editor of Chicana Traditions: Continuity and Change, she has just finished a novel, Cabañuelas and is … Continue reading →

Thursday, Sept. 7, 7pm Rally, march and vigil: Justice, Dignity and Equality for all Immigrants! The Austin Coalition for Immigrants Rights sponsors a rally (7pm) and march (8pm to City Hall) and candlelight vigil (8:30pm) in remembrance of immigrants who have died crossing the border, who have been deported and who are being held. Wear white, bring your own candle and drinking water. Rally Location: Capitol south steps

Thursday, Sept. 7, 6pm Gay Tamil Sri Lankdan-American performance/ spoken word artist (say THAT 3 times fast!)… …the amazing DLo previously featured this past spring at CodePinks International Womens Day is back in Austin for a special event. Shes brilliant. Go see her. http://chavez.ucla.edu/DLo/index.htm Location: University of Texas at Austin, Texas Union Ballroom, Student Services Building 1.104

Tuesday, Sept. 5, 7pm (sharp!) Free screening of WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE http://www.hbo.com/docs/ programs/whentheleveesbroke/ On Sept. 5, 2005, following the flooding from Katrina and the tragic negligence perpetrated amongst the survivors in New Orleans, Barbara Bush exclaimed that the evacuees receiving aid at the Astrodome in Houston “were underprivileged anyway, so this, this is working very well for them.” Also on that same day, a spark emerged in the midst of the devastation. http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ was formed. A year later, it … Continue reading →

Come to the Bob Bullock Museum TUESDAY, September 5, 2006 at 10:30 am to set the Texas Secretary of State straight about these democracy-destroying non-human electronic counters. VoteRescue supporters and others are encouraged to attend a presentation by the Secretary of State’s Office about the VOTEXAS Program (see below). It is scheduled to take place at 10:30 am at the Bob Bullock State History Museum, located at MLK and Congress Ave. Their notice includes a contact number at the TX … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Sept. 5th, 7:30 am & 9 am On September 5th, we will again get on the bridges in all 50 states and call for a Universal Living Wage! In Austin: 7:30-9am join at one of the bridges: 11th and 12th St. bridges over IH35, the Barton Skyway over MoPac, South 1st St. over Ben White, north end of Congress St. bridge (join CodePink at this one): 9:00-10:30am at the Zachary Scott Theatre Sara Hickman in concert. http://www.universallivingwage. org/

Demonstration in front of the Federal Courthouse on 8th Street. In the summer of 2005, we may see the first of several retirement announcements by Supreme Court Justices. Chief Justice Rhenquist might not be able to hold out that long. We KNOW that Bush will appoint anti-choice, anti-affirmative action, anti-civil rights conservative judges to any positions that become open. Austin NOW is preparing for an Emergency Zap Action as soon as the announcement comes. We’ll converge at the Federal Courthouse … Continue reading →

Demonstration in Front of the Capitol at 4:30. Whether the war is against Syria, Iran, North Korea, Colombia, Venezuela, or any other country, come out in force in front of the Capitol (at 11th and Congress) whenever the administration starts a new war.

Every WED 12-1pm: Women in Black Women in Black stand for peace in front of the Capitol as our sisters have done in areas of conflict around the world. Please wear black if possible, bring signs. We stand in silence the last 10 minutes of each vigil. Children are welcome to come and sit on the grass nearby or join in. 11th and Congress Sponsored by Women in Black

Every FRI 5-6pm: Weekly Peace Vigil and Leafleting After years of war in Iraq, the situation continues to deteriorate, and it’s just as important now to be in front of the Capitol as ever! Protest the US “war without end” and costly militarism by holding signs for peace. No group is a sponsor, however, long-time attendees encourage nonviolence and respect for each other and the public. 11th and Congress sidewalk

The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty holds vigils across the state on days when executions are scheduled. In Austin the vigil is held across from the Governor’s Mansion on Lavaca from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. We need your help to raise awareness about this policy and how the people of Texas really feel about it. For the official schedule of executions go to http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/scheduledexecutions.htm