Monthly Archives: November 2006

Thurs., Nov. 30, 7 pm. One World Theatre, 7701 Bee Caves Road 2005 Grammy Award Winners Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox bring their high energy Latin music show to the One World Theatre. They artfully blend smooth salsa, R&B and … Continue reading →

Thursday, November 30 – Come out to shop & support Red Salmon Arts! Benefit Night @ Ten Thousand Villages (A Fair Trade Operation) Ten Thousand Villages will donate a percentage of their proceeds to Red Salmon Arts. On Thursday Nov. … Continue reading →

Wed, Nov 29, at noon on the South Mall of the UT campus, the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a student organization, will be having a mock Israel-Palestine soccer game. The game will be followed by a screening of Goal Dreams, a … Continue reading →

Monday, November 27, 8:00 p.m. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop KOOP Radio Monthly Benefit, “The Power of Nightmares.” This BBC documentary parallels the rise of two political groups — radical Islamists and U.S. neoconservatives — from the Cold War … Continue reading →

Sunday, November 26, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Saengerrunde Hall, 1607 San Jacinto An Invitation to Last Sunday by Eliza Gilkyson and Jim Rigby We live in the most affluent and powerful nation in the history of the world, yet more … Continue reading →

Sunday, November 26th, 6:00 pm; ADMISSION: $10 adults, $5 students with i.d., free for children under 5 and slam participants Ruta Maya World Headquarters, 3601 S. Congress, Austin, Texas The top four poets of the season this year will win … Continue reading →

Transgender Advocates of Central Texas and its allies will gather for a candlelight vigil at Austin City Hall Plaza on Monday, 11/20/06 at 6:30pm. The address is 301 W. 2nd Street. Special guests include Austin Mayor Will Wynn and State … Continue reading →

Monday, Nov. 20, 7:30pm, MonkeyWrench Book, 110 E North Loop. Dissident Women: Gender and Cultural Politics in Chiapas A Reading and Book Presentation by Shannon Speed, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at UT Austin R. Aída Hernández Castillo, Associate Professor of … Continue reading →

Sunday, Nov. 19, 7-9 pm. Smith Auditorium, Congregation Beth Israel*, 3901 Shoal Creek Boulevard Religious Values and Torture: Moral Questions for a Changing World A panel discussion followed by a Q&A session. The panel will consist of 5-7 religious leaders … Continue reading →

November 18, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. LCRA Board Room The Central Texas Muslimaat (CTM) will sponsor a live and a silent auction of unique Arabic calligraphic art pieces to raise funds for their Family Matters program, which helps victims of … Continue reading →

Friday, November 17 – Red Salmon Arts presents Cafe Libro, a bi-monthy open mike series (Featured reader TBA). We invite poet/artistas to come share/enjoy the cantos & cuentos of emerging & established writers/musicians. Hosted by Carole Metelllus. 7:00pm Resistencia Books … Continue reading →

Come celebrate the 4th Anniverary of the Proyecto Defensa Labora on Friday, November 17 (7pm – 11pm). Call Cristina for more information or to volunteer: 512-391-2305

Thursday, November 9 – Men, Please Stand Up: it is time for well-meaning men to take a stand against the epidemic of men’s violence aimed at women. Please join us to view a short video, meet each other, and talk … Continue reading →

The Texas Court of Criminat Appeals has ordered a review of the case… So there will be no protest. November 16, 2006, TX (AP) If death Texas row inmate Charles Nealy is put to death, Texas will end the year … Continue reading →

Tuesday, Nov. 14, 8:00pm @ MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E North Loop “Iraq For Sale.” The story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed, and … Continue reading →

Monday, November 13, 8:00 p.m. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Amnesty Inernational – Austin will begin its monthly film night by screening “Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land” — a clear and well-organized examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and … Continue reading →

Kneeling Down at Noon: Nov. 8-19; Wed-Sat, 7:30 p.m., and Sun, 2 p.m.; Mary Moody Northen Theatre, St. Edwards University Everyone is invited to the Mary Moody Northen Theatre’s production of Kneeling Down at Noon from Wednesday, Nov. 8 to … Continue reading →

SUN Nov. 12th, 2pm – Copa Bar and Grill, 217 Congress St. Panel Discussion Follows LETTERS FROM THE OTHER SIDE interweaves video letters carried across the U.S.-Mexico border by the film’s director with the personal stories of women left behind … Continue reading →

Meet at Republic Square Park (4th St. and Guadalupe) on Saturday, November 11, at 2:00pm. March to the Capitol at 2:30pm to confront the Nazis and stand up for the rights of migrants and all people. Call to Action, against … Continue reading →

November 11 (Saturday 10am-7pm) & 12 (Sunday 10am-6pm); Copa Bar and Grill, 217 Congress Avenue; American Friends Service Committee will host two days of panels, film, and the sale of crafts made by Mexican women’s cooperatives. Fair trade acknowledges the … Continue reading →