November 8, 2006, TX In November 1993, Willie Shannon, a 20-year-old black man, was sentenced to death for the July 19, 1992 murder of Benjamin Garza. According to the key witness, an 11-year-old boy, Garza was sitting in a station wagon when Shannon approached him. Shannon demanded the car, and the two began arguing. Three shots were fired, one of which hit Garza in the head, killing him. Shannon maintains that he did not intend to kill Garza. When they … Continue reading →

Monday/Tuesday, November 6th & 7th, 7:40pm Movie: AN UNREASONABLE MAN, the feature-length doc on Ralph Nader is screening as part of a documentary film festival. LOCATION: Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek Description: D. Henriette Mantel & Stephen Skrovan, 122 mins, 2006, NR. In 1966, General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, sent private investigators to dig up dirt on an obscure thirty-two year old public interest lawyer named Ralph Nader, who had written a book critical of one of … Continue reading →

7 p.m. Mon., Nov. 6, BookWoman–918 W. 12th St. (12th & Lamar) Diane Wilson, author of An Unreasonable Woman, who has risked her life taking on Formosa Plastics, Union Carbide, and the Iraq War in her fight for social and environmental justice, and Linda Faillace, whose multi-year struggle against a corrupt and misguided USDA is chronicled in her new book Mad Sheep, will speak, read, and sign books at Bookwoman Tel: 512-472-2785 www.ebookwoman.com Press inquiries: Please contact Alice Blackmer, publicity … Continue reading →

November 5 (Sun) 12:30 pm St. Andrew’s Citizen Education Series Syed Akbar Hyder, “Religious Pluralism in Islamic Societies, Past and Present” What do we need to know to be responsible citizens in the United States today? On several Sundays during the year, distinguished scholars will join the St. Andrew’s congregation and visitors at 12:30 p.m., after the regular service, to focus on the contemporary formulations of moral, political, theological, and intellectual questions that people have grappled with through the ages. … Continue reading →

15th Annual Austin Powwow and American Indian Heritage Festival Hosted in the City of Sunset Valley, Toney Burger Center, 3200 Jones Road, Saturday, November 4th 2006 10am to 10pm Grand Entry at 10am / 1pm / 6pm. Come enjoy traditional dancers, singers, arts and crafts, storytelling and foods. The largest Native American gathering in Texas! Free Admission Visit our website at www. austinpowwow.org Email us at: Austin_powwow@yahoo.com Hotline: 512- 371- 0628 no drugs- no alcohol – no pets This project … Continue reading →

Saturday, November 4 (note date change) UTexas campus, Room TBA, $5 donation requested. Fight the Right — Build the Socialist Alternative ! While more and more people are angered by Bush’s failed wars and the state of our economy, the right has responded by whipping up racism and scapegoating in the name of “national security.” But in the mega-marches for immigrants’ right last spring, we’ve also seen a glimpse of the kind of mass movement that can challenge and change … Continue reading →

The Association of Latinos in Social Work (ALSW) is holding a Social Justice Conference at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, 2006 at the San Jose Parish Hall, 2431 Oak Crest Avenue, Austin, Texas. Featured speakers include the Consulado de México presenters. Attend the upcoming Social Justice Conference to obtain insight from a macro to micro perspective into immigration and its impact on families, social services, economics, and international relations among the Americas. Pre-Register by October 27, 2006 and save … Continue reading →

Click Here for Dinner Tickets and Sponsorshipsvia Secure Online Service Thursday, November 2nd • Hilton Austin VIP Reception/Cocktails: 6:00 PM Dinner: 7:00 PM Keynote Speaker: Leonard Pitts, Jr. 2004 Pulitzer Prize Columnist. First recipient of the Molly Ivins “Give’Em Hell” Award. Special Guest: Neal Katyal, Georgetown Law Professor. Argued and won historic US Supreme Court Guantanamo detainee case, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Presenter : Molly Ivins, nationally syndicated columnist presents the first annual Molly Ivins “Give ’Em Hell” Award. ***************************** The … Continue reading →

WE WANT OUR BILL OF RIGHTS BACK: Students Rally Against Military Commissions Act Thursday 11/02/06, noon, UT, West Mall Fountain (22nd & Guadalupe St.) Will Harrell, the Executive Director of ACLU-Texas, and Robert Bryce, author of “Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego, and the Death of Enron” join UT students to denounce the passage and signing of the Military Commissions Act (MCA). Sponsoring the rally is A Project for the New American Citizen, a new student group organized to engage, educate and … Continue reading →

Thursday, Nov. 2, 9 AM, William P. Clements Building (15th St. @ Guadalupe, Lavaca)

Application deadline Nov.1 for Spring 2007 Semester (February 4, 2007 to May 12, 2007) Mexico Solidarity Network Study Abroad Program: Mexican Social Movements The Mexico Solidarity Network Study Abroad program is a 14-week, 16-credit inter-disciplinary program focusing on the context, strategy and tactics of Mexican social movements. The course is open to college students and activists who want to investigate the theoretical groundings and actual manifestations of Mexican social movements, with important lessons for international solidarity work and US-based movements. … Continue reading →