Monthly Archives: January 2007

WEDNESDAY, January 31st, 7pm, Ana-Maurine Lara, Erzulie¹s Skirt, Bookwoman, 918 West 12th Street Set in the age of urbanization in the Dominican Republic over the course of several lifetimes, Erzulie¹s Skirt is a tale of how women and their families … Continue reading →

Wednesday, January 31, 7:00 p.m., Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown, 4th and Colorado. Third Coast Film Night at Alamo Drafthouse, “Little Birds” with director Watai Takeharu After the U.S. ground forces entered Baghdad in April 2003, Japanese director Watai Takeharu remained … Continue reading →

January 30, 2007 (vigil across from Governor’s mansion 5:30) In April 2003, Christopher Swift killed his wife and later that day killed his mother-in-law. Swift represented himself at his trial. Texas should not execute Christopher Swift. Executing Swift would violate … Continue reading →

The Campaign to End the Death Penalty will be debating the Young Conservatives of Texas on the death penalty this coming Monday, at 7:30pm at Jester Auditorium (jester A121A). The debate will be in the Oxford style, with alternating speakers … Continue reading →

January 28, 6 – 8 p.m., Saengerrunde Hall, 1607 San Jacinto, next door to Scholz Garten. After two Last Sunday events that looked at a broad array of issues, the January 28 gathering is going to focus on a specific … Continue reading →

Sunday, January 28, 12:30 p.m.; St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 14311 Wells Port Drive, west of I-35 off Wells Branch Parkway. Syed Akbar Hyder, “Religious Pluralism in Islamic Societies, Past and Present” At a time when words like martyrdom and jihad … Continue reading →

A coalition of Austin activist groups called Stop The War Coalition – Austin has planned a statewide anti-war march in solidarity with national gatherings in major cities. The nonviolent action will be calling for the end of war and the … Continue reading →

The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penality (TCADP) Annual Conference will be on Saturday, January 27th at the Southpark Omni Hotel in Austin. Among the speakers at the conference will be Rob Owen of the UT Law School Capital … Continue reading →

SUPPORT AUSTIN’S CITIZENSHIP DRIVE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2007 from 8:00am to 3:00 pm. On behalf of University Leadership Initiative (ULI), and myself we hope you had a restful and joyous holiday. State Representative Eddie Rodriguez, NALEO, and the University Leadership … Continue reading →

Jan. 25, 5:30-6:30 pm, T. Don Hutto Prison Camp, 1400 Welch St., Taylor, Texas We have all recently learned that the Williamson County lease agreement with Correctional Corporation of America (CCA) expires in 11 days…on Jan. 31. We want to … Continue reading →

From Bob Van Steenburg, Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP): “Robert Chambers, scheduled to be executed on Thursday, Jan 25, has received a stay. There will be no execution on Thursday.” Event Cancelled: Jan. 25, 2007, TX (vigil … Continue reading →

WEDNESDAY, January 24th, 7pm, Sarah Katherine Lewis, Indecent: How I Make It and Fake It as a Girl for Hire, BookWoman, 918 West 12th Street Sarah Katherine Lewis, is a veteran sex worker whose cutting observations and dark humor about … Continue reading →

Edward James Olmos Speaks at San Antonio College on January 24. With his presentation entitled “We’re all in the Same Gang”, Olmos will speak about discipline and determination in overcoming all obstacles. San Antonio College is located at 1300 San … Continue reading →

Note from Bob Van Steenburg of Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty: Larry Swearingen, who had been scheduled for execution Wed, Jan 24 has received a stay EVENT CANCELLED Jan. 24, 2007, TX (vigil across from Governor’s mansion 5:30) … Continue reading →

January 23rd – 7-10pm, Calhoun 100 Theater; Water (India, 2005) Directed by Deepa Mehta In India during the 1930s, women are sent away to “widow houses” to live quiet lives of celibacy and discipline, among their own kind, after their … Continue reading →

Austin Against War calling for: TUESDAY, Jan. 23: Bush’s State of the Union Address 5-6:30pm: Congress Ave. bridge sidewalks — bring those signs and noisemakers! http://english.people.com.cn/200701/19/eng20070119_342681.html http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/16479321.htm (we’re to watch for when Pelosi applauds and when she doesn’t, it seems) … Continue reading →

The Texas Jail Project (TJP), a newly formed advocacy group made up of former women inmates and jail activists, will form a caravan in Austin and drive to Dallas, Texas on January 23rd, 2007. There they will join with women … Continue reading →

Monday Jan 22nd at 6pm, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg. #137, The Commons Building, UT Pickle Research Campus-Austin. Read the latest report about the toller’s plan to take our freeways – show up to keep our freeways free!

Sunday, January 21, 3:00 p.m., BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd. “Enemy Nations, Emerging Voices” is a reading from two new anthologies that introduce the literature and culture of so-called enemy nations: Literature from the ‘Axis of Evil’, the first anthology … Continue reading →

A unified effort to stop the Trans-Texas Corridor/Toll schemes and to enact political reforms in the 2007 Legislative Session is coming together at this event: The Road To Texas Independence Confab, Sunday, January 21, 12:30 – 5 pm, Crowne Plaza … Continue reading →