The Diocese of Austin in collaboration with the Austin Chapter of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty presents Internationally known speaker on the death penalty Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, joined by a member of Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation Why Texas Should End the Use of the Death Penalty (Feb. 13-14, 2007) Waco T February 13 7:00–9:00 PM St. Mary Church of the Assumption 205 North 14th Street Austin February 14 3:30–5:00 PM University Catholic Center 2010 University … Continue reading →

5:30 pm Feb 12, T. Don Hutto prison for children, Taylor Vigil Six “To Free the Children” After five vigils, some families have been released. Let’s keep coming back until they finish the job and empty the prison altogether. One stop on a border caravan from San Diego to Brownsville and back, Feb. 2-18, protesting unjust immigration policies that include walls, jails, and mass graves. Full Schedule

Stop the Coal Rush! Rally and Lobby Day February 11-12, Texas State Capitol, Austin Among the environmental issues the Texas Legislature will address is the licensing of more coal-fired electrical generating plants in the state. Utility company plans to build at least 11 new ones will secure Texas’ already shameful lead among states in greenhouse gas emissions. Among the consequences has been a doubling of asthma related deaths in the state since 1980. A big coalition of advocacy groups, including … Continue reading →

We need your help urgently at a last minute event out at the Hutto Detention Facility in Taylor , TX Friday morning. We are staging a “rolling protest” for most of the day Friday, starting at 8 am. If possible, we’d like to have the heaviest presence between 10 am and 1pm. The address to the Hutto Detention Facility is 1001 Welch St., Taylor TX. This protest has been called to respond to several media tours of the facility scheduled … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 8, 2006, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Texas Union Ballroom The Mexican American Culture Committee in collaboration with the Center for Mexican American Studies presents Artes de las Américas: A SHOWCASE OF LATIN AMERICAN ART Free Admission Hors D’Oeuvres * Poetry Readings by Jackie Cuevas & Elvira Prieto * Capoeira demonstration by Capoeira Da Roa * Live performance by Mitote For information call 475-5545 or visit http://sec.union.utexas.edu

TUESDAY, February 6th, 7pm, Film + Discussion. The Abortion Diaries, by Penny Lane, co-sponsored by Whole Woman¹s Health, BookWoman, 918 West 12th St. The Abortion Diaries by Penny Lane is a documentary featuring 12 women who speak candidly about their experiences with abortion. The women are doctors, subway workers, artists, activists, military personnel, teachers & students; they are Black, Latina, Jewish and White;they range in age from 19 to 54. Their stories weave together with the filmmaker’s diary entries to … Continue reading →

Feb. 5: Fundraiser For Lt. Watada, Cafe Caffeine (6pm to 9pm) This will be an opportunity for the general public to gather in support of Lt. Watada. We were blown away by the large number of people in the Austin area that came out to support this courageous solider last October. We will provide an update on Lt. Watada’s case and hope to show a video of Lt. Watada speaking out against the war in Iraq . We also plan … Continue reading →

Feb. 5: Rally for Lt. Watada at Camp Mabry and Along MoPac (7am to 9am) We will rally near Camp Mabry and along MoPac to continue our show of solidarity with the troops and Lt. Watada as his court martial begins. We will pass out more GI Rights and Lt. Watada information to the National Guard members stationed at Mabry.

3 events, Sunday, Feb. 4 and Monday Feb. 5, 2007 . . . Feb. 4: Rally Outside The Gates of Fort Hood, 11:30am to 3pm (leave Austin at 10am) Austin activists will travel to Killeen , Texas where they will meet other activists from across the state to Rally For The Troops outside the gates of Fort Hood . We will pass out GI Rights Hotline literature and information about Lt. Watada and his court case. We’ll meet up at … Continue reading →

Saturday, Februray 3, 6pm. Free. Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Cine Resistencia presents New Videos From Mexico’s Front Lines: Disputed Elections, Uprising in Oaxaca, & the New Zapatista Movement with filmmakers Vladimir Flores and Greg “Gringoyo” Berger. The two filmmakers will screen short excerpts from new documentary films by several different directors and video collectives covering the multiple stories which will forever mark 2006 as a milestone for Mexico’s Left. The year 2006 saw … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 3, 1pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop BLACKOUT! A Reading and participatory coloring of the book by Martin Perna. What happens when the lights go out for fifty million people in the Northeast USA one sunny August afternoon? BLACKOUT! A coloring book story for all ages, tells the story of imaginations and stars shining bright in the big dark city. Author Martín Perna will be reading from the book, with coloring and book-signing to follow. Info: www.theblackoutbook.com. … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 1, 7pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Robert Jensen reports back from the national media reform conference, a celebration of resistance, with some critical questions: is reform enough? Has the movement really dealt with race and gender issues? Where is the movement headed? Note: This event was rescheduled from its original date (January 18th) because of inclement weather.

Austin’s women working for peace have organized a gathering TONITE Thur., Feb. 1, 2007 — a “GLOW FOR MISS MOLLY” — at 6pm, at City Hall Plaza (Cesar Chavez & Lavaca). Participants will come to honor Ms. Molly’s life and works, bringing GLOWSTICKS (City Hall is not fond of candlewax on the plaza, plus Molly deserves something just a bit more festive!), musical instruments, visuals (projected) and shared stories. As Molly would have it, there will be hopefully as much … Continue reading →