Monday, April 30, 7:00 PM, UT campus, ART 1.102 See a new important documentary portraying the historic marches for immigrant rights and the people at the center of the struggle. Come take part in an evening of reflection and dialogue with filmmaker Jesse Salmeron and local immigrant rights leaders and organizations on the eve of the May 1 national marches for immigrant rights. Sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies and MEChA More info Dolores or Clarisa at 471-4557 … Continue reading →

Sunday, April 29, 6-8 p.m. The final “Last Sunday” gathering of the season will focus on economic justice, from the local to the global. For this final effort, the three original co-conveners — Eliza Gilkyson, Jim Rigby, and Robert Jensen — will be back together to work through difficult questions about the economic injustice that structures the world in which we live and the economic crises that we face today and the ones we will face in the near future. … Continue reading →

Sunday, April 29, 4 p.m. Health Care for All Texans (HCFAT) and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) are hosting a rally on the steps of the Texas State Capitol in support of a single-payer system for universal health care. Over 50 million Americans (including 1 in 4 Texans) don’t have health insurance. State Senator Shapleigh (D-El Paso) has sponsored the first ever single payer universal health care bill in Texas. In Washington, Rep. John Conyers (D-OH) has sponsored House Resolution … Continue reading →

Sunday, April 29, 4:00 PM, Texas State Capitol, south steps Join a rally at the Texas State Capitol in support of a single-payer system for universal health care. Over 50 million Americans (including 1 in 4 Texans) don’t have health insurance. State Senator Shapleigh has sponsored the first ever single payer universal health care bill in Texas. In Washington, Rep. John Conyers has sponsored House Resolution 676, a single-payer universal health care bill, with now 72 legislators, the AFL-CIO, and … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 28, 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM, 21st St. Co-op (W. 21st St. between Rio Grande and Pearl St.) Help the ISO raise badly needed funds for activist projects and legal defense. At 8 pm, there will be a screening of the amazing film “Sir! No Sir!” which documents the resistance to the Vietnam war from within the ranks for the armed forces. Afterwards, there will be a party with DJs, Karaoke and more.

Saturday, April 28th we will meet in Committee Room: E2.028 After the Hutto Walk II and the Hutto Vigil VII this past weekend…I’ve had a chance to sift through all the results and realities. Great people supported the walk and the vigil. Great people showed up. Great minds are determined to forge ahead to Free the Children. Are we ready to take it to the next level in order to FREE the CHILDREN? If so…please mark your calendars for Saturday, … Continue reading →

April 26th, 8pm @ Monkeywrench Books: 110 E. North Loop Al Otro Lado (To The Other Side) (2005, 90 min.) Director: Gustavo Loza Three interconnected stories–despite the fact that the all occur at different points on the globe, three stories that discuss the absence of a parent and the need to find him/her. Drawn to a lagoon, Mexican boy Priscileano is warned by his father of the dangers that lay beneath — including the wandering female ghost of the mythical … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 26, 7:00 PM, UT campus, Mezes 1.120 THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS OF KARL MARX Every so often — usually during economic good times — some talking head comes along and declares that Marxism is dead and capitalism is the final form of human fulfillment. Yet every generation has rediscovered the “buried” ideas of Marxism as a way to understand the world around them. Again and again, the ideas of Karl Marx have gained a mass audience as people have … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 26, 5-9 pm, 1317 South Congress Avenue The International Program Office of ACC is joining with Ten Thousand Villages for an evening of international handicrafts, music, drinks, and cuisine to benefit students studying international business at Austin Community College. Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit retail store that provides vital and fair income to people in developing countries by selling their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Run almost entirely by volunteers, the shop has unique … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 26, 12:00 noon Abbott Laboratories, a leading pharmaceutical company based in Chicago, is holding the lives of thousands of HIV positive people in the country of Thailand hostage in retaliation for the Thai government’s efforts to make HIV drugs more affordable. Thai activists have called for a global day of solidarity in the struggle against Abbott Laboratories’ decision. ACT UP-Austin will conduct an action at the Abbott Spine Center in north Austin. For details or transportation assistance contact … Continue reading →

Wednesday, April 25, 7:00 PM, UT campus, Parlin 208 A forum to challenge the popular perception that Iraq is hopelessly divided, including a presentation on Iraq’s labor, artistic, and musical movements of the mid-twentieth century. There will also be a presentation on the history of US interference in the country, a role that has always been to the detriment of Iraq’s people. Presenters included UT students and antiwar activists Ali Issa and Robert McDonald. Sponsored by Campus Antiwar Movement to … Continue reading →

Monday, April 23, 8 p.m. KOOP Radio monthly video night at MonkeyWrench Books, “Zizek!” KOOP Radio – 91.7 FM – hosts a screening of “Zizek!”, a documentary feature about the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek’s lively blend of Lacanian psychoanalysis, Marxism, and critique of pop culture. $5 suggested donation. Location: MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop.

Monday April 23, 7:00 PM You are invited to a Campaign to End the Death Penalty happy hour featuring Roderick Reed, brother of Rodney Reed. There is evidence which has not been heard that could exonerate Rodney. The Court of Criminal Appeals can rule for a new trial at any time. Find out more about this case and how it shows just what is wrong with the death penalty system. Location: Double Dave’s Pizza, 3000 Duval (north of San Jacinto) … Continue reading →

Sunday, April 22, 6 – 9 p.m. Refugee Services of Texas is hosting a fundraiser with music, food, door prizes and a silent auction to benefit Austin refugees. Music will include Gina Lee & The Brisket Boys and Tribal Nation with Paul Klemperer. Suggested admission is $5. Location: The Apple Bar, 120 West Fifth Street.

Rothko Chapel’s Oscar Romero Award Ceremony – Sunday, April 22 This year’s recipients will be Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss of No More Deaths, a coalition of individuals, faith communities, human rights advocates, and grassroots organizers working for justice along the U.S.-Mexico border, with special emphasis on ending the deaths, exceeding 2000 since 1998, in the Borderlands. Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! will be the keynote speaker. A reception in the Chapel’s plaza will follow. The Rothko Chapel Oscar Romero … Continue reading →

… and Ring of Fire Power Plant Tour Celebrate Earth Day… and join us in protecting our health and moving toward cleaner air and a cleaner energy future in Texas! Waco is still at risk from pollution from coal burning power plants proposed for our region, but it’s not too late to take action. The Stop The Coal Plant/Stop the Coal Rush Coalition urges you to mark your calendars, make your plans to attend, and gather with your family, friends, … Continue reading →

IT’S FINALLY HERE! PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! Date/Time: Saturday, April 21st, 5 pm Place: Ruta Maya Int’l Headquarters 3601 S. Congress, D-200, Austin, Texas Cover: $10 adults, $5 students, under 5 free Contacts: Ron Horne (512) 632-5033 Dr. Sheila Siobhan (512) 422-6653 Texas Youth Word Collective email: u21slam@yahoo.com website: www.txywc.org Like the wide world of sports, the Austin Under 21 Slam Team has spanned the globe from Chicago to Lost Angeles, San Francisco , & New York City … Continue reading →

Longtime Austin Activist Sylvia Shihadeh is exhibiting her art this month: April 1st until April 30th (Monday-Friday: 7am-4 pm; Saturday/Sunday: 8 am-2 pm) Place: Cafe Lago, 1200 Lakeway Drive, Suite 1, Lakeway Village Plaza, Austin, 78734

April 19th, 8pm @ Monkeywrench Books: 110 E. North Loop La Vendedora de Rosas (The Rose Seller) (1998, 116 mins) Spanish with English subtitles Directed by: Victor Gaviria In the two days leading up to Christmas, a thirteen year-old Monica, a Colombian street kid, tries to sell roses for money. Surrounded by a group of fellow runaways and orphan who all get by through robbery, prostitution, and drugs–mainly sniffing glue, Monica anticipates the holiday, hoping that there will at least … Continue reading →

Katrina survivors’ stories – Thursday, April 19 and Conference on children and law after Katrina – Friday, April 20 Survivors’ stories: A presentation of the Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project, featuring survivors’ narratives, collected and archived by UH English Professor Carl Lindahl with Shari Smothers and Victoria McFadden. 5-7 p.m. (Apr. 19) in Krost Hall, UH Law Center. This program is a prelude to the conference the following day (see next entry). UH Law Center’s Center for Children, … Continue reading →

The Short Life Of José Antonio Gutierrez screens in Austin at the Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. http://www.cinelasa mericas.org Festival runs April 19-26, please see schedule for details “Born In One War, Died In Another” José Antonio Gutierrez was one of the 300’000 soldiers sent by US Army to war in Iraq. A few hours after the war began, his picture was broadcast all over the world: he was the first American soldier to be killed in the war. … Continue reading →

Cathy Henderson is scheduled to be executed in Texas on April 18 for the 1994 murder of Brandon Baugh, an infant she was babysitting. Henderson would be the 12th woman put to death in the U.S. since capital punishment was reinstated. Since her arrest, Henderson has maintained that the child’s death was accidental. She said that she dropped the baby, fracturing his skull, and then panicked after realizing she could not revive him. She then buried the boy’s body and … Continue reading →

4:00 – 6:30 p.m., Tues., April 17, Downtown Post Office (Guadalupe and 6th St.) Not One More Death, Not One More Dollar for War: Tax Day Demonstration We will hold signs and banners and pass out fliers to last-minute filers about how our tax money is being spent. Please join us! Sponsored by CodePink Austin and Austin Conscientious Objectors to Military Taxation For more info: 467-2946

Monday, April 16th, 8:00 pm @ MonkeyWrench Books The Dissent! G8 Infotour is coming to Austin. People are preparing in Germany for large scale protests against the G8 meeting this June 6-8, 2007, and are coming to Austin to tell us about what is going on there. After the presentation, there will be an open discussion on any number of topics: Why protest the G8? Would the resources for such a big mobilization not be better used for local projects? … Continue reading →

Attend the annual “Muster Day” at Camp Mabry this weekend in Austin, conveniently located on West 35th street. Muster Day is open to the public and a time to celebrate all things military in Texas, and to “provide recruiters an opportunity to market military service to a niche audience.” This is a FREE event, open to the public from – April 14-15, 2007. Start Time: 8 a.m. Saturday, April 14. Event ends Sunday April 15 at 4 p.m. If you … Continue reading →