Thursday, May 31 at 8pm, MonkeyWrench Books (110 E. North Loop) Please join counselors from the local GI Rights Hotline as we present information about our work assisting service members with issues such as conscientious objection, medical problems ignored by the military, PTSD, family hardship, discrimination, don’t ask/don’t tell, AWOL, and the delayed entry program. The Austin Hotline is part of a nationwide network of non-profit, non-governmental agencies that provide information and support to members of the military about discharges, … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 30, 7 p.m. Third Coast Film Night at Alamo Drafthouse, “The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez” 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. He was there as a so-called ‘green-card soldier’ — one of approximately 32,000, fighting in the ranks … Continue reading →

STATEWIDE ORGANIZING MEETING, Wednesday, May 30, 6:30 PM, Carver Library, 1161 Angelina St. The time is now to save an innocent man ! Kenneth Foster, Jr. was sentenced to death in 1997 for driving a car from which Mauriceo Brown got out and shot Michael LaHood, Jr. Kenneth now faces an execution date of August 30. Kenneth could be killed simply because of the Texas’ misuse of the Law of Parties — simply because, as the Austin Chronicle has put … Continue reading →

Dear Austin activists, We invite you to join with us for a Living Art Vigil this Memorial Day, May 28 starting at 6:30 p.m. For one hour, we will stand in front of the State Capitol, side by side, in black, holding candles, quietly remembering the human cost of war. Art can be a powerful medium of expression which transcends partisan politics and we hope that this hour of quiet statement and contemplation can be a positive means for change. … Continue reading →

Please join CodePink for a solemn vigil to mourn Iraq war dead and demand an end to this inhumanity. Meet at 1pm on Memorial Day at the main entrance to Highland Mall on Airport Blvd. Please wear black and allow us to provide signs. We hope to have enough folks to spread out along several blocks in front of the mall, so that those arriving to shop the sales will leave with more than they bargained for. It will be … Continue reading →

Saturday May 26th from 10pm-2am, Rhizome Collective, 300 Allen Street in East Austin Live Music featuring: *That Damned Band, Wax Museum Pandemonium, Mark David Ashworth, Many Birthdays and La Mancha. Beer, Zapatista Coffee, T-Shirts, a Raffle, Street Soccer and Movies. This is a bicycle friendly event. Austin Anarchist Soccer is having a benefit this Saturday to establish a “scholarship” fund for sending players out to the Anti-Racist World Cup in Italy every July. Every year 200 teams and 6,000 people … Continue reading →

Subject: Latin Jazz Showcase w/ Tomas Ramirez, The Jazzmanian Devil & More ALMA Invites You to the Latin Jazz Edition of the Sonidos del Barrio (“Sounds of the Barrio”) Music Series Friday, May 25th – 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM Kick-Off Reception with Tres – 5:30 PM – FREE Texas Music Museum (1009 E. 11th St.) Enjoy the music of the Latin jazz trio, Tres, and peruse the Texas Jazz Music Exhibit Please RSVP to almamail@msn.com so that we may … Continue reading →

Jim Ellinger, who founded KOOP Radio, will be our guest at a Central Texas ACLU public forum this coming Thursday May 24 at Cafe Caffeine. His subject will be The WORLD Association of Community Radio Broadcasters. As usual, audience participation is encouraged, and complimentary snacks will be provided. Taping starts at 6 PM. Come early to mingle and nibble. Ruth Epstein VP, Central Texas Chapter ACLU of Texas

4pm, Sunday May 20 – Red Salmon Arts presents a reading & book signing of Telling Tongues: A Latin@ Anthology on Language Experience (co-published by Red Salmon Press & Calaca Press) featuring Rudy Garcia, Celeste Guzman Mendoza, Roberto Pachecano, raulrsalinas, Liliana Valenzuela, along with editors Louis G. Mendoza & Toni Nelson Herrera. With the cyclical waves of anti-immigrant bashing, Latin@s are regularly targeted & labeled as outsiders. The writers in this collection speak against the simplistic notions upon which thse … Continue reading →

Come help us represent the people of the world who want peace. The Crawford Texas Peace House and the Camp Casey Peace Institute will greet NATO’s De Hoop Scheffer tomorrow, on Sunday, May 20, at 3 PM. Please gather at Camp Casey Peace Institute in Crawford, TX, by 2 PM, latest, to shuttle to the checkpoint closest to the Bush ranch. Please wear an object of clothing, or bring a flag or sign, to represent your national heritage or culture, … Continue reading →

MIXER & FUNDRAISER for Free Souls Project, dedicated to increasing the liberal spiritual voices in the media has awesome lineup including Mundi, Eddie Collins and Steve Brooks! May 19, 8pm. – Midnight, “Complementary Food, Drink, & Music by Renowned Austin Artists” 8:00pm. Eddie Collins 9:00pm. Steve Brooks 10:00pm. Soap Box Speech Chuck Freeman, FreeSouls Founder 10:30 pm. Mundi Religious & Cultural imperialists dominate the Radio & TV airwaves. The Free Souls Project aims to increase Integrated Liberal Spiritual voices in … Continue reading →

Saturday, May 19, 7pm. Black Star Co-op’s monthly beer social returns to the backyard of MonkeyWrench Books on Saturday, May 19th. Come out to relax in the backyard, enjoy a pint, and learn more about the Co-op. What: May Beer Social Where: 110 E North Loop When: Saturday, May 19th, 7-10PM What to bring: Chairs, Friends, and Thirst! Note: Please do not park on the North Loop strip.

To all peace and justice groups in Austin, As leaders in the Austin Center for Peace and Justice we want to invite you to our monthly Saturday brunch, May 19, which as usual is held on the third Saturday, at Central Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Brazos and E. 8th Streets. The Brunch is held from 10-12 in the Fellowship Hall, facing E. 8th with parking behind the church opening from E. 9th Street. We are calling this month’s … Continue reading →

Friday, May 18th, 9pm. “Three-Piece and a Biscuit” A benefit for Sedition Books This Dog’s a Lion Follow That Bird! Yellow Fever All ages welcome $5 suggested donation Free biscuits and beverages Rhizome Collective 300 Allen St. Sedition Books http://myspace.com/seditionbooks Sponsored by the ATX Vegan Bakery www.myspace.com/veganbakery

7pm, Friday May 18 – Red Salmon Arts & Save Our Youth (SOY) present a poetry reading with Johnston High School students featuring Phylicia Fabian, Saray Rosales, and Oscar Valenzuela, under the direction of Camille DePrang. This Spring, SOY conducted a two month intensive writing clinic with Johnston High School students. Facilitated by raulrsalinas & Rene Valdez, SOY engaged the students with relevant issues affecting their communities and inspired them draw from their own life-stories to write poems or “medicine … Continue reading →

JOIN NORTHCROSS NEIGHBORS IN PROTESTS AGAINST WAL-MART THURSDAY AND SATURDAY! Responsible Growth for Northcross needs you to show up and show support for a neighborhood’ s right to have a say in how they grow. This Thursday, May 17, at noon, supporters of RG4N will join hands to encircle City Hall. This “Arms Around Austin” demonstration is intended to show that Austin will not be bullied into quietly accepting whatever a developer wants. Encircling City Hall will be our symbolic … Continue reading →

Tuesday May 15, 7pm – Red Salmon Arts presents a reading and book signing with Carlos Cedillo author of Soul Kin Journal: A Personal Guide to Navigating the End Times Using the Mayan Calendar. In Soul Kin Journal, Carlos shares his journal of how he became a Shaman Daykeeper and his insight and understanding of the ancient Mayan 260-day Sacred Count – the tzolkin. His journal is a guide to navigating the rapidly accelerating energies as we approach the culmination … Continue reading →

Monday, May 14, 7:30pm Amnesty International – Austin will show ‘Death in Gaza’ on Monday, May 14. This film portrays the horror of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict & the murder of its director, the BBC’s James Miller. Your $5 suggested donation would go to the International Solidarity Movement in James’ memory. MonkeyWrench is located at 110 E. North Loop. As always, call us at 407.6925 for directions to the store

Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13th @ 1:30 ‘Mothers Say No to War’ Action Come join us at 6th and Lamar to help hold our large banner and lend a presence to demand an end to the war. Mother’s day was originally intended to be a day of peace activisim began after the civil war. Let’s take back our history ! Of course, wear pink and if you want to get fancy wear some stereotypical female garb like an apron and … Continue reading →

Saturday May 12, 7pm – Resistencia Bookstore presents the Austin premier of Morristown: in the air & sun by local documentary filmmaker Anne Lewis. What effect is globalization – and the waves of immigration it often compels – having on communities? In this hour-long documentary, director Anne Lewis chronicles nearly a decade of change in Morristown, Tennessee, through interviews with displaced or low-wage Southern workers, Mexican immigrants, and workers and families impacted by globalization. The film shows how working-class people … Continue reading →

Community Art and Bicycle Carnival – Cycle Circus Austin, Theatre Action Project and the Yellow Bike Project are presenting this all-ages event. Kealing Middle School, 1607 Pennsylvania Avenue May 12th, 1pm- 4pm Featuring bicycle puppets, youth bike release at 1pm, youth mechanics demonstrations, a family bike parade at 3pm, “Mural Visions” unveiling in the Kealing courtyard, live music from The Flaming Arrow Mardi Gras Indians, Las Krudas, Buscando el Monte and DJ Orion, stilts, face painting, ice cream, games and … Continue reading →

The Aztlan Dance Company presents “AZTLANDANCE 1-2-3: un dos por tres,” on May 11th – 13th, 2006 at the Santa Cruz Theater, 1805 East Seventh Street in Austin, Texas. Friday and Saturday evening shows begin at 8pm, Sunday matinees at 2pm. The Aztlan Dance Company has presented cultural programming in Austin for more than thirty-three years and is proud to present the 2007 Aztlan Performance Season. Program Description In AZTLANDANCE 1-2-3 the company presents work that gleans insight into Latino … Continue reading →

On May 10, Texas is set to execute Jose Moreno for the January 1986 murder of John Cruz. The state of Texas should not execute Jose Moreno for his role in this crime. Executing Moreno would violate the right to life as declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and constitute the ultimate cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment. Furthermore, Moreno claims ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial. Please write to Gov. Rick Perry on behalf of Jose Moreno! … Continue reading →

80 Nation Torch Relay to visit Austin May 10 – 13 New York (April 25) — An 80 nation relay run for world harmony is scheduled to stop in at 7 US cities this Spring, arriving in Austin, TX May 10. The global World Harmony Run involves simultaneous relays in 80 nations throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The World Harmony Run seeks to inspire a renewed commitment to world harmony in local communities everywhere. “The … Continue reading →

Join the women of TJP as they go before the Texas Commission on Jail Standards on Thursday, May 10th @ 9AM. A third of all Texas county jails inspected so far this year have failed and TJP wants to know what the TCJS is going to do about it. We’ll meet at 8:30AM outside the Clements Building (300 W. 15th Street). The meeting is inside in Room 103 on the 1st Floor. For more info visit www.texasjailproject.org or e-mail diana@texasjailproject.org