Monthly Archives: July 2007

Monday, July 30, 6pm To close out the month of July is a Fest of sorts with a bunch of really good bands and performers from all over. *Show is 5 bucks and starts at 6PM.* That’s for real time, … Continue reading →

Office of the Police Monitor, Citizen Review Panel Monthly Meeting, July 30, 2007, City Hall, City Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street,1st Floor. Austin, 6pm-8pm Public Input Agenda 1) 06-571- Involves an Allegation of Excessive Use of Force. 2) 06-187- … Continue reading →

It Came from Austin ! A Benefit for Texas Moratorium Network and the Save Kenneth Foster campaign, Saturday, July 28, 8:00 PM, The Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th St. (21+), $ 5-10 sliding scale The Texas Moratorium Network Benefit is … Continue reading →

Fundraiser for SOS at Ruta Maya with BROWNOUT! on July 26th Join us for a fundraising concert at Ruta Maya on South Congress with BROWNOUT!, one of Austin’s hottest funk bands, and the Djembabes, an all women African drum ensemble, … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 26, 7:00 PM NEXT ISO PUBLIC FORUM: CHAVEZ AND VENEZUELA: SOCIALISM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ? Location: UT campus, Parlin Hall, room 101

Meeting on July 25 is being held at 7 pm at the University Hills Library, 4721 Loyola Ln. For more info: cedpaustin@gmail.com ORGANIZING MEETINGS IN AUSTIN EVERY WEDNESDAY KEEP CALLING GOVERNOR PERRY Tell him: “Don’t let Texas execute Kenneth Foster … Continue reading →

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 * 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Congregational Church of Austin * 408 West 23rd Street * Austin, TX You’re Invited to Help Stop Hunger in Texas! A Special Presentation on the Farm Bill and Food Stamp … Continue reading →

Hello everybody, Friday evening, the day the front page story in the Austin American Statesman ran I was cowardly attacked with a sucker punch to the back of my head after talking to a twenty-something-old couple who obviously came up … Continue reading →

July 24, 2007 The state of Texas is set to execute Lonnie Johnson on July 24, for the August 1990 murders of Gunar Nelson Fulk and Leroy McCaffrey. The state of Texas should not execute Lonnie Johnson for his role … Continue reading →

Panel Discussion: Immigration Issues Round Rock Reads! Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Date: 7/23/2007 Location: Robert G. and Helen Griffith Library Building 216 E. Main St., Round Rock, Texas 78664 Cost: FREE The Devil’s Highway The Round Rock Public … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 22, 7pm, MonkeyWrench Books Show! Featuring: The Teeners, Dear Landlord, and Des Ark. $3 will get you in the door.

Sunday, July 22, 2007 at 03:00 PM, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Arboretum Description: Summoned by his dying mother, Palestinian-born Aziz Shihab returns to the homeland he and his family fled as refugees decades earlier: to a Palestine reclaimed by Israelis … Continue reading →

Saturday, July 21, 5:00 PM, RALLY AND MARCH: SAVE KENNETH FOSTER, State Capitol, South Steps (please note revised time) The State of Texas intends to execute Kenneth Foster on August 30, despite the fact that he did not murder anyone. … Continue reading →

Saturday, July 21 Return to Hutto Taylor, TX: Free the Children, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1001 Welch Dr. Join us in demanding, “No Child Left Behind Bars! What: Hutto Round 2 with the Texas Indigenous Council, CAFHTA and more! … Continue reading →

10am to Noon – Saturday, July 21, 2007, Central Presbyterian Church (8th and Brazos Streets, enter from 8th Street in the center of the block) Austin Center for Peace and Justice‘s monthly brunches create a space for Austin peace and … Continue reading →

Friday, July 20, 7:30 pm, MonkeyWrench Books Learn Something Awesome! Free Public Workshop on: Book-binding Zine folding Jewelry making Screen printing Personal multimedia production How to make $4 solar LED lights Scooters: An Introduction Come out and learn something awesome! … Continue reading →

Location: CCA office at 8015 Shoal Creek Blvd. Friday, July 20, 12:00 noon – 1:00 PM Corrections Corporation of America is the world’s largest and most notorious private prison corporation, operating more than a dozen prisons and immigrant detention centers … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 19 – Beyond Blood Ties: For those generations gone before us, for the generation yet unborn: Save Our Youth (SOY) Fundraiser. 9pm -1:30am @ Ruta Maya Headquarters, 3601-D, South Congress. The event will feature music by Cerronato, an … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 19th is Bush “Movin’ Out” Day in Austin.. this is a campaign organized by Military Families Speak Out (www.mfso.org) If you haven’t seen their YouTube video yet, check it out!!! Here is what you do: 1. Take a … Continue reading →

Report Back From the G8 Protests in Heilingendamm, Germany from June 2007: A Presentation and Slide Show by Lisa Fithian, Wednesday, July 18th, 8:00 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop The recent protests against the G8 in Germany were … Continue reading →