Texas is set to execute Kenneth Foster for the August 1996 murder of Michael LaHood on August 30. The state of Texas should not execute Foster for his role in this crime. Executing Foster would violate the right to life as declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and constitute the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. Kenneth Foster did not kill Michael LaHood. However, since Texas has the Law of Parties, Foster received the death penalty for being … Continue reading →

Texas has scheduled the execution of John Amador for the January 1994 murder of Reza Ayari on August 29. The state of Texas should not execute Amador for his role in this crime. Executing Amador 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, Amador claims ineffective assistance of counsel during his initial trial and appellate proceedings. Please write to Gov. Rick Perry on … Continue reading →

Do Not Execute DaRoyce Mosley! The state of Texas is set to execute DaRoyce Mosley on August 28 for the July 1994 murders of Patricia and Duane Colter, Alvin Waller and Luva Congleton in Gregg County, TX. Texas should not execute Mosley for his role in this crime. Executing Mosley 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, Mosley maintains his innocence. His … Continue reading →

Please forward and circulate widely. Please come to two events to demand that the state of Texas stop the August 30 execution of Kenneth Foster! Tuesday, August 28, 5 p.m., Governor’s Mansion (West Gate, Lavaca at 11th): RALLY AND PRESS CONFERENCE FOR KENNETH FOSTER, RESPONDING TO BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES’ RECOMMENDATION TO GOVERNOR PERRY. Thursday, August 30, 5 p.m., Governor’s Mansion (West Gate, Lavaca at 11th): EXECUTION VIGIL. Even in the 11th hour things could turn for Kenneth. If … Continue reading →

Sunday, August 26, 7 p.m. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. Carlos Marroquin from Maya Pedal – http://www.mayapedal.org – will present on bicycle technology and sustainability efforts in Guatemala. Started in 1997 in San Andrés Itzapa, Guatemala, Maya Pedal uses recycled bicycles to build pedal-powered machines such as bike-powered corn-grinders which help facilitate small-scale, self-sustainable projects. Through this work Maya Pedal contributes to the conservation of the environment, the health of the Guatemalan people, and the productivity and independence of … Continue reading →

Saturday, August 25th Ruta Maya is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love by hosting a BBQ and inviting over 20 local bands to play from 3pm to 3am. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Roky Erickson trust. Cover is $8 for general admission and $5 with a student ID. For more information please visit http://www.rutamaya.net/

Saturday August 25, 2007, Mexican American Cultural Center 600 River Street, Austin, Tejas, 2pm – 7pm. $10 dollars suggested donation AMORINDIO: Tributo y Celebracion for raulrsalinas Join us to honor and celebrate the life of Austin’s elder Xicandio poet/human rights activist. A veterano of Chicano literature/letters, raulrsalinas’ writing and activism have earned him international recognition as a spokesperson for a diversity of political causes, ranging from prisoner rights and national liberation struggles to gang intervention and youth arts advocacy. Featuring … Continue reading →

Bill Crawford, Book signing Friday, Aug. 24 at 7pm; Exhibit Aug.19-25, BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd. Gazing intimately into the eyes of death On Aug. 24 at 7pm, amidst an exhibit of death row inmate mugshots, author Bill Crawford and former public information manager for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Larry Fitzgerald will host a discusion of the death penalty. The presentation will include Crawford’s book, Texas Death Row: Executions in the Modern Era, which takes a look at … Continue reading →

Wednesday, August 22 – Saturday, August 25 Funds will be used to send two high school activists to the Student/Farmworker Alliance Encuentro in Immokalee, Florida at the end of August. The SFA is a youth-comprised, national network organizing to support the Coalition of Immokalee Workers – http://www.ciw-online.org. All events are sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. WED 8/22 at 8:30 p.m. – Screening of Fried Green Tomatoes with food and discussion at MonkeyWrench Books, … Continue reading →

On August 22, 2007, Texas is set to execute Johnny Conner for the May 1998 murder of Kathyanna Nguyen. Note: If the executions to date take place as scheduled, Johnny Conner will be the 400th individual executed by the state of Texas since 1982. The state of Texas should not execute Conner for his role in this crime. Executing Conner would violate the right to life as declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and constitute the ultimate cruel, … Continue reading →

Wed. 5:30 pm Capitol Texas has executed more than 4 times as many people as any other state in the country. We account for more than a third of all executions that have taken place in the U.S. in the past 30 years. The 400th execution in our state since we resumed executions in Dec 1982 will occur next Wednesday, August 22nd. Stop and read those numbers again. It should make your blood boil. It does mine. We need to … Continue reading →

Tuesday, August 21, 6:30-9:30pm Celebrate John Henry Faulk’s Birthday & the First Amendment August 21 in Zilker Park with ice cream & cake and a free screening of a new documentary: “John Henry Faulk: In His Own Words,” produced by Pam Thompson. Austin’s finest humorist, storyteller, and entertainer, who was blacklisted during the dark period of the 1950s and spent the rest of his life advocating for free speech and the First Amendment. Austin’s Central Library was named after John … Continue reading →

Please join a mass “End the War in Iraq” petition drive on the streets of Austin, Aug 21 from 4:30 – 6:00 pm The petition reads simply, “To all members of the Texas Congressional delegation, We, the undersigned, call for an immediate end to the war in Iraq and to bring all US forces home now!” Petition organizers will gather across the street from the entrance to the Hilton Hotel on 5th and Red River. FREE t-shirts for the first … Continue reading →

ALL OUT—-ONLY 11 DAYS TO SAVE AN INNOCENT MAN FROM EXECUTION Tuesday, August 21 Meet at 5:00 PM in front of the Texas State Capitol 11th and Congress, Austin, Texas Now that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has denied Kenneth’s appeal, we must ratchet up the pressure on Gov. Perry and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The State of Texas intends to execute Kenneth Foster in August 30, despite the fact that he did not murder anyone. Unlike … Continue reading →

Saturday, August 18, 6:30 p.m., UT campus, Engineering and Science Building (ENS) Room 115 Association for India’s Development – Austin chapter (AID-Austin) presents a talk by social activists Rajnish Jain and Rashmi Bharti, who work in the Kumaon region of India’s northern state Uttaranchal. They are the co-founders of “Avani” — an organization that works on developing sustainable and appropriate technology and livelihood for the people of the region.

Freedom Walk from Heritage Park, Taylor, Aug. 18 at noon Activists will gather once again from San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, and surrounding areas. Beginning at Heritage Park (4th and Main) at noon, we will proceed south on Main over the railroad overpass (Main /Hwy 95). After crossing the I-95 overpass we’ll turn right onto Martin Luther King /Walnut, right on South Doak and left on Welch to the prison where we will hold a vigil and protest. Antonio Diaz … Continue reading →

10am to Noon – Saturday, August 18, 2007, Central Presbyterian Church, 8th and Brazos Streets (enter from 8th Street in the center of the block) ACPJ’s monthly brunches create a space for Austin peace and justice groups and individuals to network. Please send someone from your group or come yourself prepared to speak for 3 minutes about your work. Each month we focus on one group or project with a 20 minute presentation. AUGUST TOPIC: The Overton Group, an East … Continue reading →

Friday, August 17, 5 pm, Texas State Capitol Mourn The Loss – Celebrate The Peace Rally will be followed by an End Of The War parade at 6 pm to City Hall for a 6:30 concert and vigil. On August 17, 2007 we will have an End Of The War rally and formally declare the end to the war in Iraq and elsewhere. The event will be complete with a parade, music and poetry mourning the loss and celebrating peace. … Continue reading →

August 15, 2007, City Hall News Conference – Room 1034, 301 W. Second Street,1st Floor, 6pm-8pm Public Input Agenda 1) 07-239 – The complainant alleges that the Corporal inappropriately used his position as a police officer to intimidate a juvenile in a personal matter at an educational institution. 2) Community Policing Issues If you wish to address the Citizen Review Panel for Community Policing Issues, please sign up 30 minutes in advance of the Public session. For additional information on … Continue reading →

The state of Texas is scheduled to execute Kenneth Parr on August 15, 2007, for the January 1998 murder of Linda Susan Malek. Texas should not execute Parr for his role in this crime. Executing Parr 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, Parr maintains his innocence, as verified in a document written by a witness to the crime, which states that … Continue reading →

Tuesday, August 14th, 7pm, MonkeyWrench Books (110 E. North Loop) As a bastion of progressive thought and activism since the 1850’s and Coretta Scott King’s alma mater, Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio has been called a “boot-camp for the Revolution.” Now the University’s Board of Trustees wants to close Antioch College in June, 2008 and turn the campus into a corporate retreat center. Come join Austin alumni of Antioch and other concerned Austinites and find out how you can … Continue reading →

Tuesday, August 14th at 6:30 PM, Carver Library (at Rosewood Ave. and Angelina St.) Fighting to Save Kenneth Foster, Jr.: Family Members Speak Out ! A Roundtable Featuring: Kenneth Foster Sr. (father of Kenneth), Beverly Fisher (first cousin of Kenneth), Sandra Reed (mother of Death Row prisoner Rodney Reed), Jeannine Scott (wife of Texas prisoner Michael Scott), Delia Perez Meyer (sister of Death Row prisoner Louis Castro Perez). Sponsored by the Campaign to End the Death Penalty See updated list … Continue reading →

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 14, 2007, El Buen Samaritano, 7000 Woodhue Dr. Come meet the new Police Monitor and learn how the Office of the Police Monitor: Promotes mutual respect between the police and the public; Receives complaints from the public regarding the Austin Police Department; Oversees the investigation of complaints; and Enhances public confidence and integrity of APD. City of Austin Office of the Police Monitor 1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 100E Austin, TX 78767 974.9090 FAX: 974-6306 police.monitor@ci.austin.tx.us www.cityofaustin.org/opm … Continue reading →

August 14, 9:30 am, Justice of the Peace, Pct. #3 Courtroom, 301 S.E. Inner Loop, in Georgetown, Texas Contracts with ICE and CCA concerning T. Don Hutto are on the August 14th Williamson County commissioners’ court agenda (see below). Could you get out the word that we need people to attend the meeting and speak against the contracts? I don’t know if the commissioners plan to take action this time but I would hate for the press to say no … Continue reading →

Sunday, August 12, 6pm to 10pm, Jovita’s Jailhouse Rock Benefit for Texas Jail Project Performances by: Carolyn Wonderland Jo Carol Pierce & Spoken word artist Genevieve Van Cleve Featuring Texas activist/author & TJP Co-founder Diane Wilson. We will also hear from Petra Montoya and others who’ve been affected by the conditions inside Texas city and county jails. $10 suggested donation at the door Jovita’s Restaurant 1619 South First Street Austin, Texas 78704 512-447-7825 Texas Jail Project is about the people … Continue reading →