Tuesday, OCT 30th, 6:30pm Calhoun theater (CAL 100) The University of Texas Center for Women & Gender Studies Presents a night of short films from independent women filmmakers addressing global issues of women and technology as part of the CWGS Gender & Technology Film Series. This event is free and open to the public. Films will be followed by a discussion lead by UT Scholars. For map and more information see our website: http://utexas. edu/cola/ centers/cwgs Nalini By Day, Nancy … Continue reading →

Sunday, October 28, 1:00 PM PRESENTATION ON THE “SCHOOL OF THE ASSASSINS” Ken Hayes is the School of the Americas Watch (SOAW) Southern Region Representative. He will give a presentation about the history of the training center at Fort Benning, Georgia and its relationship to human rights abuses in Latin America. SOAW-Austin is preparing for the annual protest at the School of the Americas on November 16-18. Location: University Catholic Center, 2010 University Ave. More info: http://soaw-austin.org

Hutto Walk III. October 28-30. Sunday through Tuesday. From the Hutto childrens prison camp in Taylor, Texas to the seat of the Williamson County Commissioners Court in Georgetown, Texas. Raymondville Walk II and Hutto Walk III will comprise a Texas Super Weekend of prison protest of the two most repugnant “for profit” immigration internment camps here in Texas . This will be the second event backed by a statewide coalition of Texan and American alliances of organizations and coalitions seeking … Continue reading →

Saturday, October 27, 2:00 PM Death row families, community leaders, poets and activists will speak on the crimes of the Houston cops, the Houston DA, the Houston crime lab and the State of Texas. Special tributes given to Clarence Brandley, freed in 1990, and his family, and to the family of Ricardo Aldape Guera, freed in 1997. Rally gathers at 2 pm at the HPD substation at 2202 St. Emanuel and Gray St. March starts at 2:30 and goes to … Continue reading →

Peaceful Gathering to Protest the Iraq War – Friday, October 26, Reed Arena, 4:15 PM This coming Friday, October 26, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will receive the 2007 George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service at Reed Arena on the Texas A&M campus at 5 PM. Members of the Brazos Valley Coalition Against the War will gather beginning at 4:15 outside the entrances to the arena to welcome Secretary Gates home to Bryan-College Station, and to remind him … Continue reading →

Thursday, October 25, 7:00 PM NORMAN SOLOMON AND MICHAEL KING ON “50 YEARS OF THE WARFARE STATE” Norman Solomon will explain how US policymakers after World War II decided on a policy of perpetual war, and what that has meant for the people of the US and the world. Michael King will offer comments in response to Solomon’s lecture. Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist whose articles have appeared in the New York Times and Washington Post, a frequent guest … Continue reading →

WHEN: Thursday, October 25 WHERE: Fado Irish Pub 214 W. 4th Street WHAT: Austin Chronicle-Fado 6th Annual Adult Spelling Bee benefiting Austin Public Library! Registration 4:30pm 6:00pm FIRST Spelling Test distributed approximately 6:15pm SECOND Spelling Test distributed at 7:00pm FINALS at 7:30pm WHO: Fado Irish Pub, The Austin Chronicle, and the Austin Public Library Must be over 21 to participate. WHY: It’s for charity that’s why! Win great prizes from local businesses and bragging rights for a year!

Wednesday, October 24, 7 p.m.; Third Coast Film Night – “War Made Easy” with Norman Solomon “War Made Easy” reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how … Continue reading →

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 from 12-1 p.m. The Education Service Center Region XIII, 5701 Springdale Rd., in Austin. (Directions: From I-35 go East on E MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD 2.8 miles, then turn LEFT onto SPRINGDALE RD. ) Building Bridges for Tomorrow fundraising luncheon for Truth Be Told, a non-profit organization providing transformational tools for women behind and beyond bars. A free luncheon for attendees as well as an informative, and inspiring one-hour presentation about our work. In addition, … Continue reading →

Sunday, October 21, 2007, 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., The Crossings, Austin, TX Over 4000 years ago the Prophet Abraham, the patriarch of Jews, and Christians and Muslims responded to God’s call and embarked on an extraordinary journey of faith. Austin’s local Abraham Path Initiative is part of an international effort to create an actual pilgrimage through the heart of the Middle East on a path that Abraham himself might have traveled. The project serves to underscore and disseminate Abraham’s … Continue reading →

1PM-5PM, Sunday, October 21: Thompson Conference Center at the LBJ School of Public Affairs”Our Choices, Global Impact: A Forum on Fair Trade and Latin America” Austin Tan Cerca and AFSC have helped conceive and plan it; AFSC is a sponsor. We anticipate that it will be a significant and exciting step in bringing together the ‘fairness movement’ in Austin and stepping up the pace of struggle for democratic values in the economy and in the political process. It will explore … Continue reading →

Jordan Streiker, co-director of the Capital Punishment Center of the UT Law School, will be speaking at the First Unitarian Universalist Church Public Affairs Forum on Sunday, October 21 at 11.30 AM. The church is located at 4700 Grover Street . The announced topic is “THE AMERICAN DEATH PENALTY; PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO TEXAS.” Jordan Streiker has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and you can expect this to be a very interesting program.

Friday, October 19, 7:00 – 11:00 PM, AFL-CIO Hall, 1106 Lavaca St. The Workers Defense Project / Proyecto Defensa Laboral (PDL) is turning five. Come and celebrate at an oldies dance party. Come dance the night away and support worker justice. If you’ve got the threads, wear them! Tickets are just $12 in advance and $15 at the door, and include food, drink, silent auction, live music from Mitote, and DJ of oldies Spanish and English songs. If you are … Continue reading →

Friday, October 19, 6:00 – 8:00 PM GI resistance is one of the most vital parts of the anti-war movement, so please join house party / fundraiser for Iraq Veterans Against the War. $10-$20 donation requested. Snacks provided, beverages appreciated. For more on IVAW: http://www.ivaw.org Location: 1210 Norwood Rd. Sponsored by CodePink and MDS. More info: 459-4819

Thursday, October 18, 6:30 PM TOWN HALL DISCUSSION ON YOUTH CRIMINALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Local activists in the struggle for justice for the Jena Six discuss the case and how it relates to local issues of police abuse, incarceration of people of color, the targeting of youth, environmental racism, and more. Location: The Victory Grill, 1104 E. 11th St.

Wednesday, October 17, 5:00 PM Gather at the entrance of the Thompson Conference Center This Wednesday, the CIA will be holding a recruitment session at UT. People familiar with the history of the CIA — toppling democratically-elected governments, aiding dictatorships, economic enslavement, drug trafficking, the torture and murder of activists and innocent civilians across the world — will recognize that mission of the CIA is fundamentally at odds with the stated mission of our University.* Join CAMEO, SDS, and other … Continue reading →

RE-SCHEDULING in progress (probably mid-November) please stay tuned.

Lets give Alix Bryan a big Texas welcome as she ends her 11,000 mile scooter ride for peace at The Crawford Texas Peace House in Crawford Join us on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 1:00 PM, 9142 E. 5th Street – Crawford, Texas crawfordpeacehouse.org check out her web site http://www.peacescooter.com ***from Alix*** Please join me, at a pro-peace rally, October 13, 2007, in Crawford, TX. Join me in demanding both an end to this war and accountability through the impeachment of … Continue reading →

Sat, Oct 13th 12pm-10pm @ yours truly Hot Mama’s Espresso Bar in the courtyard of The Pedernales Lofts, 2401 E. 6th Street. Ararat is happy to announce that they will be sponsoring the next Artopium Roving Festival See http://www.myspace.com/secondartrenaissance Enjoy all day shopping at the local artists bazaar filled with crafts, paintings, sculptures, jewelry, intuitive readings, henna art, and much more! (Current vendors list below.) For vending opportunities please contact mike@artopium. com And to enhance your shopping enjoyment we have … Continue reading →

Teach Peace conference – Saturday, October 13 This will be the fourth annual conference geared to teachers, parents, and others who are guiding children. Presentations, workshops, and tabling will offer an array of methods, activities, and resources for creating violence-free schools. Among the foci will be nonviolent conflict resolution, creating cooperative attitudes, anger management, curtailing bullying, etc. Sponsored by Austin-based Texans for Peace. Local sponsors are Houston Peace and Justice Center and Decade of Nonviolence- Houston. $55 registration includes lunch. … Continue reading →

Friday, October 12th, 2007, 7:30pm Women Worldwide Speak Presents Iraqi Refugee Women in Jordan: A slide show presentation and photographic exhibit by Peggy Kesey (friends, Peggy’s work is amazing==she is connecting us to friends across the world==don’t miss this opp to connect and donate to individual women she has met, if you like – Amanda) Ventana del Soul Coffee house* upstairs, $5 suggested donation 1834 East Oltorf (a half mile east of IH 35 at the Burleson Rd. intersection) Austin, … Continue reading →

Book People, Thursday, October 11 at 7:00pm Targeting our Resistance – Stopping the Iraq Oil Law – Ending Wars for Oil Antonia Juhasz will be at Book People, Thursday, October 11 at 7:00pm celebrating the paperback release of The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time, declared “Excellent!” by Amy Goodman; “A resounding call to action!” by John Perkins; and Greg Palast said, “Bravo for Juhasz!” India’s largest newspaper calls it “A meticulous expose of corporate America’s … Continue reading →

Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights in Austin, South Steps of the State Capitol, Wednesday, October 10, 6-9pm (followed by an all-night vigil) 6:00 Press Conference and Speakers 6:30-9pm Sara Hickman, Craig Toungate, Hilde Girls with the Hilde Guys Band, & The Djembabes Hello Dear Friends, Susan Lincoln and Craig Toungate here … calling our wonderful community to join us for a very special night to CELEBRATE EVERY PERSON’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHO THEY WANT TO LOVE! It’s at the … Continue reading →

Monday, October 8, 2:00 – 4:30 PM, UT campus, SSB building, Glenn Maloney Room INTERSECTIONS: GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT IN MEXICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Panel discussion in solidarity with the occasion of the unveiling of the Cesar Chavez statue at UT. Panelists include: Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez, UT Dept. of Sociology (specialist in gender and sexuality in Mexican immigrant populations), Hector Dominguez-Ruvalcaba, UT Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese (specialist in Latin American gender and queer studies), Martha Menchaca (specialist in gender and family … Continue reading →

Talk, Screening, y Musica. 7pm to Midnight, Jovita’s, 1619 s. 1st St Justice Sought in Decade of Unsolved Murders Austin Group Shines a Light on Juarez Killing Fields For over ten years, wholesale slaughter has been taking place just across the border from El Paso—and almost nothing has been done to stop it. In the bustling city of Juarez, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande in West Texas, hundreds of women have been raped and murdered, their mutilated bodies often … Continue reading →