Thursday, February 28, 8 p.m. Monkeywrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. Austin Project for a Participatory Society, “Beyond Capitalism: Participatory Economics and the Economic Justice Movement” In this talk, members of the Austin Project for a Participatory Society will describe Participatory Economics, an alternative to capitalism, and will look at how this vision for a new economy can help orient and connect existing economic reform campaigns in a process leading to a new society.

Coal Moratorium Now Demonstration – Thursday, February 28 On this day, Presidential candidates will be speaking at Houston ‘s Presidential Summit on Energy Policy. The purpose of the demonstration is to ask them to say No to Coal and Yes to Renewables and Energy Efficiency. 4:30-6:30 p.m. outside the George R. Brown Convention Center. For more information, contact Nan Hildreth, 713/842-6643, NanHildreth@ riseup.net.

Sgt. Olsen’s hearing resumes at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 28, when Chief Acevedo takes the stand. The hearing is at the City’s Learning Resource Center, 2800 Spirit of Texas Drive, close to Bergstrom Airport. (The Learning Resource Center is the second building on the right hand side. It is in the first large room as you enter the building. However, anyone there can point you to the place.) Hope some of you can make it. For those of you that … Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 26th, 8PM. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop (Ave F with 53rd St) # 7 bus, calll 407-6925 for more info Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee Roadshow You are invited to the Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee Roadshow, as they stop in Austin to spread anti-RNC fervor! Our dreams will never fit into their ballot boxes! Neither docile street marches nor electoral campaigns are effective means of opposing war and oppression. The RNC presents a tremendous opportunity for … Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 26, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, in the community meeting room, TLC 130, at: Austin Energy, 721 Barton Springs, across from the Palmer Auditorium (parking in garage attached behind building) TOWN HALL MEETING on Single Member Districts in Austin Hosted by LEAGUE of WOMEN VOTERS and ACLU-TX Central Texas Chapter

Monday – Thursday, February 25 – 28 DEATH PENALTY AWARENESS WEEK The death penalty is guilty on all counts! On Monday and Tuesday, come to a People’s Tribunal Against Capital Punishment (UT’s Speedway Mall). It will be a mock trial which will present evidence as to why the death penalty is dead wrong. On Wednesday, come to a Public Forum on “Is the Death Penalty on Its Way Out?” (7:00 PM, UT campus, NOA 1.116). From the US Supreme Court’s … Continue reading →

A March from Brownsville to Mission, Feb. 25 – March 2 March 4 March 4 Tell the Primary Candidates to Stop the Wall! See story

SUNDAY, February 24, 5-8 pm, at JOVITA’S, 1619 S 1st St BETTER AUSTIN TODAY Fundraiser Join participants of Austin’s best bet to shake up local politics, Better Austin Today, for live music and lively conversation. Contests, h’ors doeurvres, interactive “forum” theater and door prizes Featuring “the epitome of Texas music”*: The Texana Dames http://www.myspace.com/texanadames

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 @ 6:00 pm, Ruta Maya World Headquarters, 3601 S. Congress, Austin , Texas AUSTIN CITY-WIDE UNDER 21 POETRY SLAM SEASON #3! Presented by the Texas Youth Word Collective February brings a twofer in terms of City Wide Under 21 Poetry Slams. At the beginning of the month we paid tribute to Black History Month at Reagan High. Now we follow President’s Day, which seems appropriate given this election year. There has not been this much political … Continue reading →

Feb. 22, 8:30pm 4107 Wildwood Road, Austin Featuring Fort Hood veterans and family members. Appearance by Scott Ritter. Music by Bill Passalacqua. $10 suggested donation includes food and soft drinks (please bring other beverages). Events sponsored by CodePink Austin and IVAW Chapter 38 www.codepinkaustin.com

Friday, February 22nd, 7:30pm Friends Meeting House, Map of 3701 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Austin, TX 78721-1138, US What Mainstream Media Don’t Tell Us About Iran, Iraq and U.S. Foreign Policy Join former UN weapons inspector SCOTT RITTER for a discussion on the corporate media’s coverage of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the Bush administration’s secret plans for the “War on Terror,” and the need for diplomacy. Event includes remarks by IVAW members, audience question and answer segment, … Continue reading →

Austin Antiwar and Peace actions for the Presidential Debate (Feb 21) 5:00-5:30 pm – Meet at the UT MLK statue and then proceed to the UT Rec Center (the debate location) to: – Distribute FREE “End the War in Iraq” t-shirts and “Impeach Cheney First” buttons, etc. to those attending to wear inside. – Distribute flyers for upcoming events (IVAW, MMM and Iraq “fact sheets”) – “End the War” rally outside 7:00-7:30 pm – Meet on the Congress Ave bridge … Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 20, 7 p.m., Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, at the newly renovated Ritz Theater location, 320 E. 6th Street another Third Coast Film Night Meeting Resistance raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who are passionately engaged in the struggle, and documenting for the very first time, the sentiments experienced and actions taken by a nation’s citizens when their homeland is occupied. Voices that have previously not been heard, male and … Continue reading →

Wednesday, February 20, 3 p.m. UT Campus, CMA 5.136 (LBJ Room), at the corner of Guadalupe and Dean Keeton “Insurgent Journalism: The Making of Meeting Resistance,” a talk by Steve Connors and Molly Bingham Steve Connors and Molly Bingham, two photojournalists turned filmmakers, have explored the motivations and methods of the Iraqi insurgency in their 2007 documentary “Meeting Resistance.” Called “a remarkable piece of war reporting” by the Washington Post, the film presents the men and women in the insurgency, … Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 19th, 3:30-5:00pm, Eidman Jury Room, 2.310, The University of Texas School of Law Jennifer Harbury, Activist, Author, Attorney “The U.S. and Torture: History and Jurisprudence” The Rapoport Center will welcome our third speaker in the spring 2008 speaker series. Ms. Harbury’s presentation, “The U.S. and Torture: History and Jurisprudence,” will address the legal situation of torture in parts of the United States , a topic discussed by Ms. Harbury in her third book, “Truth, Torture and the American … Continue reading →

February 19, 2008, 12:15p.m. – 1:15p.m., EPS 1.128 Anthropology Department, Lecture Title: Deportable Labor and Bare Life in the Borderlands of the Homeland Security State Nicholas De Genova, Assistant Professor, Columbia University Anthropology Department and Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race Professor De Genova is a candidate for an Assistant Professor Position in the Department of Anthropology.

Saturday, February 16, 2:00 PM, UT Campus, CMA 3.112 SOLDIERS AND VETERANS SPEAK OUT: STOP THE WAR! Join CAMEO for a panel discussion with veterans of the Iraq war speaking out on why they joined the military, what their experiences were in Iraq, and why they are against this war. The panel will feature photographs and videos compiled by the panelists, followed by a discussion with an opportunity for questions from the audience. Panelists include: Casey Porter, an active-duty soldier … Continue reading →

Friday, February 15, 6:00 PM, Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River St. COMMUNITY PLANNING MEETING ABOUT GETTING ICE OUT OF TRAVIS COUNTY JAILS Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are now working in Travis County jails to check the immigration status of all detainees. Join us to help win this fight against this attack on immigrants. More info: 391-2305

Be a part of the Iraq Moratorium! On the third Friday of every month, take action until the Iraq War is ended. * Wear black ribbons and armbands * Do not buy gas * Pressure politicians and the media * Hold vigils, pickets, rallies, and teach-ins * Host film showings and educational events www.iraqmoratorium.org

Friday, February 15, 5-6:30 p.m. 221 W. Sixth St. (between Colorado and Lavaca, outside Cornyn’s Chase Tower office). Protest of Senator John Cornyn Movement for a Democratic Society / Austin (MDS-Austin) is hosting a protest of U.S. Senator John Cornyn’s support of Bush administration policy on war, torture, civil liberties, and the veto of affordable health care for children. The protest has a Corn Dog theme (Corn Dog is Bush’s nickname for Cornyn) to draw attention to Cornyn’s consistent service … Continue reading →

Friday, February 15, 12 p.m. UT Campus, Chicano Culture Room, Texas Union (UNB 4.206) “Immigration and the Foreseeable Future,” a talk by Richard Martinez, Professor of Chicano Studies and Urban Planning With immigration at the center of contemporary political debates, Professor Richard Martinez will explore the popular reaction to immigration and the economic implications for the coming decades. Martinez, who was born and raised in San Antonio, joined the University of Minnesota faculty after earning a Ph.D. in urban planning … Continue reading →

And send cards to: Resistencia Bookstore 1801-A South First St. Austin, Tex. 78704 If you need any more information, please call 512-416-8885 &/or e-mail revolu@swbell.net Visitation Friday Feb. 15, 2008 6pm – 8pm Wilke Clay Fish Funeral Home 2620 South Congress Ave. Austin, Tex. 78704 512-442-1446 Memorial Service Saturday Feb. 16, 2008 2pm Wilke Clay Fish Funeral Home 2620 South Congress Ave. 512-442-1446 *followed by* Gravesite Service Assumption Cemetery 3650 South I – 35 (@ Woodward St.) Austin, Tex. 78704 … Continue reading →

Sign up and speak Thursday, Feb. 14 on Item 19–to protest the need for further funding/federal or otherwise (federal even more concerning–providing for quotas and bad practices-based incentives) for increased gang enforcement. We are NOT L.A…we don’t have gun battles on our streets between gang members. There was a story months ago in the Statesman about a alleged gang member stealing a purse as a prime example of “increased gang activity!” Don’t believe the hype. We have real public safety … Continue reading →

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008 6:00 PM, CONLEY-GUERRERO SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, 808 NILE STREET (intersection of N. Pleasant Valley Road & Webberville Road) COMMUNITY MEETING WITH TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF GREG HAMILTON. A PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION WITH OUR SHERIFF CONCERNING HIS DECISION TO OPEN OUR JAIL DOORS TO FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS (ICE) Para discutir las acciones del Sheriff de Condado de Travis para abrir las puertas de nuestra cárcel de condado a agentes federales de inmigración. Ayúdenos formular … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 9, 2008, 11:30am to 1:30pm, Z’ Tejas, 1110 W 6th Street Proceeds from the Flaming Hearts Brunch benefit Equality Texas, the organization working to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression through lobbying directed toward the Texas Legislature. Sponsorships Available! The Flaming Hearts Brunch will feature the the delicious Mexican style brunch menu that made Z’ Tejas famous as well as two drink tickets for mimosas and/or bloody marys! Cash bar also available. Casual brunch attire … Continue reading →