August 31 11:30 am –12:30 pm, The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, 4700 Grover Avenue Speaker: Linda Bridges, President, Texas affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers The Public Affairs Forum resumes on this Labor Day weekend with a fresh look at the changing U.S. union movement. Our guest speaker is Linda Bridges, president of Texas AFT, the state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers. Bridges, who also serves as a vice-president of the Texas AFL-CIO and of … Continue reading →

5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, Texas AFL-CIO Parking Lot, 1106 Lavaca St., Austin

Wednesday, August 27, 7 p.m. Third Coast Film Night at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz The 52 minute documentary will be followed by a Q&A with UT Journalism Professor Robert Jensen, the author of Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity. This event is a benefit for Open Lens Media. The critics of pornography have observed that in recent years, there are two trends occurring simultaneously: on the one hand, pornography has become more and more mainstream and accepted; on the … Continue reading →

Truth Be Told Presentation planned for Wednesday, August 27, 6 – 7 p.m. Journey Imperfect Faith Community, 3009 Industrial Terrace (near Burnet Rd. and Hwy. 183) Austin, TX We call the presentation “Behind and Beyond Bars” because it focuses on how Truth Be Told serves women inmates and gives them tools for life after prison. We hope you are planning on joining us for it. A Truth Be Told graduate will be with us to talk about how the tools … Continue reading →

Tue. Aug. 26: Travis County Commissioner’ Court – County Judge: Samuel T. Biscoe 314 W. 11th St – (Courtroom is on the first floor, session begins 9 a.m.) Phone: (512) 854-9555 VoteRescuers, Do you have a few minutes on Tuesday morning? WE NEED YOUR HELP this coming Tuesday at the Travis County Commissioner’s Court – and this time, something big is at stake! We have been continuing our dialogue at the Travis County Commissioner’s Court, both with the Commissioners themselves … Continue reading →

Monday, August 25, 8:00 PM, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. A discussion with Joy James, visiting Professor at UT’s Center for African and African American Studies. James is the editor of several anthologies by incarcerated activists and authors, including The New Abolitionists and Warfare in the American Homeland. Sponsored MonkeyWrench Books’ “Beyond the Bars” series.

Friday August 22, 7pm, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. a two hour workshop by local native American artisan and medicine woman, Rose Twofeathers Hernandez. The workshop will include: discussion on the traditions of the medicine bag, the techniques and craft in making different types either hand-sewn or hand-woven as well as adding embellishments, personal instruction on making a personal bag. Basic leather material, some stone medicine, and reference notes included. There is a fee … Continue reading →

NO Vigil at 11th & Congress (near Capitol), 5:30 p.m. (AP) But a federal judge on Thursday granted a request by Wood’s attorneys to delay his execution so they could hire a mental health expert to pursue their arguments that he is incompetent to be executed. Wood would have been the ninth condemned prisoner put to death this year and the fifth this month in the nation’s busiest capital punishment state. www.savejeffwood.com

Monday, August 18, 8:00 PM, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. PODER, the east Austin environmental and economic justice organization, will address the issue of juvenile justice and current efforts to reform the Texas Youth Commission’s youth prisons. Co-sponsored by PODER and MonkeyWrench Books’ “Beyond the Bars” series.

This Saturday, August 16, 12:00 noon Gather for rally and march at 11th and Congress Jeff Woods is waiting to die on Texas’ Death Row with his execution date scheduled for August 21. Jeff was not the shooter in the crime , but was convicted under Texas’ absurd Law of Parties. Jeff could not anticipate that a murder would occur. The actual shooter in this case has already been executed by the state of Texas. Five days before Jeff’s scheduled … Continue reading →

Saturday, August 16th, noon The Texas Indigenous Council in conjunction with San Antonio musicians and other community groups will be holding a vigil this Saturday, August 16th, in Taylor, Texas. Demonstrators will gather at 12:00 noon at Heritage Park where they will rally until 1 pm, followed by walk for the children to T. Don Hutto detention center for the protest, vigil, and music from San Antonio artists. Please contact Antonio Diaz at (210) 396-9805 for more information and caravan … Continue reading →

DATE CHANGE: Friday, August 15, 8:00 PM, Ruta Maya, 3601 S. Congress Ave. Sponsored by Iraq Veterans Against the War

Friday August 15, 7pm Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Red Salmon Arts presents Cafe Libro, a bi-monthy open mike series, featuring Nadine Mozon. She is an actor, poet, teaching artist whose work has been published and produced for theatre. Her work as an actor includes theatre, film and television, as well as collaborations with musicians, dancers, singers and ASL artists. She moved to Austin from NY to teach in theatre department at TX State … Continue reading →

The IVAW base tour comes to Austin on Thursday, August 14th, 7pm at Genuine Joe’s Coffeehouse, 2001 Anderson Lane. It will feature Winter Soldier footage and a collection of works by warrior writers. Iraq Veterans Against the War is visiting eight military bases this summer to gain our soldiers’ and marines’ perspectives of the Iraqi occupation and offer them information about their rights and the benefits they deserve. You can support the troops without supporting the war. -IVAW Base Tour … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone: Here it is 3 years ago when we were with Cindy and the other Gold Star families, with MFSO, IVAW and VFP-all in the ditches to protest the war in Iraq. We understand that this weekend George Bush is returning to Crawford for a two week “vacation” after his strenuous week in Bejing at the Olympics. We hope Cindy will be able to fly out for the weekend–after last week’s scramble to get the needed signatures to have … Continue reading →

August 14th-21st The Second Annual Global Youth Peace Summit will unite youth from around the world for an eight day overnight conference. To sponsor a youth or register, please contact Kizzy at 476-8884 or email youthprojects@amalafoundation.org Saturday, July 19th Global Youth Peace Summit Benefit: Brazilian Night An evening of dinner and music from Brazilian and Latin Musicians from the Austin Community. All proceeds will be used to offer sponsorships to youth attending GYPS. Please call 476-8884 to learn more.

Tues, Aug 12. 5:30-6:30, 11th and Congress in front of Capitol http://off2dr.com/modules/extcal/print.php?event=215 http://www.ccadp.org/leondorsey.htm

Monday, August 11, 8:00 PM, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. Film screening of Hutto: America’s Family Prison with film-maker Matthew Gossage. Activists will speak about organizing against private immigrant detention centers and the issue of ICE in the Travis County Jail. Co-sponsored by Grassroots Leadership, Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition and MonkeyWrench Books’ “Beyond the Bars” series.

Sunday, August 10th, 10am to 3pm, CAFE MUNDI COFFEESHOP, 1705 E. 5th (between Comal and Chicon St.) Greetings, friends! Join us for our first annual summer books sale! We will be selling thousands of quality books for anywhere from $1 to $10 each. Cool off with an iced coffee and load up on cheap summer reading! IBP has been sending FREE BOOKS to people in Texas Prisons for 10 years now (10th Anniversary party info coming soon!) for more info: … Continue reading →

Thusday August 7, 6 pm, KB Home Headquarters, 11911 Burnet Road (Park in the lot in front of the KB Homes studio.) Join us on Thursday, August 7th at 6pm at KB Home’s Austin headquarters to demand justice for 7 workers who are owed wages for construction work on new KB Homes. Help Workers Defense Project hold KB Home accountable for the labor abuses taking place on their properties. Worked, but never paid: In April 2008, Ramiro Mora, Oscar Quezada … Continue reading →

He was the the second foreign national put to death this week in Texas, the busiest death row in the United States. ”God forgive them, receive my spirit,” Heliberto Chi said in English before the execution began. In Spanish, he told a friend watching through a window that he loved him and appreciated his hard work. He appeared to be whispering a prayer in Spanish with a tear at the corner of his right eye as the lethal injection began … Continue reading →

12 Noon – 2 PM Crawford Texas Peace House, 9142 East 5th St. Make some time during the lunch hour on Wed. Aug. 6, to come to Crawford for The Bush Legacy Tour Bus. The bus interior is a rolling exhibit with visual displays of the tragic effects of the Bush Administration. Iraq War – Economy – Health Care – Environment – Workers – Katrina – Education. A legacy is not what has happened in the past. It is what … Continue reading →

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed Mexican-born condemned prisoner Jose Medellin for the rape and murder of two teenage girls 15 years ago. The state carried out the execution late Tuesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his request for a reprieve in a split vote. The 33-year-old Medellin had claimed he was denied treaty-guaranteed help from the Mexican consulate when he was arrested. Texas authorities say he never invoked his consular rights until four years after he … Continue reading →

Tuesday, August 5th, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., AFL-CIO Parking Lot, 1106 Lavaca Street #200 To learn more about the Bush Legacy Tour, and to see what other stops it will be making this summer and fall, please visit: http://www.bushlegacytour.com

DEMONSTRATE AT MIKE SCOTT’S HEARING ON TUESDAY, August 5, 12:30 PM; Gather in Travis County Courthouse Plaza, 11th St. just west of Guadalupe In 1991 four Austin girls were killed in an local yogurt shop. After an eight year investigation plagued with leaks, false confessions, and insufficient evidence, four young men were arrested for the murders. One was never indicted and was released within months. Another was released for lack of evidence prior to his scheduled trial, although authorities still … Continue reading →