Monday, August 4, 8:00 PM, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. Family members of death row inmates tell their stories about the criminal injustice system. Featuring Sandra Reed, mother of Rodney Reed, innocent on death row; Lawrence Foster, grandfather of Kenneth Foster Jr., who came within hours of an execution before winning a commutation of his sentence; Jeannine Scott, wife of wrongly convicted Yogurt Shop defendant, Michael Scott; and Delia Perez Meyer, sister of falsely accused death row inmate, Louis … Continue reading →

August 4, 2008, 6pm-8pm, Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street,1st Floor Office of the Police Monitor Regular Monthly Meeting Public Input Agenda 1) 08-077 Complainant alleges that an APD Detective violated her civil rights and APD policy during a criminal investigation. 2) 07-729 Complainant alleges that an APD Sergeant acted unprofessionally while off-duty. 3) 08-100 Complainant alleges that an APD officer shot and killed her dog without cause or regret. 4) 08-334-Complainant alleges that a razor blade was placed in … Continue reading →

Saturday, August 2, 8 p.m., at Ruta Maya World Headquarters, 3601 S. Congress AUSTIN POETRY COMMUNITY TO HOST CELEBRATION COMMEMORATING LIFE OF AUSTIN POET SHANNON LEIGH: Event to double as benefit for poet’s family and National Poetry Slam sendoff for teams representing Austin. “They Call Me Warrior: A Tribute to Shannon Leigh” will pay tribute to Shannon, who died June 30 in a Florida hospital following complications from a June 14 diving accident that left her in a coma. Shannon … Continue reading →

RALLY TO SAVE JEFF WOOD, Saturday, August 2, 12:00 noon, Gather in front of the Alamo Jeff Wood is waiting to die on Texas’ Death Row with his execution date scheduled for August 21. Jeff was charged under the Law of Parties and was not the shooter in the crime. Jeff could not anticipate that a murder would occur. The actual shooter in this case has already been executed by the state of Texas. Read all about the case and … Continue reading →

August 1-3: IN JEFFERSON (East Texas) A Vets4Vets Workshop is being held at Shepherd’s Pasture, 5645 US HWY 59 South, Jefferson, TX 75657, Friday, August 1, 2008, 5 p.m. to Sunday, August 3, 2008, 2 p.m. Vets4Vets (www.vets4vets.us) is a non-partisan peer support organization for veterans dedicated to helping post 9/11 Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans support one another in healing from the negative effects of service and war. This workshop is designed to train veterans to establish local groups. Travel, … Continue reading →