Monthly Archives: September 2008

Friday, September 26, 7 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. Filmmaker German Gutierrez investigates an assassination attempt on his brother and encounters Colombia’s complex history of violence, resistance, U.S. intervention, and the drug trade. The event is hosted by … Continue reading →

Thursday Sept 25, 2008, 8 p.m., The Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd., Austin, Tx www.voxlox.net/releases/alex_coke/iraqnophobia www.austinchronicle.com Dear Austin Friends, Creative Music Fans, and People for Peace, Something Special is happening this September 25th- Alex Coke, with the Creative Opportunity … Continue reading →

Thursday, September 25, 5:00 – 6:30 PM, Outside Senator Cornyn’s office, 221 W, 6th St Protest the tax money giveaway to wall street. Stand with your neighbors and say NO Bush Bailout! Everyone is invited. Make signs saying “No to … Continue reading →

Wednesday, September 24, 7 pm, Third Coast Film Night at Alamo Drafthouse Ritz, 320 E. 6th Street Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what some would label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century: the global … Continue reading →

Wednesday, September 24, 7 pm, Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th St. Immigration Reform Effort sponsors this forum on the controversial T. Don Hutto Family Residential Facility in Taylor, run by the for-profit Corrections Corporation of America. Panelists include Barbara … Continue reading →

9/23, 7pm – Congregation Church of Austin, 408 W. 23rd Street 9/24, 5pm – Reception at The Old School, 1604 E. 11th Street 9/24, 7:30pm – Texas State University, UCM Wesley, 601 N. Guadalupe, San Marcos Fr. Roy Bourgeois will … Continue reading →

September 23rd silent auction begins at 7:00 PM and the play is at 8:00 PM, First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, 4700 Grover Ave. TCADP will sponsor a play as a fund raising event. The play is called “Third”. Set … Continue reading →

Dalton Trumbo’s JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN will have its World Premiere at the beautiful and historic Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, on Monday, September 22, 2008 at 7pm. The event will be hosted by the film’s star, Austin native Ben … Continue reading →

IN HOUSTON September 21: Award-winning foreign affairs journalist Robert Fisk. Described by the New York Times as “probably one of the most famous foreign correspondents of Britain,” he has had over thirty years of experience in international reporting in Belfast, … Continue reading →

(rescheduled) Sat., Sept. 20, from 5 to 9 pm., 2200 S. Lamar Political Action Art Auction Party: Come get ready, folks, for the BIG fight for the heart and soul of Austin as the BIG BOY developers are raising mega-cash … Continue reading →

Friday, September 19, noon, UT School of Social Work, Utopia Theater The Social Justice Action Coalition and Upstream Radio on KVRX are sponsoring Irwin Tang, author of Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters. Irwin Tang is the editor … Continue reading →

Thursday, September 18, 7 pm, Location: UT – Austin, Thompson Conference Center (TCC 1.110) Beyond the rhetoric about the wonders of globalization is the reality of ordinary people’s lives. How do the decisions made by the powerful in government and … Continue reading →

Texas has its hands full with millions in need following Hurricane Ike.  But the state is never too busy to kill.  Join the vigil for life at 5:30, Wed. Sept. 17, 2008.  11th and Congress (in front of the Capitol). … Continue reading →

Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 6:00 pm, Rally and Parade, Gregory Plaza, The University of Texas at Austin 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, Free Food, Live Music, Dancing, Grito Mexicano, Latin@ Organizations, Main Mall, The University of Texas at Austin Celebración … Continue reading →

Saturday, September 13, time and location TBA 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. … Continue reading →

Friday Sept. 12 – Red Salmon Arts presents a reading & book signing of Diadema (Floricanto Press), a novel by Xicanindio author Carlos Aceves (El Paso, Tejas). 7pm Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Diadema … Continue reading →

September 12-14 The American Friends Service Committee’s widely acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq War. More than 400 boots, representing Texas soldiers, and shoes, representing Iraqis, who have died in Iraq will be displayed at Auditorium Shores … Continue reading →

Sept. 11, 8 p.m. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. Irwin Tang will present his latest work, “Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters.” The combination of racism and warmongering are perfectly encapsulated in “gook,” a racist term formed … Continue reading →

Thursday, September 11, 7:00 PM, UT Campus, Parlin Hall, room 206 CAPITALISM AND CRISIS Socialism is based on the idea that we should use the vast resources of society to meet people’s needs. If people are hungry, they should be … Continue reading →

Wednesday, September 10, 7:00 PM, UT campus, CMA 3.112 THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN: WHY YOU SHOULD OPPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY The capital punishment system is plagued by wrongful convictions. Innocence, racism, lack of adequate defense, mental illness, and numerous crime … Continue reading →