The Texas Freedom Network 2009 Legislative Academy arranges for young people to get firsthand experience in the public policy arena and with the Texas legislative process. It runs from January 12 through April 30, 2009 and is unpaid, although students can usually earn academic credit. Texas Freedom Network (TFN) advances a mainstream agenda of religious freedom and individual liberties to counter the radical right. Academy members will receive firsthand knowledge of the legislative process, including lobbying and grassroots outreach. They … Continue reading →

Saturday, Nov 22nd, 7 pm at Marigold — Gateway to India, 2200 South Lamar Austin Unchained Day at Marigold – Gateway to India, by Performance Artist Daniel Llanes: This performance features original contemporary material Inspired by the Art and Culture Of India. Earth Culture Dancer Daniel Llanes is a versatile performer of dance, music and poetry. His original one of a kind work is a synthesis of ancient and contemporary forms that combine global influences into a multi faceted style … Continue reading →

Saturday and Sunday November 22nd and 23rd, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St. Just in time for the Holidays: Saturday and Sunday November 22nd and 23rd 10:00am- 7:00pm, the AFSC (Austin Office) presents its fifth annual Women and Fair Trade Craft Sale and Cultural Event. All eight of the participating vendors are groups comprised of women who have been affected by globalization processes; and in turn have organized cooperatives to replace income lost as a result. They bring … Continue reading →

FRIDAY, November 21st, 7pm, BookWoman, 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. #A-105, Austin Texas 78751 Borderlands Texas Poetry Review Issue #31: Come help Borderlands celebrate its freshest issue (Fall / Winter 2008) edited by Deb Akers. Poets from this issue include Christopher Cessac, Ralph Hausser, Zara Houshmand, Del Marie Rogers, Robert Wynne, Dale Cottingham and George Klawitter. We hope to see you there.

Friday, November 21, 5:00 PM, in front of the Capitol, 11th & Congress Join us as we speak out against ALL wars! There will be new US Labor Against the War stickers available for free. They say: “2008 Election MANDATE — Stop the War — Bring all troops home now! — Care for them when they return.” Called by CodePink Austin

Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Rothko Chapel – Thursday, November 20 Offerings and prayers of gratitude will be presented by representatives of the Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian faith traditions. 7 p.m. at Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross (Houston). For more information, call the Chapel, 713/524-9839.

Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 7pm, GAR 0.102 The UT Palestine Solidarity Committee announces LIFE IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE, a presentation by the amazing Anna Baltzer. From her experiences as a human rights activist in Palestine, Anna Baltzer presents clear documentation of the ongoing abuses by Israel against the Palestinian people. Her presentation covers checkpoints, settlements, Israeli activism, censorship, the Wall, and the frequently unreported Palestinian-led nonviolent resistance movement. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. This is THE talk to hear.

November dates: 6th (Elkie Taylor), 12th (George Whitaker II), 13th (Denard Manns), 18th (Eric Cathey), 19th (Rogelio Cannady), and 20th (Robert Hudson). On each execution day a vigil will take place at 11th St. and Congress, in front of the Capitol, 5:30 pm.

November 20 – 22, 2008 The Serie Project & Coronado Studio Present the 7th Annual Consejo Gráfico: A conference on Latino printmaking in the United States Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:00pm: New York Graphic Workshop Exhibition Tour, Blanton Museum of Art

CDF’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Campaign: Texas follow-up forum – Thursday, November 20 The Children’s Defense Fund’s Cradle to Prison Pipeline® Campaign is a national call to action to stop the funneling of tens of thousands of youth into life paths that lead to arrest, conviction, incarceration, and even death. Last March, CDF-Texas and the Center for Children, Law and Policy at the UH Law Center brought together more than 700 advocates from across the state to identify effective strategies … Continue reading →

Bookwoman Event – November 18, 7:00 p.m., 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. #A-105, Reading + Signing with Diane Wilson, Join us for a reading and discusion in celebration of Diane Wilson’s new memoir. Holy Roller is a fast-paced, hilarious, sometimes shocking experience readers won’t soon forget. It is the prequel to Wilson’s first book, telling the story of the Texas childhood of a fierce little girl who will grow up to become An Unreasonable Woman, take on Big Industry, and win. … Continue reading →

Book People, 603 N. Lamar Blvd., Monday, November 17th 7:00 p.m. Mia Kirschner of “The Black Dahlia” & “The L Word”, and a longtime supporter of CodePink, is coming to Austin for her book tour. Please join us for her reading & signing of her new book “I Live Here”

November 5 – 16, 2008 (Wednesday – Saturday 8 pm; Sunday matinee 2 pm and 6 pm), Rollins Theatre at The Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside Drive Austin, TX, 78704 Teatro Vivo kicks off its 8th season, entitled Nacido en Texas,(Born in Texas) with the world premiere of the 2008 National Latino Playwright award winning play, Fantasmaville. Written by Austinite Raul Garza and directed by David Yeakle, the play shines a light on the sensitive subject … Continue reading →

Saturday, November 15th, 2007 4pm– 7 pm, 501 Studios, 501 Brushy Street, Austin AUSTIN CITY-WIDE UNDER 21 POETRY SLAM KICKS OFF SEASON #7 Presented by the Texas Youth Word Collective Change: It has been the clarion call of this year; generational change. So too it is with the City Wide. The City Wide is moving to a new home, a youth and performance friendly home, more centrally located and accessible. Our new home is the 501 Studios, a block east … Continue reading →

12:30pm, Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second, 974-2220 www.jointheimpact.com PROP. 8 = HATE: GO PROTEST The news is grim: 2. 8. 102. Oh, and Proposed Initiative Act No. 1. The first three are the anti-gay ballot measures that passed last week in Florida, California, and Arizona, respectively. And the last one is the anti-gay adoption prop in Arkansas. Feels pretty crappy doesn’t it? Well, tell everyone you know to meet Downtown this weekend to join a nationwide protest at city … Continue reading →

A Time of Crisis and Change: Building a Revolutionary Alternative Saturday – Sunday, November 15 – 16 UT campus, Communications Building The world financial system is in the grip of the most severe crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and working class people will be paying for this economic disaster for years to come in a number of ways. Concerns about the economy are intimately tied to political priorities in the wars abroad.  This crisis is laying bare … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 15 & 16 TUCSON http://southwestwitness.org Save the dates… plan to join us! HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WILL JOIN TOGETHER IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA TO SAY NO TO TORTURE

Saturday, November 15, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., McCallum High School, 5600 Sunshine Dr. (near Lamar and Koenig). Bring electronics for re-use and recycling. McCallum Computers, in partnership with Dell, Intel, Goodwill of Central Texas, Austin Partners in Educations will refurbish functional computers for placement in the homes of AISD students who cannot afford computers. Televisions and other electronics that can be used in classrooms will also be refurbished. Local environmental groups will participate in the event with booths to … Continue reading →

Monday, November 10, 7:00 PM, UT campus, ART building auditorium IRAQ VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR SPEAK OUT: Hear first-hand accounts from servicemen whose time in Iraq turned them against the war. Speakers include: MIKE NORDSTROM (Marine who served two tours in Iraq. Mike has been recalled and will formally refuse his orders to return to Iraq); HART VIGES (president of the local chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War. Hart fought in Fallujah and left the Army as a conscientious … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, I’ve probably sent most of you info about my award winning documentary, Art From the Streets, in the past, but I wanted to inform you of the benefit screening on Sunday, November 9, at 7:00 at the Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar. Admission is free, but since it is a benefit for Art From the Streets, donations will be accepted at the door. I would love for you to join me. For those of you who don’t know, … Continue reading →

Saturday November 8 – Rose Twofeathers Hernandez, local native American artisan and lightworker will be offering a two hour workshop- The Healing Medicine of Feathers: A Workshop on Feather Medicine. 5pm, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Creating a personal feather duster or smudging tool using materials provided, Learning techniques to cleanse the body’s auric field, Practice on healing on other participants

Thursday, Nov. 6, 7 pm, TICE, 1009 E. 11th St. Austin “Violence in Queer Communities of Color” — This workshop, led by Jesus Ortega, takes a close look at violence within LGBT communities, from institutional violence to violence between partners, and what queer people of color are doing to address it. Workshop Series on Domestic Violence In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Monkey Wrench Books and the office of Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement (TICE) will host an interactive … Continue reading →

November 3, 2008, 6pm-8pm, Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street,1st Floor, Austin, Texas 78701 Office of the Police Monitor, Regular Monthly Meeting, Public Input Agenda The Public meeting will be held at City Hall Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. The following is the agenda: 1) 08-263–Complainant alleges that officer did not follow proper procedure and engaged in racial profiling. 2) 07-574 Officer allegedly violated a direct order pertaining to his dealing with the complainant. 3) 2007-631 Complainant alleges that officers … Continue reading →

Sunday, November 2, 6:30 PM, UT campus, FAC 21 (updated) The US occupation of Iraq won’t end with the election. Even when regular troop withdrawal begins, America’s highly paid mercenaries will remain. Killing civilians. Accountable to no one. Lining their pockets with your tax dollars. Jeremy Scahill is one of the world’s leading experts on privatized warfare, and will explain the dangers of outsourcing military and intelligence functions. Scahill also will provide historical and political context for this disturbing trend: … Continue reading →

Sat. Nov. 1, 6pm-8pm, T. Don Hutto is at 1001 Welch St., Taylor, TX (map) From Austin, take I-35 north to Round Rock. Exit Hwy 79. Turn right on 79 and drive east to Taylor. Just before you enter Taylor, go right on the 79 bypass (sign says to Rockdale). Take the first left onto S. Edmond St. Edmond ends at Welch. Go right on Welch and you can’t miss the prison. “Native people celebrate death as it is apart … Continue reading →