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 halls all over the country. It’s time for a national movement. Change, ya see? See the website for more info. (And check back regularly; the response has been so huge, it is crashing servers.)

PREPROTEST PARTY Gather with like-minded folks for coffee and snacks to rev up before the big Prop. 8 protest at City Hall. Our local protest coincides with the national day of protest against the discriminatory California initiative (among other similar propositions in other states). 11am. Rusty Spurs, 405 E. Seventh, 482-9002.