Los Texas Wranglers will be performing in Austin on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Los Texas Wranglers will help a great cause in performing the last benefit of the year. The Austin Tejano Music Coalition will host this year’s “Austin ‘s Grand New Year’s Eve Dance.” It will be held at the largest Tejano ballroom in Austin, H & H Ballroom, 4404 Brandt Rd. Hector Reyes is once again taking over the Tejano bookings at the H & H Ballroom. He … Continue reading →

Commanders were moving forward with preparations for a possible ground assault, said an Israeli defense official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information. — AP Dear all, Happy New Year! . . . Well, it might be, if the Israelis were not bombing the Gaza Strip. Who can celebrate when people are forced into a massive ghetto similar to Soweto and Warsaw and then bombed like fish in a barrel? And it is … Continue reading →

Today has been designated as the National Day of Action for Gaza, and more protests are occuring nationwide. At the end of our protest yesterday, I asked if people were willing to stand up again for Gaza today. The answer was a resounding YES! And so we’re doing it again as Israel’s barbaric attacks against the population of Gaza have not stopped. The death toll has risen to 380 now. And although a few trucks of humanitarian were reportedly allowed … Continue reading →

Monday, Dec. 29th, 5:00-6:00 pm, In front of the Capitol, at 11th and Congress The Palestine Solidarity Committee requests your much needed participation in a demonstration to tell the city of Austin and our government leaders about the ongoing massacre in Gaza, the City of Refugees. Gaza has been under a brutal siege imposed by Israel; food, medicine, gas, school supplies, everything is lacking in what has become an open-air prison. Israel is now bombarding the territory and killed nearly … Continue reading →

Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 9:00am, Commissioner’s Courtroom, 710 Main Street, Georgetown Come to the Williamson County Commissioners Court to express your opinion on the Hutto contract extension vote. Get there early to speak during citizen comments. The Court meets at 9:00 AM at 710 Main St. Georgetown, TX 78626. Please come show opposition to Williamson County’s role in profiting from family detention. Contact MaryEllen Kersch ( 512-863-7174, maryellenkersch@verizon.net) or Jose Orta (512-818-9802, orta_jose@hotmail.com) for more information.

Reed’s Supporters Plan Protest for Monday, December 22, 2008. At 5:30 pm at the Capitol, 11th and Congress. THE TEXAS Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday denied relief in the case of Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed, as his family members and supporters decried the ruling. Sandra Reed, Reed’s mother, responded to the court’s decision by saying, “A great injustice has been done today. I looked to the Court to consider all the new developments. And with all these developments … Continue reading →

Saturday, December 20, 2008, 3-5pm Please join Texans United for Families, Grassroots Leadership, and many other organizations and people concerned with human rights from across Texas for a Vigil to End Family Detention at the T. Don Hutto Prison for Immigrant Children. Organizing for this vigil and toy delivery is still in progress; please email blibal@grassrootsleadership.org to get involved or to add a group to the sponsorship list. See a short video of last year’s December anniversary vigil at Hutto … Continue reading →

12pm – 7pm Saturday Dec. 20, 2008 Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Austin, Tejas Resistencia Bookstore presents its yearly X-MAS TIENDITA: where you will find unique holiday gift items: Artesania, Jewelry, Tarjetas, Posters, Literature, Musica, y Liberacion! Join us as we congregate/celebrate one last time before the new year! We will have homemade tamales y chocolate available too! This gathering is yet another humble offering in memory of our elder raulrsalinas who founded this … Continue reading →

December 4 through December 20, Thurs. through Sat., 8 p.m., Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River Street Austin Latino Theater Alliance (ALTA) presents La Pastorela 2008. Austin, TX- The 11th Anniversary Production of “La Pastorela” in Austin will be produced by the Austin Latino Theater Alliance. This year’s show will be directed by Luis Ordaz of Proyecto Teatro, Austin’s only all-Spanish theater company and consequently, “La Pastorela” goes all-Spanish. “La Pastorela” is a comedy which tells the story of a … Continue reading →

7pm Friday Dec. 19, 2008, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Austin, Tejas Red Salmon Arts presents Murals, Musica, y Mas: a visual & historical presentation on Chicana/o Murals en Tejas by veteran Austin artista Raul Valdez. With over 25 years of experience creating murals with Raza communities throughout the country, Raul will share images of his murals/art work and tell the stories behind the art that document/celebrate the barrio histories, resistance, and grassroots struggles … Continue reading →

Thursday, December 18 – International Migrants Day! 7-9 p.m. Cristo Rey Church (2215 E. 2nd St.) General Meeting of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition Members and non-members are invited to participate in AIRC’s general meeting. Topics will include: 1. update on the campaign to get ICE out of the Travis County Jail 2. deciding on issue priorities in the 2009 Texas legislative session 3. sharing important information on your rights in the event of a raid 4. launching a Welcoming … Continue reading →

Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM, BookWoman, 5501 North Lamar #A-105 (between North Loop and Koenig Ln.; We¹re across the street from the U-Haul and next door to Great Hall Games.) Join us for a booksigning and conversation with Alan Pogue. Alan Pogue began taking photographs during the Vietnam War, prompted by “an urge to record what shocked me as well as what was beautiful.” His desire to bear witness to the full range of human experience matured into … Continue reading →

Thursday, December 18, 12:30 – 1:00 PM, Ashbel Smith Hall, 201 W. 7th St., 9th floor Support quality health care for Texans. Oppose the closing of the University of Texas Medical Branch hospital in Galveston. Be there to show your support for UTMB services and employees. Come to the public session of the UT Board of Regents meeting where we will be wearing “Rebuild UTMB” stickers to send a signal to the regents that Texans want the UTMB hospital to … Continue reading →

Thursday December 18, 2008 10am Protest and Press Conference, 2110 E. 4th St., corner of 4th and Robert Martinez 12 noon, meet us at City Hall for Citizen’s Communication, 301 E. Cesar Chavez St. We are calling on you to join us for a protest and press conference in front of the Pure Casting facility on 2110 E. 4th St this Thursday December 18, 2008 at 10am. Afterwards, we will go to City Hall and also need your support and … Continue reading →

Friday, December 12, 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM This event will feature the world premier of the Dirty Adventures of Batman and Robin and other short films by Trey Baker. There will be a Galaga competition for trophies and prizes, a live performance by Johnny Baptist and the Hookers, a rollerblade star wars death match on a half-pipe, vegan root beer floats, and some other surprises. $7, all proceeds go to the Campaign to End the Death Penalty. BYOB. Location: … Continue reading →

Wednesday, December 10, 5:30 – 6:30 PM Austin City Hall, Cesar Chavez & Lavaca Come together for a rally and speak-out in protest of inequality.  Join the LGBT community in an economic boycott and nationwide direct action for marriage equality.  On December 10, in unison with “Day Without a Gay” (see info below), there will be a rally at Austin City Hall.  This is a direct representation of our ability to repeatedly come together for a cause that has been … Continue reading →

Sunday, December 7, at 4:00 p.m., Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown, TX Human Rights Advocates to Speak Out against Detention of Infants and Children in Williamson County GEORGETOWN, TX – On Sunday, December 7, at 4 p.m. a peaceful coalition of individuals and groups opposing Willliamson County’s participation in the detention of asylum seekers will gather on the Courthouse steps in downtown Georgetown. Although federal law requires the “least restrictive setting possible” for immigrant families, in 2006 Williamson County contracted … Continue reading →

Wayne Sadberry will be playing his saxaphone at James Studio 59, 318 N. Main, downtown Bryan, on Friday from 6-8 pm. There is no cover, but he will be taking donations for the Brazos Valley African American Museum. Stop by for some sweet tunes, and support the museum!

The Dallas Peace Center (DPC) hosts its 22nd annual Peacemaker Awards Dinner, Thursday, December 4 Reception – 5:30 p.m. Dinner and Program – 7:00 p.m. Double Tree Hotel, 4099 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch TX Honoring Rev. L. Charles Stovall, 2008 Peacemaker of the Year; Hope for Peace & Justice, Organization of the Year; Mavis Belisle and Bob Dennis, Lifetime Achievement. Rev. Stovall will receive the 2008 Peacemaker of the Year Award for a body of peace and justice work … Continue reading →