April 30: “Building Local Food Systems,” with Andrew Smiley (Sustainable Food Center), youth participants with Urban Roots, Erin Flynn and Skip Connett (Green Gate Farms). Thursdays in April and May, starting April 9: All panels are at 7:00 PM at Monkeywrench Books (110 E. North Loop Blvd.) except the May 7 panel, which will be at Center for Community Engagement, 1009 E. 11th St. This series highlights where food comes from and its impacts on health, the environment, and human … Continue reading →

April 30: Execution Vigil 5:30 – 6:30 pm, 11th and Congress (in front of Capitol) PrisonTalk page on Derrick Johnson

Wednesday, April 29th, 8 p.m.Monkeywrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Collected immigration shorts featuring Hutto: America’s Family Prison and other short films exploring migration and the struggle for immigrant rights. Hutto filmmaker Matt Gossage will be in attendance along with local activists to discuss upcoming actions.

Wednesday, April 29, 6:00 PM, Location: UT campus, UTC 2.102A AMY GOODMAN SPEAKS AT UT: Amy Goodman is the host, co-founder, and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 750 TV and radio stations in North America. Coverage of the peace and human rights movements — and support of the independent media — are the hallmarks of her work. As an investigative journalist, she has received acclaim for exposés of human rights … Continue reading →

Wednesday, April 29, 3 pm, UT campus, Chicano Culture Room (4.206) Cristina Tzintzun, Workers Defense Project, “Working for Social Justice: Career and Life Choices” — Most students struggle with career choices when they graduate, but young people who want to be part of struggles for social justice often face the toughest choices. Through what kind of work can one make a meaningful contribution? What kinds of organizations are most successful in this work? Should one seek paid employment or volunteer? … Continue reading →

Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. in the Cullen Theater, Wortham Center Info and Tickets: Progressive Forum Houston Brown pioneered the field of sustainability and in 1974 created Worldwatch Institute, the first research institute devoted to analyzing global environmental issues. In 2001, he created Earth Policy Institute, the mission of which is to provide a vision of what an environmentally sustainable economy will look like and how to get there. The Washington Post called Brown “one of the world’s most influential … Continue reading →

ROOM CHANGE Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 7pm, WCH 1.120, Inner Campus Drive, UT Campus “ROOTS OF THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT, THE GAZA MASSACRE, AND PROSPECTS FOR PEACE” Norman G. Finkelstein received his doctorate in 1988 from the Department of Politics at Princeton University. For many years he taught political theory and the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is currently an independent scholar. Finkelstein is the author of five books which have been translated into more than 40 foreign editions including: “Beyond Chutzpah: On … Continue reading →

Monday, April 27, 2009, beginning at 2 PM, Texas Capitol Extension, Hearing Room E2.028 VoteRescue’s bill for Hand-Counted Paper Ballots – HB 4653, the “TX Hand-Counted Paper Ballot Bill of 2009″ (filed by Rep. Donna Howard) – is finally getting a hearing before the House Elections Committee! Please send this announcement to all your lists so we get a big turnout! Thanks! ALL who want real election integrity – with citizen oversight of hand-counted paper ballots – are needed to … Continue reading →

9pm Saturday April 25, 2009, Resistencia Books, 1801-A South First St. Conjure: Calling up the Spirit of Struggle, Resistance, & Liberation — Unofficial CD release party for 3JazzCollective’s latest collection of music: she danced We invite you to a forum for progressive artist/activists: A series of experiments in jazz music, dance, spoken word, & cinema. This session will feature: spoken word peformance by Ana-Maurine Lara, visual expression by Wura-Natasha Ogunji, & special guest host Samiya Bashir. Rooted in the tradition … Continue reading →

7pm Friday April 24, 2009, Resistencia Books, 1801-A South First St. Red Salmon Arts presents Lowcura: a reading & book signing con poeta Chicano Levi Romero (Albuquerque, New Mexico) author of Poetry of Remembrance: New & Rejected Works (Unvi. of New Mexico Press) Through familiar details–leaking faucets and lowriders, chicharrones and chicken coops–Levi Romero remembers familia, comunidad, and tradiciones from his upbringing in northern New Mexico’s Embudo Valley. Alongside his training and jobs in the building trades and the architectural … Continue reading →

Friday and Saturday, April 24th & 25th; 2 shows each night, 7 & 9 PM, Dougherty Cultural Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Road Just wanted to let you know about my next performance. It is my annual show and this is a benchmark performance for me, embodying 30 years of artistic endeavor. All original performance artwork, I will be premiering six musical compositions for Grand Piano and the premier of “Shivas”, a contemporary dance based on the mythology of India … Continue reading →

Wednesday, April 23rd, 8 p.m. Monkeywrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Los Trabajadores/The Workers – Through the words of immigrant workers and the families they’ve left behind, Los Trabajadores /The Workers tells the stories of workers at an Austin, Texas day labor site. It places their struggles and contributions in the context of the City’s economic development, and reveals the impact of globalization on their lives. Filmmaker Heather Courtney will most likely be in attendance for a discussion.

Thursday, April 23, 7:00 PM, UT campus, Parlin 306 They said that Marx was dead and that capitalism had triumphed. Then came the realities of globalization. Then came endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then came the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. Now, Marx’s ideas seem to explain the world a lot better than what you see on Fox News. But Marx also predicted that the inequalities of capitalism would give rise to resistance. And we’ve only just … Continue reading →

Sunday, April 19, 5-9pm , Monarch Event Center, 6406 North IH-35, Suite 3100 In a Special Evening Benefiting American Gateways: WINGS~ Love Takes Flight It’s been two whole years since the Hilde Girls and Djembabes offered one of their unforgettable celebrations of exuberant community joy. You’ve been asking, so here it is! And we are very proud and honored to be benefiting American Gateways, a local non-profit in its 21st year of service providing free and low cost legal aid … Continue reading →

Join us for a “Vigil to End Immigrant Family Detention” at the T. Don Hutto detention center this Saturday, April 18th, from 5:00-6:30pm. Immigrant family detention has been made infamous at the Hutto detention center, a private prison operated by Corrections Corporation of America which incarcerates 130 children from birth to age 17 along with their parents. Please join Grassroots Leadership’s national board and staff and other groups from around Texas in a vigil to take a stand against incarcerating … Continue reading →

April 18, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Ruiz Branch Library, 1600 Grove Blvd. The Basics of Conducting an Oral History Interview Workshop* 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Welcome Remarks by Gloria Espitia, Mexican-American Neighborhood Liaison for the Austin History Center. 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. A chronological history of the Mexican American community in Austin and Travis County presented by Martha Cotera. Ms. Cotera is Chair of the Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory Board, a Writer and a … Continue reading →

7pm Friday April 17, 2009, Resistencia Books, 1801-A South First St. Red Salmon Arts presents Café Libro, a bi-monthy open mike series, featuring Roger Reeves. Originally from Mount Holl, NJ, Roger is an MFA candidate in poetry at the James A. Michener Center at the University of Texas. He has a B.A. from Morehouse College and an M.A. from Texas A&M University. He has won the Ruth Lilly Fellowship, and his poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, Gulf Coast, & … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 16, 7:00 PM, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 14311 Wellsport Dr. “Fighting Goliath ” follows the story of unlikely partners — mayors, ranchers, CEOs, community groups, legislators, lawyers, and citizens — that came together to oppose the construction of 19 conventional coal-fired power plants that were slated to be built in Eastern and Central Texas and that were being fast-tracked by the Governor. Ryan Rittenhouse, a member of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Development, appears in the film and will … Continue reading →

April 16, 2009 – 10:15 am to 5:15 pm, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, In the Eidman Courtroom Imprisoned by the Past: The Enduring Role of Race in the American Death Penalty Symposium Program 10:15 Welcoming Remarks 10:30-12:00 Panel I – Race Discrimination in Capital Jury Selection * Melynda Price, Visiting Scholar, Capital Punishment Center, University of Texas School of Law; Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky College of Law * Joseph E. Lambert, Chief Justice (ret.), … Continue reading →

Wednesday, April 15th, 8 p.m.Monkeywrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Mojados: Through the Night (2004) – Director Tommy Davis tags along with four migrants from a small village in Mexico as they leave their families and embark on a 120 mile trek across the deserts of Texas, attempting to evade the U.S. Border Patrol. They must overcome dehydration, hypothermia and come face to face with death. The film will be followed by a discussion of the border wall and its … Continue reading →

Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 PM, UTC building (just west of PCL library), room 3.122 Live call-in From John Booth-El, Maryland Death Row prisoner. And featuring: Sandra Reed (mother of Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed), Kenneth Foster, Sr. (father of Kenneth Foster, Jr., death sentence commuted by Rick Perry in 2006), and Lydia Garza (mother of Texas death row prisoner Humberto Garza, who was convicted under Law of Parties). This the local stop of a national tour featuring the voices … Continue reading →

“I love you all. May the Lord be with you. Peace. I’m done,” Michael Rosales said in his brief, final statement. Three of his brothers were among the witnesses at the injection. No friends or relatives of his victim were present. April 15 Execution Vigil: 5:30 – 6:30 pm, 11th and Congress (in front of Capitol) MySanAntonio article on US Supreme Court denial of Rosales appeal 2008 Appeal document claims mental retardation

Hi, taxpayers for peace, It’s tax time — do you know where your taxes are? I think you know. Let’s demonstrate that we’d like our hard-earned income to be used for constructive purposes, not for war and occupation. Join us for a demo at the Downtown Post Office at Guadalupe and 6th St. on Wednesday, April 15 during the evening rush hour as folks line up to mail their tax returns. Come any time between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm. … Continue reading →

Wednesday, April 15, 12:00 – 1:00 PM, UT campus, West Mall Join anti-death penalty activists for a protest at UT Austin! Any and all students and organizations who oppose are encouraged to attend, to have a speaker, and to bring tables and information to pass out. This is event is in conjunction with the Live From Death Row event later that same day. Co-Sponsored by Amnesty International UT and CEDP-Austin. More info: CEDPaustin@gmail.com (On Facebook)

The Austin chapter of the NAACP is planning a protest of Highland Mall this Saturday, April 11. People will be gathering at the mall at 9am. NAACP President told News8Austin, “We’re going to encourage folks, number one, to not to shop at Highland Mall, pretend it’s still closed.” This after the mall closed early last Saturday afternoon because the Texas Relays were in town; the mall management defended the action by saying they lacked adequate security.