Sunday June 28th, 6 to 7:30 pm, Jovita’s Restaurant on South First St. Come to Jovita’s, have dinner and enjoy original homegrown Austin music and dances by Earth Culture Dancer Daniel Llanes. Appropriate for the whole family, Daniel will be joined by singer/songwriter Saffron Parten, singer/dancer Carmen Llanes and dancer Carrie Cunningham. Hope to see you there. $5. cover, kids free

Saturday, June 27, 7:00 PM, Monkeywrench Books, 110 E North Loop Blvd. “I refuse to deploy to Afghanistan”: Meet the Face of GI Resistance Find out more about Victor Agosto and his decision to refuse, as well as other active duty soldiers resisting war. Victor will be joined by Cindy Thomas, manager of Under the Hood Cafe in Killeen, which has given Victor and others support. More info: underthehoodcafe@gmail.com FT. HOOD SOLIDER REFUSES TO DEPLY TO AFGHANISTAN Active duty soldier … Continue reading →

Saturday, June 27, 2009 9:00 A.M. –11 A.M. The march will begin at 9:00AM at Republic Park in downtown Austin and proceed north to the south steps of the Texas State Capitol. Speakers & presentations will occur at the State Capitol from 10AM to 11AM. Completely organized by grassroots volunteers National event website: www.freedommarchusa.org RAISING AWARENESS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND UNITED VOICES FOR JUSTICE Announce: FREEDOM MARCH 2009 — a coordinated multi-state event to raise awareness of wrongful convictions, spotlight … Continue reading →

Thursday, June 25th – 5:30 – 9:00 PM at the Austin City Hall 5:30 – 6:30 Sustainable Future Fair and Reception with new City Council Members. 6:30 – 7:00 Opening Presentations: Building a Sustainable Future 7:00 – 8:00 Eco-Priorities Sessions: we want to hear from you 8:00 – 9:00 Charting Our Future, including reflections from participating City Council Members. More information at www.AustinEcoNetwork.com Welcome the New Austin City Council in an Eco-Change Exchange. Help Chart A New Direction for A … Continue reading →

Austinites Mourn Iranians who have Perished during Protests, on Monday, June 22nd from 9:00 PM, Pflueger Pedestrian Bridge (S. Lamar). For more info about what to bring, address and parking please go to: http://austinforiran.org and sign up to receive future updates also. Please respect the following requests: 1. Please wear dark shirts 2. Do not bring any signs (this is a silent protest) 3. Please bring your own candles 4. Do not bring any flags 5. Be there on time … Continue reading →

Monday, June 22, 7 pm, Trinity United Methodist Church, 600 East 50th William Hernandez, Speaking on the FMLN Victory in El Salvador’s Presidential Election: William Hernandez, FMLN Deputy to the Central American Parliament, will speak about the recent election of FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes as President of El Salvador. Hernandez is on a speaking tour of the U.S., sponsored by Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES)

6pm Saturday June 20, 2009, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St., Red Salmon Arts presents a reading & celebration of Sinister Wisdom Journal #74: Latina Lesbians with artist/writers Anel Flores & Ana-Maurine Lara. This issue of Sinister Wisdom brings together the voices of 76 women born in 12 Latin Americancountries and the U.S. “This issue of Sinister Wisdom is dedicated to: the memory of all the Latina lesbians who have come before us; incarcerated women, … Continue reading →

June 20 — National leaders from LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) and Amnesty International will join people from all over Texas for a march and vigil at T. Don Hutto Detention Center in Taylor, Texas. The vigil will begin with a 1 pm walk from Heritage Park at 4th Street and Main in Taylor. A caravan will leave Austin to go to Taylor at 11:30 am, leaving from PODER at 2604 E. Cesar Chavez. Participants will then gather … Continue reading →

Friday, June 19th, 8pm. Doors at 7, music at 7:30 at the Dos Palmas Bar and Grill (214 Anderson Lane, Austin, TX, take the St. John’s/183 south exit going north on I-35 from downtown Austin, make a left on Anderson, the show will be less than 1/2 mile on your right). All-Ages Live Music Show: Rock en español and videos on movement to close T. Don Hutto and end immigrant family detention. A bike caravan will leave for the show … Continue reading →

See Details at the Official Juneteenth Website: www.juneteenthcentraltexas.com 2K FREEDOM RUN/WALK 9:30am, COMAL ST. and MLK BlVD — Grab the JUNETEENTH “HEALTH TORCH” as we RUN and WALK to show others we are free to be healthy! Raising awareness aboutthe increasing prevalence of health disparities within the African American Community. 2K Registration Form JUNETEENTH HISTORICAL PARADE 10am, COMAL ST. and MLK BLVD Floats…Clowns…Bands…Auto Show. PARK FESTIVAL 1pm – 10pm ROSEWOOD PARK –Clowns…Face Painting…Kids Area Rides and Games…R&B, Blues, Hip-Hop, Gospel…Historical … Continue reading →

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 5:00pm, Texas Capitol In light of the great possibility that the June 12th elections in Iran were fraudulent and the ensuing crackdown on the population who wants an investigation of the results, a group of Iranian and non-Iranian students and concerned citizens of Austin and San Antonio are coming together to hold a demonstration and march at the Texas Capitol on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 5:00pm in solidarity with the people of Iran. There … Continue reading →

Tuesday, June 16th, 7pm, BookWoman, 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. #A-105 reading + signing: Ute Carson author of the novels: In Transit & Colt Tailing. Carson¹s latest book, In Transit, is the story of the heartbreaking consequences of damaged childhood trust and a touching attempt by two very different people to mend a broken bond. You make a skittish colt follow, or tail, a calm one, to get him to cross a strange river. In Colt Tailing, we find Clara, at … Continue reading →

Monday, June 15 at 6:00pm – 10pm, Zaituna Banquet Hall, 970 N Coit Rd, Richardson, Texas “VIVA PALESTINA GAZA CONVOY” — GEORGE GALLOWAY SPEAKS IN DALLAS. MAS Freedom National Fundraiser. Phone: 972-952-0242 For More Information Please Contact Imam Mahdi Bray – imambray@yahoo.com

Austin Permanent Peace Protest: Demonstration against the fraudulent election results in Iran, 2:00pm, 6th and Lamar (in front of Waterloo Records) TODAY, Sunday, June 14, 2009, 11:03 AM According to studies done by analysts inside and outside Iran, the results of the June 12th election were fabricated. Go to professor Juan Cole’s website for further info. Some of us have been receiving emails and calls from inside Iran, asking us to start making noise in the West. The universities have … Continue reading →

Saturday, June 13, 2009 – 8 pm, The Independent (Corner of E. 5th Street and Brushy) Presented by the Texas Youth Word Collective: In the spring of 2003, a 14 year old spoken word phenom named Shannon Leigh led a group of teenaged poets to the City of Broad Shoulders, Chicago. Not knowing what to expect, she was transformed by her experience at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival. She was the first female voice from our … Continue reading →

Friday, June 12: outside the Wortham Theater, 550 Prairie St at Smith St., downtown Houston from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. For more information, visit The Progressive Action Alliance or the Houston Indy Media Calendar . Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, will be in Houston to speak and promote her new book. Houstonians who do not appreciate her support of war and empire will gather outside her speaking engagement with signs asking her to: End the … Continue reading →

Friday, June 12, 5-7 pm, Maria’s Taco Express, 2529 S. Lamar Blvd. Special Guest: Birthday Rag Doll Chris Hargreaves Leeann Atherton performs outside at 7 TheRagBlog

Thursday, June 11, 7pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church at 4700 Grover Ave TCADP will hold a spring fund raising event. This will consist of a silent auction and a play. The silent auction begins at 7 PM and the play is at 8 PM. The play is titled “Trying” and is the story of the volatile, yet warm relationship between Francis Biddle who had been Attorney General under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a judge during the post World War II … Continue reading →

Wednesday, June 10 and 17, 8 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E North Loop MonkeyWrench Books will be screening this two-part documentary on two consecutive Wednesdays. During the Cold War, as African nations struggled for independence from European colonialism, revolutionary Cuba came to the aid of three countries: the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, and Angola. First Che Guevara came to the Congo with a small number of Cuban troops, and later in Angola thousands of Cubans came to fight against South African forces. … Continue reading →

- Wednesday 10 June at 6:30 pm: Camp Casey Alumni will host Cindy Sheehan at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover. Opening for Cindy will be Thom the World Poet who will be joined by fiddler Rich Bowden, percussionist Kathy Rowell, and other musicians on stage. Then Cindy Sheehan will speak and be available to sign books. -Thursday 11 June at 7 pm, Sheehan will speak at Brave New Books, 1904-B Guadalupe, in the auditorium downstairs. – Friday 12 … Continue reading →

June 9, 2009, 6-8pm Austin City Hall, News Conference Room 1034, 301 W. Second Street,1st Floor Office of the Police Monitor Regular Monthly Meeting Public Input Agenda The Public meeting will be held at City Hall News Conference Room (1034) at 6:00 p.m. The following is the agenda: 1) 2008-1089: Complainant alleges that officers used excessive force while attempting to affect an arrest. 2) 2009-0020: Complainant alleges that he was falsely arrested and money is missing from his vehicle. 3) … Continue reading →

Tuesday, June 9, 6p.m., Poppa Rollo’s Pizza — 703 N. Valley Mills Dr., Waco. CINDY SHEEHAN LECTURE (& free pizza) peace activist, historical figure, nobel peace prize nominee 2005, author, and strong challenger to Nancy Pelosi for her congressional seat. Don’t miss this event. . . . And we see the wars go on and escalate, so we have 100 “WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER” yard signs free for all who attend. MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD IN WACO!

Sunday, June 7, 12:15 pm, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 14311 Wells Port Drive. Documentary and discussion – “Capitalism Hits the Fan” In the new documentary “Capitalism Hits the Fan,” University of Massachusetts economics professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today’s economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism itself. Wolff traces the source of the economic crisis to the 1970s, when wages began to stagnate … Continue reading →

Sat. June 6 4:00 PM festival at Republic Square Park 8:30 PM parade through Downtown Austin following the parade is the after-parade party at Republic Square Park http://www.austinpride.org/

Thursday, June 4th at 8:00 p.m., The Hill at Butler Park, 903 W Riverside Dr. Located between Riverside Drive and Barton Springs. Immediately west of Palmer Events Center. NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, Whole Woman’s Health, Jane’s Due Process, Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capitol Region, The Lilith Fund, Texas Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, Austin Women’s Health Center, and the Women’s Health and Family Planning Association of Texas invite you to join us. As most of you have already heard, Dr. … Continue reading →