Thursday, June 4, 7:00 PM, UT campus, Parlin hall, room TBA Universal health care. Taxing the rich. Nationalizing banks. Funding social programs. Rush Limbaugh and his Republican co-thinkers are certain that all this amounts to a socialist takeover of the United States. But is Barack Obama’s program really socialism? Come of a presentation which argues against the right-wing mischaracterizations — and points the way toward a struggle for genuine socialism. Open discussion to follow.

June 2, 2009; Execution Vigil, 5:30 – 6:30 pm. 11th and Congress (in front of the Capitol) “I am sorry for what I’ve done and for all the pain and suffering my actions have caused,” Terry Lee Hankins said while in the execution chamber. “Jesus is Lord. All Glory to God.” At 6:19 p.m., just 11 minutes following the lethal injection, Hankins was pronounced dead. The 200th execution under the administration of Gov. Perry is scheduled to occur on June … Continue reading →

Monday, June 1, 6-8 pm, Wilhelmina Delco Center, 4601 Pecan Brook Drive. The City of Austin will host a community meeting to provide information about the officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday, May 11, 2009, at 6409 Springdale Road. The City will provide updates and the public will be given the opportunity to speak. City Manager Marc Ott, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, Police Monitor Cliff Brown and other City officials will attend.