Monthly Archives: July 2009

Friday, July 31, 6-9 pm, at Maria’s Taco Xpress, 2529 S. Lamar Blvd FEED THE BLOGGER : Thorne Dreyer Birthday Bash and Rag Blog Fundraiser. The Rag Blog, the Austin-based progressive internet magazine, is having a fundraising event that doubles … Continue reading →

Friday at 4:20 p.m., At IH-35 Overpass on 11th and 12th Street Texas Hemp Campaign – Who Needs A Bailout Demonstration: Pro-Hemp forces are gaining strength every day, but this fight will not be easy to win. More than sixty … Continue reading →

Wednesday, July 29, 7:00 PM, Carver Library, Rosewood & Angelina PLANNING MEETING FOR UPCOMING ANNUAL MARCH TO STOP EXECUTIONS The March to Stop Executions has been held each October since 2000 in cooperation with several Texas and national anti-death penalty … Continue reading →

Wednesday, July 29, 7 pm, BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd. Robert Jensen, Reading from: “All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice” — Robert Jensen, a longtime activist fighting for women’s rights, racial equality, and global … Continue reading →

July 27th, 7:00 PM, Georgetown Public Library, Hewlett Room, 402 West 8th, Georgetown Please join us at a screening of The Least of These, a remarkable new documentary on immigration that premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 26th 6-8pm, NeWorlDeli 4100 Guadalupe The Melancholy Ramblers play a special benefit show for Under the Hood!! Under the Hood Outreach Center and Café is located near the gates of Fort Hood, the largest military base in the … Continue reading →

8:00pm, Saturday the 25th of July, Begins at City Hall, march on First Street bridge towards Auditorium Shores In solidarity with the Iranian people’s Green Movement and condemning the widespread electoral fraud, the merciless repression of the popular protests, and … Continue reading →

6pm – 10pm Saturday July 25, 2009, @ Space12, 3121 E. 12th St. Ave. Young Scholars for Justice (YSJ) & Save Our Youth (SOY) present Summer Jam Session: Benefit Show featuring local hip hop youth projects: The Cipher We treat … Continue reading →

Monday, July 20, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, Carver Branch Library, 1611 Angelina ORGANIZING MEETING: MOBILIZE FOR NATIONAL MARCH FOR LGBT EQUALITY — the weekend of October 10-11 will see a national march in Washington for LGBT Equality. Austin must show … Continue reading →

7:30pm Friday, July 17, 2009,  Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Come join us as the traveling caravan of Pastors and assistant citizen volunteers arrive in Austin to speak at Resistencia Bookstore about the Caravan to Cuba. … Continue reading →

Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 – 8:00 PM, Location: Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River St. (RSVP to Maribel at maribel@workersdefense.org or (512) 391-2305) Sponsored by Workers Defense Project BUILD A BETTER AUSTIN: CELEBRATE AUSTIN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. Learn about construction working … Continue reading →

Yes… it’s an all female team this year… and how very fitting, in a season dedicated to the memory of Texas Youth Word Collective’s Co-Founder, Shannon Leigh. Also fitting is the return to Chicago, where Shannon served as Team Captain … Continue reading →

7pm Friday July 10, 2009, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St., Before she takes off to Minneapolis, Minnesota join us for… ON THE MOVE: an evening of Readings, Celebration and Music featuring Virginia Grise with … Continue reading →

8:30pm on Wednesday, July 9th, Congress Bridge on Lady Bird Lake (Bats Bridge), parking: Austin American Statesman parking lot Int’l scroll signing and candlelight vigil, sponsored by Austin for Iran http://www.austinforiran.org July 9, 1999 saw the first widespread and violent … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 9, 7:00 PM, UT Campus, Parlin 306 Iranian society is experiencing its greatest upheaval since the 1979 revolution. What began as anger over election fraud exploded into protests of millions of people in the streets of Iran’s cities, … Continue reading →

Tuesday, July 7, 4:00 PM RESPECT ON THE RIVERWALK: RALLY FOR HOTEL WORKERS UNION RECOGNITION Join the UNITE HERE union members at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in bringing respect and dignity to the workers on the Riverwalk. UNITE HERE had … Continue reading →

July 6, 2009, 6pm-8pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 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 Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. The following … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 2, 2009, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, Southwest Key Community Center, 6002 Jain Lane (close to Johnston High School) PODER’S YOUNG SCHOLARS FOR JUSTICE INVITE YOU TO THEIR END OF SUMMER PROGRAM GRADUATION!! FOOD & REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED This … Continue reading →

Thursday, July 2, 1:00 PM, Bexar County Court House, 300 Dolorosa, Downtown San Antonio, TX Join march / prayerwalk to demand justice for Reginald Blanton, and innocent man on Texas’ death row. Reginald was wrongly convicted of murdering his friend, … Continue reading →

7:30 PM on Wednesday, July 1st, corner of 6th and Lamar (in front of Waterloo records) Green balloon demonstration in solidarity with the Iranian people. In light of the Iranian peoples’ persistence and continuing defiance against the election fraud committed … Continue reading →