The demonstration begins at 3:15 p.m. with a brief, joint PRESS CONFERENCE at 3:30 p.m. in front of Capital Metro Headquarters at 2910 East Fifth Street. PROTEST / DEMONSTRATION NOTICE: ATU Local 1091 and the Bus Riders Union-ATX, along with other aggrieved community groups will protest Capital Metro’s PROPOSED SERVICE SERVICE CUTS and FARE HIKES on Monday, August 31, 2009. We’re asking everyone to come out and GIVE US YOUR SUPPORT.

Sunday, August 30, 5:00-9:00 PM, Jovita’s, 1617 S. 1st St. Benefit show for Under the Hood, the GI coffeehouse in Killeen. $10 suggested donation at the door. Featuring: Castro’s Beard, Will T. Massey, Shooting Pains, Gary Graves Under the Hood Outreach Center and Cafe is located near the gates of Fort Hood, the largest military base in the US. It is a safe haven for Fort Hood GI’and their families to socialize, speak freely, and access resources.

Ann Wright will visit Under the Hood on Saturday, August 29th. All are invited for a BBQ dinner beginning at 6pm (suggested donation of $5.00 per plate). Ann will speak at 7pm. See the UTH website for a map. In other exciting news from Under the Hood, word has it that Victor Agosto, who was sentenced to 30 days in the Bell Co. jail for refusing orders connected with deployment to Afghanistan, is scheduled to be released early for good … Continue reading →

Thursday, August 27, 2009, 8 p.m., The Independent in the 501 Studio Complex, 501 E. 5th at I-35 in Austin Admission: $10 recommended donation benefiting: The Rag Blog, a progressive internet magazine based in Austin. There will be a cash bar. A live discussion with director Gary Chason and star Sue Rock will follow the screening. “God Thinks You’re a Loser,” an edgy, raunchy “immorality play,” has been called outrageous and even blasphemous. Much of the film is set in … Continue reading →

Thursday, August 27, 7 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop This past July, the Allied Media Conference in Detroit was a gathering space to address growing consolidation and a lack of diversity in mass media in the U.S. Local media activists and filmmakers will report back on the issues covered at this conference and the national organizing movements which met there. This interactive discussion will focus on how the policies of media justice are crucial to all communities and … Continue reading →

Hello All, I hope that you have had a chance to read the news accounts of Victor’s court-martial. It was interesting and very inspiring to observe the process. It was also heartbreaking to see such an honorable and sincere person being escorted to jail, knowing that the real offenders, those who led us to war, are walking free. We will be holding weekly protests at the Bell County jail every Saturday until Victor is released. Please join us this Saturday … Continue reading →

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 12 noon, at ATU 1091 HQ — 725 Airport (@Levander Loop) Capital Metro officials announced a plan Monday for a new fare hike on top of the fare hike imposed last fall, in combination with drastic cuts in service. Since the last fare hike, ridership has declined by over a million trips and counting, compared to last year. The new hike is even steeper and combined with lower fuel prices will devastate community mobility and air quality. … Continue reading →

TEXAS SOCIALIST DAY SCHOOL: SATURDAY AUGUST 22nd Saturday will be a full day of discussing readings on the Marxist tradition, the fight against oppression, and Leninism. We will have two guest speakers: Sherry Wolf: author of Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics, and Theory of LGBT Liberation and David Whitehouse is a writer for International Socialist Review.

Friday, August 21, 7:00 PM, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Curtis Mullins, of the African-American Council in Tulsa, will speak about the case of Ruchell (Cinque) Magee as well as the legacy of COINTELPRO. Also, a new documentary on the San Francisco 8, “Legacy of Torture,” will be shown. Twitch Entropy, Central Coordinator for the Committee to Free Alvaro Luna Hernandez and Coordinator for the Campaign to Free Khalfani Malik Khaldun, will speak about Control Units and their connection … Continue reading →

Thursday, August 20, 7:00 PM, Carver Branch Library, Rosewood & Angelina Whitehouse will be leading a roundtable-style discussion. Check out his article, The Case for Getting out of Afghanistan Sponsored by the ISO

Tuesday, August 18, 6pm – 8pm, Cuba Libre, 409 Colorado Street, Free street parking | Pay lot at 4th & Colorado | Parking garage at 5th & Colorado | Valet parking Belinda Acosta invites you to a Book Release Party! To Celebrate the release of my new novel Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz: A Quinceañera Club Novel. Questions? nuevob@gmail.com 512.454.5766 x229 qclubbooks.blogspot.com Cash Bar! Reading & Booksigning! Pink Cake! Quince Cocktails! Dollar Dance! Books available for purchase at venue from … Continue reading →

August 18, 2009, 6pm-8 PM, City Hall Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street, 1st Floor Office of the Police Monitor Special Meeting Public Input Agenda: The public meeting will be held at City Hall Council Chambers at 6:00 PM. The following is the agenda: 1. 2009-0605: Critical Incident [the shooting of Nathanial Sanders: Daily Texan / You Tube view police video] 2. Community Policing Issues Complainants/Citizens may address the Citizen Review Panel about the above items. If you wish to … Continue reading →

*SUNDAY* August 16th, 6 to 8 PM, Jovita’s, 1619 South First St. Thanks to those of you who came the first time. We had a good turn out, and you made it possible for us to return. Come have a taco or dinner and enjoy the music and dances. Carmen and Saffron are such beautiful singers, they take my songs to another level, and of course Carmen and I will both be dancing too. We have a great time and … Continue reading →

August 13 – 30, Thurs – Sat 8 pm and Sun 3pm, Salvage Vanguard Theatre, 2803 Manor Road ¡No Se Paga! We Won’t Pay! by Dario Fo. Teatro Vivo…Latino theatre con corazón y alma Teatro Vivo’s bilingual comedy offers a farcical look at a community facing an impossible food shortage during a “tough economic time”. When the neighborhood supermarket begins to double their prices for food and the local factory is laying off 6,000 employees, panic ensues in the barrio, … Continue reading →

Saturday, August 15th, 2009, 7pm – 12am, at Jovita’s Restaurant & Life Venue in South Austin, 619 South First Red Salmon Dreams: honoring the spirit & legacy of East Austin writer/human rights activist raúlrsalinas featuring Colombian vallenato & cumbia by CERRONATO, the “indie en español” sound by MANEJA BETO, & a silent auction with Resistencia Bookstore’s rare posters & silkscreens commemorating social & historical struggles. The evening will be dedicated in remembrance of Red Salmon Arts’ founder, raúlrsalinas, as his … Continue reading →

Friday, August 14 – Thursday, August 20, Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 1120 South Lamar Blvd. From the Guardian: “…here comes Armando Iannucci’s horribly brilliant comedy about this government’s culture of spin and muddle, using characters first aired on BBC’s The Thick Of It. It is a satirical, cynical nightmare on the subject of the run-up, or blunder-up, to the war in Iraq, complete with the nastiest of PR attack dogs and the dodgiest of dossiers. It conjures up a compelling … Continue reading →

Friday, August 14, 5:00-6:00 p.m., 6th and Lamar, Austin (NW corner) Take action against the coup in Honduras! Join us in Solidarity! Restore democracy in Honduras! *Demand that the US government take action to reinstate Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. *Call 202.223-3121 and tell your Congressional representative to sign on to the letter by Congressman Raul Grijalva condemning the coup. *Ask your Congressional representative to support House Resolution 630 demanding that President Zelaya be immediately reinstated. *Tell your elected leaders that … Continue reading →

UPDATED & CORRECTED email from International Socialist Organization Austin Branch Two members of the US Army stationed at Ft. Hood, Texas are in the spotlight for their public refusal to deploy to the war in Afghanistan. Victor Agosto was court martialed last week and is entering the second week of a 30-day jail sentence at a Bell County prison. Travis Bishop is to be court martialed tomorrow, and potentially faces a year in jail among other punishment. These courageous men … Continue reading →

7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 13, BOOKPEOPLE, corner of 6th St. and Lamar in Austin Oscar Casares will read from his new novel, AMIGOLAND, out from Little, Brown & Co. this month. Casares’ 2003 story collection BROWNSVILLE won him many fans who have been awaiting the release of this first novel. He is a member of the fiction faculty of the University of Texas Department of English and the Michener Center for Writers. AMIGOLAND, set on the South Texas border with … Continue reading →

Wednesday, August 12, 8 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Robert Jensen reads from “All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice.” After a lifetime of identifying as an atheist, Robert Jensen joined a Christian church. Many of Jensen’s radical activist colleagues wondered if he had lost his mind. The jury is still out on that, but in his new book, All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice, Jensen makes … Continue reading →

Saturday, August 8, 6:00 PM, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Blvd. This workshop will examine the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and its role in the “green scare” — an ongoing campaign targeting animal liberation and earth defense movements. This talk will break down the text of the AETA bill, look at how the AETA fits in the timeline of the green scare, and discuss its emotional, psychological, and community impact.

Saturday, August 8, 4:00 – 5:30 PM, Travis County District Attorney’s Office, 11th and Guadalupe DROP ALL CHARGES IN THE YOGURT SHOP CASE! Riddled with coercion, false confessions and a lack of evidence, the Yogurt Shop Murders case stands as an embarrassment to Texans, fully exposing the problems plaguing our justice system. New DNA evidence has exonerated Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen, and after a decade-long struggle, they are finally home on personal recognizance bonds. Despite this new evidence, the … Continue reading →

On Saturday, August 8, 2009 we will be throwing a benefit concert (it’s the Austin thing to do) to raise funds to buy new musical instruments for six Afghan musicians (see story below). From 2 pm until 9 pm on a Saturday afternoon, you can drop by the air-conditioned comfort of Hanover’s in Pflugerville (click on the link for a map/directions) to listen to some great music and donate a few dollars to a worthy cause. No admission charge and … Continue reading →

Thursday, August 06, 7:00 PM, UT campus, Parlin 306 Informal Report Back from Viva Palestina convoy member and Austin ISO activist Karen Burke. The Viva Palestina delegation of solidarity activists from the U.S. made history as the largest US delegation to Palestine, when it was allowed to enter Gaza on July 15. They brought with them truckloads of desperately needed humanitarian supplies–but under the condition that the convoy leave again within 24 hours. The delegation, led by British Member of … Continue reading →

Prison Privatization Conference – Thursday, August 6 through Saturday, August 8, At the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, 3100 Cleburne St., PAB Building, Room 114, (corner of Cleburne St. and Tierwester). Criminal justice scholars, community activists, law enforcement personnel, community development specialists, juvenile justice advocates, and immigration officials are invited to attend the first international conference on prison privatization. This conference will highlight the inimical effects of prison privatization on women, minorities, and the poor and will explore … Continue reading →