REV. JAMES LAWSON HELPS DALLAS CELEBRATE 5Oth ANNIVERSARY OF GREENSBORO SIT-INS Fifty years ago, on February 1, 1960, four black men walked into the Woolworth’s lunch counter on Greensboro, N.C. They asked to be served and were refused. When they were asked to leave, they stayed in their seats. This simple act of passive resistance began a youth-led movement throughout the south to challenge racism, and established the sit-in as a popular and peaceful method of demonstrating opposition. At the … Continue reading →

Saturday, January 30th 2010, Austin Texas, AFL-CIO Come and join fellow student and community activists and leaders from Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas for the 2010 USFT Southwest Fair Trade Convergence. Together we will hear panels and presentations from community activists and leaders about Fair Trade, anti-oppression, community and campus organizing, theater of the oppressed, and how YOU can take it back to your own campus and community. Bring your stories, your friends, your passion and excitement for … Continue reading →

Memorial Service for Mahatma Gandhi – January 30 – Shraddhanjali is a memorial service in honor of Mahatma Gandhi, father of modern Bharat, India, and Apostle of Peace. It is to commemorate the parting of Mahatma Gandhi’s soul on January 30, 1948. All are invited to the Gandhi statue in Hermann Park at 10 am to pay their personal homage to Mahatma Gandhi. There will be a brief ceremony at the statue followed by memorial service indoors, which will be … Continue reading →

Fri, Jan 29, 7pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E North Loop Blvd The Struggle for a Free Palestine: Presentation and Discussion with author Richard Becker:Becker’s new book, Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire, provides a sharp analysis of the struggle for Palestine—from the division of the Middle East by Western powers and the Zionist settler movement, to the founding of Israel and its role as a watchdog for U.S. interests, to present-day conflicts and the prospects for a just resolution. Join … Continue reading →

Thursday, January 28th, 7pm, MEZES 1.306, “THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT: WHO’S ACCOUNTABLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS?” Nadia Hijab is the author of Womanpower: The Arab Debate on Women at Work and Citizens Apart: A Portrait of Palestinians in Israel. She has worked with the United Nations, was the Editor-in-Cheif of Middle East Magazine, and was a founder of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. Currently, Hijab is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies.

Thursday, January 28, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Texas State University, outside the Student Center ESCALATE THE PEACE!  In the great tradition of student protest, we will come together on Jan. 28 on Texas State’s campus to speak out against the criminal military actions of the United States government. With the recent escalation of the war in Afghanistan, the expansion into Pakistan and Yemen, and the continued occupation of Iraq, it is time to hold our leaders accountable. This day … Continue reading →

Wednesday, January 27th from 5 to 9 pm, 1006 South 8th Street About Nectar: Nectar is a new thrift boutique whose mission is to raise funds for Amala’s humanitarian service projects in Austin & worldwide. The big event will feature opening night specials, Fair Trade teas by Sesa Tea, Fair Trade chocolates by Theo Chocolates, a dessert bar by Sneaky Sweets, and lovely acoustic music by Deborah Ramaker and friends. Nectar offers carefully selected one-of-a-kind treasures from around the world, … Continue reading →

January 13 – February 24, 2010, Austin Children’s Museum, 201 Colorado St. Sundays: 3-3:30pm & 4-4:30pm Wednesdays: 6-6:30pm (excluding 1/27 & 2/10) Sueños Realizados Storytime (Dreams Come True): Starting January 13, visitors to Austin Children’s Museum will hear inspiring, real-life stories of dreams come true in the new Sueños realizados bilingual Storytime program, sponsored by Target®. The six-week program, delivered in both English and Spanish, combines festive songs, activities and inspiring stories from books written and illustrated by acclaimed artist … Continue reading →

Sunday 1/24 at 2:00 pm, Austin Music Hall Advance $28.00, Day of Show $33.00 Benefiting The Clinton-Bush Fund and OXFAM Scheduled To Play: Asleep at the Wheel Band of Heathens Bob Schneider Bruce Robison Charlie Sexton The Flatlanders The Gourds Guy Forsyth Joe Ely Band Kelly Willis Kinky Friedman Paula Nelson Band Patricia Vonne Ray Wylie Hubbard Reckless Kelly Robert Earl Keen Shawn Colvin More acts to be announced… Can’t make the party, yet still want to donate: Here is … Continue reading →

Sunday, January 24th 11:30am-12:30pm, 4700 Grover Ave. Weekly Public Affairs Forum of The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin No Charge. The forum is held on most Sundays. Terri Burke, Executive Director of the ACLU of Texas. Terri Burke has been Executive Director of the ACLU of Texas for two years. A lifelong journalist, Terri was previously a political and investigative reporter. Including positions with the Dallas Morning News and the Austin American-Statesman. Despite urban area election results that suggest … Continue reading →

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010, 4 pm, The Independent (corner of E. 5th & Brushy St.) They Speak Youth Poetry Slam: Happy New Year!!!!! As a new decade begins, we at the Texas Youth Word Collective, also entering a new era, wish everyone much success and prosperity. One of the great things about a new year is the idea that you can change and make things better: your grades, your health, your life. You can reinvent yourself. With that in mind, … Continue reading →

Saturday, January 23, 1:30 PM, Texas State Capitol South Gate, 11th and Congress This year’s annual “Rally for Life” event will feature Rick Perry.  Stand with us to show that Texans believe in a woman’s right to her own body Protest called by Central Texas ARA RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=286714192789

From Amanda Winters’ Catalyst for Fun email calendar 1) The Nobelity Project & The Paramount Theatre present A special screening of Turk Pipkin’s documentary ONE PEACE AT A TIME (ck out the Nobelity Project’s website www.nobelity.org and/or make a point to see this film sometime if you don’t catch it tonite! Amanda) Wednesday, January 20th Doors @ 6:30pm / Show @ 7:30 pm Location: Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Avenue Austin , TX, 78701 Introduction and Q&A with filmmaker Turk Pipkin … Continue reading →

Monday, January 18, 2010. UT program starts at 9AM. Capitol program starts at 10AM. MLK Festival @ Huston- Tillotson immediately follows march To celebrate the national MLK day holiday, the Heritage Council is sponsoring the Community March. The purpose of this 16th annual Community March is to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy while uplifting diversity and multi-culturalism in our city. The MLK Community March kicks off at 9 a.m. with a short program at the MLK Statue on the … Continue reading →

Sunday, January 17, 2010, The Long Center for the Performing Arts, 6:30pm (Doors open at 6:00pm) Link to Long Center for Tickets The Austin MLK celebration includes the 17th Annual Keynote Address on January 17, 2010. This years keynote will feature Michael Eric Dyson and the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson – who is an American Book Award recipient and two-time NAACP Image Award winner – is one of the nation’s most influential and renowned public intellectuals. He … Continue reading →

On January 15, 2010 we invite soldiers, spouses and civilians to “call in sick” and join us for a Sick of Fighting the Wars vigil at the corner of Fort Hood St. and Veteran’s Ave. (East Gate) from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please come as you can. For more information about this event, visit our Facebook page or contact us at underthehoodcafe@gmail.com

Lecture on Opportunities & Challenges for a Palestinian State – Tuesday, January 12. Presented by the World Affairs Council of Houston. WAC Members: Free, Non-members: $20. Registration: 6 pm, Program: 6:30 – 7:30 pm. The Junior League, 1811 Briar Oaks. For more information, call 713-522-7811 or visit www.wachouston.org. Ambassador Maen Areikat, Chief Representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mission to the United States, will discuss developments in the Middle East peace process and opportunities and challenges for a Palestinian state. … Continue reading →

Pickin’ party for peace! ….the first of a weekly series….. This Sunday, Jan 10… 2-4:30 p.m. Cafe Caffeine…909 W Mary St 78704 Sharing…. Music: Me and Will T. Massey and whoever else shows up. Ideas: About encouraging a deeper understanding among our community of crucial issues like war and peace….through efforts like the upcoming Million Musicians March for Peace, March 20th, 2010. Come play, listen, talk, have some coffee or tea, …maybe volunteer for the March march….? Thanks. Richard Bowden

January 4, 2010, 6pm-8pm, Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street, 1st Floor, Austin, Texas 78701 Regular Monthly Meeting Public Input Agenda The Public meeting of the Citizen Review Panel will be held at City Hall Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. The following is the agenda: 1) 2009-0777: Complainant alleges excessive force was used during his arrest. 2) 2009-0380: Complainant alleges officers violated APD policy during a public march. 3) Community Policing Issues Complainants/Citizens may address the Citizen Review Panel about … Continue reading →

Saturday, January 2nd 2010, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. Meeting from 9-11am to decorate the cars at Mozart’s cafe (3825 Lake Austin Boulevard). First rendezvous point: Mozart’s café at 11:00am. Second rendezvous point: Central Market parking lot (4001 North Lamar Boulevard) at 12:00pm. The day of Ashura, a day of mourning for Hossein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, has been commemorated by Muslims for more than a thousand years. Hossein, who was brutally killed at the hands of the … Continue reading →

Saturday, January 2, 2010- Two Locations-Two Times-Two Conversations Morning Gathering-9:00 – 11:30 a.m. St. James Episcopal Church- Founders’ Hall- 512/926-6339; 1941 Webberville Road; Austin, Texas 78721-1138 -Directions : From Ed Bluestein (US 183 S): Take MLK Blvd exit and head west. Turn left onto Tannehill Lane and bear right onto Webberville Rd. St. James’ Episcopal Church will be on the left. -Directions: From Airport Blvd or IH-35: Turn onto MLK Blvd and head east. Turn right at the light onto … Continue reading →