Monthly Archives: February 2010

9pm Saturday Feb. 27, 2010, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St., Austin, Tejas CONJURE: Calling up the Spirit of Struggle, Resistance, & Liberation. We invite you to a forum for progressive artist/activists: A series of … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 27, 7 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop “Catching out: The secret world of day laborers” — Labor Ready, Volt, Labor Finders, Adecco — you can check in the Yellow Pages under “employment, temporary” and find probably … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 27th, 2010, 4 pm, The Independent, Corner of E. 5th & Brushy St. THE YOUTH POETRY SLAM – SEASON #8! Presented by the Texas Youth Word Collective. Last Chance to Qualify for a Spot in the Finals! How … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 27, 2:00pm-3:30pm March from Oilcan Harry’s to Austin City Hall Oilcan Harry’s is at 211 West 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701-3916, (512) 320-8823 Austin March Against Hate “Unify Against Violence & Hate” Hi Everyone, Late last Friday night … Continue reading →

February 27, 2010, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Huston-Tillotson University www.austinheritagefestival.org Tentative Schedule Event MC – Miss Black Texas USA! Zakiya Larry 1:00 – 2:00 The Celebration Begins! – Kickoff with the exciting Reagan High School Band Vendor Booths / … Continue reading →

Pasado, Presente, y Futuro: Forty Years of Chicana and Chicano Studies in Texas The year 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the formal establishment of Mexican American Studies in the academy in Texas. Since the early 1970s, many approaches have … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 25, 7:00 PM, UT campus, Parlin 101 “You really have to rethink your core business model, and that’s what we’re doing.” — Kevin Hegarty, UT-Austin Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Around the country and in Texas, a … Continue reading →

7pm Thursday Feb. 25, 2010, Resistencia Books, 1801-A S First Sacrifice for Justice: Immigrant rights activist Rama Carty speaks after his release from detention. “Going on hunger strike is not a crime, it’s making a sacrifice for justice.” Rama Carty … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 25, SAN ANTONIO 12:00-1:00 pm, San Antonio ICE offices Join Grassroots Leadership and our allies for the Texas launch of the national Dignity Not Detention: Preserving Human Rights and Restoring Justice campaign. We will be holding two events … Continue reading →

We have reached another sad milestone today. 1000 U.S. soldiers have died in Afghanistan, in addition to tens of thousands of Afghan civilians. Please join us WEDNESDAY, February 24th at 5:00 p.m. (weather delay) at City Hall as we mourn … Continue reading →

Monday, February 22, 8 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop A talk by Ashanti Alston, Former Black Panther and Black Liberation Army member: Drawing on his own experience in a variety of struggles, Ashanti will speak about the relevance of black … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 6:30 PM, Hyatt Regency North Dallas, 701 East Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75081 Join us for the Muslim Legal Fund of America’s Annual Benefit Dinner and listen to an award-winning investigative journalist share her captivating journey … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 20, 1:00 – 5:00 PM, Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Ln. “A CALL FOR REFORM” TEXAS CONVENTION FOR IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION Community members, advocacy groups, elected officials and allies from all around Texas will convene in Austin for … Continue reading →

Saturday, February 20, Save this Date, UT Campus Room and Time TBA THE ROOTS OF RACISM AND THE DEATH PENALTY IN AMERICA: Presenting the Campaign to End the Death Penalty’s National Speaking Tour for 2009 – 2010. Join this teach-in … Continue reading →

Friday-Saturday, February 19-20, UT campus,  AT&T Conference Center on the UT Austin campus This conference provides an opportunity to develop a comprehensive working plan to secure competitive insurance benefits for state university employees and to develop your campus initiatives on … Continue reading →

FEBRUARY 18-20 (9:30AM – 5:00PM) The Texas Union (main campus of UT Austin) Seventh Annual Activist Scholarship Conference at the University of Texas at Austin. Abriendo Brecha is an annual conference at the University of Texas at Austin dedicated to … Continue reading →

Thursday February 18, 2010, 7:00-8:30 PM, Schmidt-Jones Family Life Center, 1300 Lavaca St RESULTS Educational Fund Benefit featuring Jim Hightower (this is always an incredible group of people convening for this event===not to miss!). Locally baked desserts will be served … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 18, 7 pm, UT campus, GEA 105 Ali Abunimah, “From Gaza to freedom: Future scenarios for Palestine/Israel” Ali Abunimah, the editor of ElectronicIntifada.net and the author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict will … Continue reading →

PODER invites you THIS THURSDAY, Feb. 18th, 6-8 pm… The 1992 campaign that forced six trans-national oil companies to close their fuel storage facilities in East Austin, known as the “Tank Farm,” was an issue that brought grassroots empowerment and bridged … Continue reading →

Tuesday. February 16, 2-3:30 pm, Location: UT campus, LBJ Conference Room (CMA 5.160) Five Decades of Reporting from Latin America: Independent journalist John Ross is the author of 10 books, including Murdered By Capitalism – A Memoir of 150 Years … Continue reading →