Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:30 PM, in the Austin City Council Chambers, 301 W. 2nd Street

The Office of the Police Monitor invites you to attend a community meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, June 28, at Austin Community College Riverside Campus, 1020 Grove Blvd. Questions? Call at 974-9097. Gracias, Hermelinda Zamarripa

Sunday, June 27, 12:15 pm, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 14311 Wells Port Drive, Austin,TX 78728 (One block west of I-35. Take the 1825 / Wells Branch exit.) During the cold war, public consciousness fixated on the atomic bomb. The cold war ended, but we still live with the possibility of nuclear annihilation. “Countdown to Zero” (view trailer), which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Festival, confronts the possibility of nuclear disaster and asks us to consider the consequences for human survival. … Continue reading →

Saturday, June 26th, 6:30 pm, The Independent (corner of E. 5th & Brushy St.) What do you get when you take sixteen poets, put them on four teams, and let them spar with creativity and words? Come find out at the Ultimate Contest of Words! The best of the Austin area’s spoken word artists team up for the sixth annual team bout and fundraiser between the They Speak Slam Team, Neo Soul Poetry Lounge, Austin Poetry Slam, and the Killeen … Continue reading →

Saturday, June 26, 6 pm, 5604 Manor 5604 Manor – 5604manor.org – is a new space on Manor Road dedicated to making a better community and a better world. Austin Voices and the Third Coast Activist Resource Center are combining this summer to offer free Saturday night screenings of three great films — “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” (June 26), “Walkout” (July 17) and “Rize” (August 14) — that show what is possible when people use their creative talents to achieve … Continue reading →

12 Noon, Saturday June 26, Whole Life Books, 1006 South Lamar. Hands Across the Sands meditation: Join us at Whole Life Books for a fifteen minute non-political spiritual gathering to hold light and healing for all concerned with the oil spill and our precious ocean life! For more information about all the Hands Across the Sands events across the country.

POSTPONED TBA June Sat 26th & Sun 27th, 8am-1pm, 615 w. 31st ½ st. Austin Garage Sale: We are holding a garage sale to raise funds for sending aid to Gaza. We are also asking for any donations you might have for the garage sale, anywhere from furniture to clothing to books. We will be sending out further information on where to drop off your donations within the week. For any questions gilman.leah (at) gmail.com Palestine Solidarity Committee

Friday, June 25, 7:00 – 11:00 PM, Horseshoe, 3109 E. Cesar Chavez FUNDRAISER FOR MARYLYN BUCK: Long-time political prisoner, poet, and former Austinite Marilyn Buck has been behind bars for 25 years. She is due to be release on paroles in August and is being treated for cancer. Marilyn has fought for the rights of the oppressed around the world — even while in prison — and is now fighting for her life. She needs our support. $10 suggested donation. … Continue reading →

Thursday, June 24, 2010, 5:00pm – 11:00pm, Ruta Maya at Congress at Penn Field (behind Expose’) Come to LESLIE COCHRAN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY! Meet and greet the QUEEN OF AUSTIN on his birthday! Movies, Music, Silent Auction and more. He needs silent auction items! Please forward and talk to your friends about this great way to get good advertising! Call me Val to set up a donation: 512-474-5558. The money made from the silent auction will restore his ability to be … Continue reading →

The US SOCIAL FORUM will take place June 22-26, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan. The US Social Forum will provide a space to build relationships, learn from each other’s experiences, and share analysis of the problems our communities face. It will help develop leadership, vision, and strategy needed to realize another world. Another World is Possible. Another US is Necessary!

Sunday, June 20, 6 pm, 5604 Manor Road Back in 2006 we convened the “Last Sunday” gatherings to bring together people interested in progressive politics, the arts, and spirituality. After a year of successful monthly gatherings we took a hiatus, but now the Last Sunday gang is back with a new project. We’re starting off this summer with a series of programs to discuss crucial political and social issues and plan the next phase of a community gathering. The events … Continue reading →

Official Juneteenth Austin Website 9:30am – 2K Freedom Run/Walk, Comal St. and MLK Blvd Join family, friends, neighbors, community organizations & businesses at this highly visible, very powerful event that will raise awareness about the increasing prevalence of health disparities within the African-American community. This successful event celebrates freedom and promotes healthy living. Click here to download the 2K Registration Form 10am – Juneteenth Historical Parade, Comal St. and MLK Blvd Floats…Clowns…Bands…Auto Show. Click here to download the Parade Registration … Continue reading →

Thursday, June 17, 3 pm, Austin City Hall, Cesar Chavez and Guadalupe. Workers Defense Project is holding a Hunger and Thirst Strike and Vigil to recognize the inhumane and deadly working conditions faced by Austin construction workers. According to a recent study, 41% of construction workers don’t receive rest breaks and 1/3 are not provided with clean drinking water on the job. The vigil will call on the Austin City Council to change these shameful conditions by requiring rest breaks … Continue reading →

HUNTSVILLE — Declining to make a final statement, David Lee Powell was executed Tuesday for killing an Austin police officer 32 years ago as seven members of his victim’s family watched silently from a nearby window. Monday, June 14, 2010, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Texas State Capitol, Congress and 11th David Lee Powell has been on death row for 32 years for the murder of an Austin police officer. He has already served more than a life sentence, and on June … Continue reading →

Monday, June 14, 7 pm, The Vortex, 2307 Manor Road Think Outside the Bomb’s National Tour s coming to Austin to spread awareness of the devastating effect of the nuclear industry and to build a movement for nuclear abolition. Despite receiving a noble prize for his vision of a nuclear-free world, Obama’s Administration proposes to spend $180 billion to quadruple the US nuclear weapons building capacity. Obama’s proposal will do nothing to help communities devastated by years of uranium mining … Continue reading →

Monday June 14, 2010 @ 7am- June 15, 7am, Mexican Consulate, 410 Baylor Street, Austin, TX On the occasion of the General Hunger Strike by the Mexican Union of Electricians in Mexico City and the Mine Workers’s strike in Cananea, Sonora and Relatives of miners killed at Pasta de Conchos, Coahuila, will be held an act of support people resistance movement. The event is to demonstrate our solidarity with them. 7:00 a.m. there will be a 24 hour fast. in … Continue reading →

Sunday June 13th 7:30 pm at MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop King of the Hill Austin Premiere: Austin Premiere and Q&A with Michigan-based Filmmaker REBECCA GLOTFELTY. King of the Hill explores the repercussions of Israel’s expansion of settlement in the West Bank and includes interviews with Israeli settlers, Christian peacemaker teams, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions and more.

Saturday, June 12, 12:00 – 3:00 PM, State Capitol, E 11th and Congress On Saturday, June 12th, white supremacists and supporters of SB 1070 will hold a rally at the Capitol and call for a similar racist law to be passed in Texas. SB 1070 is an attack on immigrants and people of color and we need to send a clear message that we will resist similar legislation in Texas. Join us in solidarity with those who are resisting SB … Continue reading →

Thursday, June 10, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Beerland, 711 Red River Come hang out with the nice folks from the International Socialist Organization. The show will be to help raise money to send activists from Austin to Chicago for the Socialism 2010 conference in June. With the Crack Pipes, Asthma Attack and more TBA.

June 7th, 2010, 6pm-7pm, Austin City Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street, 1st Floor 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. 2010-0062: Complainant alleges that arresting officer was unprofessional, used excessive force and caused her injury. 2. 2010-0304: Complainant alleges officer used excessive force. 3. 2009-1618: Critical Incident 4. Community Policing Issues Complainants/Citizens may address the … Continue reading →

On Monday June 7, from 9am – 4pm, the community of Austin is going to let Delaware North know how mad they are that workers are being mistreated in their airport. Urgent Call To Action Monday June 7 to support fired airport UNITEHERE members. Delaware North is a New York-based conglomerate operating food and retail shops in the Austin Bergstrom Airport. On March 25, Delaware North workers tried to deliver a petition and speak to their management about their working … Continue reading →

Alternating Sundays – March 28 – June 20, at 1:30 pm, Dominican Joe Coffee Shop, 515 South Congress Activists of all experience levels are invited to participate in a discussion group exploring the theory and history behind a wide range of leftist political traditions and social change efforts. Cynthia Kaufman’s Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for Radical Change will serve as a guide for discussion. Respect and openness to others’ experiences and viewpoints will be emphasized. Members do not need … Continue reading →

Today! Come join us and visit with 60s activist Bill Ayers, now a Chicago educator widely honored for his work on education reform. (And, according to some on the right, Barack Obama’s best bud and ideological guru!!!) Rag Blog (and mds/austin) Happy Hour Friday, June 4, 5-7 p.m. Maria’s Taco XPress 2529 S. Lamar, Austin Everyone welcome! To all: Rag Blog Happy Hours are informal gatherings for Rag Blog contributors, supporters, and friends. They provide an opportunity for us to … Continue reading →

Thursday, June 3, 7:00 pm, UT campus, Parlin 101, Parlin Hall is in the northwest corner of the South Mall, the grassy area south of the UT Tower. ISO PUBLIC FORUM: THE FIGHT FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS On April 23, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1070, making it a crime for immigrants to fail to carry identification papers and encouraging Arizona police to check the immigration status of anyone “suspected” of being undocumented. To add insult to injury, Brewer signed … Continue reading →

We remember you, ese! RAUL R. SALINAS March 17, 1934 – February 13, 2008 Calaca Press and Red Salmon Press seek submissions for the 2nd Annual raulrsalinas Guerrilla Chapbook Poetry Contest **EXTENDED DEADLINE** Deadline: 11:59PM PST, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 As a way to honor the late Xicanindio poet activist raulrsalinas, Calaca Press (San Diego, Califas) and Red Salmon Press (Austin, Tejas) teamed up in 2009 to create the raulrsalinas Guerrilla Chapbook Poetry Contest. The inaugural contest winner was New … Continue reading →