Saturday, September 25, 7:30-9:30 pm, Momo’s, 618 West 6th Street Austin 4 El Salvador is a college scholarship fund for the girls in Soyapango, El Salvador. The evening will feature music and multi-media presentations by Gina Chavez, a Latin folk-rock singer/songwriter who has returned to Austin after volunteer work in Soyapango. The event will include information about organizations working for environmental sustainability, social justice, and peace in Central America. There will be an $8 charge at the door, with all … Continue reading →

September 24th and 25th, 1505 Broadmoor Dr, Austin TX For more information contact us at palestinesolidaritycommittee@gmail.com. We’re looking forward to starting off another packed full semester. We hope you can be part of the work we’re doing this time around.

Sunday, September 19, 6 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road Aviva Chomsky is a history professor and coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State College in Massachusetts. Her 2007 book “They Take Our Jobs!” And Twenty Other Myths about Immigration provides a careful analysis of the overheated rhetoric around immigration policy in the United States, debunking the 21 biggest myths and stereotypes in today’s debate. In her talk, Chomsky will sketch the outlines of a sensible … Continue reading →

Sunday, September 19, 12:30 pm, Congregational Church, 408 West 23rd Street Social and Economic Justice Series: Prisons, Profits, and Texas Death Row. The Congregational Church of Austin will host the first forum in a quarterly series on social and economic justice. In September the focus will be on the Texas criminal justice system. Speakers Kristin Houlé of the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Diane Claitor of Texas Jail Project, and Bob Libal of Grassroots Leadership (organizing to eliminate … Continue reading →

Sunday, September 19, 12:15 pm, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 14311 Wells Port Drive (exit off I-35, west onWells Branch Parkway) St. Andrew’s Fall Film Series: “The Love of Money: Part 1, The Bank that Bust the World” This three-part documentary, which originally aired on the BBC, is subtitled “A Definitive Guide to the Global Economic Meltdown.” While not definitive, it helps explain some of the causes of the current crisis. Part 1: The reckless greed of CEO Richard Fuld caused … Continue reading →

Saturday Sept. 18, 2010, 6pm, Resistencia Bookstore, 1801-A South First St. Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic: Art, Activism, Academia, & the Austin Project: Book Release Celebration with performances by the Austin Project women artists/activists. Sponsored by the John L. Warfield Center for African & African American Studies.

Saturday, September 18, 2010, 10AM, University Baptist Church, 2130 Guadalupe (Bus Routes 1M, 1L, 5 and 3) Longtime Civil Rights warriors, Stephanie Thomas and Bob Kafka, will be speaking at our Public Transit Stockholders’ Assembly this Saturday. The Bus Riders Union-Austin Texas will host a stockholders meeting to develop plans to restructure the antiquated and unproductive bus and rail services that currently constitute Austin’s public transit system. As Austin has become a major urban area, it still retains a transit … Continue reading →

Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 PM, UT campus, Parlin Hall room 105 Everybody’s talking about socialism — but what is it really? Come to a presentation and discussion on why we need an alternative to a world of war, environmental ruin, exploitation, racism and oppression. Instead of spending trillions on destructive wars and bailing out the people who wrecked the economy — while ordinary people are left hanging amid economic hard times — we could use the resources we have now … Continue reading →

Monday, Sept. 13th 5-9pm., Texas State University. Derrick Hall, Room 329 Student Issues Awareness Network (S.I.A.N.) Invites You To Come Watch and Discuss the Groundbreaking Documentary, “The Corporation.” Why? Because we want to live in a better world and make a difference. We’re having this screening and discussion because corporations permeate and infiltrate every aspect of our lives, from the foods we eat, to the ways we communicate, and even in our most intimate moments. How do we resist the … Continue reading →

Sunday, September 12, 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Momo’s, 618 W. 6th St. Help us launch the new Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera with a party and fundraiser. Music by Os Alquimistas and more acts TBA. For ten years, Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera (Austin So Close to the Border) has sought to educate Austinites about labor and human rights, fair trade, and the hidden costs of US trade policy. Our trips to the Mexican border provide a … Continue reading →

Sunday September 12, 2010, 6:00 to 10 pm, Jovita’s Restaurant, 1619 S. First Street, Austin, TX 78704 Joel Guzman & Sarah Fox, Los Pinkys and more. Austin Musicians Throw Benefit Concert for Accordion Queen Eva Ybarra Austin, Texas – A star-studded line up of Austin musicians will gather to help a queen of Conjunto – Eva Ybarra of San Antonio. Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox, Bradley J. Williams (Los Pinkys, Polkasonics, Gulfcoast Playboys), Clemencia Zapata (Cerronato, Conjunto Aztlan), Bubba Hernandez, … Continue reading →

Sunday, September 12, 12:00 – 5:00 PM, Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (12 noon, Alamo Drafthouse S. Lamar, $10) “March On” documents the 2009 National Equality March through the lives of five families who put aside their daily routine, packed up their hopes and went to Washington DC to demonstrate that they believe in Equality. Along with footage from past marches, interviews and powerful speakers, “March On” takes you to this fantastic and historic event. Watch the debut … Continue reading →

Thursday Sept. 9, 2010, 7pm, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. People in Defense of the Earth & her Resources (PODER) presents 30 Days to Save 300 Acres: a presentation on reclaiming indigenous ancestral land in Ecuador with special guest Flavio Santi, Shuar/Quichua healer and leader of the Amazanga people. Flavio Santi is a Shaman of the Amazanga community from the central Amazonian jungle in Ecuador. He has worked to protect over 300 acres of … Continue reading →

September 9th, 2010, 6pm-8pm, Police Monitor Citizen Review Panel Regular Monthly Meeting, Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street, 1st Floor 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. 2010-0599: Officer is alleged to have declined multiple subpoenas which resulted in dismissed cases for the court. 2. Community Policing Issues. Complainants/Citizens may address the Citizen Review Panel about the above items. … Continue reading →

Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 9 a.m., Travis County Commissioners Courtroom, 314 West 11th Street, Austin, Texas, 78701. Join VoteRescue at Travis County Commissioners Court this Tuesday, 9.7.10 To our valued VoteRescue Coalition Partners: Please read the press release below and come join us at Commissioners Court this coming Tuesday, September 7th, for Citizens’ Communication as we go to demand hand-counted paper ballots for the voters of Travis County for the upcoming elections. Sign up to make a brief statement on … Continue reading →