May 7, 2012, 6pm, Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street, 1st Floor, Office of the Police Monitor Citizen Review Panel Regular Monthly Meeting Public Input Agenda 1. 2011-1327: Complainant asserts that APD policy and training related to serving people with special needs is incomplete. 2. 2011-1315: Complainant asserts that APD used excessive force and targeted him because of his ethnicity. 3. Public comment and discussion on Preservation of Life Standard. 4. Public Comment. Complainants/citizens may address the Citizen Review Panel … Continue reading →

Sunday, May 6, 7:00 PM, Location: MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Blvd. Join a screening and discussion of the Al Jazeera English documentary film “Punishment and Profits.” Immigration is a key issue in the US presidential election, with the Republican candidates trying to demonstrate their tough stance on undocumented immigrants. But under the Obama administration, the detention and deportation of immigrants has reached an all-time high. Every day, the US government detains more than 33,000 non-citizens at the cost … Continue reading →

Sunday, May 6, 5:00 PM, Black Star Co-op, 7020 Easy Wind Dr. Michael King, news editor of the Austin Chronicle, will speak and answer questions about the political issues and insanities that he covers at the local, state, national, and international levels. King is the author of the Chronicle’s popular and provocative “Point Austin” column. He’s a former editor of the Texas Observer and the Houston Press, and in a former life taught for several years in the English Department … Continue reading →

Sat. May 5, 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., St. James Episcopal Church Founders’ Hall, 1941 Webberville Rd The Center Addresses Each Topic With The Following Three (3) Questions: –How Did We Get To The Race Divides? –What Is The Data Telling Us? –How The Divides are Sustained By Institutional & Structural Racism? Each First Saturday “Courageous Conversation” is designed for the Travis/Austin Capital area residents to learn and benefit from this enlightening focus on institutional, individual, structural, spatial racism. They … Continue reading →

May 4, 2012 Awareness to Action: Advancing Solutions for Men of Color in Higher Education The Division of Diversity and Community Engagement invites you and your students to participate in the 26th Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights, an event organized by the students, faculty and staff to commemorate the history and struggles of Heman Sweatt, the first African American admitted into the University of Texas School of Law. This year’s symposium, Awareness to Action: Men of Color in … Continue reading →

Saturday, April 28, 8 am – 2 pm, 5604 Manor Many people look to faith traditions for principles of justice, and then struggle to find the most effective ways to contribute to building a more equitable world. These sessions will outline the contributions theology can make to our understanding of social justice and highlight organizing efforts in the community that are putting principles into action. Coffee and informal conversation will begin at 8 a.m. The featured speaker at 8:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

Friday, April 27, 7 pm, University United Methodist Church, 2409 Guadalupe St. (free parking available) Theologian and social critic Gary Dorrien will speak on “Breaking the Oligarchy” to keynote a weekend gathering on economic justice and faith. Dorrien, an Episcopal priest and professor at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University, is a frequent speaker and commentator on programs such as “Bill Moyers’ Journal.” Described by Cornel West as “the preeminent social ethicist in North America today,” Dorrien is the author … Continue reading →

April 20th – 24th, Hartmann Park, Manchester Neighborhood, Houston, TX In Honor of Struggles Against the Oil Industry Throughout North America, In Memory of the Workers Whose Lives Were Taken By BP Two Years Ago, Join Us In Saying: CLEAN AIR AND WATER FOR ALL TAKE BACK EARTH DAY! – REMEMBER THE GULF LETS SHUT DOWN THE TAR SANDS AND BLOCKADE AN OIL REFINERY! A festival of resistance and alternatives to the fossil fuel economy, in the shadow of the … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 19, 7pm, Jones Auditorium, St. Edward’s University, 3001 South Congress, Georgetown University law professor David Cole will speak on “Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law 10 Years after 9/11: Has Everything Changed?” Cole, who has litigated cases before the Supreme Court, will explore the ways that the war on terror has — or has not — transformed the rule of law in the United States, with special attention to the role of the Obama administration, the courts, … Continue reading →

Sunday, April 8, 6-9 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road “Third Coast Sunday,” a series of monthly gatherings to connect social justice activists, will focus on the struggle for gender equality. A panel of local activists will discuss a variety of issues, including reproductive rights, sexual violence, and media images. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for socializing, featuring a variety of healthy snacks and Red Rabbit Cooperative Bakery’s vegan donuts. The panel discussion will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed … Continue reading →

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 – starting at 6:30 p.m., Pfluger Bridge over Town Lake A TIME TO BREAK THE SILENCE: A PUBLIC READING OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR’S ‘BEYOND VIETNAM’ SPEECH On April 4th, 1967, at the Riverside Church in New York City, Dr. King delivered his most direct critique of U.S. militarism. Please join us as we read excerpts from the speech he delivered exactly one year before his assassination. WHO WILL READ: Individuals from the Austin peace … Continue reading →

Sunday, April 1, 6 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road, Austin, 78723 – Journalist Juan Gonzalez will be speaking. Details coming soon.

Saturday, March 31, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, March will start at Terrazas Library (1105 E. Cesar Chavez St.) and will conclude at Austin City Hall with guest speakers and entertainment. Cesar E. Chavez is one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. His legacy of workers rights, civil rights, environmental justice, equality for all, peace, non-violence, children and women’s rights, deserves national recognition. Cesar inspired millions of people across the country of all races and nationalities to … Continue reading →

Saturday and Sunday, March 31 – April 1 The tournament proceeds will go towards the purchase of new computers for the Worker Defence Project’s Computer Literacy Course, benefiting WDP’s membership and Austin’s low-wage workers. This is a 7 v. 7 co-ed friendly tournament tournament, which means there must be a minimum of two women on the field at all times. All teams are guaranteed 3 games. This is a friendly tournament for all levels of soccer. You can register as … Continue reading →

Thursday, March 29, 2012, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Balcony Room C (3.116), Student Activity Center, The University of Texas at Austin Cynthia E. Orozco, Professor in the Department of History at Eastern New Mexico University, will be visiting The University of Texas at Austin to give a plática based on her recent book, No Mexicans, Women or Dogs Allowed: The Rise of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (UT Press, 2009). Professor Orozco obtained her Bachelor of Arts from … Continue reading →

March 28, Wednesday, 7pm-8:30pm BookWoman, 5501 North Lamar #A, to promote, sell, and sign her new book: Revolution, A Love Story March 30, Friday, about 8pm Brave New Books, Cindy will be speaking as part of a 2-day mini-conference, Free the Slaves, Stop the Wars, End the State March 31, Saturday, Camp Casey Reunion, Lee Atherton’s Barn, 3600 S. 2nd, Austin, TX 3-10pm. Cindy will do a TV interview on Frontline Texas With Jack Blood from 6-7pm, then she’ll be … Continue reading →

Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 6PM, Burdine 106. Dr. Norman Finkelstein is a renowned American Jewish professor, political scientist, activist, and author who has worked on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict for over three decades. Dr. Finkelstein received his doctorate in 1988 from the Department of Politics at Princeton University and has written six books about the Israel-Palestine conflict. He has held faculty positions at Brooklyn College, Rutgers University, Hunter College, New York University and more recently DePaul University. For many years he … Continue reading →

Saturday, March 24, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Texas State Capitol SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS MARCH AND RALLY AT THE CAPITOL If you were part of the 13,000 who rallied at the Capitol last year to fight budget cuts to education, you may ask “Why we are going back when the legislature is not in session?” because now is even more important! We need to send a message NOW to all candidates and elected officials-including legislators, State Board of Education, and … Continue reading →

Monday, March 19, 7 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road Journalist Seymour Hersh will offer reflections on the multiple crises in the Middle East and the role of the United States in the region. In an onstage conversation with University of Texas journalism professor Robert Jensen, Hersh will talk about his most recent reporting on Iraq, Iran, and Israel, as well as discussing career as an investigative reporter. Since winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1970 for his reporting on the … Continue reading →

Thursday, March 15, Dallas Peace Center Spring Lecture Welcomes Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor of TIKKUN magazine, rabbi of Beyt Tikkun synagogue in Berkeley and San Francisco, CA, and the author of twelve books, including most recently Embracing/ Israel Palestine

Sunday, March 11, 6-9 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road Third Coast Sunday – Education and Equality: Making Public Schools Work for Every Student “Third Coast Sunday,” a series of monthly gatherings to connect social justice activists, will focus on the various ways public education is (1) failing the most vulnerable students by not providing an equal education for all, and (2) failing to provide all students with the crucial critical-thinking skills needed more than ever. A panel discussion with … Continue reading →

Mar. 11, 2012, Sunday, at 2pm, will be a public memorial for Leslie at the Homeless Memorial Tree & Plaque at Auditorium Shores near the Fanny Davis Gazebo. People can place remembrance items here. The WordPress People are encouraged to share their Leslie-stories here. Also here are auctions of beautiful portraits of Leslie for raising funds. Posters of these portraits are being printed and will be sold in local area stores. All proceeds will benefit expenses related to supporting Leslie. … Continue reading →

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 3:00-5:00pm, Southwest Key Programs, 6002 Jain Ln. Community Room Grand Jury ruling on Carter shooting follow up

Monday, March 5, 7 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road Raymond Bonner shines a light on the shortcomings of the justice system in his new book on a mishandled murder case in South Carolina that left an innocent man facing execution. In his talk about his book, the former New York Times reporter will provide an account of the prosecutorial misconduct, inept defense lawyers, and injustice in Edward Lee Elmore’s case. Anatomy of Injustice illustrates the widely acknowledged inequality and … Continue reading →

Friday, March 2, 3-6 pm, Starting in front of State Capitol, 11th and Congress March and Rally: More Teaching, Fewer Tests, Education at its Best This event will launch a boycott of standardized testing. People will gather from 3-4 pm on the sidewalk at 11th and Congress. The march will begin at 4:15 pm, moving to a 4:30 pm rally at the Texas Education Agency (Congress and 17th). Facebook Event