The MLK Community March kicks off on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9 a.m. with a short program at the MLK Statue on the University of Texas campus. We will then march to the Capitol for Gospel music and then on to historic Huston-Tillotson University, where exciting activities are planned. In previous years, the march has drawn up to an estimated 15,000 people and we are anticipating even more individuals to unite for this special occasion in January 2011. All … Continue reading →

Sunday, January 15, 6-9 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road Celebrating Progressive Politics and Radical Roots: Across the country and around the world, people are rejecting old systems of concentrated wealth and power, and calling for a more just and sustainable world. This radical spirit has created new connections and reinvigorated groups that have long been fighting for progressive social change. That same energy is pulsing through Austin, opening up new opportunities for collaboration on analysis and action. In this … Continue reading →

Thursday, January 12, 7:00 PM, Workers Defense Project, 5604 Manor Rd Come learn and discuss today’s economic crisis and the possibilities for change. Univ. of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today’s crisis, showing how it was decades in the making and reflects seismic failures within the structures of American-style capitalism. Wolff traces the source of the economic crisis to the 1970s, when wages began to stagnate and workers were forced into a spiral of … Continue reading →

Thursday, Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m., Brush Square, between the Austin convention center and the Hilton, at 4th and Neches Street. Anti-union, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be the keynote speaker at this Thursday’s luncheon for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 10th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature. We plan to greet him and other conference attendees Texas protest-style, at high noon on Thursday, January 12th at the Hilton Austin downtown, 500 E. 4th.

Wednesday, December 28, 2:00pm to 3:00pm, Carver Branch Library, 1161 Angelina KWANZAA CELEBRATION African native and educator Elizabeth Kahura will bring Kwanzaa to life with storytelling, music, and art for all ages! Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with a focus on family values.

Saturday, December 17, 7 pm and 8:30 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road, Austin, 78723 – MonkeyWrench Books’ benefit dinner will include a vegan multi-course meal and a raffle fir prizes from our community partners. Dinner tickets are $15 (sliding scale). There will be two sittings for dinner, at 7 pm and 8:30pm. MonkeyWrench is encouraging everyone to wear their ugliest holiday sweater, with a competition and prize for the ugliest. You can reserve a spot by RSVPing on the … Continue reading →

Saturday (Dec. 17, 2011) from 4:30 pm to about 6 pm at the big tree at 11th and Congress Codepink invites you to join in a Peace on Earth vigil. We will also be asking passersby to sign Operation Recovery postcards produced by Iraq Veterans Against the War. Please join us if you can.

Saturday, December 17, 2011, 2:30pm until 4:30pm, Scholtz, 1607 San Jacinto Blvd. CHRISTMAS CHANGE! Holiday Party for Austinites for Geographic Representation (AGR) The public is invited to come celebrate the holidays and our Citizens’ Redistricting Plan to make Austin a truly Constitutionally representative city! Attendees are asked, as admission, to bring 10 signatures or your Christmas change. Print petition and the instructions This is a grassroots, volunteer drive. It will take a little effort from a a lot of us. … Continue reading →

12pm – 6pm Saturday December 17, 2011, Resistencia Bookstore, 1801-A South First St. Resistencia Bookstore presents its yearly X-MAS TIENDITA: where you will find unique holiday gift items: Artesania, Jewelry, Tarjetas, Posters, Literature, Musica, y Liberacion! Join us as we congregate/celebrate one last time before the new year! This gathering is yet another humble offering in memory of our elder raulrsalinas who founded this tradition of showcasing local and regional arts & crafts at Resistencia Bookstore’s X-MAS TIENDITA. Resistencia Bookstore … Continue reading →

7pm Friday December 16, 2011, Resistencia Bookstore, 1801-A South First St. Café Libro Open Mike presents Voces del Barrio: an intergenerational gathering to celebrate the creative voices and gifts of our people featuring veteran poets/writers Jorge Renaud and Jesse James Johnson with emerging writers Sarah Shaney Reeves, Olivia Lorena Slusher, and Mariama Konneh, and a special musical performance by middle school students, the jazz duo of Blaigne & David We invite poet/artistas to come share/enjoy the cantos & cuentos of … Continue reading →

Wednesday, December 14, 7 pm, Cinemark Cedar Park, 1335 E. Whitestone Blvd., (FM 1431 and Highway 183A), Cedar Park, 78613 Screening of “Incendiary: The Willingham Case” and discussion with filmmakers The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is sponsoring a special screening of “Incendiary: The Willingham Case” and a discussion with the filmmakers, Steve Mims and Joe Bailey. Described as “equal parts murder mystery, forensic investigation and political drama,” the new documentary film focuses on the case of Cameron … Continue reading →

Next General Assemblies: Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 3 pm and Thursday, Dec. 15 at 5 pm. Location TBA, see http://occupyut.org for more info. Occupy UT-Austin stands in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. The community is comprised of students, staff, faculty and anyone affiliated with or standing in support of occupying university members. The specific demands of this community have yet to be ratified, but will likely pertain to the following: Tuition costs that are spiraling out of control; … Continue reading →

Monday, December 12: March and Rally MARCH (and bus ride*) starts at 4:30 PM at Eastside Memorial HS (1012 Arthur Stiles Rd.) RALLY at AISD headquarters at 6:00 pm (1111 W. 6th St., one block west of Lamar) Citizens Communication before board vote starts at 7:00 pm. On Monday the AISD Board of Trustees will vote on a proposal that includes a plan to bring IDEA Public Schools, a charter school operator based in the Rio Grande Valley, into schools … Continue reading →

4pm Saturday December 10, 2011, Resistencia Book Store, 1801-A South First St. Join us to celebrate the voices of emerging East Austin writers! Save Our Youth presents a reading with young writers from Eastside Memorial High School under the direction of English teacher Susan Hauff and Lanier High School under the direction of English teacher Ashley Card The students are 10th graders. Their autobiographical essays/memoirs are about significant moments in their lives that have made an impact on who they … Continue reading →

Waco, Texas – On Saturday, December 10, 2011, at 2 p.m., community organizations will hold a vigil in Waco for detained immigrants in honor of International Human Rights Day. The vigil will begin at 2pm at Heritage Square at Third and Austin and will highlight the more than 10,000 immigrant detention beds in Texas. Until last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement was detaining immigrant women at the Jack Harwell Detention Center in Waco, a private jail operated by Community Education … Continue reading →

This Saturday (Dec. 10, 2010) Occupy Austin rally and march for International Human Rights Day. Gather at 2 pm at the Capitol for a march starting at 3 pm. Go to City Hall (Cesar Chavez & Lavaca) and to the Texas Capitol for ongoing protest. Occupy Austin is a grassroots movement that has formed in response to the actions on Wall Street in New York City. We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters who occupy Wall Street and … Continue reading →

SOLD OUT Sunday, December 4, 8 pm, Stateside at the Paramount, 719 Congress Ave. Join us at the newly renovated Stateside at the Paramount for an unforgettable evening of wit, wisdom and conversation with two of the most influential architects of the sustainable food movement. American philosopher, poet, farmer and novelist Wendell Berry has been the inspiration for local food activists from Alice Waters to Michael Pollan for more than half a century. Wes Jackson, president of The Land Institute, … Continue reading →

Sunday, December 4, 1 pm, Stateside at the Paramount, 719 Congress Ave. Because the evening event sold out, an afternoon event has been added. Only a handful of tickets are left. Join us at the newly renovated Stateside at the Paramount for an unforgettable afternoon of wit, wisdom and conversation with two of the most influential architects of the sustainable food movement. American philosopher, poet, farmer and novelist Wendell Berry has been the inspiration for local food activists from Alice … Continue reading →

Saturday, December 3, 10 am-1 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road Learn to make tamales from the masters, Amparo Dominguez and Maria Arias. You’ll go home with a dozen tamales (vegetarian or chicken) made from healthy, local ingredients. We’ll also make a variety of fresh salsas and atole, a traditional Mexican masa-based hot drink. The cost is $55 per person, and all proceeds will be used to fund the Sustainable Food Center’s cooking classes in communities in need. Registration required

Thursday, December 1, 2011 Reception – 5:30 p.m. Dinner – 7:00 p.m. Doubletree Hotel, 4099 Valley View Lane, Dallas, TX 75244 For Tickets, go to www.DallasPeaceCenter.org or call 214-823-7793 The Dallas Peace Center, Celebrating 30 Years of Peacemaking in North Texas and Beyond presents the 25th Annual Peacemaker Awards Dinner honoring: 2011 Peacemaker of the Year Rais Bhuiyan for his extraordinary commitment to breaking the cycle of hate and violence through the power of forgiveness. He is the founder of … Continue reading →

Thursday, Friday, & Saturday December 1st, 2nd, & 3rd, 2011, The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River St. @Wordpress / Facebook Thursday December 1, 2011 7pm-9pm Free and open to the general public. The first night of the festival will feature 3 workshops on writing and creativity. Facilitated by Scott Wiggerman, Jo Reyes-Boitel, and Moises S. L. Lara & ire’ne lara silva. Email flordenopal@gmail.com to reserve a space. On Friday and Saturday night over twenty poets from … Continue reading →

Wed., Nov. 30, 7 – 9 pm, 3701 East Martin Luther King Blvd The Warrior Writers Ally Workshop, “Working with Veterans 101″ is centered around building healthy relationships between soldiers and veterans and civilians. Some areas of learning & exploration will include: soldiers’ and veterans’ issues and experiences, guidance on positive and healthy ways of engaging veterans, and an orientation on how to support and work with soldiers and veterans as artistic collaborators, service providers, community members, etc. This workshop … Continue reading →

Monday, November 28, 2011, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM, Meeting Room 2.120, Student Activity Center, The University of Texas at Austin David Hidalgo is the driving vocal and guitar force of East LA’s Los Lobos and Latin Playboys, the former of which took border-hopping cultural collisions onto the world stage with a series of chart-topping songs and albums. Marc Ribot (ex-Tom Waits, ex-Lounge Lizards and just plain excellent guitarist) is the ex-leader of downtown NY’s The Prosthetic Cubans (i.e., Los … Continue reading →

Thursday, November 17, 7 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Sarah Ihmoud, a first generation Palestinian-American, will share a selection of video footage, photographs, and reflections on her recent trip to the occupied West Bank. Ihmoud, originally from Chicago, studies anthropology at the University of Texas.

Friday-Sunday, November 11 – 13, Ventana Del Soul, 1834 E. Oltorf THE PRISON SYSTEM IS THE NEW JIM CROW: This November, the Campaign to End the Death Penalty is headed straight to the belly of the beast — Austin, Texas — for a weekend of struggle and organizing! The CEDP’s 11th annual national convention will take up questions on how to build a movement that combats racism in the criminal justice system, supports resistance behind bars, aims to end mass … Continue reading →