Thursday, October 6, 7:00 PM, 5604 Manor community center, 5604 Manor Rd. BUDGET CUTS AND WOMEN’S HEALTH–A panel discussion about the disastrous effects budget cuts are having in Central Texas on women’s health. Starting this month, targeted attacks on Planned Parenthood health centers are hitting close to home. Gov. Rick Perry approved a state budget that singles out women’s health, eliminating more than two-thirds of funding for basic women’s health care services including life-saving breast and cervical cancer screenings, abortion … Continue reading →

CODEPINK will mark the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan with a DIE-IN at the federal building plaza on Thursday, October 6th from 4:30 – 6pm. The address is 300 E. 8th St., but, the plaza is in the rear of the building. This building houses the offices of Sen.Kay Bailey Hutchison and Rep. Lloyd Doggett. As we begin the 11th year of our war on the people of Afghanistan, join us to express your outrage! We will have … Continue reading →

Thursday, October 6, 2011 2PM until ?, 301 W. Second St. The Citizens of Austin Texas will present our demands and solutions to those identified problems to the elected officials who occupy the Dais. Austin’s 99% Joins the 99% on Wall Street to Demand Change Now! OCCUPY AUSTIN is a grass roots movement that has formed in response to the actions on Wall Street, in New York City. As we have gathered together we have come to the conclusion that … Continue reading →

“I pledge that if any U.S. troops, contractors, or mercenaries remain in Afghanistan on Thursday, October 6, 2011, as that occupation goes into its 11th year, I will commit to being in Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., with others on that day with the intention of making it our Tahrir Square, Cairo, our Madison, Wisconsin, where we will NONVIOLENTLY resist the corporate machine until our resources are invested in human needs and environmental protection instead of war and exploitation. We … Continue reading →

On October 3 at 10:00 a.m., ten years before the eve of the Afghanistan invasion, people advocating peace, justice, compassion an end to a meaningless war will hold a press conference at the Dallas Peace Center, 5910 Cedar Springs Rd., in the Cathedral of Hope. Speakers will include Gene Lantz, president of Texas Alliance of Retired Americans; Aftab Siddiqui, vice president of Muslim Democratic Caucus of Texas; Rev. Ryan Koch, president of the Dallas Peace Center; Leslie Harris of CODEPink; … Continue reading →

Sunday, October 2nd, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Jovita’s Restaurant y Cantina, 1619 South First Street Featuring: The Austin Lounge Lizards Barbara K & Richard Bowden The Possum Posse Silent auction Information about Under the Hood/Operation Recovery $10 donation is suggested at the door. Visit our Facebook page Let us know you’re coming and invite your friends! All proceeds benefit Under the Hood Cafe & Outreach Center, the GI coffeehouse at Fort Hood.

Saturday, October 1, 2011, 10:00am – 5:00pm, Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road Austin Public Library Friends Foundation presents the Austin Teen Book Festival The largest festival of its kind in the country, the Austin Teen Book Festival celebrates the teen reading experience by providing Austin teens the opportunity to engage with many of the most popular and critically acclaimed YA authors in the country, including Scott Westerfeld, Andrea Cremer, Jenny Han, David Levithan, and local YA authors Cynthia … Continue reading →

Saturday, Oct 1, 2011, 9-11:30 a.m. St. James Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Road, 926-6339 1st Saturday’s FREE Workshop & Tool Kit Travis County Sheriff’s Office Building Bridges: Brick by Brick What Is Peacemaking Between The Races? Goal: All Races in Travis County are Peacemakers toward One Another Outputs: Networking Opportunities for Persons Committed to Peace between Races in Travis County Outcome: How does Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Loving Your Enemies” Speech help Race Peacemakers? Benefit of Peacemaking between Races Workshops: … Continue reading →

7pm Friday September 30, 2011, Resistencia Books, 1801-A South First St. Red Salmon Arts in collaboration with the Indigenous Cultures Institute (San Marcos, Tejas) presents a plàtica/presentation by Roberto “Dr. Cintli” Rodriguez, Indigenous journalist, activist, & teacher Battling anti immigrant & anti indigenous sentiments, Roberto “Dr. Cintli” Rodriguez is one of many activists & organizers on the frontlines struggling to preserve ethnic studies programs in Arizona. Rodriguez currently teaches at the University of Arizona and is a longtime, award-winning journalist … Continue reading →

7pm Tuesday September 27, 2011, Resistencia Books, 1801-A South First St. Red Salmon Arts & Save Our Youth with the support from The Austin Project Performance Company present a Book Release Reading of the award winning play blu by Virginia Grise with direction by Florinda Bryant Virginia Grise will read from her newest play blu. Winner of the Yale Drama Series Award, blu follows a queer Chicana/o family as they love & war while police helicopters circle their starlit rooftop … Continue reading →

Sunday, September 25 · 5:00pm – 9:00pm, Donn’s Depot, 1600 W. 5th St. Scheduled performances by, Marcia Ball, Jimmy LaFave, W.C. Clark, Shelley King, Sam Baker, John-Arthur Martinez, Mike Blakely, Hotcakes, Chip Dolan and Marvin Dykhuis and a few surprises! Suggested $15.00 donation at the door. Ever had the pleasure of sitting next to Oren when he randomly belted out the words to a tune or had him glide you across the dance floor? Whether harmonizing with friends, dancing at … Continue reading →

Saturday, September 24, 1:00 – 6:00 PM, Planned Parenthood, 201 E. Ben White This is a town hall meeting and potluck to assess and discuss the needs of our communities. There will be 3 panels as follows: 1-2:30 LGBT Immigrant Rights; 2:45-4:15 Women/Queer/Trans solidarity for health; 4:30-6 The state of Trans healthcare in ATX: a roundtable discussion. Stay all day or stop by for a panel. Tell us what you think, share your ideas, and bring some food to share. … Continue reading →

Fri, Sept 23, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, Unity Church of the Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Rd A Surround Sound Experience! Through Vibrations of Love, Empowering Intentions of Glorious Rain! Paul Hubbert on Crystal Bowls & Vocal Harmonics – Jodi Roberts on Tibetan Bowls & Gongs Join us as we celebrate the coming New Age and Vision the Nurturing Rain! The Fall Equinox or First Day of Autumn, we complete our harvesting and prepare for the coming season. This is a … Continue reading →

Friday, September 23, 7:00 PM, Wesley United Methodist Church, 1164 San Bernard St. Michelle Alexander will speak about her acclaimed book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, which argues that the mass incarceration of African American men has created a racial under-caste subject to legalized discrimination and social exclusion. Alexander will explain that while it is no longer socially permissible to use race as a justification for discrimination, it is legal to discriminate against convicted … Continue reading →

Thursday, September 22, 6:30-9 pm, Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River Street The Workers Defense Project http://www.workersdefense.org/ will celebrate its ninth year of working to empower low-wage workers to act collectively for racial and economic justice in the workplace. The event will include music by Cerronato, with food from El Sol y La Luna and beverages from Black Star Co-Op. The $25 admission benefits the work of WDP. Buy tickets online. For more information please contact candace@workersdefense.org.

Thursday, September 22, 2011, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Center for Mexican American Studies, West Mall Building (WMB), 5th Floor, The University of Texas at Austin Serie XVIII Opening Reception and Exhibition — The entire Serie XVIII will be on display in the office suite at the Center for Mexican American Studies. Serie XVIII is comprised of 9 artists from across the United States, including Joey Fauerso, Juan Mora, James Huizar, Carol Hayman, Lacey Richter, Robbie Ortiz, Rosane Volchan O’Connor, … Continue reading →

Monday, September 19, 7:00 PM, AFL-CIO Hall, 1106 Lavaca St. Come to a community forum on the “Secure Communities” immigration enforcement program and the impact of deportations on the Travis County community. Secure Communities (aka S-Comm) is a program that extends the reach of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement into local police departments through unprecedented information-sharing. Travis County’s participation in this program has led to more than 2,700 Travis Co. residents being turned over to ICE, mostly for low-level … Continue reading →

September 11, 6-8 p.m., 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road The Third Coast Activist Resource Center will mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11/01 with a program featuring voices from the movements to end the U.S. empire and create a more just and sustainable world.

Thursday, September 8, 7-10 pm, 5604 Manor, 5604 Manor Road Writer, political activist, and socialist organizer Carl Davidson will give a multi-media presentation on the Mondragon Corporation and the Cooperative Movement, a 50-year-old network of factories and agencies, involving close to 100,000 workers that is centered in Spain’s Basque country but now spans the globe. Mondragon is an experiment, radical and practical, in how the working class can become masters of their workplaces and surrounding communities. Davidson is a co-chair … Continue reading →

Wednesday, September 7, 7:00 PM, Windsor Park Branch library, 5833 Westminster Dr. ISO FORUM: AUSTERITY, DEBT, AND BUDGET CUTS – THE FIGHT FOR ANOTHER WORLD Three years after the financial meltdown of 2008 and the election of the first Black president was hailed as an era of reviving the New Deal, millions of people are still unemployed, federal and state budgets have been slashed, and attacks on unions, health care and education in every state have been led by Democrats … Continue reading →

Tuesday, September 6 · 7:00am – 7:00pm The day after Labor Day, September 6, 2011 we will issue a wake up call to relevant governmental entities and British Petroleum concerning the continuing human rights violations now occurring in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of the Gulf Oil Catastrophe of 2010. Everyone, no matter where you are, will be able to mass affect the normal work day of high ranking officials in an internet blitz concerning the following issues … Continue reading →

Race Peace First Saturdays: September 3, 9-11:30 a.m. St. James Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Road, 926-6339. Free. Bridges: Brick by Brick Optimizing Race Harmony and Positive Change in The Travis County/Greater Austin Area Note: Please come and share your thoughts as to the three comments at the bottom of this notification Action I. Today’s Community Race Peace Assessment -Networking Warm-Up/Sign-In How would you distribute 100% of your vote today, in terms of your personal opinion? a. I see race peace … Continue reading →

Tuesday, August 30 · 8:00am – 4:00pm, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Meeting, MS Coast Coliseum & Convention Center, 2350 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, Mississippi The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (GCERT) was created by President Obama through an Executive Order on October 5, 2010, with concerns to long term recovery following the 2010 Deep Water Oil Catastrophe. Although the Task Force is charged with development of a restoration strategy that proposes a Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration agenda, from … Continue reading →

Monday, August 29 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm, Monkey Wrench Books, 110 East North Loop Boulevard A little-known movement of radical Christians and self-proclaimed prophets wants to infiltrate government, and Rick Perry might be their man. Join Texas Observer staff writer Forrest Wilder for a discussion of his latest cover story Rick Perry’s Army of God. The New Apostolic Reformation movement, as they’re often called, are principal figures behind The Response, the prayer and fasting event “initiated” by Rick Perry as … Continue reading →

August 23, 2011 13 day, 167 mile farm worker march to Sacramento starts on Tuesday. Link to donate. Saying the time to act is now, farm workers will begin a 167-mile pilgrimage up the Central Valley to Sacramento to press for enactment of the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act. The march begins on August 23, 2011 in Madera, two months since Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed SB 104, a bill that would have made it easier for farm workers to … Continue reading →