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Progressive Activism in Austin, TX


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Table of Contents

  • What's this all about

    Events

  • Austin Area Events
    Third Coast Activist Calendar
    Austin Indy Media Radicalendar You can add your events to this list!
    Environmental/cultural/healing events
  • Regular Meetings of Activist Groups (weekly/monthly -- many open to public -- Become active, join a group!)
  • Trips and Delegations (Domestic & Foreign)
  • Pictures of Austin Anti-war Demonstrations

    Organizations

  • Austin Area Peace, Justice, & Environmental Organizations (by topic)

  • Local Politics

    Informational Resources

  • on Guantanamo
  • ... on Iraq
  • Cost of the War in Iraq [details]
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  • Bush Administration Public Statements on Iraq -- Refuted
  • Eyewitness Reports from the Ground in Iraq
  • Iraqi Blogs
  • Sites with Photos from Iraq
  • UN news on Iraq -- Stuff you won't find in the US press
  • Casualties
  • Photos of Iraqi Civilian Casualties
  • Names of over 3,000 Iraqi Civilians Killed as a Result of the US Invasion of Iraq
  • US + "Coalition" Casualty Names and Statistics (reccommended)
    US Military Fatality List (mostly Iraq & Afghanistan) (2004) (2003) (2001 - 2002)
    US & "Coalition" Deaths & Casulaties from CNN -- View alphabetical list, casualty list by month, graphical charts by month (2003, 2004), country, branch of military dead and wounded, by race, age, and gender
                [note that last depicted month may not be up to date.]
  • ... on 9/11, "War on Terrorism", and Background Materials
  • Featured Articles
  • What is the US Doing?
  • Threats to Constitutional Rights
  • 9/11 Commission Report (PDF format)
  • on 2004 election mishaps
  • on Guantanamo
  • ... on Other Activist Issues (incl. Palestine/Israel)
  • ... on Venezuelan Coup

    Government Documents

  • Camp Delta Standard Operating Procedures (11/2007) [PDF] New (11/2007)
    Unclassified military manual for how to deal with Guantanamo prisoners
  • (Global Warming Report [PDF]
  • National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq (1/2007) [PDF]
  • International Law
  • UN Security Council Resolutions
  • Bills before Congress -- search for any bill
  • US Code -- search for any law (alternate)
  • US Constitution
  • Texas State Constitution
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (simplified version [PDF])
  • EU Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
  • UK Human Rights Act of 1998
  • Iraq Study Group Report [PDF]
  • Other Info from Governements

  • Register to Vote
  • Texas (click on 'government' which also has link to federal sites)
  • Travis County
  • City of Austin
  • Texas Redistricting; what district are you in?
  • Texas & Local Election information
  • News relevant to progressive issues
  • Foreign News Media

    Activist Resources

  • Places to Put up Posters in Austin
  • Press Release Template

  • How to Photograph Street Marches [New!]

  • CD/Legal/Consensus/Media/...
  • Patriot Dreams: A User's Manual for Democracy (pdf format)
  • Civil Disobedience Index
  • Demonstrator's Manual
  • Stopping a Police State: A Pocket Guide
  • Common Sense Security for Activists
  • Security for Activists -- Resources

  • Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook
  • Know Your Rights Wallet Card (English) (Spanish)
  • Ruckus Society Direct Action Tools & Manuals
  • Activist Resources from ACT-UP, New York
  • Starhawk's Resources for Activism Trainers
  • Activist's Toolkit

  • Chants, Slogans, Poster Text
  • Peace Songs, including Peace Carols
  • Peace & Justice Poetry
  • Greeting Cards for Peace

  • Subscribe to Email List Servers

    Action Campaigns

  • Don't Just Vote.com
  • Freeway Blogger
  • Code Pink Alert

    Flyers

  • Local Flyers
  • Antiwar Flyers from the War Resisters' League

    Graphics and Things to Order

  • Fliers, Posters, Graphics, Comics, ...
  • Order Peace Flags, Buttons, Bumper Stickers, ...
  • Yard Signs

    Contact Information

  • ... for US government Officials (Updated 11/2007)
  • ... for UN Officials (Updated 11/2007)
  • ... for Congress (Updated 11/2007)
  • ... for Austin Mayor and City Council (Updated 11/2007)
  • Contacting Media

    Organizations, etc., outside Austin

  • Peace Centers around the Country
  • List of National Antiwar Organizations (needs updating)
  • Global Conferences and Training

  • An unrepresentative Congress has given an unelected President unconstitutional authority to wage an unprovoked war.

    "Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience…Therefore [individual citizens] have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity from occurring"

    -- Nuremberg War Crime Tribunal, 1950
    
    First they came for the Communists
       and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. 
    Then they came for the Jews,
       and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. 
    Then they came for the trade unionists,
       and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. 
    Then they came for the Catholics
       and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. 
    Then they came for me,
       but by that time, no one was left to speak up.
        -- Pastor Martin Niemoeller, Nazi Germany
    
    

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    Austin, TX, Activism

  • George W. Bush was not elected president in 2000. His election in 2004 is questionable due to significant voting regularities in Ohio and Florida.
  • We must continue to emphasize that the Bush-Cheney administration has no mandate even if it can now possibly claim to be legitimate.
  • This site focuses on the fight against the Bush-Cheney agenda.
  • This site is designed to assist a Fast-Action Network to oppose outrageous actions by theBush-Cheney administration or local authorities
  • This site provides a resource to provide the public with information about events in Austin, political groups in Austin, and informational resources regarding peace, justice, and environmental issues.
  • This site is intended as a link to peace, justice, and environmental groups and activities around Austin, Texas.
  • Such groups are involved with (in alphabetical order)
  • Criminal Justice issues
  • Environmental issues
  • Gender issues
  • Party Politics
  • Green
  • Socialist
  • Local issues
  • Peace and anti-war issues
  • Police issues
  • "Race"/heritage issues
  • Workers' Rights
  • ... other related issues
  • We decry the September 2001 terrorist attacks, but urge sanity. We must make clear that the US should oppose any policy by any nation (including our own) which targets civilians. We should not allow these attacks to be excuses for chipping away at our rights. We can even quote George Bush in this regard:

    "Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. " The only way our freedom and way of life came under attack is by making it more likely that the government will take steps to violate our freedoms and way of life. If the government takes such steps, that means that we are allowing the terrorist acts to succeed. "Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America." The USAPATRIOT Act and executive orders which restrict our First and Fourth Amendment rights are continued chipping away at the foundation (the Constitution and Bill of Rights) of the USA.

    Flood Congress, the executive branch, newspapers, and radio call-in shows with calls for a peaceful resolution to the crisis! Demand justice and peace. Killing civilians to demonstrate that killing civilians is wrong does not make sense. As Ghandi said, "an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." Use the resources page for assistance in creating letters. Emails and (sometimes) faxes can be sent automatically from the Web actions pages.


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