Due to so many people being out of town or otherwise unavailable, our regular monthly meeting scheduled for Sunday, August 10, will not be held.

We expect to resume in September.

This month’s Iraq Moratorium Vigil will take place 

Friday, July 18, at noon outside the Netroots Nation
convention at the Austin Convention Center.

The Austin Convention Center is at 500 East Cesar Chavez
with a main entrance on Trinity.
Gather at the Trinity entrance.

Netroots is a progressive blog conference in ATX.
Join us to show an anti-war presence and maybe get coverage
from blogs.
“Blog for Peace”!  

We’ll keep you posted on events and news.  Look for info on the next Iraq Moratorium event in Austin, oil news, anti-war resolution passed at CWA convention, etc.

The Iraq Moratorium–every third Friday until the war ends.

From CodePink–Women for Peace:

CodePink Austin Dance Party and Fundraiser
DANCE FOR CodePink!!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Jovita’s, 1617 S. First St.

Starting at 6 p.m.

FEATURING:

CERRONATO

Vallenato y Cumbia from the Texas Hill Country

and

THE DJEMBABES

Women whose drumming and singing create bridges
to understanding and who speak as instruments for
peace!

PLEASE JOIN US FOR FUN, DANCING, FELLASHIP,
AND SURPRISES! HELP US RAISE FUNDS TO
CONTINUE OUR CREATIVE, POWERFUL, AND
SOMETIMES OUTRAGEOUS WORK FOR PEACE!!

$10 suggested donation at the door

For more info go to www.codepinkaustin.com

Brought to you this month by Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS) & CodePink

U.S. Labor Against the War is a national sponsor of the Iraq Moratorium:
On the 3rd Friday of each month starting September 21, 2007, all those who oppose the Iraq war and occupation are asked to take some action to express that opposition publicly and/or to their elected representatives. Learn at www.iraqmoratorium.org.

“Every third Friday until the war ends.”

Thomas Bacon, coordinator of both the 2005 and 2007 tours, will be there for discussion. Free and open to the public.

About the film:

In June 2005 six senior Iraqi trade union leaders toured the United States hosted by U.S. Labor Against the War, visiting 25 cities and speaking to several thousand unionists, peace activists, and others. This documentary captures the energy and emotions of the tour while expressing the important substantive message Iraqi workers want to convey to all Americans: end the occupation; oppose the privatization of Iraqi national resources; and support the right of all Iraqi workers to organize free and independent trade unions.
Directed by - Jonathan Levin
Executive Producer - Michael Zweig

To play the trailer, go to http://www.meetingfacetoface.org/

Celebrate May Day, International Workers Day! This holiday started in the U.S. in 1886 and is celebrated all over the world except in the U.S. Thanks to immigrant workers for bringing it back to us!

MARCH AND RALLY FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS

Honor International Workers’ Day by demanding just immigration reform!!

May 1, 2008
Meet at the South Steps at Capitol- Austin TX Rally: 4:30 p.m. March: 5:30pm

We Demand:
•FULL Respect, Dignity, and Equality for all
Immigrants and their families!
•ICE out of Travis County Jail!
•STOP the construction of the border wall!
•END the detention & deportation of our families!

If you would like to participate, help, or for more information, contact the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition: tel: 524-2012 email: austinirc@gmail.com

Sponsored by: Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition, AFSC-Austin, Catholic Charities Office of Immigrant Concerns, Cristo Rey Church, Grassroots Leadership, Political Asylum Project of Austin, Workers Defense Project, ALLGO, Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan, International Socialist Organization, People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER), Student Farmworker Alliance, LULAC Civil Rights Commission, Texans United For Families, Resistencia Book Store, Monkey Wrench Books, Alberto Garcia Law Office, Garcia and True LLP, Inmigrantes Latinos en Acción, Movement for a Democratic Society, Texas Jail Project, Texas Labor Against the War, Texas Civil Rights Project, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Austin Center for Peace and Justice, CodePink, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Green Party, Ten Thousand Villages

The message will focus on Texas Senator John Cornyn and his horrifying record. Code Pink members will wear black and have white death masks/faces. They ask folks to try to stick with this message.

Instead of being in front of Cornyn’s office, this event is happening at 6th and Lamar for more visibility.

U.S. Labor Against the War is a national sponsor of the Iraq Moratorium, held the 3rd Friday of every month “until the war ends.”

Thursday, April 3, 7:00 PM
UT campus, Geology 2.324
Map to Geology building: http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/jgb.html

In late 2003, weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself.  He spent a eight months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country.  In the Middle East, Jamail has also has reported from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.  His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource.  Jamail is now writing for the Inter Press Service, The Asia Times and many other outlets.  His reports have also been published with The Nation, The Sunday Herald, Islam Online, the Guardian, Foreign Policy in Focus, and the Independent to name just a few.

ALSO APPEARRING: Brian Henretta, veteran of the Iraq War
Co-sponsored by the UT Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the UT School of Journalism, International Socialist Organization, MEChA, Campus Antiwar Movement to End the Occupation, Palestine Solidarity Committee, Iranians for Peace and Justice, and Campus Progress.  More info: 512-471-1947 or dcloud@mail.utexas.edu

http://www.beyondthegreenzone.org
http://www.dahrjamailiraq.com