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Sunday, June 10, 2 p.m.
Austin Project for a
Participatory Society Book Group,
MovingForward: Program for a Participatory Economy
The Austin
Project for a Participatory Society's June book of the
month is Michael Albert's Moving Forward: Program for
a Participatory
Economy. Using clear language and real-world examples,
this concise
book makes a case for Participatory Economics as a
humane
and
fulfilling alternative to capitalism. Just as
importantly,
Albert
lays out tangible suggestions for a near-term program
to move us
toward this post-capitalist vision.
Location: Carver Branch
Library, 1161 Angelina St.
Friday,
June 15, 7 p.m.
The Anti-Genocide Struggle in GuatemalaAustinite
Jordan Buckley will reflect on ten months of living in Association for
Justice and Reconciliation (AJR), a multi-ethnic coalition of Mayan
massacre
survivors demanding justice for genocide in Guatemala.
The key target of AJR's organizing is Efrain Rios Montt, the
evangelical
U.S.-backed dictator who ruled over the murder of an estimated 70,000
indigenous
people
from 1982-1983. Rios Montt is poised for election to Guatemala's
Congress
in September. The AJR calls on Guatemala
to try him on charges of genocide - a trial in which the AJR would
provide
the critical testimony as witnesses and survivors of his crimes.Buckley's
reports and interviews from Guatemala
have appeared online (under the name Elias Lawless) on Austin
IndyMedia,
WireTap Magazine, The Nation, Proper Gander, and Upside
Down
World. He will discuss the role of US politics, evangelism and
neoliberalism
as they relate to the genocide, as well as how North American allies
can
respond to the AJR's call for international solidarity.Location:
MonkeyWrench Books, 110
E. North Loop.
 Jun
16, 17, 9:00am-6:00pm
SAXET
GUN SHOW!
Your one-stop shop for guns, ammo, knives,
books,
hunting, fishing, & camping gear, water
filters,
soap, vitamins,
motor oil, survival tools and info, security
cameras,
alarms,
western collectables, and lots more! Shop
'til
6:00 on Saturday.
Come on out for a look-see, and network with some
interesting
folks.
Location: NEW Crocket Center
10601 North Lamar (between Rundberg and
Braker)
More info: http://saxetshows.com/
For additional information contact SAXET.
Phone: 361-289-2256, Fax: 361-289-2359
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Monday,
June 18, 7 p.m.
Third Coast Film Night at
Alamo
Drafthouse, "Leila Khaled, Hijacker"
In
1969 Palestinian Leila Khaled made history by becoming the first woman
to hijack an airplane. As a Palestinian child growing up in Sweden,
filmmaker Lina Makboul admired Khaled for her bold actions; as an
adult,
she began asking complex questions about the legacy created by her
childhood
hero. This fascinating documentary is at once a portrait of Khaled, an
exploration of the filmmaker's own understanding of her Palestinian
identity,
and a complicated examination of the nebulous dichotomy between
"terrorist"
and "freedom fighter."
When
Makboul tracks Khaled down, she finds Khaled living an ordinary life in
Jordan, still firm in her belief that her actions were necessary and
fully
justified. The film weaves together scenes with Khaled, archival
footage,
and interviews with the people who were on the planes Khaled hijacked.
Makboul searches for a way to reconcile her understanding of the
Palestinian
national narrative - which now includes Khaled's actions - with the
negative
image she encounters from the rest of the world of Palestinians as
bloodthirsty
terrorists. At the same time, she comes to know Khaled for the very
real
person that she is as they talk, travel together, and share meals. The
result is a multi-dimensional film unlike any other in its skillful
handling
of the complexities that arise when liberation movements incorporate
violence
as a tactic.
Location: Alamo
Drafthouse
Cinema Downtown, 4th and Colorado.
Wednesday,
June 20, 7 p.m.
Dr. Mona El-Farra, U.S.
Speaking
Tour on Life in Gaza
Dr. Mona El-Farra, a
physician,
human rights activist, and the Middle
East Children's Alliance - http://www.mecaforpeace.org
- Director of Gaza
Projects, will be coming to the US for the first time to present a
slideshow
of her life and work in Gaza. Dr. El-Farra will speak to audiences
across
the country about the lives of Gaza's Palestinians as they continue to
endure military attacks and economic sanctions.
Location: Westminster
Presbyterian
Church, 3208 Exposition Blvd.
Saturday,
June
23, 1 - 3 p.m.
World Refugee Day - Hutto Detention Center VigilThe
T. Don Hutto detention center, operated by Corrections Corporation of
America,
a for-profit prison company, incarcerates up to 400 asylum seeking and
migrant families, about half of whom are children, who are awaiting
hearings
before the immigration court. Children spend up to 22 hours a day in
prison
cells and receive inadequate education and recreational time. The vigil
is sponsored by Amnesty International USA in honor of World Refugee Day
and co-sponsored by Freedom Ambassadors, Texans United for Families,
CAFHTA,
and LULAC National.Location:
Participants
from Austin will leave at 12 noon from the ACLU's 1210 E. Rosewood
office
to carpool to the facility. Please bring signs, sunscreen, hats, and
water.
The Hutto Detention Center is at 1001
Welch St., Taylor, TX, 75674.
More information: boblibal@gmail.com
or (512)
971-0487
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