Thursday 03
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER PICKET Join activists trying to keep church and state separate. 11:45am-1pm. South steps of the Capitol,
Congress & 11th.
PROJECT CONNECT Discuss options for updating high-capacity transit in Central Texas at this informal open house. 5-8pm. Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center, 808 Nile, 478-7695.
Friday 04
GENTX DAY Wear a college T-shirt to raise awareness of higher-education issues and encourage students to be college-minded.
Saturday 05
TEXAS MARIJUANA MARCH Discuss drug policy reform and make your voice heard. Or: “Bring your hacky sack, a tie dye t-shirt and a spirit of change.” Noon. March from City Hall to the Capitol. www.texasnorml.org/texas-marijuana-march.
ELIMINATING CRIME & VIOLENCE Police Monitor Margo Frasier joins Mike Manor in this timely town hall meeting about uniting the police and neighborhoods in a movement for peace. 1:30pm. Simpson United Methodist Church, 1701 E. 12th, 472-8818.
CINCO DE MAYO Fiestas Patrias presents this two-day event for families, complete with food, music, dancing, and more. Fiesta Gardens, 2100 Jesse E. Segovia, 480-8318. $5 (noon-5pm); $8 after 5pm.
Sunday 06
TEA PARTY RALLY Ron and Rand Paul rally to “restore America now.” 2pm. South steps of the Capitol.
POLITICS FROM THE LOCAL TO THE GLOBAL In this installment of Critical Conversations, Chronicle News Editor Michael King speaks about the issues he covers right here in these pages. 5-7pm. Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery, 7020 Easy Wind. www.5604manor.org.
PUNISHMENT AND PROFITS: IMMIGRATION DETENTION Our country detains 33,000 noncitizens a day. Watch this documentary, then join the conversation. 7pm. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. www.grassrootsleadership.org.
CINCO DE MAYO (See Saturday.)
Tuesday 08
MEETING WITH A KILLER: ONE FAMILY’S JOURNEY Follow a family’s path to forgiving a loved one’s murderer. Join the mediator from the film, Ellen Halbert, in a discussion afterward. 7pm. Trinity United Methodist Church, 4001 Speedway, 459-5835.
PROJECT CONNECT (See Thursday.) 11am-1pm, Austin Energy Assembly Room 130, 721 Barton Springs Rd.
This article appears in May 4 • 2012.