Thursday 31

GREEN BUILDING NETWORKING Learn about the green building certification process from the LEED reviewers of Austin, then browse Austin’s newest green building supply store. 6-8pm. TreeHouse, 4477 S. Lamar #600. $5, students; $10, GBCI members; $20, nonmembers.

DEADLINERS: RISK AND REPORTING THE WILDFIRES Panelists discuss the risks they took to get coverage of the wildfires that destroyed so much of Texas last year. 6:30pm. WriteByNight Headquarters, 1305 E. Sixth #4, 322-5242. $5. www.writebynight.net.

Friday 01

CREATING DEMOCRACY AND CHAL­LENGING CORPORATE RULE Learn how Central Texans can join the movement against corporate personhood. 7pm. Huston-Tillotson University, 900 Chicon, 505-3139. www.movetoamend.org.

JUSTICE PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOM­INEE VISIT He’s no Obama or Romney, but America loves an underdog, right? Extreme lefty Rocky Anderson will be at Cisco’s (1511 E. Sixth, 7am, $20) and then the Milano Cafe (4601 Southwest Pkwy., 2pm, $50), and the next day at Abel’s on the Lake (3825 Lake Austin Blvd., 7pm, Saturday, June 2, $65). www.voterocky.org.

Saturday 02

BANK ACTION BOOT CAMP Reps from the Alliance for a Just Society and New Bottom Line give you the tools to bootstrap your own social movement and protect your community from the foul play of big banks. 9am-4pm. 5604 Manor Rd. Free (donations appreciated). http://on.fb.me/ISyUzL.

JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN REFORM State Rep. Mark Strama discusses what has and can be done to keep campaign dollars from creating an unfair election system for judges. 2pm. Carver Library, 1161 Angelina, 974-1010. Free.

JUSTICE PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOM­INEE VISIT (See Friday.)

Monday 04

LADY BIRD LAKE WATERFRONT PROJECT INPUT A boardwalk and urban rail are already being considered for the area along Lady Bird Lake to the south between Congress and First Street. Come out and share your vision of this beloved shoreline. 5:30-8pm. Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River. www.austintexas.gov/Waterfront.

Ongoing

SIGN THE SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS PETITION Tell state leaders it’s time to stop underfunding our schools and over­testing our kids. Add your name and help keep Texas smart! www.savetxschools.org.

This article appears in June 1 • 2012.

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