Friday 15
THE ASSAULT ON HUMAN RIGHTS conference has workshops on marriage equality, immigration rights, workers’ rights, mass incarceration, and gender-based discrimination. 7:30pm. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 14311 Wells Port Dr. $10 suggested donation. www.staopen.org.
Saturday 16
10-1 COMMISSION The League of Women Voters of Austin shows you how to apply to serve on the Redistricting Commission that will divide the city into single-member districts. 1:30-3pm. South Austin Rec Center, 1100 Cumberland. lwvaustin.org.
THE ASSAULT ON HUMAN RIGHTS (See Friday.)
Tuesday 19
VOLUNTEER DEPUTY REGISTRAR TRAINING Help register voters for the May 11 election; attend a one-hour training session. Feb. 19-22. Travis Co. Tax Office, 5501 Airport, 854-9473. www.traviscountytax.org.
Wednesday 20
10-1 COMMISSION See Saturday. 5-8pm. Austin Firefighters Assoc., 7537 Cameron. lwvaustin.org.
AISD COMMUNITY MEETING Discuss academic programming for career and technical education, and a future South Austin high school. 6:30pm. LBJ High, 7309 Lazy Creek. www.austinisd.org.
SIERRA CLUB FUNDRAISER Celebrate 2013, the Year of Food Waste Prevention and Recovery, with a screening of the documentary Dive! Living Off America’s Waste, plus local beer and wine. 7-9pm.
In.gredients, 2610 Manor Rd. $10. www.meetup.com/Austin-Sierra-Club-Outings.
MT. BONNELL LANDSCAPE MEETING PARD wants the community’s input on proposed landscape improvements at Mt. Bonnell. 6:30-7:30pm. Mayfield Park, 3505 W. 35th. reynaldo.hernandez@austintexas.gov.
Thursday 21
UT ENERGY FORUM Policy wonks and energy enthusiasts discuss energy from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Scott Tinker keynotes. 7:30am-7pm. Texas Union, UT campus, 24th & Guadalupe. $150 ($85 academic/government; $50 student). www.utenergyforum.com.
TEXAS OBSERVER’S RABBLE ROUSER features entertainment from Rosie & the Ramblers and keynote addresses from
Sen. Wendy Davis and state Rep. Mary Gonzalez. For more from Gonzalez, see “Not Your Average Freshman,” p.20. 6-9pm. White Horse, 500 Comal. www.texasobserver.org.
POLITICS OF THE U.S.-EGYPT ALLIANCE Jason Brownlee, associate professor of government and Middle Eastern studies at UT, discusses his book, Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance. 7pm. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop.
Upcoming
SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS Join Diane Ravitch, former TEA Commissioner Robert Scott, and Houston’s Kashmere High marching band to stand up for kids and schools. Say no to brutal budget cuts, a broken testing system, and looming school vouchers. Say yes to a quality education for all kids! Sat., Feb. 23. www.savetxschools.org.
This article appears in February 15 • 2013.