Thursday 28
SAVAGE PORTRAYALS: IMAGES OF BLACK MEN IN THE MEDIA Dr. Natalie Byfield discusses how the effects of repeated negative imagery of African-Americans impacts the country as a whole. 7pm. St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Rd. Free.
TEXAS LAND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE Do things like the state water plan, conservation & mitigation banking, farm bill issues, and the challenges of conservation easements interest you? This conference is tailor-made for you. Feb. 27-March 1. Hilton Austin Airport, 9515 New Airport Dr., 638-0937. $350. www.texasland-conservationconference.org.
Friday 01
INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT WORK PARTY Help supply books to inmates all this weekend, which also happens to be the anniversary of the Inside Books Project. Fri.-Sat., March 1-2. Space12, 3121 E. 12th, 524-7128. www.insidebooksproject.org.
Saturday 02
SYLVIA HERRERA, a founding member of People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources, will discuss issues ranging from the tank farms in East Austin to immigration struggles in Arizona. 4pm. Southwest Key Community Center, 6002 Jain.
INSIDE BOOKS PROJECT WORK PARTY (See Friday.)
Sunday 03
BROKEN ON ALL SIDES SCREENING The Campaign to End the Death Penalty screens this film about race, incarceration, and ways to reinvent the criminal justice system in the U.S. 4pm. Austin History Center, 810 Guadalupe, 499-7480. www.brokenonallsides.com.
Monday 04
STOP THE FRACK ATTACK The Dallas conference culminates here in Austin with a protest and march demanding policymakers invest in clean energy. The march starts at the Capitol and ends at the Texas Railroad Commission. Noon-1:30pm. Texas State Capitol. Free. www.stopthefrackattack.org.
AMPLIFY AUSTIN You have a 24-hour window starting at 7pm on Monday to donate to local nonprofits and spread the good word of charitable giving. The website will facilitate your giving and your sharing. www.amplifyatx.org.
Tuesday 05
TEXAS MEDICAID MATTERS MARCH & RALLY The march begins at the south end of the Congress Bridge and ends at the Capitol, but doesn’t really end until the state recognizes the need to invest in the health of its citizens. 10:30am. Texas State Capitol. www.mmmtx.org.
Thursday 07
LOBBY DAY FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD Register today to help get the message to our policymakers that Planned Parenthood needs their support. If that commitment is too much, come for the rally in the morning. Join guest speaker Stephanie March of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit at this lobby day to ask legislators to stop playing politics with women’s health. 9am. Texas State Capitol. $10. www.ppaction.org.
This article appears in March 1 • 2013.