Thursday 05
GETTING FISCALLY FIT The Austin Chapter of the Society for Financial Awareness hosts a seminar on the basic principles of cash management and the roadblocks to financial success. 6pm. Faulk Central Library, 800 Guadalupe, 512/974-7400. Free. www.library.austintexas.gov.
BACK TO SCHOOL: TIME TO PUT ON YOUR (CRITICAL) THINKING CAPS UT Journalism professor Robert Jensen offers practical advice on challenging the conventional wisdom and confronting the crises of our time. 7pm. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop, 512/407-6925. Free.
Friday 06
‘OBAMA AND THE EGYPTIAN COUP’ Chris Toensing, editor of the Middle East Report, lectures about the 2013 Egyptian coup d’état and the American response. 6:30-9:30pm. Avaya Auditorium (POB 2.302, UT campus). Free.
Saturday 07
RACE AND RACISM FIRST SATURDAY CONVERSATION Using a Touched by an Angel episode as a springboard, participants will discuss the roots of racism and ways to move forward. 9-11:30am. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 301 E. Eighth, 512/610-3500. Free.
PRECINCT 1 REDISTRICTING PUBLIC FORUM Help the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission draw the maps for the 10 geographic single-member City Council districts. 10am. Goodwill Community Center, 1015 Norwood Park Blvd. www.austintexas.gov/10-one.
AUSTIN AFFORDABILITY SUMMIT As Austin grows, so does the cost of living. Join experts and community leaders in brainstorming ways to make the city affordable for all. RSVP required. 1-4pm. St. David’s Episcopal Church, 301 E. Eighth, 512/663-8865. Free with RSVP. info@liveablecity.org, www.liveablecity.org.
TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE BUILDING BRIDGES TOWN HALL Learn about TCSO 2012 Racial Profiling Report and Annual Report. Question and answer period to follow. 1:30-3pm. Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, 1156 Hargrave, 512/854-9172. www.tcsheriff.org/images/building_bridges_overview.pdf.
Sunday 08
AUSTIN ANARCHIST STUDY GROUP Book discussion on 15 Post-Primitivist Theses by William Gillis, a rant against primitivist thought. 7-9pm. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop, 512/407-6925.
EMMA LONG PARK NIGHT LIGHT DEMONSTRATION Join friends of Emma Long Park in protesting the River Hills Sports Megaplex. Demonstration focuses on developer plans to build multiple light towers and an amplified sound system. 8:30-10pm. Emma Long Park, 1706 City Park Rd., 512/346-1831. Free. www.helpemmalongpark.com/key-events.
Wednesday 11
PRECINCT 3 REDISTRICTING PUBLIC FORUM See Saturday. 6:30pm. Concordia University, 11400 Concordia University Dr., 512/486-2001. www.austintexas.gov/10-one.
Thursday 12
APIE VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION Learn why community engagement is imperative in today’s education system and how you can impact the lives of AISD students. Noon-1pm. Austin Partners In Education, 1601 Rio Grande #300-A, 512/637-0973. Free. kschneeman@austinparnters.org, www.austinpartners.org.
‘CONSTRUCTING THE MUSLIM ENEMY: FROM THE CRUSADES TO 9/11’ TALK BY DR. DEEPA KUMAR Avaya Auditorium, 201 E. 24th, 512/232-9468. Free. sona.shah@austin.utexas.edu, www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/aas/index.php.
Ongoing
DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARDS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nominate outstanding employers for their successful recruitment, hiring, and retention of employees with disabilities. Through Sept. 27. 512/974-3256. dolores.gonzalez@austintexas.gov, www.austintexas.gov/employmentawards..
This article appears in September 6 • 2013.