Thursday 17
DEBATE – INEQUALITY: SHOULD WE CARE? Dr. James Galbraith of UT’s Inequality Project debates the Ayn Rand Institute’s Dr. Yaron Brook. 7pm. UT Burdine Hall #106. Free. www.facebook.com/events/276758032488057.
Friday 18
SOR JUANA INES DE LA CRUZ: A TRIBUTE TO MEXICAN WOMEN Two-day forum on issues women face in and out of prison. Schedule online. 7pm. Emma Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River Free. www.maccaustin.org.
2014 POST-EVENT EVALUATION SURVEY Deadline to comment on SXSW-related events. www.austintexas.gov/online-form/sxsw-feedback.
Sunday 20
INTERACTIVE VOTING IV Occupy the Polls hosts annual voter registration soirée with a raffle benefitting Horse Boy Foundation. Noon. Kenny Dorham’s Backyard, 1106 E. 11th. Free. www.facebook.com/events/609473065802149.
Tuesday 22
ANNETTE STRAUSS INSTITUTE FOR CIVIC LIFE GREAT CONVERSATIONS 2014 Join political and community leaders for an evening of lively debate. 6:45pm. AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Ave. $150. www.annettestrauss.org.
TRAVIS COUNTY EARTH DAY Celebrate the modern environmental movement. 11am. Travis County Bldg., 700 Lavaca. Free.
BLACK TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL HAPPY HOUR to celebrate SXSW success. 6-8pm. 219 West, 612 W. Sixth. Free. www.austinbcc.org.
STATE EDUCATION POLICY FORUM Panel discussion on Texas education policy. 6-8pm. Bass Lecture Hall, UT LBJ School of Public Affairs. Free. www.facebook.com/events/762101940475870.
Thursday 24
ANNIE’S LIST AUSTIN LUNCHEON Help elect Democratic women to state government with Leticia Van de Putte and Wendy Davis. Noon-1:15pm. Hilton Downtown, 500 E. Fourth. $1500 and up. jay@annieslist.com.
SOUTH CENTRAL WATERFRONT INITIATIVE VISION WORKSHOP Help guide public and private development over the next 20 years. 7pm. Texas School for the Deaf, 1102 S. Congress. Free. www.austintexas.gov/waterfront.
Ongoing
HOUSING CHOICE SURVEY Through April. www.austintexas.gov/housingsurvey.
This article appears in April 18 • 2014.