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Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature
Naked City
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"...cleanup was nearly complete. Eastside nonprofit People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources played a key role..."
Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature
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"...Union 1091, representing Capital Metro's bus drivers and maintenance workers, have voted overwhelmingly against accepting the final contract offer..."
Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature
Res Publica
Events for good citizens, Oct. 16-22
"...HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, WORKERS DEFENSE PROJECT! Help celebrate WDP's six years of fighting..."
Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature
Res Publica
Your citizen's calendar, Oct. 9-16
"...in town to speak at a fundraiser for the Workers Defense Project/Proyecto Defensa Laboral. (For more, see "Klein in..."
Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature
Klein in Town to Talk 'Shock'
Author/activist Naomi Klein will be in Austin this week to discuss the bailout and other upbeat topics
"...by Third Coast Activist Resource Center, MonkeyWrench Books, and Workers Defense Project/Proyecto Defensa Laboral, regarding her book and the..."
Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Res Publica
Voter registration's only the top of the iceberg – here's the rest of your civic agenda for the week, Oct. 2-9
"...Award. 6:30pm. UT Alumni Center, 2110 San Jacinto. $125. www.texascivilrightsproject.org...."
Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...help pay for upgrading urban parks that benefit their projects. In Phoenix she managed about 1,100 employees on an..."
Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature
Res Publica
Your civic agenda, Sept. 18-25
"...KB HOME PROTEST Join Workers Defense Project in demanding that KB Home pay its..."
Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature
KB Home Workers Await Payday
Months after completing work on houses for KB Home, seven construction workers still haven't seen their paychecks
"...Last April, seven construction workers were hired to work on several homes owned by..."
Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Diana Welch
Family Court Feud: Public Defenders for CPS Cases?
Two civil court judges hope to ensure better legal representation for indigent families
"...Moreover, they say, it's a bad idea to have defense attorneys working for the county. Independent lawyers, they say,..."
Aug. 29, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky
The Common Law
Immigrant Worker's Rights
"...I've asked Edna Yang, general counsel with Political Asylum Project of Austin, to answer to questions received by her..."
June 27, 2008 Column by Edna Yang
'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 10 municipal elections
"...a more proactive council could have derailed the Wal-Mart project. But as a group we are unpersuaded that Leffingwell..."
May 9, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board
'Chronicle' Endorsements
May 10 municipal elections
"...a more proactive council could have derailed the Wal-Mart project. But as a group we are unpersuaded that Leffingwell..."
April 25, 2008 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board
Naked City
"...accessible entrances, and remove the long-accumulating gravel bar. Longer-term projects include possibly building a new south bathhouse, redesigning both..."
March 28, 2008 News Feature
Sheriff's Office Draws Heat for Helping ICE
County's willingness to oblige feds prompts backlash
"...Austin-area defense lawyers are bracing for a spike in immigration cases,..."
March 21, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland
Happenings
March 20-27
"...NAFTA FROM BELOW: MAQUILADORA WORKERS SPEAK OUT Join Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras'..."
March 21, 2008 News Feature
Happenings
March 14-20
"...to REI today for donation to the Yellow Bike Project's Earn-a-Bike, Youth Education, Earth Day, and Bike Month programs...."
March 14, 2008 News Feature
Happenings
March 7-12
"...BECOME A WORKERS' RIGHTS EDUCATOR The Workers Defense Project seeks Spanish speakers..."
March 7, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
"...from entering into or honoring economic-development agreements for any project where the money would go to the developer rather..."
Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature
Top 10 State stories
Molly, Please Come Back, We Need You!
"...Nowhere Perry's imperially ambitious but publicly reviled Trans-Texas Corridor project got its chain yanked, as lawmakers responded to citizen..."
Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith
Wage Vigilance
Local businessman under fire for owing money to employees of his former West Lake Hills restaurant
"...Justice Center, a self-described "non-profit organization that includes several projects supporting workplace justice for low and moderate-income working families"..."
Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith
Wish List
Give 'Til It Helps, Part 2
"...Expert digital-video file-editing for workers' testimonies..."
Dec. 21, 2007 Features Feature
Happenings
Nov. 22-28
"...this month focuses on immigration issues: speakers from the Workers Defense Project, a screening of "Hutto: America's Family Prison,"..."
Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature
Happenings
Oct. 18-24
"...BRIDGING DIVIDES DINNER The UT Project on Conflict Resolution presents Willie Nelson with the inaugural..."
Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature
Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed Is Afraid of Needles
Bexar D.A. scuttles life-saving needle-exchange program
"...as drug users availing themselves of the public health project would likely be subject to prosecution for possession of..."
Oct. 9, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith
Homeless Advocates Oppose Panhandling Ban
Organized opposition to new panhandling laws emerges.
"...tomorrow's City Council meeting, the ACLU of Texas, Communication Workers of America #6132, House The Homeless/Universal Living Wage Coalition,..."
Sept. 26, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar
Opposition to Social Security 'No Match' Letters Mounting
Activists take action against Department of Homeland Security plans to turn Social Security 'no match' letters into a vehicle for immigration enforcement
"...In Austin, the Workers Defense Project, one of several local groups making up..."
Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith
Workers Defense Project
"...The Workers Defense Project, an immigrant-rights group in Austin, is hoping..."
Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Michael May
Naked City
"...National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1973-74; private law practice, 1974-1983; general..."
