For more details and events, see Community Listings.
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AISD COMMUNITY CONVERSATION Austin ISD trustees want your feedback on the preliminary budget proposal for the 2010-11 school year. 6:30pm (light refreshments at 6pm). Anderson High School, 8403 Mesa, 414-2538. www.austinisd.org.
COMMUNITY NEEDS PUBLIC HEARING The city needs your help setting the priorities for fiscal year 2010-11. 4pm. City Hall, City Council Chambers,
301 W. Second, 974-3100 (hearing-impaired: 974-3102). www.cityofaustin.org/housing.
TEXAS POLITICS SPEAKER SERIES Local political writers discuss the outcome of last week’s primary elections with Texas Politics Project Director Jim Henson. 3:30pm. UT campus, Gebauer Bldg., Rm. 3.312. Free. texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu.
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CITYWIDE CICLOVÍA PLANNING MEETING Join City Council Member Chris Riley in planning a ciclovía for Bicycle Awareness Month in May. This is an event that shuts down public streets parade-style so that people can walk, bike, skate, jog, revel, or what-have-you unfettered by cars and trucks. 11:30am. City Hall, 301 W. Second. RSVP to stephanie.mcdonald@ci.austin.tx.us.
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BE KIND TO CYCLISTS BIKE RIDE Participants in this awareness-raising ride will get to enjoy live music, food, and more afterward. 8am. Pure Austin, 907 W. Fifth. Free. www.bekindtocyclists.com.
ZDAY 2010 is a day “to explore the root causes of the unfolding world financial, environmental, and labor collapses that are not discussed in mainstream press.” Learn more at this presentation. Noon-5pm. Holiday Inn Austin Midtown, 6000 Middle Fiskville Rd., 632-2908. $5. www.zday2010.org.
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PICKIN’ PARTY FOR PEACE Join Instruments for Peace and the Austin Center for Peace and Justice to brainstorm and plan the upcoming Million Musicians March for Peace. 2-4:30pm. Cafe Caffeine, 909 W. Mary, 447-9473. www.instrumentsforpeace.org.
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ANTI-DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK Want to join the fight to end the death penalty? There’s no better time than now, as this annual five-day event returns to Austin with six death-row exonerees on the list of special guests. Mon.-Fri., March 15-19. UT campus. Free. www.springbreakalternative.org/deathpenalty.
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HOMELESS SYMPOSIUM A day of panels and workshops for discussing innovative approaches to homelessness in Austin. 8:30am-4pm. St. Edward’s University, Ragsdale Center, 3001 S. Congress, 328-7299. $18. www.homemarch2010.org.
SOUTH BY SOUP FEST BENEFIT Listen to Matt the Electrician, Beaver Nelson, and others; all proceeds benefit Caritas’ efforts to feed the hungry. 2-8:30pm. Güero’s Taco Bar, 1412 S. Congress,
447-7688. Free. www.firstgiving.com/southbysoupfest.
Ongoing
CLIMATE PROTECTION PETITION Encourage city officials to continue onward and upward with their Austin Climate Protection Program efforts by signing the Recommit to Climate Protection petition launched by local environmentalist Chris Searles at www.tinyurl.com/austinclimateprotection.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MEETING IN A BOX The city of Austin wants to know what you and your friends love and hate about our fair town. Go to www.imagineaustin.net to download a kit with all the tools you need to host a get-together and collect input, or just fill out the survey at www.imagine austin.net/survey.htm. Deadline: March 31.
DONATE TO CHILE A group of UT students has launched a website to help get desperately needed aid to victims of the recent earthquake in Chile. To make a donation, see www.austinhelpschile.org.
HAITIAN COMMUNITY RADIO PROJECT NEEDS DONATIONS Austin Airwaves, in conjunction with the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, is working to collect urgently needed equipment and funds for a Haitian community radio station devastated by the earthquake. To help put RZPF-FM – the “Radio Star of the Peasants” – back on the air, visit www.austinairwaveshaitiproject.com for details and donate by Monday, March 15.
iPHEEDANEED Want to get involved with efforts to end hunger in Central Texas? The Capital Area Food Bank’s new iPhone app makes it easy with event updates, food bank news, games, recipes, and more to help you volunteer, donate, and advocate for CAFB. www.ipheedaneed.com.
This article appears in March 12 • 2010.