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METRO EVENT | International Women’s Day Music Fest in Austin
Event: International Women’s Day Music Fest What: Benefiting Lilith Fund Who: Music and Spoken Word When: Thursday, March 8, 2018, 6-10 p.m. Address: Inks Ave., Austin 78702 Suggested Donation: $10 Sponsors: Feminist Action Committee, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) AUSTIN … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin DSA, International Women's Day, Lilith Fund, Metro
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METRO EVENT | It’s a Rag Blog Happy Hour and Stocking-Stuffer at Ruby’s BBQ!
Event: Rag Blog Happy Hour & Stocking-Stuffer! When: Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, 2-4 p.m. Where: Ruby’s BBQ Address: 512 W. 29th St. (at Guadalupe), Austin, TX 78705 Telephone: 512-477-1651 Cost: Free and open to the public Food: Ruby’s beer and … Continue reading
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METRO | Rev. Bob Breihan (1925-2017) was a courageous fighter for social justice
He opened the Methodist Student Center to an alternative view of the world during a period of tremendous upheaval. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | November 13, 2017 Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s hour-long Nov. 29, 2013 Rag Radio … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin Activists, Austin History, Methodist Student Center, Metro, Obituaries, Rev. Bob Breihan, Sixties, Social Justice
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METRO | SPORT | Houston stadium grift comes home to roost as Harvey hits
Preacher Joel Osteen’s megachurch was once a hoops hallowed ground called The Summit. By Dave Zirin | The Rag Blog | September 5, 2017 HOUSTON — Joel Osteen, the moneychanger who runs his own Houston temple, was the subject of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Zirin, Hurricane Harvey, Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, Metro, Public Stadiums, Rag Bloggers, Sports, The Summit
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METRO | Harris County juvenile justice system: A case in point
This is a tale of dysfunction, mendacity, and corruption. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | August 29, 2017 I graduated from law school over 41 years ago and am now retired. I’ve known of many disreputable, if … Continue reading
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Tagged Harris County, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Law Center, Lamar W. Hankins, Metro, Metro Bloggers, Rag Bloggers
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METRO | The fan-shaped destiny of R. Paul Pipkin (1946-2017)
Paul was my sounding board, devil’s advocate, ‘camerado,’ goad, fount of naughty ideas, and sympathetic ear. By Mariann Wizard | The Rag Blog | August 23, 2017 SAN IGNACIO, Cavo, Belize — There was a notorious news photo from a … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Activists, Church of Satan, Communist Party, Deaths, Green Party, Mariann G. Wizard, Metro, Paul Pipkin, Rag Bloggers, Remembrance, SDS
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METRO EVENT | A ‘tale of two rebel cities’ with Steve Early & Nick Licata on July 27
Learn how Seattle and Richmond, California, became models for municipal action in the Trump era. Steve Early and Nick Licata will also share a “tale of two rebel cities” with host Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, July 28, 2-3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin DSA, Metro, Nick Licata, Progressive Politics, Rebel Cities, Social Action, Steve Early, Urban Reform
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METRO | Demonstrators say ‘No’ to Trumpcare; Seven arrested outside Sen. Cornyn’s office
Austin protesters vote with their feet against a bill that would be disastrous for health care and a bonanza for wealth care. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 12, 2017 AUSTIN — On Thursday, July 6, more … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin Activism, Civil Disobedience, Derrick Crowe, Direct Action, Health Care, John Cornyn, Metro, Obamacare, Trumpcare
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METRO | Alice Kresensky Cunningham
(July 14, 1935 – June 23, 2017)
As part of a faith-based social justice ministry, Cris played a sustaining role for many movement activists and groups. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 10, 2017 AUSTIN — Cris Cunningham died on June 23, 2017, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin History, Cris Cunningham, Deaths, Metro, Sixties, Social Justice, Women's Liberation
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METRO | San Marcos’s limited minimum wage law has gotten little attention
The law, in force since last November, applies only to businesses seeking economic incentives. By Richard Croxdale | The Rag Blog | June 12, 2017 SAN MARCOS, Texas — $15 an hour x 40 hours a week = $600 a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fight for $15, Living Wage, Metro, Minimum Wage, Rag Bloggers, Richard Croxdale, San Marcos
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METRO EVENT | Bill Ayers & Bernardine Dohrn present a ‘Radical Manifesto’ June 21 in Austin
Ayers and Dohrn will speak and Bill will sign his new book, ‘Demand the Impossible.’ Event: Demand the impossible! What: Booksigning and discussion Who: Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn When: Wednesday, June 21, 2017, 6-8 p.m. Where: High Road on … Continue reading
