Southern U.S.

Thousands March on Texas Capitol to Protest TTC/I-69

Jack — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:13:31 -0500

A protest against the proposed Trans-Texas Corridor was held at the Texas state capitol in Austin on April 5. According to Texans United for Reform and Freedom (TURF), “thousands” attended.

The Trans-Texas corridor is part of a massive plan to reduce freight traffic (and thereby increase trade with Mexico) with 4,000 miles of new and expanded roads, including toll roads. Most notorious is the “Northeast Texas to Mexico corridor,” part of the planned I-69 NAFTA Superhighway from Canada to Mexico. I-69 has been designated by the US Department of Transportation as a critical “Corridor of the Future.”

http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/17335624.html

http://texasturf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=424&Itemi...

http://www.stopi69.wordpress.com

News from housing protests in New Orleans

indy-re — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:09:21 -0600

Follow the news of the housing protests in New Orleans on the following sites:

http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/
http://www.defendneworleanspublichousing.org/
http://www.justiceforneworleans.org/

Guerrilla news video of 12/18/07 action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhyo9mk_Nxg

City Racial Justice Rally to Support the "Jena 6"

okimc — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:58:52 -0500

Start: 09/20/2007 - 11:00am

End: 09/20/2007 - 1:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

State Capitol - South Plaza

On Thursday, September 20, all across the nation, there will be rallies for racial justice responding to events in Jena, Louisiana, that are gaining national attention. The Oklahoma City rally will take place from 11 am to 1 pm, on the south plaza of the Oklahoma State Capitol according to organizers. This is the time that one of the “Jena 6” (six African-American youths charged with criminal violence) will be sentenced to prison. Oklahoma City's rally is sponsored by the Oklahoma City branch of the NAACP. Attendees of the rally are invited to wear black.

Halliburton: "Take the Money and Run" Going Away Party!

Tue, 08 May 2007 11:28:47 -0500

Start: 05/16/2007 - 8:00am

End: 05/16/2007 - 2:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Halliburton's moving to Dubai and David Lesar and Dick Cheney, the current and former CEOs of Halliburton, cordially invite you to the Halliburton Shareholders Meeting and Going Away Party!

Please save the date:

8:00am Wednesday, May 16th
At the beautiful The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center,
2301 North Millbend Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380.
www.woodlandsresort.com

Please check www.houstonglobalawareness.org for party updates.

What to bring - a dress shirt, tie and jacket (now on sale at your local thrift shop) we will provide the Cheney and Lesar masks. We will also need noisemakers, confetti and balloons.

Please email Carol at waldo(at) riseup(dot)net to join the party planning committee. We have a 20 foot money bag and other props that need making.

LibertyWalk 2008: A 4,913 Mile Walk For The United States Constitution

Fri, 04 May 2007 18:39:45 -0500

DALLAS May 4, 2007

On January 1, 2008, the 4,913 mile journey of the organizers and volunteers of the LibertyWalk will begin with one step, with each mile symbolizing every word in the United States Constitution.

During the 185-day event, which departs from Austin, Texas, LibertyWalk will remain non-partisan, and participants will cover 20 states, averaging 26.5 miles per day or a little over a marathon each day, until returning to conclude in Austin on Independence Day, July 4, 2008.

The shape of a star, symbolizing "hope," will form the points of the travel. Within each leg of the star, the charitable LibertyWalk will be creating awareness about a specific project, and current issues the United States faces regarding each project, while raising money for local charities nationwide.

Projects of the star include:

. Awareness
. Civil Rights
. Veteran's Rights
. Peace
. Equality
. Poverty
. Education
. Environment
. Constitutional Rights