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02 / 26 (event) Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee Roadshow Start: 8:00 pm End: 10:36 pm You are invited to the Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee Roadshow, as they stop in Austin to spread anti-RNC fervor! Tuesday, February 26th 8PM MonkeyWrench Books 110 E. North Loop (Ave F with 53rd St) # 7 bus calll 407-6925 for more info Our dreams will never fit into their ballot boxes! Neither docile street marches nor electoral campaigns are effective means of opposing war and oppression. The RNC presents a tremendous opportunity for anarchists and other radicals to put our politics into action! ---- Come to network, learn the lay of the land, and get the lowdown on the plans and logistics already in place to crash the convention this summer in Minneapolis! * The RNC Welcoming Committee is an anarchist / anti-authoritarian organizing body preparing for the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. http://www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org/ more info
02 / 27 (event) Ecovillage reading group meeting Start: 8:00 pm End: 10:00 pm Discuss various aspects of ecovillage organization and sustainability. more info
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02 / 29 (event) Nic Walker and Devon Grobert Start: 8:00 pm Celebrate the non-day that is February 29th with a laid-back folk show from Nic Walker and Devon Grobert. Sit-in musicians welcome. You can hear some of Nic's music at his myspace, LaLaQuarry. more info
03 / 1 (event) Austin Time Exchange Orientation Start: 4:00 pm End: 4:30 pm The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings. more info
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03 / 7 (event) Learn Something Awesome! Start: 7:00 pm End: 10:00 pm Learn Something Awesome! The next Learn Something Awesome! public workshop event will be held on Friday, March 7th at Monkey Wrench Books at 7pm. The workshops will include: crocheting plastic bags into useful items, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, yoga with a radical perspective, and designing a basic web site with Adobe Dreamweaver. This is a laid-back, conversational event designed to connect and educate members of the Austin community. Come out and Learn Something Awesome! more info
03 / 8 (event) Austin Time Exchange Orientation Start: 4:00 pm End: 4:30 pm The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings. more info
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03 / 12 (event) Ecovillage Reading Group Start: 8:00 pm End: 10:00 pm Discussing: Creating a Life Together Electric Water Land Trusts more info
03 / 13 (event) SXSW @ Monkey Wrench Books Day 1 Start: 12:00 am Carlos' brother is in Dead Legs and is travelling from Florida to be here for you. You should come hang out! Audrey Ryan (3:00PM) http://www.myspace.com/audreyryan Dead Legs (2:00PM) http://www.myspace.com/deadlegs All The Saints (1:00PM) http://www.myspace.com/allthesaints more info
03 / 14 (event) SXSW @ Monkey Wrench Books Day 2 Start: 12:00 pm End: 5:32 pm Punk Rock Breakfast II Bryan Ohio's leaving town bonanza with free food and juice! @ ROOM SERVICE VINTAGE THE VALLEY ARENA 3:00 THE PHARMACY 2:30 SHINOBU 1:45 SIRHAN SIRHAN 1:00 @MONKEY WRENCH BOOKS & SCOOTER REVOLUTION DEBATE 12:30 PRETTY AND NICE 11:30 am CALL IT RADAR 10:45am BIRDS AND BATTERIES 10am The Valley Arena (Long Beach ) http://www.myspace.com/thevalleyarena The Pharmacy (Seattle) http://www.myspace.com/thepharmacy Pretty & Nice (Boston) http://www.myspace.com/prettyandnice Call It Radar (Miami Florida) http://www.myspace.com/callitradar Shinobu (San Jose) http://www.myspace.com/shinobu Birds & Batteries (San Francisco) http://www.myspace.com/birdsbatteries Debate (Brazil) http://www.myspace.com/debaterock more info
03 / 15 (event) SXSW @ Monkey Wrench Books Day 3 Start: 11:00 am The Political Party and He Said She Said Presents Fest By No Fest Saturday March 15th @ 10am @MONKEY WRENCH BOOKS SHINOBU 4:30PM WESTERN FRONT 3:45pm WE VS THE SHARK 3:00pm @ ROOM SERVICE VINTAGE TEENAGE BOTTLEROCKET 2:30 THE FEMURS 1:45 LOW RED LAND 1:00pm @MONKEY WRENCH BOOKS MATT KURZ ONE 12:30pm SCOUTS HONOR 11:45am THE MONOCLES 11am Teenage Bottlerocket (CA) http://www.myspace.com/teenagebottlerocket The Femurs (WA) http://www.myspace.com/thefemurs We Versus The Shark (GA) http://www.myspace.com/weversustheshark Low Red Land (SF) http://www.myspace.com/lowredland Shinobu (San Jose) http://www.myspace.com/shinobu Western Front (CA) http://www.myspace.com/westernfrontmusic Matt Kurz One(Brazil) http://www.myspace.com/mattkurzone Scouts Honor (Chicago) http://www.myspace.com/scoutshonor Monocles (Houston) http://www.myspace.com/themonocles more info (event) Four on the Floor Party Benefiting MonkeyWrench Books [at Parts and Labour (1604 S. Congress)] Start: 11:00 am End: 10:00 pm Four on the Floor Party Benefiting MonkeyWrench Books Saturday, March 15th, 11am-10pm at Parts and Labour (1604 S. Congress) MonkeyWrench Books would like to invite you to a FREE (but please tip your bartender!) show at Parts and Labour (1604 South Congress) this Saturday. Featuring free tamales from Fancy Pants Tamales and great bands from 11:00am-10:00pm. The schedule is as follows: Caitlin Rose (11:45am), The Mean Us (12:45pm), The Mediums (1pm), David Israel (1pm), The Nobility (2:30pm), Your 33 Black Angels (3:15pm), The Vivian Girls (4pm), So Many Dynamos (4:45pm), AM Syndicate (5:30pm), Black the Dynasty (6:15pm), Astronautalis (7pm), The Show is the Rainbow (7:45pm), Burning Hotels (8:30pm), The Always Already (9:15pm), De Nova Dahl (10pm). more info (event) SXSW Start: 12:00 pm End: 11:59 pm More Info Soon! more info (event) Austin Time Exchange Orientation Start: 4:00 pm End: 4:30 pm The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings. more info
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03 / 21 (event) The EZLN and The Other Campaign/La Otra Campaña in the USA Start: 7:00 pm End: 10:00 pm The EZLN and The Other Campaign/La Otra Campaña in the USA Juan Haro of the Movement for Justice in the Barrio will discuss the Zapatista's Other Campaign both in Mexico and the USA. He will focus on how it has influenced the work that the MJB does around anti-gentrification organizing in New York City. The Movement for Justice in El Barrio was founded by immigrants and low-income people of color. For the past three years, this 400-member strong tenant rights organization has successfully staved off the gentrification of Spanish Harlem. Movement for Justice in El Barrio will be coming to Austin to share their successes and discuss their organizing strategies. Friday, March 21st 7:00 pm MonkeyWrench Books 110 E. North Loop 512-407-6925 for info or directions more info
03 / 22 (event) Austin Time Exchange Orientation Start: 4:00 pm End: 4:30 pm The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings. more info
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03 / 24 (event) Ecology Lecture Series: Skotty Kellogg Speaks about Urban Sustainability Start: 7:00 pm End: 8:30 pm Skotty Kellogg of the Rhizome Collective will be speaking about urban sustainability. more info
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03 / 26 (event) NAFTA FROM BELOW: Maquiladora Workers Speak Out on the Impact of Free Trade in Mexico Start: 7:30 pm End: 10:00 pm NAFTA FROM BELOW: Maquiladora Workers Speak Out on the Impact of Free Trade in Mexico Join MonkeyWrench Books and the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras at A Presentation in Solidarity with the Key Safety Systems’ Workers struggle. Key Safety Systems is a leading global producer of airbags and other auto safety systems, which has sent its production to maquiladoras such as Valle Hermoso, Mexico, just south of Brownsville, Texas, in search of cheap workers. Two workers organizing at KSS’s Valle Hermoso plant, Perla Cruz and Israel Monroy, will speak on the human costs of NAFTA-style free trade. CJM coordinator Martha Ojeda, a former maquila worker and veteran organizer, will also be present. more info (event) Ecovillage Reading Group Start: 8:00 pm End: 10:00 pm villages electric water more info
03 / 27 (event) Spanish Language Film Night: El Violin Start: 8:00 pm End: 10:29 pm Spanish Language Film Night El Violin (Mexico, 2005, 98 min) (In Spanish--no subtitles available--sorry!) The quietly dignified Don Plutarco, his son Genaro and grandson Lucio make a humble living as travelling musicians. They also collect supplies and ammunition for the guerrilla movement that has arisen in response to the tyrannical regime. Upon returning to their hometown after one journey, they find it has been occupied by the army and their fellow villagers have been forced into hiding. Genaro leaves to find a way to salvage the supplies. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to his son, Plutarco attempts to recover the ammunition himself and courageously approaches the squad captain. Thursday March 27th 8:00pm MonkeyWrench Books 110 E. North Loop 512-407-6925 for more information or directions more info

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