Since 1978, The Pecan Street Festival has been a beloved part of Austin's culture. Presented twice a year in May and September, the massive event is one of the largest festivals in Texas, generating an attendance in excess of 300,000.The fall 2010 festival on Sixth Street (formerly known as Pecan Street) was no exception.Thousands line the downtown road turned outdoor mall.The Pecan Street Festival is not exclusively a shopping event, although it is a main attraction.Nearly 350 artists offer eclectic, affordable art and crafts including paintings, metalwork, woodwork, jewelry, frames, handmade clothing, ceramics, prints, handcrafted leather books, and the unclassifiable.Festival organizers made a conscious effort in choosing vendors with a local flavor and a green approach.This years festival features a designated eco-retail area including Audrey Steiners Furniture made from salvage wood pieces and Irresistible You! an organic make-up line.In addition to the variety of items for sale, the outdoor festival also features musical performances, art classes, dance classes, a scholarship competition, healthy and green living areas, magicians, jugglers, ventriloquists, a carnival and a petting zoo.The 29th Fall Pecan Street Festival has plenty of activities to entertain attendees of all ages. While keeping busy throughout the weekend it is recommended that you stop by the consolidated international food court which features Cajun, German, Chinese, Mediterranean, and South American eats.The Pecan Street Festival implemented a self-imposed goal of 75% or higher waste diversion, including recycling and composting programs, in the Spring of 2009. The festival has biodiesel generators for electrical needs, electric scooters, chemical-free port-a-potties, and solar stages.In addition, there has been an emphasis on community cooperation and education, with festival volunteers forming a new tradition of cultivating sustainable sensibilities. They do this by encouraging and facilitating environmentally friendly choices.Festival goers are encouraged to bring their own canvas shopping bags, use onsite recycling stations, and - if feasible - to consider alternate transportation including arrival by bicycle, bus, rail, or carpool.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Joan Baez Live at Camp Casey 1 of 2
Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist. Baez has a distinctive vocal style, with a strong vibrato. Her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues.
Camp Casey was founded by Cindy Sheehan after she failed to get a second meeting with President Bush for an explanation of the cause for which her son, Casey, died. Having been turned away, she pitched a tent by the side of the road and announced her intention to stay, day and night, for the full five weeks or until such a meeting is granted. She has also promised that, if she is not granted a second meeting, she will return to Crawford each time Bush visits there in the future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Casey,_Crawford,_Texas - cite_note-0
Other members of Gold Star Families for Peace and other anti-Iraq War activists joined them, camped in public land, such as ditches by the road.
This is a ZGraphix production.
Produced by Jeff Zavala.
http://zgraphix.org
Camp Casey was founded by Cindy Sheehan after she failed to get a second meeting with President Bush for an explanation of the cause for which her son, Casey, died. Having been turned away, she pitched a tent by the side of the road and announced her intention to stay, day and night, for the full five weeks or until such a meeting is granted. She has also promised that, if she is not granted a second meeting, she will return to Crawford each time Bush visits there in the future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Casey,_Crawford,_Texas - cite_note-0
Other members of Gold Star Families for Peace and other anti-Iraq War activists joined them, camped in public land, such as ditches by the road.
This is a ZGraphix production.
Produced by Jeff Zavala.
http://zgraphix.org
Joan Baez Live at Camp Casey 2 of 2
Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist. Baez has a distinctive vocal style, with a strong vibrato.[1] Her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues.
Camp Casey was founded by Cindy Sheehan after she failed to get a second meeting with President Bush for an explanation of the cause for which her son, Casey, died. Having been turned away, she pitched a tent by the side of the road and announced her intention to stay, day and night, for the full five weeks or until such a meeting is granted. She has also promised that, if she is not granted a second meeting, she will return to Crawford each time Bush visits there in the future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Casey,_Crawford,_Texas - cite_note-0
Other members of Gold Star Families for Peace and other anti-Iraq War activists joined them, camped in public land, such as ditches by the road.
;
This is a ZGraphix production.
Produced by Jeff Zavala.
Camp Casey was founded by Cindy Sheehan after she failed to get a second meeting with President Bush for an explanation of the cause for which her son, Casey, died. Having been turned away, she pitched a tent by the side of the road and announced her intention to stay, day and night, for the full five weeks or until such a meeting is granted. She has also promised that, if she is not granted a second meeting, she will return to Crawford each time Bush visits there in the future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Casey,_Crawford,_Texas - cite_note-0
Other members of Gold Star Families for Peace and other anti-Iraq War activists joined them, camped in public land, such as ditches by the road.
;
This is a ZGraphix production.
Produced by Jeff Zavala.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Aviva Chomsky on Immigration Myths - Lecture for Last Sunday Event at 5604 Manor
Aviva Chomsky is a history professor and coordinator of Latin American,
Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State College in Massachusetts. Her
2007 book They Take Our Jobs! And Twenty Other Myths about Immigration
provides a careful analysis of the overheated rhetoric around immigration
policy in the United States, debunking the 21 biggest myths and
stereotypes in todays debate. In her talk, Chomsky will sketch the
outlines of a sensible immigration policy. Her latest book, Linked Labor
Histories, looks at globalization as a long historical process with labor
history at its center. The book examines how employers have used regional
inequalities to gain access to cheaper workers through immigration, which
along with plant relocation gives companies weapons to discipline their
workers. Much of my scholarly work can be traced back to the year I spent
working for the United Farm Workers union back in 1976-77, Chomsky said.
I credit that experience with sparking my interest in the Spanish
language, in migrant workers and immigration, in labor history, in social
movements and labor organizing, in multinationals and their workers, in
how global economic forces affect individuals, and how people collectively
organize for social change.
This event took place at ;5604 Manor, the new progressive community center launched by the Third
Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State College in Massachusetts. Her
2007 book They Take Our Jobs! And Twenty Other Myths about Immigration
provides a careful analysis of the overheated rhetoric around immigration
policy in the United States, debunking the 21 biggest myths and
stereotypes in todays debate. In her talk, Chomsky will sketch the
outlines of a sensible immigration policy. Her latest book, Linked Labor
Histories, looks at globalization as a long historical process with labor
history at its center. The book examines how employers have used regional
inequalities to gain access to cheaper workers through immigration, which
along with plant relocation gives companies weapons to discipline their
workers. Much of my scholarly work can be traced back to the year I spent
working for the United Farm Workers union back in 1976-77, Chomsky said.
I credit that experience with sparking my interest in the Spanish
language, in migrant workers and immigration, in labor history, in social
movements and labor organizing, in multinationals and their workers, in
how global economic forces affect individuals, and how people collectively
organize for social change.
This event took place at ;5604 Manor, the new progressive community center launched by the Third
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Q & A with Aviva Chomsky on Immigration Myths - Last Sunday at 5604 Manor
Aviva Chomsky is a history professor and coordinator of Latin American,
Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State College in Massachusetts. Her 2007 book They Take Our Jobs! And Twenty Other Myths about Immigration provides a careful analysis of the overheated rhetoric around immigration policy in the United States, debunking the 21 biggest myths and
stereotypes in todays debate. In her talk, Chomsky will sketch the outlines of a sensible immigration policy. Her latest book, Linked Labor Histories, looks at globalization as a long historical process with labor history at its center. The book examines how employers have used regional inequalities to gain access to cheaper workers through immigration, which along with plant relocation gives companies weapons to discipline their workers. Much of my scholarly work can be traced back to the year I spent working for the United Farm Workers union back in 1976-77, Chomsky said. I credit that experience with sparking my interest in the Spanish language, in migrant workers and immigration, in labor history, in social movements and labor organizing, in multinationals and their workers, in how global economic forces affect individuals, and how people collectively organize for social change.
This event took place at ;5604 Manor, the new progressive community center launched by the Third
Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State College in Massachusetts. Her 2007 book They Take Our Jobs! And Twenty Other Myths about Immigration provides a careful analysis of the overheated rhetoric around immigration policy in the United States, debunking the 21 biggest myths and
stereotypes in todays debate. In her talk, Chomsky will sketch the outlines of a sensible immigration policy. Her latest book, Linked Labor Histories, looks at globalization as a long historical process with labor history at its center. The book examines how employers have used regional inequalities to gain access to cheaper workers through immigration, which along with plant relocation gives companies weapons to discipline their workers. Much of my scholarly work can be traced back to the year I spent working for the United Farm Workers union back in 1976-77, Chomsky said. I credit that experience with sparking my interest in the Spanish language, in migrant workers and immigration, in labor history, in social movements and labor organizing, in multinationals and their workers, in how global economic forces affect individuals, and how people collectively organize for social change.
This event took place at ;5604 Manor, the new progressive community center launched by the Third
Q & A with Aviva Chomsky on Immigration Myths - Last Sunday at 5604 Manor
Aviva Chomsky is a history professor and coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State College in Massachusetts. Her 2007 book They Take Our Jobs! And Twenty Other Myths about Immigration provides a careful analysis of the overheated rhetoric around immigration policy in the United States, debunking the 21 biggest myths and stereotypes in todays debate. In her talk, Chomsky will sketch the outlines of a sensible immigration policy. Her latest book, Linked Labor Histories, looks at globalization as a long historical process with labor history at its center. The book examines how employers have used regional inequalities to gain access to cheaper workers through immigration, which along with plant relocation gives companies weapons to discipline their workers. Much of my scholarly work can be traced back to the year I spent working for the United Farm Workers union back in 1976-77, Chomsky said. I credit that experience with sparking my interest in the Spanish language, in migrant workers and immigration, in labor history, in social movements and labor organizing, in multinationals and their workers, in how global economic forces affect individuals, and how people collectively organize for social change.
This event took place at 5604 Manor, the new progressive community center launched by the Third Coast Activist Resource Center and Workers Defense Project.
The new Austin Indymedia was also there to document this event. Please visit the new http://austin.indymedia.org/
Learn more at http://workersdefense.org and http://thirdcoastactivist.org
This is a zgraphix production.
Produced by Jeff Zavala.
http://zgraphix.org
This event took place at 5604 Manor, the new progressive community center launched by the Third Coast Activist Resource Center and Workers Defense Project.
The new Austin Indymedia was also there to document this event. Please visit the new http://austin.indymedia.org/
Learn more at http://workersdefense.org and http://thirdcoastactivist.org
This is a zgraphix production.
Produced by Jeff Zavala.
http://zgraphix.org
Me & Bobby McGee Live at Camp Casey 2005
Along the rode side fellow Camp Casey protesters break out in to song including, Me and Bobby McGee. "Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller, and later by Janis Joplin, who topped the U.S. singles charts with the song in 1971.Camp Casey was founded by Cindy Sheehan after she failed to get a second meeting with President Bush for an explanation of the cause for which her son, Casey, died. Having been turned away, she pitched a tent by the side of the road and announced her intention to stay, day and night, for the full five weeks or until such a meeting is granted. She has also promised that, if she is not granted a second meeting, she will return to Crawford each time Bush visits there in the future. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Casey,_Crawford,_Texas - cite_note-0
Other members of Gold Star Families for Peace and other anti-Iraq War activists joined them, camped in public land, such as ditches by the road.This is dedicated to Cindy Sheehan and her son Casey. ;This is a ZGraphix production. Produced by Jeff Zavala. http://zgraphix.org
Other members of Gold Star Families for Peace and other anti-Iraq War activists joined them, camped in public land, such as ditches by the road.This is dedicated to Cindy Sheehan and her son Casey. ;This is a ZGraphix production. Produced by Jeff Zavala. http://zgraphix.org
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