[ThirdCoast] - Many October events

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Monday, October 1, 7pm
Lessons from El Salvador: The Crisis of Migration
	In the twenty-six years since the end of its twelve year civil war, El Salvador has made advances in areas such as education, health care, women's rights, and the protection of free speech and political organization. However, the country is still plagued by high unemployment, organized crime, gang violence, and political challenges.
	This U.S. - El Salvador Sister Cities <http://elsalvadorsolidarity.org/> presentation will focus on the current reality of Salvadorans fighting to defend their land and natural resources. Additionally, speakers will talk about forced migration and its damaging impact on rural communities.
Location: Friends Meeting House, 3701 E. MLK Jr. Blvd, Austin
 
Monday, October 1, 4pm
Film Screening and Discussion: “O Processo” ("The Trial”)
	"O Processo <https://www.maria-ramos.com/the-trail/>" offers a behind-the-scenes look at the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female President. The film portrays the "judicial political" trial, first at the House of Representatives and then at the Senate, focusing on the President's defense team and two senators who struggle to prove the her innocence in the face of a majority vote by a Congress riddled with corruption.
	During the filming, director Maria Augusta Ramos was granted unique access to the defense team, to left-wing senators, and to President Rousseff herself. Using a technique that is wholly observational, without interviews and narrations, Ramos captures telling interactions in the private and political spheres as well as the mass demonstrations held in response to this political crisis.
	A talkback with director Maria Augusta Ramos and Seth Garfield, Brazil Center director, follows the screening. This event is presented by the LLILAS Benson Brazil Center and is free and open to the public.
Location: Avaya Auditorium, POB 2.302, 201 E. 24th Street (SE corner of 24th and Speedway), UT Campus

Thursday, October 4, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
8th Annual Dancing Away Detention Benefit for Grassroots Leadership’s Hutto Bond Fund
	Live music with Folk Uke (Amy Nelson & Cathy Guthrie — Willie & Arlo’s daughters) and Cumbia with the Kiko Villamizar Band. This year, to build momentum to free the women at T. Don Hutto Detention Center for good, the annual fundraiser will be held in beautiful Taylor, Texas just minutes from this notorious immigration prison.  All proceeds will go towards Grassroots Leadership’s Hutto bond fund.
	Advance tickets are available at https://grassrootsleadership.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=235
Location: Taylor Station Bar, 108 East Second Street, Taylor, Texas 76574
 
Thursday, October 4, 6:30 pm
“Nobody Speak” Documentary Screening
	“Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHow1B32WZw>” explores the effects of big money on American journalism, focusing on Peter Thiel’s financing of wrestler Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media, and casino owner Sheldon Adelson’s secret purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
	The screening, which begins at 6:30 pm and will be followed by a discussion, is part of the “Controversy & Conversation <https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/co-sponsored-community-programs/controversy-and-conversation.php>” series, a collaboration between the Austin Public Library and the Humanities Institute’s Difficult Dialogues Program at the University of Texas. More information online <https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/events/event.php?id=47316>.
Location: Austin Public Library, Terrazas Branch, 1105 East Cesar Chavez St., Austin, 78702

Saturday, October 6, 2-4 pm
Know Your Ballot in Preparation for Voting
	Dixie Davis, Director of Advocacy with the League of Women Voters-Austin Area, will explain the propositions, charter revisions, and bond proposals that will be on the November ballot.
	The event is sponsored by Common Ground for Texans <http://cg4tx.org/>, a nonpartisan nonprofit based in Austin.
Location: Old Quarry Branch Library, 7051 Village Center, Austin

Sunday, October 7, 12-2 pm
In Solidarity with the Children of Palestine
	Kali Rubaii from Friends of Sabeel North America <https://www.fosna.org/> will discuss the ways Palestinian children are affected by the conflict. Rubaii has lived and worked with children in Palestine, Iraq, Jordan, and California.
	The event will also include a Middle Eastern light lunch prepared by Syrian refugees and an informational poster exhibit, with Palestinian handcrafts and olive oil available for purchase. The reception starts at noon with the presentation at 12:30 pm. The event is sponsored by the St. Andrew's Social Justice Committee, Interfaith Community for Palestinian Rights, Jewish Voice for Peace - Austin (JVP), and the Austin Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Austin). More information on the Facebook event page <https://www.facebook.com/events/232900330740755/?ti=ia>.
Location: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church <http://www.staopen.org/>, 14311 Wells Port Drive (exit off I-35, west on Wells Branch Parkway)
 
Tuesday, October 9, 6-8 pm
Robert Jensen on “The Failure of Success”
	Robert Jensen <http://robertwjensen.org/>, recently retired from teaching in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas, will speak on “’The Failure of Success’: Human Nature and the Nature of Carbon.” Jensen, the author of The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men and Plain Radical: Living, Loving, and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully, will suggest a framework for analyzing contemporary ecological crises and charting a path forward.
	The event is sponsored by the Austin School. For more information, contact Roy Casagranda,roy.casagranda at austincc.edu. 
Location: ACC Eastview Campus Auditorium (Room 8500), 3401 Webberville Road, Austin, 78702

Tuesday, October 16, 8 am-4 pm
Building Green Justice Forum: “Power, Discourse, Community”
	Huston-Tillotson University <http://htu.edu/> will host the fifth annual Building Green Justice Forum, this year focusing on “Power, Discourse, Community.”
Registration and coffee begins at 8 am, with speakers, panels, and workshops throughout the day. The speakers and schedule will be announced soon.
	The forum—which is sponsored by Green is the New Black <http://greenisthenewblack.org/>, The Dumpster Project <http://dumpsterproject.org/>, and the Third Coast Activist Resource Center <http://www.thirdcoastactivist.org/>—is free but please register online <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-green-justice-power-discourse-and-community-tickets-49135917853>. More information on the Facebook event page <https://www.facebook.com/events/285296738951001/>.
	For more information on sponsorship, contact Karen Magid, kmagid at htu.edu, or Amanda Masino, ammasino at htu.edu.
Location: Dickey-Lawless Science Building, Huston-Tillotson University <http://htu.edu/>, 900 Chicon St., Austin, 78702, with free parking in the Chalmers Avenue lot  <http://htu.edu/about>and free street parking around campus.
 
Tuesday, October 16, 7 pm
“Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and Inequality”
	A panel on “Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and Inequality <https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/news/13051>” will feature Eric Klinenberg <https://www.ericklinenberg.com/>, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University, followed by reactions from local speakers. Klinenberg is the author of Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago and Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life.
	The program is sponsored by the University of Texas Humanities Institute’ <https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/index.php>s Difficult Dialogues program and Planet Texas 2050 <https://bridgingbarriers.utexas.edu/>, an interdisciplinary collaboration and research around climate change, extreme weather, population, and resource management. RSVP online <https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_068Ws5VqKjUQcXX>.
Location: Texas Union <https://universityunions.utexas.edu/texas-union>, Quadrangle Room, University of Texas, Austin
 
Friday, October 19, noon-1:30 pm
“Uprooted—Lessons for Addressing Displacement in Austin's Gentrifying Neighborhoods”
	This University of Texas Opportunity Forum <https://law.utexas.edu/opportunity-forum/>’s Lunch Series program will focus on “Uprooted—Lessons for Addressing Displacement in Austin's Gentrifying Neighborhoods.” Panelists from the Community and Regional Planning Program and Law School will discuss a new report about the gentrification sweeping through Austin neighborhoods <http://sites.utexas.edu/gentrificationproject/>.
	The event is free, with lunch provided, but seating is limited and an RSVP is required <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ut-opportunity-forum-presents-uprootedlessons-for-addressing-displacement-in-austins-gentrifying-tickets-50376792342>.
Location: Francis Auditorium in Townes Hall (TNH 2.114), University of Texas School of Law, Austin 


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