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Monday, November 18, 6-8:30 pm
Debate on Health Care
University of Texas law professor Charles Silver and Louis Malfaro, vice president of the American Federation of Teachers, will debate “Private Insurance vs. Medicare for All.” Silver is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and Malfaro is currently working as a healthcare justice organizer in Texas with the Debs Jones Douglass Institute.
The event, hosted by Health Tech Austin, is free but RSVP required<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/health-care-fight-club-tickets-77581108183>. More information online<http://www.healthtechaustin.com/november-2019>.
Location: Capital Factory, 701 Brazos St, Austin, 78701

Wednesday, November 20, 6:30-9 pm
Screening of “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste”
A discussion with local food experts will follow a screening of Anthony Bourdain’s 2017 documentary film, “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste.”
The event is free but please RSVP online<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/georgetown-green-film-series-wasted-tickets-72116615739>.
Location: Southwestern University, F.W. Olin Building, Room 110, Georgetown

Thursday, November 21, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Teaching Climate Change and Environmental Justice Workshop
Bill Bigelow, co-director of the Zinn Education Project, will offer a free full-day workshop on teaching about climate change and environmental justice. Bigelow will introduce lessons from the Rethinking Schools book he co-edited, A People’s Curriculum for the Earth: Teaching Climate Change and the Environmental Crisis, and each participant will receive a free copy.
Space is limited and registration is required<https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3DXqLMLXDCOwwUB>. The workshop is sponsored by the Texas Center for Education Policy, University of Texas College of Education, Environment Texas, and Rethinking Schools.
Location: University of Texas, Sanchez Building (SZB), Room 323, Austin

Saturday and Sunday, November 23-24, 10 am-6 pm
16th Annual Women & Fair Trade Festival
The Women & Fair Trade Festival<https://womenandfairtrade.wixsite.com/website> is an annual Austin marketplace, now in its 16th year, invites women’s cooperatives to come from all over the world to tell their stories about globalization and to sell their handmade items.
The event is sponsored by Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera<http://www.atcf.org/>. More information on the Facebook event page<https://www.facebook.com/events/1101942066677877/>.
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover Ave., Austin 78756

Thursday, December 5, 6:30 pm
“The Bleeding Edge” Documentary Screening
“The Bleeding Edge” examines the $400 billion medical device industry, focusing on lax regulations, corporate cover-ups, and profit-driven incentives that put patients at risk daily.
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=40544>.
Location: Austin Public Library, Terrazas Branch, 1105 East Cesar Chavez St., Austin, 78702
Unless otherwise noted, events are free and open to the public. Please forward where appropriate.

In Solidarity,
Third Coast Activist Resource Center

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