Austin Green Festival this weekend

[VelmaD]

Hey Austin area DUers...just wondering who all was planning on going ot the Green Festival this weekend and whether anyone wanted to get together.

Y'all know me...any excuse to go out to breakfast. :-)

[bearfan454]

1. I have to work VelmaD

[el_gato]

2. i'm going

I want to see

leslie ramsay on the globalization issue
akwasi evans from the NOKOA
and I'd like to catch jim because he's always fun to hear
and I wanted to check out Palast's talk but he is at the
same time as Evans so I don't know...

lot's of good speakers that's for sure

oh, by the way, We are holding a benefit saturday night
to help pay for the broadcasting of Democracy Now! on
local cable access. We have to raise the money to
cover the cost of the sattellite link up.

the benefit will be at Texas Mist night club over
off of airport blvd. heading towards the airport

cheers

[VelmaD]

3. Oh, tell me more...

about this benefit. How much? Who's gonna be there? All that kind of thing. I'm WAY interested and I bet some of our fellow AUstin DUers will be too.

[el_gato]

6. here ya go

http://austin.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=8958&group=webcast
SATURDAY: DEMOCRACY NOW! DAY IN AUSTIN

Saturday, October 11

At noon listen to DEMOCRACY NOW!'s Amy Goodman speak.
At night party to support local broadcast of DEMOCRACY NOW!

12:00 to 12:45 p.m.

AMY GOODMAN, Journalist and host of DEMOCRACY NOW!
GREEN FESTIVAL, $10 admission for all day
Austin Convention Center, Ballroom E/F
500 East Cesar Chavez
http://www.greenfestivals.com

9:00 p.m. to late.

BENEFIT for local broadcast of DEMOCRACY NOW!, $5 cover
with The Earthtone Players, NoHoodoo, Rebecca Creek, and FreakOphonics
TEXAS MIST
1115 Old Bastrop Highway
Map: http://www.austintexasmist.com/map.html


In Austin DEMOCRACY NOW! airs Monday to Friday at 6 PM on cable TV CH 16.
Or listen on-line at http://www.democracynow.org


Support local efforts to promote DEMOCRACY NOW

Contact: AUSTIN FOR DEMOCRACY NOW!
http://www.iconmedia.org/democracynow
[e-mail]
512-441-9454


Local sponsors: The Austin Chronicle, Hightower & Associates, Ground
Truth Investigations, Daily Juice, Natural Magic, Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse,
Ruta Maya Coffee, Campaigns For People, Public Citizen Texas, and TexPIRG.

[GOPisEvil]

4. I'm thinking about going, but I've got tons of other stuff going on.

Ugh. I'd love to see Hightower and Amy Goodman. x(

[VelmaD]

5. You know you wanta...

*uses mind-whammy on GOPisEvil*

It'll be fun. Plus there's the added bonus of seeing my bright shining face. ;-) And we can go get pancakes.

[Gato Moteado]

7. is there a schedule available online?

i'm super busy this weekend too but maybe i could break away for a couple of hours.

[GOPisEvil]

9. Here's a link

www.greenfestivals.com

[VelmaD]

11. Dude...if you can get away...

Jim Hightower is at 11 on Saturday and then Amy Goodman at noon. That should kick serious ass.

We'd love to see you there. We gotta figure out when we're doing a going away for you. :-(

[GOPisEvil]

8. I'd love to volunteer, actually...

...I just have about 2 or 3 prior comittments. :argh:

[LightTheMatch]

10. I'll be there...

n/t

[VelmaD]

12. shameless self-kick

:kick:

Hey, who wants to get together at this thing?
DV

[Whitacre D_WI]

13. Brian Austin Green has his own festival?

Y'all really jump on any excuse to party, don't you?