April 13, 2006 – End of Silence

Feingold, Sheehan, Van Os, Clinton, Oh My!

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Burnt Orange Report reports that Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist mom, will be on the east mall near the MLK statue at UT on the 17th at 11:30am as part of a CAMEO (Campus Antiwar Movement to End the Occupation) rally.

David Van Os will hold a 24-hour filibuster for education (he held one last month to commemorate Texas independence) that’ll start at noon at the Capitol on the same day.

Senator Russ Feingold will visit the next day (Tuesday, April 18th) to support Texas Congressional Candidate John Courage. There’s a free event at 12:30pm at the UT Student Union Quadrangle and then a $25 admission event at Jovita’s that night at 7pm called BlueGrassRoots! featuring:

South Austin Jug Band
Grassy Knoll Boys
Texas Youth Word Collective
Jim Hightower

See our ACL post if you’re wondering why you got a server busy message trying to buy tickets.

All the major news outlets seem to have picked up that Bill Clinton is giving the commencement speech at the LBJ School this year. I saw it mentioned on a blog a week or two ago. It’ll be May 20th, but it doesn’t appear to be open to the public.

Charter Amendments Debate Tonight

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There’s a debate tonight at St. Edward’s on the charter amendments that’ll be on the May ballot: Open Government Online and Save Our Springs

Here’s the info:

WHEN:

Thursday, April 13 2006, 6:30-8:30pm (doors at 6:00)

WHERE:

St. Edward’s Campus: Jones Auditorium in the Ragsdale Center–the debate will be in Room 100, on the west side of the bottom floor (Ragsdale is the long building in the middle of campus). Free parking for event. Campus Maps at their website.

WHO:

Speaking In Support:
Bill Bunch, Executive Director of Save Our Springs Alliance
Glen Maxey, former State Representative and Clean Austin Campaign Director

Speaking In Opposition:
Gus Garcia, former Mayor
Daryl Slusher, works for Austin Energy and former City Council member

Presenting the most passionate, informed, and open discourse on these crucial issues, Thursday’s forum is designed to thoroughly expose, educate, and involve the public in the “Open Government Online” and “Save Our Springs” debates.

For background, here’s the Chronicle’s take and the controversy over the language to be included on the ballot, which was resolved last week.

ACL Festival 2006 Tickets On-Sale Now

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The $90 allotment of ACL Festival tickets are on sale now. The Wife heard it on 101x and I just saw a mention over on Austinist. I, of course, didn’t see an announcement e-mail. I expect that around 6pm today after they’ve sold out. The price after service charges and shipping is $112.50. The base price’ll jump up to $100 and then $115 as they sell through the total allotment. As with past years, kids under 10 are free with a ticketed adult. There’s a limit of 6 tickets per person.

I bought one for The Wife, who inexplicably loves going to the festival, but I’ve decided I’ve had enough ACL Festival after last year. It’s too expensive. It’s too hot. Most of the bands don’t play long enough, will play better shows on their own and I tend to only like about 15% of the lineup.