Lecture: “Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Petroleum Dependency” The author, Dr. Michael Klare, will explain why Alan Greenspan said “The Iraq war is largely about oil” and why the US Military is currently in other countries like Colombia, Kuwait, Qatar, Ethiopia, etc., etc., (and soon Iran?). Friday, October 19th - 7:30pm First Unitarian Universalist Church 5200 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77004 LEAD SPONSORS: Houston Peace & Justice Center, Oil Patch Democrats, Veterans for Peace- Chapter 12, Green Party of Harris County

The time has come for We the People To show Bush and Cheney that we will not tolerate: * Illegal War * Loss of constitutional rights * Torture * Deceit * Election Fraud It’s time to bring this administration’s secrets to the light of day so that we overcome lies that divide our country and fears that drive us to war IMPEACHMENT! OUR RIGHT, OUR DUTY Featured Speakers: CINDY SHEEHAN PROFESSOR BOB JENSEN DEBRA SWEET STATE REPRESENTATIVE LON BURNAM CITY COUNCILWOMAN ADA EDWARDS DIANE WILSON SISSY FARENTHOLD Join us for a night of edification and action. Join us as we gather to express our opposition to Bush’s illegal war, troop surge, and erosion of our civil liberties. Join us for petition signing, postcard writing, tabling, networking, food, videos, music, and speeches.

Progressive organizations from around Texas are coming together on Saturday, March 10, in San Antonio, to network and build alliances so we can all have a more powerful political influence, both in Texas and nationally.

Michelle Goldberg author of Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism San Antonio November 14 | 7:00 pm (free admission) SoL Center at University Presbyterian Church (300 Bushnell) Goldberg’s evening lecture will introduce you to the leaders behind the rise of Christian extremism in America, and give you a how-to guide for preserving religious and civil liberties against the religious right.

Please join us as we begin “Winning the Texas Water Wars Against Corporate Privatization.”

The Lone Star Water Congress will focus on promoting public water policy that ensures the sustainability of safe water supplies for the benefit of all people and natural ecosystems against the domination of water resources by powerful private interests. Thus, the Lone Star water Congress adds an important—yet often ignored—dimension to the ongoing struggle to protect both ground and surface water for the future needs of Texans.

First Annual Legislative And Public Policy Conference

TSU's Mickey Leeland Center on World Hunger and Peace and Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy are holding a forum this Saturday on Voting Rights and Committee Hearings on Voter Disenfrachisement. Beverly Kaufman is one of the panelists!

Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education - Houston & La Nueva Raza Unida present the Chicano – Latino Leadership & Unity Conference

"WE ARE THE FUTURE" UNA CONFERENCIA SOBRE LIDERAZCO, PODER Y UNIDAD

Brothers and sisters – my fellow military veterans:

We need to come together and create a presence in the Houston area for the great national Veterans for Peace organization you have been reading so much about in conjunction with the growing anti-Iraq war movement and the amazing Cindy Sheehan stand to hold Bush accountable for his reasons in taking our young people into Iraq to be slaughtered and maimed. Are you as outraged and inspired as myself to speak up with the authority reserved only for those like us who have served our country? Then come to this meeting and let's get it going.

Representative Garnet Coleman will be talking about the theocratic right's legislative tactics.

Program includes:

• Are We Becoming a Theocracy? - video
• Tactics the Theocratic Right Uses to Get Legislation Passed  -- State Representative Garnet Coleman
• Countering the Theocratic Right - panel discussion moderated by Beth Corbin, Director of AU's Field Department

Panel members:

• Dr. Roger Mills, physics professor emeritus, University of Louisville
• Dr. Bruce Prescott, President of Mainstream Baptists of Oklahoma
• Dr. Don Sinclair, retired United Methodist minister representing Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
• Attorney Michael Skadden, ACLU

• D.C. Update - Beth Corbin

Targeted to activists, political club members and those newly involved in the political process, this workshop focuses on quality of life issues such as environment, transportation, and education important to Democratic and independent voters in suburban and urban areas campaigns.

To win elections in our region, Democrats need to communicate about issues important to Democrats and a segment of "independent" voters. We can't just shout at George W. Bush and complain about Republicans, we need to speak out about issues that a majority of voters care about.