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Bob Simmons on Austin’s Jack Jackson : History’s Cartoonist
Jack Jackson. Painting by Scout Stormcloud / The Rag Blog. Jackson left a large body of work behind that will assure that people will be reading and looking at his handiwork for as long as we have a world that … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists, Austin, Bob Simmons, Cartoonists, Comix, Historians, Texas, Underground Comix
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Austin : Some ‘Poopers’ at the ‘Tea Party’
A different message at Austin Tea Party: The Rag Blog’s Susan Van Haitsma and Fran Hanlon (right), both with CodePink. Photo by Andy McKenna / The Rag Blog.Speaking of taxes:I can’t afford more war. Can you? By Susan Van Haitsma … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Peace Movement, Political Protest, Rick Perry, Social Action, Tax Protests
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Perry to Limbaugh : ‘Ya’ll Come On Down, Y’Hear?’
Mr. Hospitality his own self: the Hon. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas. Photo by Harry Cabluck / AP. Gov. Rick Perry: ‘I think Austin would be an awesome place for Rush Limbaugh. You know, keep Austin weird.’ By Eric Zimmermann … Continue reading
Alice Embree : Easter Weekend at the Ranch
Alice Embree, with Jeff Shero (left) and Duncan Echelson, shown at LBJ Ranch during a peace vigil on Easter in 1965. This UPI telephoto was reproduced in Prairie Radical, a memoir by former Austin activist Robert Pardun.An Activist History of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Iraq War, Peace Movement, SDS, Social Action, Student Movement, Texas, Vietnam
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Time Warner Singles Out Geek-Rich Austin for Metered Broadband Trial
Penny-pinching broadband. Graphic from DVICE.com Austin is not a city that takes its broadband lightly. It’s home to supercomputers, digital media studios and online gaming companies. Thanks to that, it’s now a microcosm for a battle against consumption-based broadband attempts … Continue reading
Ric Sternberg Video : Million Musician March for Peace, Part 3
The Million Musician March:STILL Keeping Austin Weird By Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog / May 5, 2009 Part 3 of the 2009 Million Musician March trilogy is now up and running. [The 2009 Million Musician March for Peace, an … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Action, Video
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Ric Sternberg Video : Million Musician March for Peace
“Bionic Ric” Sternberg played in the band and also filmed the Million Musicians March — led by Grand Marshal Wavy Gravy — on March 21, 2009, in Austin, Texas. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.The Million Musician March:Just … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Action, Video
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FILM / Saint Misbehavin’ : The Wavy Gravy Movie
Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie, directed by Michelle Esrick was screened in Austin at SXSW.The Saints Go Marching in Downtown Austin Wavy Gravy’s evolving persona as poet, storyteller, merry prankster, jester and clown reveals a deeply spiritual and resourceful … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Film, Million Musicians March, Nonviolence, Peace Movement, Sixties, SXSW, Wavy Gravy
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Thorne Dreyer : Wavy Gravy Leads Austin Musicians in March for Peace
Hippie legend Wavy Gravy leads the Million Musicians March in Austin, March 21, 2009. Photo by Mara Eurich / The Rag Blog.Austin musicians and activists decide to be “instruments for peace.” Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog. “Of … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Social Protest, SXSW, Texas, Wavy Gravy
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Music Video by Ric Sternberg : That Big Hot Texas Sun
Music video by Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog.Red hot music video promotes solar energy with red hot Austin musicians. By Ric Sternberg / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2009 Why do we keep fiddling while Texas burns? We … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Environment, Filmmakers, Music Video, Musicians, Solar Energy, Video
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Alan Pogue : My History With Violence
Alan Pogue and Tracey, the woman whose life he saved. The photo was taken by D’Ann Johnson on Nov. 4, 2008, during the trial of Willie McDade, Alan’s assailant. “One late night in late April of this year, Alan Pogue … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pogue, Austin, Criminal Justice, Drug Culture, Photographers
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Winter Soldier : GI’s Against the War Tell Their Stories
Winter Soldier: February 28, Austin, Texas The Winter Soldier event provides an opportunity for peace activists and veterans to come together in common cause. These current wars, as with Vietnam, are waged in our name and funded by our tax … Continue reading
