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Alice Embree : Spirited Pro-Choice and Pro-Union Rallies in Austin
Hundreds of pro-choice demonstrators marched down Congress Ave. in Austin Saturday, Feb. 26 (above), and then joined with supporters of Wisconsin workers for an enthusiastic rally on the steps of the Texas state Capitol. Photos by Terry DuBose / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Pro-Choice, Social Action, Unions, Wisconsin, Women
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BOOKS | John McMillian’s ‘Smoking Typewriters’
The curious case of the 1960s underground press. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | February 21, 2011 John McMillian, author of Smoking Typewriters, will appear at BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Books, John McMillian, Jonah Raskin, Marshall Bloom, New Left, Ray Mungo, Sixties, Smoking Typewriters, Space City, The Rag, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer, Underground Press, Yippies
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David P. Hamilton : The 1969 Chuck Wagon Riot
Police riot at the Chuck Wagon on the University of Texas campus in Austin in November 1969. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.1969 in Austin:The famous Chuck Wagon police riot By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Chuck Wagon Riot, David P. Hamilton, Direct Action, SDS, Sixties, Student Movement, The Rag, UT-Austin
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Peter Finn : Drone Used in Austin Raises Privacy Issues
Wasp III drone — the kind used by Texas DPS in 2009 Austin police operation. Grab from KVUE.com / Austin.Drones over Austin:Law enforcement use of aerial dronesraises issues of privacy, civil liberties By Peter Finn / CommonDreams / January 24, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial Drones, Austin, Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement, Privacy, Surveillance
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Patricia Vonne Headlines Rag Blog Benefit Sunday at Jovita’s in Austin
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Please join us this Sunday at Jovita’s Please join us Sunday, January 23, from 6:30-10 p.m., at Jovita’s, 1619 South First Street in Austin, for the Rag Blog Benefit featuring Latina rocker Patricia Vonne and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Gina Chavez, Jovita's, New Journalism Project, Patricia Vonne, Rag Radio, The Rag Blog
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Felix Shafer : Mourning for Marilyn Buck, Part I
Mourning for activist, poet, and political prisoner Marilyn Buck, shown at three stages of her life.The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2011 First of three parts [On December 13, Marilyn Buck, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Black Liberation Movement, Felix Shafer, Marilyn Buck, New Left, Political Activists, Political Prisoners, SDS, Sixties, The Rag
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Patricia Vonne Headlines Jan. 23 Rag Blog Benefit Bash
Graphic by James Retherford / Hot Digital Dog Design / The Rag Blog. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. Latina rocker Patricia Vonneheadlines Rag Blog benefit at Jovita’s What: Rag Blog BenefitWho: Latina rocker Patricia Vonne and singer-songwriter Gina ChavezWhere: Jovita’s, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, El Salvador, Gina Chavez, Journalism, Jovita's, Musicians, Patricia Vonne, Rag Radio, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer
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BOOKS / Gary Chason : Glenn Jones’ Novel is Paranoiac Psychedelic Memoir
A dark psychedelic flashback:‘Why Are We in Texas?’ By Gary Chason / The Rag Blog / November 15, 2010 [Why Are We in Texas? A novella by Glenn Jones (Lulu.com, 2010); Softcover; 93 pp.; $14. Also available as an electronic … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Books, Counterculture, Gary Chason, Psychedelia, Sixties, The Rag, Underground Press, University of Texas
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Alice Embree : Making the War Personal at Under the Hood
Under the Hood GI Coffeehouse, Killeen, Texas. Photo from Under the Hood photostream / Flickr.We can’t give you anything…Making the war personal By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2010 We can’t give you anything but war, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Anti-War GIs, Austin, Fort Hood, Military, Peace Movement, Social Action, Under the Hood
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BOOKS / Sidney Brammer : Remembering Joe Watson
Shelf at Austin’s 12th Street Books, home to the late Joe Watson’s personal book collection.‘Not all of me will die’:Remembering Joe Watson The survival of small, independent bookshops owes much to the thinking, reading public who buy and cherish books, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Billy Lee Brammer, Book Collecting, Booksellers, Sidney Brammer
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Heidi Turpin : Peace for the People of…
Susan Van Haitsma and Jim Turpin of CodePink Austin outside Austin City Hall on International Day of Peace, September 21. Photo by Heidi Turpin / The Rag Blog.Rain doesn’t dampen the desire for peace… By Heidi Turpin / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Austin, Heidi Turpin, Peace Movement
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