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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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Jeffrey Nightbyrd : Rehearsals for the Apocalypse
Underground journalist and Sixties activist Jeffrey Nightbyrd will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Tuesday, September 14, 2-3 p.m. (CST). To stream Rag Radio live, go here. To listen to this show after … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Austin, Austin Sun, Counterculture, Jeffrey Nightbyrd, Michael Eakin, Underground Press
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Dick J. Reavis : The Conspiracy in the Attic
Above, Dick Reavis now. Photo from San Antonio Current. Below, Dick Reavis then, in 1966 demonstration by Sexual Freedom League on University of Texas campus. Montage image scanned from The Daily Texan.The conspiracy in an Austin attic:My first rad-confab I … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Civil Rights Movement, Dick J. Reavis, Marijuana, SDS, Sixties, UT-Austin
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Mariann G. Wizard : Poet/Political Prisoner Marilyn Buck Dies in New York
UPDATED Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 9:03 a.m. (CST) Marilyn Buck was released from prison July 15, 2010.Recently released from Texas prison:Cancer takes poet Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / August 3, 2010 AUSTIN — Friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Deaths, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, New York City, Poets, Political Activists, Political Prisoners
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Stefan Wray : Austin Formula One is Shrouded in Secrecy
Formula One’s Tavo Hellmund is shown pulling the strings on State Comptroller Susan Combs and State Senator Kirk Watson. Graphic by Ted Wilson / The Rag Blog.Formula One:Shrouded in secrecyWith no public involvement By Stefan Wray / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Car Racing, Environment, Formula 1, Sport, Stefan Wray, Texas Legislature
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Thorne Dreyer : Poet Marilyn Buck Freed After 25 Years in Prison
Poet-activist Marilyn Buck was released from a federal prison hospital on July 15, 2010. Photo taken at Dublin Fci, 1998. Photo from The Rag Blog.Poet and political prisoner Marilyn BuckFreed after 25 years in federal prison By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading
Gaza Freedom Flotilla : Participants Speak Out
Gaza Freedom Flotilla participants Ann Wright and Joe Meadors spoke in Austin about their experiences. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Col. Ann Wright and Joe Meadors:What really happened on the Freedom Flotilla By Alice Embree / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Ann Wright, Austin, Freedom Flotilla, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian Blockade, Peace Movement, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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Formula None : Is Austin Cruisin’ For a Bruisin’?
UPDATED JULY 2, 2010 Formula One racing: coming your way. Photo from Business Week.Controversy brewing:Is Formula One the right fit? By Stefan Wray / The Rag Blog / June 30, 2010 AUSTIN — If I told you I hated fast … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Car Racing, Environment, Formula 1, Fossil Fuels, Sports, Stefan Wray
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Austin Benefit : Friends Support, Celebrate Marilyn Buck
Robert King, former Black Panther and member of the Angola 3, speaks in support of Marilyn Buck at June 25 benefit in Austin. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.Lively Austin gathering benefitsPolitical prisoner Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Black Liberation Movement, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poets, Political Prisoners, Robert King, Sixties, Social Action, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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Friday in Austin : Free Marilyn Now!
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Join us in Austin this Friday:Free Marilyn Buck Now! By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 A benefit for Marilyn Buck this Friday, June 25, will raise funds and gather healing … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Austin, Black Panthers, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poets, Political Prisoners, Rag Radio, Robert King, Sixties, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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Roger Baker on Austin’s Economy : Big Picture Not So Pretty?
Austin: as pretty as a picture. But what about the economy? Image from Nerd Fighters.Filling in the big picture:Wither Austin’s economy? By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / June 9, 2010 The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just released … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Austin Economy, Economic Recovery, Economics, Jobs, Roger Baker, Texas
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Memorial Day in Texas : Farewell to Nick Travis and Lisa Morris
Nick Travis at the opening of the Under the Hood Café in Killeen, Texas. Photo by Carlos Lowry / The Rag Blog.Memorial Day:Texas peace movementLooses two great friends By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 6, 2010 Memorial … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Anti-War Vets, Austin, Deaths, Fort Hood, IVAW, Memorial Day, Million Musicians March, Musicians, Peace Movement, Texas, Under the Hood
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