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Iraq Protesters Gather at Texas State Capitol
Vigil at Texas State Capitol. Photo by Jamie Josephs / The Rag Blog.There was a liberal turnout at last night’s (March 19, 2008) Peace Vigil which started at 7 p.m. at the front gates of the Texas State Capitol in … Continue reading
Vigils Mark Fifth Anniversary of Iraq War
Protesters gather in San Antonio, Austin to urge end to Iraq war.By Michele Roberts / AP / March 20, 2008 SAN ANTONIO — Protesters calling for an end to the war in Iraq gathered Wednesday night near the Alamo, the … Continue reading
There Is No Room for Gloating – There’s Work to Do
The Left Was RightBy Curt Guyette 19/03/08 “Metro Times” — – They take no satisfaction in knowing that they were right in opposing this ill-fated Iraq war from the outset. All they want is for people to listen to them … Continue reading
Austin Student in D.C. Actions Against War
Students Arrested Protesting Iraq War in Washington, D.C. Austin teen joins Iraq war protests in Washington.By Bob Dart / Washington Bureau / Austin American-Statesman / March 19, 2008 WASHINGTON — Nora Hansel, an 18-year-old college student from Austin, is taking … Continue reading
The Organizer
Alice Embree of MDS/Austin and CodePink — and former Ragstaffer — at the Million Musicians March, March 15, 2008. For more CodePink pictures, go Here.
Iraq Moratorium, Friday March 21st
Iraq Moratorium, Good Friday coincide The convergence of the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war on March 19 and the monthly Iraq Moratorium observance on March 21 has sparked hundreds of antiwar actions across the country this week. The Iraq … Continue reading
Million Musicians March : Alan Pogue
Saturday’s Peace Parade takes off from the capitol. Ragphoto by Alan Pogue.
Carolyn Wonderland
Carolyn Wonderland: A True Texas Guitar Hero(ine) Gets Her SXSW DueBy Michael May / American Public Media / March 15, 2008 It’s South By Southwest time in Austin, Texas. And right now, the streets are clogged with an event optimistically … Continue reading
A Thousand Spirited Marchers Fill Streets of Austin
Photo by Nancy Simons / The Rag BlogMillion Musicians March:Second-Line Style Musical Parade Protests Iraq WarBy Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / March 16, 2008 AUSTIN — On a balmy Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas – the little sweet … Continue reading
And Only the Light Should Be Seen
What’s a Moratorium?by Mark Rudd & Doug Viehmeyer It’s an odd word for a political tactic: it means a time out, a break. It was dreamed up in 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War by people who had … Continue reading
















