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International Workers’ Day/Día del Trabajo 2014!

May 1

| Hours
thur:  6:00 pm –  10:00 pm
| Free

We’re having a May Day celebration with music, poetry, soapbox speeches, shared literature tables, film clips, food, an art clothesline, and official web launch for Austin Beloved Community! In other words big and chaotic with as much participation as we can get from all the organizations and people involved. All working class poets, musicians, artists, cooks, organizers, activists and everyone else is invited to come and participate in celebration and solidarity.

We will have a performance area. If you are a musician or poet or artist of any kind or would like to make a 2-3 minute speech, please contact austinbelovedcommunity.info@gmail.com by April 15th. We will have food potluck style so bring some food to share if you wish, along with art, your family, friends, comrades, literature, recordings, and ideas for transformation.

Solidarity and Love
Workers of the World Unite!
Family friendly, alcohol free event. All ages welcomed.

18+ After Party with DJ Ang Garcia at the Sahara Lounge, 1413 Webberville Rd, Austin, TX 78721

Check out Austin Beloved Community at http://www.austinbelovedcommunity.org/

Organizations participating include (more TBA): ACC/AFT Local 6249, ADAPT, ALLGO, Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Creative Action, Code Pink, Democratic Socialists of America, Education Austin, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (/OSCL), Grassroots Leadership, Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition, International Socialist Organization (ISO), MonkeyWrench Books, People’s History in Texas, PODER, Proyecto Defensa Laboral (Workers Defense Project), Resistencia Bookstore, Rise Up Texas, Texans United for Families (TUFF), The Sierra Club, The Rag Blog, Texas Jail Project, Third Coast Activist, Treasure City Thrift, TSEU/CWA Local 6186, Women’s Community Center.

Music by Sonoita, Fandango Tejas, Mario Garza, Kiko Villamizar, Kiya Heartwood, and The Bronze Band!

Kids Art Area guided by Treasure City Thrift

Aparte la Fecha/Día del Trabajo 2014!

Estamos planeando celebrar el Dia del Trabajo con musica, poesia, discursos, literatura, comida y el lanzamiento oficial de nuestra pagina web Austin Beloved Community (Nuestra Querida Comunidad de Austin)! En otras palabras una celebracion grande y caotica, con la participacion de muchas organizaciones y personas involucradas. Tod@s l@s poetas, musicos, artistas, cocineros, organizadores, activistas y demas personas estan invitadas a participar en esta celebracion en solidaridad.

Estamos planeando tener un area de actuacion. Si eres musico o poeta interesado en ofrecer tu musica o poesia favor de enviar un mensaje a austinbelovedcommunity.info@gmail.com para reservar tu lugar. Tendremos comida de “traje”, asi que puedes traer algun platillo para compartir, si quieres.

En solidaridad y carino,
Trabajadores del Mundo, Unamonos!