ICE Protest

Here you see a protest that was held on the steps of the federal courthouse around the corner from our home. They were arguing for the shutdown of a detention center in central Texas.

Hard to argue with that

These ladies were in attendance at the MLK Birthday rally this Monday.

Adapt of Texas Lobby for President's Ear

My friend Jackie snapped this picture when Obama was in town of Adapt of Texas folks rallying the president to their cause.

The President was Here

The President visited last Tuesday. He was here to raise money after a speech about immigration in El Paso. It is doubtful that this man's plea was seen and noted but our friend Jackie shot his picture dutifully waiting for a chance to have his plea for his brother heard. Folks waited outside the ACL Live Moody Theater to plea their causes. It cost $1000 to be inside and north of 35K to have dinner with the president in an Austin home. The Veteran's Administration is in some turmoil. We will post this fellow's picture here. Maybe the president reads this blog.

Great Costume, Ben

Another from the Rally to Restore Sanity. Her sign is a quote from Ben Franklin. It is a fact...the calm, productive folks don't garner much attention. Thanks, Jackie, for these great pictures.

The Family That Stays Sane Together...

My friend Jackie shot this family at the Rally to Restore Sanity. I like the idea of trying to 'protest' to come back to calm discourse. Our politicians could use some lessons.

March of a Different Sort

Yesterday there was a march of the undead on Congress Avenue. It is in association with a zombie film festival (Dismember the Alamo) that comes on the heels of the Austin Film Festival (Oct.29-31). Not that AFF didn't have some undead movies of its own!

Protest

A number of us were in line for yesterday for the Austin Film Festival when these protesters marched against capital punishment on Congress. The gentleman in the foreground was passing out stickers that said 'Democrat for Life.' Sounded a little ambiguous to us out of context but clear during the brief march. Good for these people for being against this punishment, but I hope they take their cause through the system to try to change our laws (in Texas it will probably have to be a Constitutional Amendment) instead of just doing an outcry against public officials administering our policy and juries and judges who impose the sentence.

Tax Protest

Apparently there were tea parties all over the country to protest big government and big spending. This fellow at the Austin City Hall had a "Don't Tread on Me" flag from the American Revolution. Apparently a number of people don't think we can spend our way out of a depression. It's no accident the protest was scheduled for April 15...the day our taxes are due in the U.S.