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21st annual San Antonio International Woman's Day March to focus on U.S. immigration policy

Written by esperanzacenter on Mar 01, 2011

Join us as we march in the streets in solidarity with women and social justice movements in San Antonio and around the world.

The 2011 San Antonio International Women’s Day March and Rally will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 5. It starts at Travis Park and ends end in the historic Plaza del Zacate (Milam Park) with a rally featuring several speakers and performers, including poet Tammy Gomez, Houston hip-hop artist Kiawitl Xochitl, Green Party vice-presidential candidate Rosa Clemente, and others.

Texans Rally for Wisconsin workers at Capitol steps

Written by gsbaird on Feb 28, 2011

Hundreds of Texans converged on the steps of the State Capitol in Austin to show solidarity with the public workers' unions in Wisconsin. Labeled "Save the American Dream," the rally, organized by MoveOn.org, was one of 50 such gatherings held Saturday, Feb. 26 across the United States.

San Antonians demonstrate support for Libyan protesters

Written by Sarah Garrahan on Feb 25, 2011

About 75 San Antonians carried Libyan flags and posters in a demonstration in support of Libyan people who are protesting against leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The group of men, women and children, some of whom said they were of Libyan descent, chanted and paraded on the sidewalk in front of the John H. Wood Jr. U.S. Courthouse Building on Durango Boulevard.

Second public meeting on HemisFair Park redevelopment draws hundreds to Sunset Station

Written by Susana on Feb 24, 2011

Several hundred people gathered in round tables, drawing and stacking chips on maps depicting HemisFair Park in a second public workshop to revamp San Antonio's famed downtown neighborhood.

More than 300 people attended the Hemisfair Park Planning workshop at Sunset Station to tell the city and developers the kind of kind of housing, transportation routes, shopping centers and parks they want in order to bring new vibrancy to the 78-acre area, home to the 1968 World's Fair.

Opinion: Reducing the budget deficit without great personal sacrifice

Written by gsbaird on Feb 22, 2011

Modest adjustments to our federal tax rates can save $2.7 trillion over a decade.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported last August that, if the Bush tax cuts were not extended, these savings would be realized, according to an article from The Fiscal Times.