Hey Austin and Central Texas: We need to have brunch!!!

[GOPisEvil]

How about this Sunday, November 5th? 10:00am I'm open for suggestions as to location. Locations south of the river for the benefit of some *cough*Shaz8cough* will be considered. ;)

[VelmaD]

1. I'll be there

Is Katz's far enough south? :) I could have Death By Chocolate for breakfast.

[NoPasaran]

2. I'll be there

Wherever we have it.

[Melissa G]

3. keep me posted where..south central is good!

[sonias]

4. Sorry, I'm out of town this weekend

Everyone have a great time!

Sonia

[Melissa G]

5. bummer.. miss you n/t

[Stevious]

6. Protest To Counter KKK Anti-Gay Rally

After-brunch activity... Oh, sunday is the 6th, the KKK rally is on Saturday the 5th.

News From 365Gay.com. http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/11/110105texas.htm

Protest To Counter KKK Anti-Gay Rally
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff

Posted: November 1, 2005 5:00 pm ET

(Austin, Texas) An LGBT civil rights group will hold a vigil to protest Saturday's Ku Klux Klan anti-gay-marriage rally in Austin, Texas.

No Nonsense in November said they are planning a peaceful counter demonstration.

"We will speak for ourselves and not engage the Klan in their rhetoric," No Nonsense leader Glen Maxey tells the Houston Chronicle. "It will be a peaceful, nonviolent demonstration."

Police Tuesday said they will take no chances the two protests will get out of control. The city last week granted a request by the white supremacist Klan for space on the plaza outside City Hall.

No Nonsense in November will be allowed to hold its counter protest on a bridge in the middle of Town Lake, about half a block away. The group also has scheduled a Sunday rally at the Texas Capitol.

The American White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have also pledged that its rally will be peaceful, but warned counter protesters could attempt to provoke violence.

"Our speech will not be inflammatory," the Klan said in its request for permission to use the plaza, "but we all know the reputation of the name of the KKK, so we expect anti-Klan demonstrators to be there who may become violent. We certainly don't want any of our people hurt nor any city officials. We just want to come and encourage people to vote for Christian Family Values and against legalized homosexual marriage in the state of Texas."

Voters will go to the polls November 8, three days after the Klan rally, to cast ballots on the gay marriage ban, that would also bar civil unions.

Turnout historically is low for amendment elections in Texas. In 2003, just 12 and a-half percent of registered voters cast ballots. This year, though, both supporters and opponents of the marriage amendment predict a high turnout.

Early voting o the measure began last week.

Earlier this month 22 elected officials from the Austin area announced their opposition to the measure. A similar group of politicians in Houston also called on voters to reject the amendment.

While supporters of the amendment used churches to promote passage, gay and lesbian rights groups ran television ads using same-sex couples to speak against it.

There are an estimated 43,000 same-sex couples in Texas.

The state already has a law banning same-sex marriage, but supporters of the amendment say that by that putting it in the state constitution judges would be prevented from overturning the law.

Among the supporters are Gov. Rick Perry. In June Perry signed the legislation sending the amendment to voters. Although his signature was not needed Perry said that the symbolism was important.

©365Gay.com 2005

[GOPisEvil]

7. We could meet at our usual location if no one has a better idea.

The usual being Curra's Grill on Burnet.

[NoPasaran]

8. I second the usual location

Since it'll probably be the usual suspects anyway...

[VelmaD]

9. I've had a request to change the time...

is there a possibiility we could do lunch instead of brunch?

[GOPisEvil]

10. CHANGE THE TIME?!?!?! DOOM!!!!!!

Yeah, I guess that would be ok. What time do you have in mind?

[VelmaD]

11. How's noon sound?

We can "do lunch".

[GOPisEvil]

12. That's fine with me. TIME CHANGE TO NOON!!!!!!

:D

[VelmaD]

13. Do we still wanta do Curra's or...

are there other suggestions since it's lunch instead of brunch?

[GOPisEvil]

14. Curra's non-brunch food is good, too.

But, I'm open for suggestions.

[NoPasaran]

15. Noon, eh?

It's a crazy idea... but it just might work!

[Melissa G]

21. catch you guys next time..n/t

[acmejack]

22. I knew you were teasing about doing it south

I guess it really is a vehicle bound society.

[VelmaD]

23. Nobody made any suggestions...

for where to have it that was south. Next time I promise we'll do something south if people who live down there will just tell us where they want to do it.

[acmejack]

24. Oh, I was just griping. starting my day off right!

I no longer have a license & to add insult to injury I keep finding all these fabulous deals on vehicles. I tell myself to remember all the money I'm saving, but it really doesn't work that well. I do get to pass myself off as a concerned environmentalist which is great until you try to go somewhere on a weekend.

[VelmaD]

16. kickety

:kick:

[Lethe]

17. hello fellow texans, democrats, and Austinites!

i'm fairly new to DU, but i'd still like to meet you guys. Where on burnet is Curras?

[VelmaD]

18. 6801 Burnet

Here's their webpage. :)

http://www.currasgrillnorth.com/

[tigersumtin]

19. I would love to come

I have my little girl this weekend, shes 10 do you mind if I bring her?

[VelmaD]

20. We've had kids come before

We'll try to keep the profanity to a minimum. :)

[Lethe]

25. doh, i missed it.

totally missed it! how was it? when is the next one?

[sonias]

26. Things are going to be crazy with the holidays

How about we try to have a DU group meetup at the Travis County Holiday party on Dec. 13th. They haven't put it up on the calendar but I know the date and place. It's Threadgills on Tuesday Dec. 13th in the evening of course.

We can keep checking for it here
http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/calendar.php

Another possibility is a fundraiser for David Van Os on December the 5th. That's a Saturday and Jim Hightower will be the guest speaker. He's very entertaining and David could use the support. Don't have an exact location but it will be in Austin.

Sonia

[NoPasaran]

27. And everyone is welcome at the Keep Austin Blue meetup

We're meeting a week early this month so there will be no conflict with Thanksgiving. Our speakers are Lou DuBose, journalist and author of books on Tom DeLay, Shrub, and Karl Rove; and congressional candidate John Courage. Wednesday, Novemebr 16. Mother Egan's, 715 West 6th Street. Social hour begins 6:30, speakers 7:15ish.

Yeah, I know Maureen Dowd is speaking somewhere else that same evening... we've extended an invitation to MoDo to come by when she's finished and have a drink with us.

[Lithos]

28. Sounds like a couple of good ideas here

I like the fundraiser as that way we could help out an excellent candidate as well.

L-

[David Van Os]

29. OK

...might as well.

[Lithos]

30. I would like to welcome you to the Texas forum

Mr. Attorney General.

[sonias]

31. I love the sound of that

Attorney General David Van Os - the people's lawyer!

Sonia