https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/april26 monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/3923b920-2dcf-4c6b-a924-35294cccce29/Book+Cub+HOCTX+2026+april.jpg Events - April Book Club Don’t miss our monthly book club discussion at the public library. A wonderful way to connect with like-minded folks, meet organizers, and talk books. Check it out from your local library! If you want to purchase, may we recommend BookPeople, BookWomen, Half Price Books, Bookshop.org or Thriftbooks - we’re still boycotting Amazon. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/march29 monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/3bafd471-481f-4c9f-bdf1-966102f99db6/Book+Cub+HOCTX+2026+march.jpg Events - March Book Club - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/tx-midterm-election monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/march8 monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/4f2ff4e9-5aa5-49f3-a748-34eb1c0170c5/womens+march+8.jpg Events - International Women's Day Rally Come celebrate International Women’s Day this Sunday at the Texas State Capitol. Join us March 8th, 2026 at 12:00 pm. The fight for women’s suffrage is not over. Healthcare access for abortions and sexual wellness have seen constant attacks. Trans women continue to face attacks as access to HRT and other fundamental gender affirming care has been more difficult to access. All the while the immigrant community risk attacks on their families and wellbeing. We must fight back! Defend women’s and women’s reproductive rights! Defend Queer and Trans rights! Stop deportations and keep families together! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/may2 monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/6ba22414-9494-4b20-86cf-a61ab5f8fa0e/activists+of+atx+art+show+%28opening+night%29.jpg Events - Activists of Austin Art Show - “Activists of Austin” is a project highlighting the incredible range of community care Austinites demonstrate through their organizing work. The exhibit will be up for three weeks, with some community talks, drawing sessions and more during the month of May. Featured activists include Alicia Perez-Hodge of LULAC and HABLA, Chas Moore of Austin Justice Coalition, Drag Queen and civil rights advocate Brigitte Bandit and many more Contributing artists include Jennifer Balkan, Karen Offutt, Denise Fulton, Rafael Cabrera, and many more The art show is led by artist Nina Jolly, who shares: "As a visual artist, with a love of portraiture and human connection, I have been looking for ways to use my visual art skills to help the fight for preserving and improving Democracy for all people. Also to build empathy for our shared humanity. I envisioned a portrait show matching local portrait artists with activists. I hope this is uplifting for both the activists being truly seen and the artist seeing that amidst all the culture wars and inhumane policies carried out, there are warriors for the people staying strong. I hope for the public, who are disillusioned and scared by our fractures will see that beyond politicians and influencers, there are hidden heroes / heroines standing up." Shoutout to Gallery Dojo, who donating the space for this exhibit! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/march26 monthly 0.5 2026-03-06 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/march22 monthly 0.5 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/100112ff-6f4d-4727-a692-c920dbc42d4b/nk3+atx+fundraiser+.jpg Events - NO KINGS CONCERT "Raise the Volume!" Music Lineup: Llano, Dreamstate, Subpar Snatch, J’cuuzi, Chiconmal, Hillcountry Don’t miss the “KINGS & QUEENS POWER HOUR” drag show at 9pm hosted by Miss Petra Fye @misspetrafye featuring: • Ivanna C Destruction @ivanna_c_destruction • Sal Chicha @Itssal_chicha • Phoenix Eterna @baddie_phoenix22 • Raggedy Ann Drogyny @raggedy.ann.drogyny.drag • Midnights Snack @midnightssnack.drag • Obscene Jester @Obscenejesteratx • Aqua Marie Pardi @soulisticbeautie • Lilah La Rouge @Lilah.Larouge • Working Title @Titularpidge +Owen Alimony @owenalimony Participating Organizations: HOCTX, League Of Women Voters of the Austin Area, Rosedale Huddle, Workers Defense Project https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/february5 monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/february3 monthly 0.5 2026-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/f6354937-c225-459f-93ca-360388015a04/feb+3+flier.jpg Events - NO ALPRs Testimony + Protest & Press Conference - If you can’t make it on Tuesday during work hours, please join us for a press conference & rally on Tuesday, Feb 3 at 5 PM at Austin City Hall. RSVP here. Speakers include representatives from Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry, Workers Defense Action Fund, Austin Justice Coalition, League of Women Voters, Hands Off Central TX PS: The coalition has signed 13 organizations (as of Monday noon) onto an open letter condemning the LiveView Technologies contract. It will be presented to Austin City Council on Tuesday during the work session. View the letter and sign-on organizations here. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/stop-liveview-contract-testify-at-austin-city-hall-1 monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/stop-liveview-contract-testify-at-austin-city-hall monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/nokings3 monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/d1156b8c-a43b-442f-8a84-9559db469e11/No+Kings+16x9+v5.jpg Events - NO KINGS 3 ATX - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/hoctx-all-hands-meeting monthly 0.5 2026-01-28 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/austin-vigil monthly 0.5 2026-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/56fb8989-719c-4421-8372-ac4565cfa74a/austin+community+vigil.jpg Events - Austin Vigil “In the first days of 2026, at least four people died in ICE custody across the US including Parady La (46, PA), Geraldo Lunas Campos (55, TX), Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres (42, TX), and Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz (68, CA) according to federal reports. At least 30 people died in ICE custody in 2025, the highest number in more than two decades. On January 7, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis, sparking nationwide grief and calls for accountability. Join us Sunday, January 25 (5–7 PM) at @wildfloweruuchurch in Austin for a community vigil in remembrance, reflection, interfaith support, and collective care. We’ll honor these lives, stand in solidarity with all who continue to face harm, and gather for connection, community, and action.” https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/rescheduledcommunityconvo monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/bebd3ae9-cede-4455-9760-6a95b37e2a3c/unnamed.png Events - ICE OUT OF ATX: Community Convo with APD & ATX City Council - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/vigil-by-national-nurses-united monthly 0.5 2026-01-27 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/jan-book-club-new-date monthly 0.5 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/f4bf96c5-cf7e-4c2a-bb4c-66a9cd219f01/jan+NEW+DATE+flier.jpg Events - Jan Book Club - New Date - In January, we’re reading “The Authoritarians” by Bob Altemeyer. Get a digital copy of the book for free or check it out from your local library! If you want to purchase, may we recommend BookPeople, BookWomen, Half Price Books, Bookshop.org or Thriftbooks - we’re still boycotting Amazon. Join us for a group discussion about the book (and whatever else you want to talk about!) on Sunday, February 1, 2026 from 1 - 3 PM at the Menchaca Austin Public Library, Room 1. (This was postponed from Jan 26 due to weather) https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/january20 monthly 0.5 2026-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/bde98166-530c-4095-8a9e-d6fd29c836e3/Copy+of+FAW+PROMO+TEMPLATES_45.png Events - ICE OUT OF ATX: Walkout to City Hall - Join us for an afternoon rally calling on Austin City Council and Austin Police Department to stop handing our neighbors over to ICE by serving administrative warrants. Expect live music, a few community speakers, and direct action to deliver our appeal to City of Austin officials. Tuesday Schedule: 2 - 2:30 Live Music, 2:30 - 3:30 speakers & materials from local orgs, 3:30 petition delivery to City of Austin decision makers. Local Austin Musicians: Vanessa Lively, Mark Williams, Akins Adderley, Stefanie Fix, Estani Frizzell, Hope Irish, Amethyst Jonquille, Jessica Graves Speakers will include: Chas Moore, Austin Justice Coalition; Rae Martinez, Transgender Education Network of Texas; Kate Lincholn Goldfinch, Lincholn Goldfinch Law Austin Sanctuary Network and Grassroots Leadership have been invited to bring speakers directly impacted by ICE actions in Central TX, more info will be available day-of Parking: Use downtown street parking, or park in the garage under City Hall or the Downtown Library. Park ATX app codes: FREE15ATX1 and FREE15ATX2 for 30 total minutes of free parking https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/ice-out-of-pflugerville monthly 0.5 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/7a6c95fb-9e62-41aa-a0ac-0af178a10483/pflugerville+protest.png Events - ICE out of Pflugerville: Indivisible 1431 - Show your solidarity with communities around the country who are experiencing terror and violence from federal deportation officials. Let's lift our collective voices together this weekend! Pflugerville has been sustaining community protests against the deportation machine because there is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility at 20200 Algreg Street, Pflugerville, TX, used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as an administrative and processing center. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/primaries monthly 0.5 2026-01-28 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/february22 monthly 0.5 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/18ce83fa-3834-457e-afc5-0fdb09fc208f/Book+Cub+HOCTX+2026+feb.png Events - Feb Book Club: Long Time Coming - In February, we’re reading “Long Time Coming: Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America” by Michael Eric Dyson. Read a short NPR review of the book. Check it out from your local library! If you want to purchase, may we recommend BookPeople, BookWomen, Half Price Books, Bookshop.org or Thriftbooks - we’re still boycotting Amazon. Join us for a group discussion about the book (and whatever else you want to talk about!) on Sunday, Feburary 22, 2026 from 1 - 3 PM at the Ruiz Austin Public Library, Room 2. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/january2025 monthly 0.5 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/72ae9d62-4cb8-4eec-bb30-e232edcd0726/1.png Events - POSTPONED Jan Book Club: The Authoritarians - In January, we’re reading “The Authoritarians” by Bob Altemeyer. Get a digital copy of the book for free or check it out from your local library! If you want to purchase, may we recommend BookPeople, BookWomen, Half Price Books, Bookshop.org or Thriftbooks - we’re still boycotting Amazon. Join us for a group discussion about the book (and whatever else you want to talk about!) on Sunday, January 25, 2026 from 1 - 3 PM at the Menchaca Austin Public Library, Room 1. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/november21-9gx4f monthly 0.5 2025-11-23 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/november21 monthly 0.5 2025-11-20 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/november6 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/8711ad35-fe67-4218-8f25-2a286beb9f2d/IMG_1588.png Events - Tesla Shareholders Meeting Dance Party Protest - Tesla Takedown Austin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/november5 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/8711ad35-fe67-4218-8f25-2a286beb9f2d/IMG_1588.png Events - Give Elon The Boot Rally - Tesla Takedown Austin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/november30 monthly 0.5 2025-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1761849056215-DM992BHKNBC76C25Q97B/nov+updated+flier+read+for+democracy+nov+30.png Events - Book Club: Read For Democracy In NOVEMBER we’re reading: They Called Us Enemy, a 2019 graphic novel written by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott, and illustrated by Harmony Becker This is a very short book so you should be able to read it in time for the Nov 30 book club meet-up. In Austin? Join the HOCTX book club meet-up: Join us on Sunday, November 30 from 1 - 3 PM at the Austin Public Library Menchaca Branch Room 1 (5500 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745) …for a livestream book recap + group book club discussion + resistance actions PS we always invite the author to the book club for a live interview! They can’t always make it. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/democracyinfocus-x9fsg-tb9w4-4kd3t monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757639772067-G29MH6ZDEMFF214SRZ4Y/AST+2025.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 3/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757639772453-M6V9APP3D4Z2C1IT9SL8/AST.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 3/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757638842866-9EBN3D541NYZ9217TQ56/IMG_1402.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 3/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757638842146-94A9TLEBD1GSPPZHSYPY/IMG_1403.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 3/4) https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/democracyinfocus-x9fsg-tb9w4 monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757639772067-G29MH6ZDEMFF214SRZ4Y/AST+2025.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 2/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757639772453-M6V9APP3D4Z2C1IT9SL8/AST.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 2/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757638842866-9EBN3D541NYZ9217TQ56/IMG_1402.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 2/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757638842146-94A9TLEBD1GSPPZHSYPY/IMG_1403.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 2/4) https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/democracyinfocus-x9fsg monthly 0.5 2025-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757639772067-G29MH6ZDEMFF214SRZ4Y/AST+2025.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 4/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757639772453-M6V9APP3D4Z2C1IT9SL8/AST.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 4/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757638842866-9EBN3D541NYZ9217TQ56/IMG_1402.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 4/4) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757638842146-94A9TLEBD1GSPPZHSYPY/IMG_1403.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show (Day 4/4) https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/october23 monthly 0.5 2025-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1760922902224-W8GXSQHYBGEOQ6T8FDUD/whats+next+atx+no+kings.png Events - What’s Next ATX: Turning NO KINGS Energy Into Action Join Hands Off Central TX Thursday, Oct 23 at 7pm CT, for a special virtual organizing call - What’s Next ATX - where we’ll: Share highlights and lessons from No Kings Hear directly from local organizers about next fights and campaigns Connect you with opportunities to volunteer with the HOCTX crew Launch our next steps to keep building people power across Central Texas This will be an energizing, one-hour call over Zoom — open to anyone who attended No Kings 2 or wants to get involved in pro-democracy organizing locally. → RSVP now to get the Zoom link! Let’s keep the momentum going. Because there are no kings — only us. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/coffee-with-lincoln-goldfinch-law monthly 0.5 2025-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/cce5bd9a-89d6-4596-94d9-c98679d40a42/kate+event+nov+1.png Events - Coffee with Lincoln-Goldfinch Law - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/phone-banking-for-no-kings-2 monthly 0.5 2025-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/096fff38-7140-49ac-b153-e82fd72aa6fd/no+kings+2+insta+phone+bank+oct+12.jpg Events - Phone Banking for NO KINGS 2 - Join us making calls to inviting people to attend and help power NO KINGS 2 in Austin! Once you RSVP, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link to join the session and information on how to prepare to make calls. Don't worry if you've never done this before; we'll provide a full training for anyone who needs it! Salvador Espinoza is our event wrangler, and he will train you to phone bank and walk you through the process. It’s easy, friendly, and will help turnout and help us cover event costs. Both very important - thanks for your help getting the word out ✊ https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/october12 monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/18d644a5-315e-4c38-9bd1-46d97be36fce/Social+Media+101+training.jpg Events - Social Media 101 Training - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/october26 monthly 0.5 2025-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/e02657cf-4ab0-4900-aed1-3fb0d753d392/oct+final+book+club+flier.jpg Events - Oct Book Club: Cultish In October we’re reading: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell A very digestible read, it equips us with tools to recognize “the set of linguistic tricks cult leaders use to coerce and manipulate members.” This couldn’t be more relevant or more valuable knowledge in today’s America! In Austin? Join the HOCTX book club meet-up on Sunday, October 26 from 1 - 3 PM at the Austin Public Library Ruiz Branch …for an live-streamed interview with the author + group book club discussion + resistance actions Not in Austin? Livestream the 20 min discussion from this events page and join us in recommended action from home! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/october9 monthly 0.5 2025-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1758831133141-M0U72Q64VQYDHLJ0Q7SU/no+alprs+teach+in+grassroots+leadership. Events - Mass Surveillance Teach-In with Grassroots Leadership Hear perspectives from community organizers, tech and legal experts, and impacted community members on the dangers of ALPRs and how we can come together to protect our community from mass surveillance. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are devices attached to cop cars or light poles and collect tons of data about all of us without our consent. This data is controlled by private AI companies and puts all of us at risk for surveillance. Learn more about ALPRs on the NO ALPRS website or our page /ALPR. Mke sure to RSVP for the zoom link, and see you then! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/no-alprs-canvass-with-austin-dsa monthly 0.5 2025-09-25 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/democracyinfocus monthly 0.5 2025-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757639772067-G29MH6ZDEMFF214SRZ4Y/AST+2025.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show - Opening Day + Evening Party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757639772453-M6V9APP3D4Z2C1IT9SL8/AST.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show - Opening Day + Evening Party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757638842866-9EBN3D541NYZ9217TQ56/IMG_1402.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show - Opening Day + Evening Party https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1757638842146-94A9TLEBD1GSPPZHSYPY/IMG_1403.JPG Events - “Democracy In Focus” Resistance Art Show - Opening Day + Evening Party https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/september13 monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/september20dsa monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/september8 monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/788dafce-7142-4340-ae36-4d76b04e0afc/ATX+ALPR+coalition+brand+guidesheet+2025+%28Website%29+%281%29.jpg Events - (cancelled) ATX Press Conference (against item 32) Speakers will include representatives from the organizations in the NO ALPRS coalition (NOALPRS.org) and Austin residents: Chas Moore, Austin Justice Coalition Salvador Espinoza, Hands Off Central Texas (more will be listed as confirmed) https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/september11 monthly 0.5 2025-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/788dafce-7142-4340-ae36-4d76b04e0afc/ATX+ALPR+coalition+brand+guidesheet+2025+%28Website%29+%281%29.jpg Events - (postponed) Testify Against Item 32 (ATX City Council) - We call on Austin City Council to, in a budget crisis, prioritize our neighbors already sleeping on the streets. Sign up to testify virtually or in-person starting on Monday, 9/8 at 10 am here. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/nokings2 monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/september28 monthly 0.5 2025-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/eaa5db5d-8ca2-486a-b682-8a3de0e7a8b7/HOCTX+copy.jpg Events - ATX Book Club In September we’re reading: The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time by Brooke Gladstone AKA how we got here in the first place! This is a very short book so you should be able to catch up in time for the livestream & your local book club meet-up. In Austin? Join the HOCTX book club meet-up: Join us on Sunday, September 28 from 1 - 3 PM at the Austin Public Library Menchaca Branch Room 1 (5500 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745) …for a livestream book recap + group book club discussion + resistance actions https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/august28 monthly 0.5 2025-08-28 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/rapid-response-block-maps monthly 0.5 2025-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/914a8cf3-0d62-4f8d-b25e-9539c3881817/rapid+response.jpg Events - Rapid Response: Phone Zap & Testimony Join us in fighting the unconstitutional, racist gerrymandered maps being pushed through the TX Legislature against the will of Texans. The mid-decade redistricting map passed the Texas House Wednesday, August 20 without giving Texans the constitutionally-required right to give our opinions through public testimony. BUT - we can still make our voices heard! CALL: Make phone calls to Senators Zaffirini and Juan Hinojosa - tell them to break quorum to defend Texas! Judith Zaffirini 512-463-0121 (office visits room 1E.13) Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa 512-463-0120 (office visits room 3E.6) Feel free to visit their offices if you want to talk to their staffers.... https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/august19 monthly 0.5 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/2c99b8ba-3617-493e-83ed-84c4a2215f89/rapid+response+flier+HOCTX+aug+19+2025.jpg Events - Rapid Response: TX Capitol WHEN: From 7 - 9:30 PM on Tuesday, August 19 WHERE: 3rd floor of the Texas State Capitol building, outside the House Chamber WHAT: Rapid Response Protest This is a rapidly evolving situation, stay tuned for updates from the HOCTX Instagram account. “My constituents sent me to Austin to protect their voices and rights,” Rep Nicole Collier said to media yesterday. “When I press that button to vote, I know these maps will harm my constituents—I won’t just go along quietly with their intimidation or their discrimination.” This is a nonviolent protest and solidarity action. HOCTX focuses on using our first amendment constitutional rights and doing our “civic duty” through civic participation. We are wrapping at 9:30 PM so that everyone can safely exit Capitol grounds before the building closes at 10 PM. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/august16 monthly 0.5 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1755197844627-NB74QQ6HH593Z7GYL2J1/special+session+insta+posts+hoctx.jpg Events - TX Lege Office Visits - Meet us at 1 PM (directly after the anti-redistricting Saturday Rally) in the Capitol Rotunda (first floor right after security). HOCTX will personally walk you to the offices of your elected state-level reps in the House and Senate so you can meet your staffers and use your civic voice. We have 2 messages for our reps… For the Republicans - flood relief before redistricting (Sign the petition) For the TX Democrats in the House & Senate - Keep breaking quorum to stop the maps and civil rights rollbacks! (Sign the petition) Look up your reps (Texas state legislature) so you know who to visit! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/testify-travis-county monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/a943f6a0-9306-43c4-8df1-006f49fe0e5b/IMG_7908.JPG Events - Testify @ Travis County - The Travis County-located Tesla gigafactory is getting 70% off their property taxes - meanwhile, the county is considering raising OUR property taxes *without a public vote* nearly 10%. Make it make sense? Sign up to testify in-person at 8 am before the 8/13 meeting. Share your opinion about Travis County proposed tax raises and the ongoing Tesla gigafactory rebates! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/august12 monthly 0.5 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1755021436901-H8WVVH9IXHVNX6OU5YQZ/IMG_7909.JPG Events - Train to Testify at Travis County The Travis County-located Tesla gigafactory is getting 70% off their property taxes - meanwhile, the county is considering raising OUR property taxes *without a public vote* nearly 10%. Make it make sense? Sign up for a comprehensive training to get YOU ready to tell Travis County NOT to extend Tesla Gigafactory property tax rebates while the factory pollutes our communities and breaks it’s promises! Also: Sign the petition. A man died last year of electrocution and OSHA fined them a mere $50k, pocket change for a trillion-dollar company. They also recently dumped 9k gallons of untreated wastewater and made Austin Water responsible for their waste (AKA City of Austin budget). Read more about the issue. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/september20 monthly 0.5 2025-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/2055d3cd-3e50-4f0e-a2fb-5ae89e31b8d4/final+draft+%281%29.jpg Events - Constitution Day Rally Join us on Saturday, September 20 to say #HandsOffOurConstitution With our constitutional rights being violated on the daily, Constitution Day is more important than ever. Our message to the White House, Congress, law enforcement, and all levels of government: Respect the Constitution or Expect Prosecution! WHEN: Saturday, September 20 from 10 am to noon WHERE: TX Capitol South Steps WEAR your best lady liberty costume! SIGN our giant constitution! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/september1 monthly 0.5 2025-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/2e39c614-37a4-4c69-aca8-58a9a707d155/LaborDayEnglish.png Events - Labor Day March & Rally - Join us for the next National Day of Action: Labor Day 9/1 10 AM march from City Hall to the TX Capitol, then a rally at the Capitol from 11 AM - 1 PM We’ll have a few speakers, a lil music, and a BINGO game to help you meet elected officials and talk to unions! Also: DIRECT ACTION, job networking & prizes Language + Accessibility Requests Due 8/24 Fill out the form HERE Por favor, envíe su solicitud al menos siete días antes del evento para que podamos atenderle de la mejor manera. Complete este formulario https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/no-other-land-movie-screening monthly 0.5 2025-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/6870ae2f-1524-4da6-9c7f-c1fd44686b50/no+other+land.jpg Events - No Other Land Movie Screening - For half a decade, a Palestinian activist filmed his community being destroyed by Israel’s occupation. “No Other Land” details purposeful destruction of Palestinian communities by Israeli military. Proceeds from one-time screening of film will be donated to Middle East Children’s Alliance. Indivisible 1431 is sponsoring a one-time screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary “No Other Land,” the story of the erasure of the Masafer Yatta communities of the West Bank of Palestine. The communities are closer to Jerusalem than Houston is to Austin. In parallel with the horrid events depicted in the movie, starvation is spreading across Palestine, and the suffering families need us. Our goal is to donate 100% of ticket proceeds for this showing of No Other Land directly to humanitarian aid. The one-time screening is a 10 am Saturday, August 9, at Lake Creek 7 cinema (13729 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78750). Tickets can be purchased ahead of time and are also $10 at the door. To achieve our goal, we need your help to defray screening costs. Your contribution—$10, $20, or any amount—will go toward the screening venue and promotional expenses. Every dollar we raise for those costs allows us to send more aid where it’s needed most. PLEASE DONATE HERE AND THANK YOU! The selected charity is Middle Eastern Children's Alliance MECA a nonprofit humanitarian aid organization based in Berkeley, California. MECA supports children and families in Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon. “No Other Land,” the product of a Palestinian-Israeli collective, shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers. It also shows the development of an alliance between Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/august30 monthly 0.5 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1754623441468-LKC24PF6WVOAKJAFJK92/Stop+the+Cruelty+-+Put+ICE+on+ICE+-+PNG+v3.png Events - Stop the Cruelty: Put ICE on Ice WHAT: Rally to build awareness of federal mistreatment of residents, with actionable items: “Stop the Cruelty: Put ICE on Ice” The event will focus on the horrors being unleashed on Central Texas communities and families in roundup of peaceful, law-abiding neighbors, and the solutions available to the rest of us. The rally will feature immigrations advocates, and local leaders. We plan to urge attendees to sign our PETITION that local jurisdictions pass RESOLUTIONS affirming residents’ rights to humane treatment. WHERE: Koughan Water Tower Park, 200 Round Rock Ave, Round Rock, Texas (FDR’s fingerprints: The water tower was built by WPA circa 1935) WHEN: 10 am-noon Saturday, August 30 Thank you for your support in opposing the enemies of democracy. Your donation is greatly appreciated, and will help defray expenses, including sound systems, water / ice / refreshments, printing/graphics, permitting fees, venue rental, portapotties, charter busses, security, electrical power, and more. (Not all these items, of course, are always required ) You can donate safely here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/indivisible1431 Thanks for your help! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/october31 monthly 0.5 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1759860141411-0MD943KWRITN9WA46UD0/halloween+HOCTX.jpg Events - HOCTX Halloween Party - Join HOCTX for a Halloween Party! Expect: Costume Contests, Candy, Cool People Bring: Your Friends & Resistance Buddies, $20 for the optional door donation raising $$ for our nonprofit, BYO favorite beverage (boozy or not) RSVP for location! We're keeping it safe - if you plan to drink plz designate a driver. Donate to HOCTX to help make our events happen (thank you). https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/august15 monthly 0.5 2025-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/3cade742-8764-4d4e-b90f-415d4b52412f/social+security+invite+final.jpg Events - Social Security Birthday Party - Join TARA Austin and the Raging Grannies to CELEBRATE Social Security’s 90th birthday and DEFEND Social Security for current and future generations. For nearly a century Social Security has been the foundation of retirement security for generations of Americans, paying benefits in full and on time every single month. Now our earned retirement benefits are under attack. Thousands of workers who make Social Security function have been fired and offices across the country have been closed. Now, the billionaire Treasury Secretary has revealed a “back door” plan to privatize Social Security. And it is no coincidence that Abbott is currently trying to add 5 more GOP House seats by drawing gerrymandered maps before the 2026 elections. He knows the American people will not allow Social Security to be privatized in a fair election and that they don’t support his cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and food assistance. Join us Friday, August 15 at 3:00 pm in front of the Capitol at 11th & Congress. We’ll have signs and party treats. You bring your resolve to defend Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, food assistance ... and fair elections. This fight is far from over. Just a few speakers, music and cake! There will be direct action to take at the event… https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/august2 monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1753392341672-OOKT0CT4HBOYBLYAYJ8E/rage+against+the+regime+flier+atx.jpg Events - Flood Benefit Concert: Rage Against The Regime Join us on Saturday, August 2 at Saturn ATX for a punk show benefitting the HOCTX Flood Mutual Aid Fund! WHERE: Saturn ATX on Congress Ave WHEN: Doors at 4 PM, music at 5 PM - get there early because we expect it to fill up! WHO: Shakes N Chills & Summer Affective Disorder & Valor The Kid are confirmed P.S. RSVPing on mobilize does NOT guarantee you a spot inside! Sorry folks, it’s first-come first-serve for this event. Shoutout to the bands and the venue for donating all of their valuable time and resources so every cent of donations can go to the HOCTX Mutual Aid Fund! HOCTX is currently paying for hotels and direct aid for flood-impacted Texans from our flood-specific mutual aid fund: fundly.com/july4floodtx #RageAgainstTheRegime is a national 50501 day of action. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july29 monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/6aedccb4-9ec7-4324-84f7-5071a7b663e4/Civics+101+with+Sophia+Mirto+july+29.jpg Events - TX Lege 101 HOCTX President Sophia Mirto will give us essential info about using your civic power at the Capitol. She takes the stage at Oilcan Harry’s at 8 PM, after queer news updates and drag performances from Brigitte Bandit (starts at 7 PM) ☎️ Learn how to make effective phone calls about broader issues and specific legislation. ✍️ Learn how to write comments and maximize your impact from home. Get essential info and pro tips about PUTTING YOUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND AT THE CAPITOL! Parking info, what is dropping card, how to testify, etc. What is MOST effective! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july26 monthly 0.5 2025-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1753386265758-N45HAEYQ53QFQ5VEV66U/care+not+cuts+instagram.jpg Events - Postponed: #CareNotCuts Rally - Join us to say #CareNotCuts ! From rural towns to major cities, Families First actions will bring people together to collectively demand an end to policies that harm children, seniors, and our families. We are coming together to say in unity: our families come first. Join us at the South Steps of the TX Capitol on Saturday, July 26 from 10 am - noon! Hear from Representatives Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett, who are fighting to protect families in Congress, plus a lineup of other strong speakers. We will have direct action you can take, and look forward to meet you - and your family! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july28 monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/cc0a0fb3-45e7-4ead-8da2-385e31887890/2.jpg Events - TX Lege 101 Training TX Lege 101 Training Join us Monday, July 28 at 8 PM for an online training on how to use your civic power. Please RSVP - we only have 100 seats! HOCTX and League of Women Voters Austin will give us essential info about using your civic power at the Capitol. ☎️ Learn how to make effective phone calls about broader issues and specific legislation. ✍️ Learn how to write comments and maximize your impact from home. Get essential info and pro tips about PUTTING YOUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND AT THE CAPITOL! Parking info, what is dropping card, how to testify, etc. What is MOST effective! RSVP REQUIRED FOR ZOOM LINK: Sign up on Mobilize https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/tx-lege-101-flood-advocacy-training monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/rally-for-flood-relief monthly 0.5 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1752884543587-PYUQW3SALKB16KJ7UF68/flood+relief+rally.jpg Events - Rally for Flood Relief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1752884543499-MUEEFTB7U0MLWKGSLCYH/HB+13+IG+Posts+%288.5+x+11+Mailing+Label%29.jpg Events - Rally for Flood Relief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1753077209415-WFFQ4E6DARFNYSUJ57LH/HB+13+IG+Posts+%288.5+x+11+Mailing+Label%29.zip+-+2.JPG Events - Rally for Flood Relief https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1753077209396-VSLQBVWCPFRRXLKUCQTV/HB+13+IG+Posts+%288.5+x+11+Mailing+Label%29.zip+-+4.JPG Events - Rally for Flood Relief https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july19 monthly 0.5 2025-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/829edcca-9343-42fa-b19b-1a5daea0bead/25566718-BDC6-43D8-A1AB-B37EB29ED7A2.JPG Events - Unity Picnic The Central Texas Handmaidens are hosting a Unity Picnic on July 19 at 4:30 pm at the Bartholomew District Park - Shelter B. This is an opportunity for anti-fascist organizations to network and meet their fellow #resistance organizers from across Central Texas! Please come out - potluck optional - and let’s network our organizations so we can work together to protect Texans and our country. RSVP on Partiful. If you have concerns about using Partiful, please email President@HandsOffCentralTX.org to RSVP your org. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july13 monthly 0.5 2025-07-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/da1ece69-b064-49ea-980c-747a83908ed4/1.jpg Events - Flood Relief Yoga Join us from 2:00 - 2:45 on Sunday, July 13 for a live-streamed restorative yoga class from Zagreus Wolf. Restorative yoga works with your nervous system and fascia to release held tension in the body and dump stress chemicals (cortisol, adrenaline). Instructions: Set up in a quiet room in your house or hotel, with 2 pillows, optional washcloth or eye mask, and an optional blanket! Make sure to drink water before and after the class. Free for Texans impacted by the July floods and volunteers supporting the relief efforts. Suggested $25 donation to the HOCTX Flood Mutual Aid Fund for those wanting to attend (but it’s really optional! We want everyone to rest and release). 100% of donations will go to mutual aid. Impacted by the floods? Get resources and request aid on our MutualAid page. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july4 monthly 0.5 2025-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/090c4bd0-a616-4c45-8ed2-3bcb2c4f0e33/EB6D96EE-7FDB-4EB8-8CC2-825512C035D4.JPG Events - HR1 Die-In: Rapid Response! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july12 monthly 0.5 2025-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/75d4388b-5dea-4f70-8302-936cc9dfd1ab/kyr+july.png Events - KYR: Declaration of Independence Edition July’s theme is the Declaration of Independence, with a teach-in delivered by Professor Bryan Register. Dr. Register really met the moment at the protest picnic 4/19 when he talked about the theory behind the 3.5% mass mobilization statistic we hear quoted everywhere - watch the video of his speech here. As always, we will have civil rights lawyers delivering a short section on knowing your rights! Can’t make it or heightened immigration risk? Livestream on the front/about page of our website. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july17 monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/a6384841-0652-43cd-b685-954a85a1a0f2/TX+Makes+Good+Trouble+-+Final.jpg Events - Texas Makes Good Trouble - Join us for a national day of peaceful protest honoring the legacy of Congressman John Lewis. We have an incredible lineup of speakers and organizations to hear from on Thursday, including: Greg Cesar (Congress), Sheryl Cole (TX House Rep D-46), Jose Velasquez (City of Austin Council Member for D-3), Yasmine Smith (Austin Area Urban League), Zell Miller III (Austin Hall of Fame artist and Austin’s very own Poet Laureate), Alexandria Anderson, Susana Carranza (League of Women Voters), Eric Byrd (Black Professional Alliance), Maggie Luna (TX Harm Reduction alliance), Andrew Hairston (Civil Rights Attorney), Kevin Roberts (Youth Voice), Selene Xie (Asians Texas for Justice), George Morales (Travis County P-4 Constable), Kevin Jackson Jr. (Del Valle ISD), Dr. Wayne Williams (Next Level Educations Consulting), Angel Carroll, Ben Suddaby (AFSCME), Grace Brooks (PPTX Votes), Chanel Jones (Lioness Justice Impacted Woman’s Alliance), Chas Moore (Austin Justice Coalition), Bill Wallace (Tomorrow’s Promise Foundation), Christina Delgado (Community Justice), Honorable Denise Hernandez (Travis County C-6 Judge), Roberto Lopez (Texas Civil Rights Project) AND MORE https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/june21 monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/fb9eaeb0-c4d8-447c-8104-65bc42454891/FINAL+protest+training+flyer+june.jpg Events - KYR Protest Training Essential tools for utilizing your 1st amendment rights and protecting your community, including: Know Your Protesting Rights from local lawyers Emergency Medic Training from Austin Street Medics De-escalation Training from Sun Dragon Martial Arts Nonviolence protest theory + a sneak peek at the HOCTX summer resistance plan Location can seat 1,000 people! RSVP HERE to reserve your spot (burner email is OK). Can’t make it or heightened immigration risk? Livestream on the front/about page of our website. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/may30 monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/d7aba7d0-b2ad-4423-a6d2-2b850578cd6b/resistance+art+show+may+30.jpg Events - Resistance Art Show - Resistance Art Show @ TX Capitol Join us Friday, May 30 for a guerrilla art show at the Texas Capitol Rotunda! Volunteers will be wearing photography from our last few months of resistance actions. WHEN: Friday, May 30 from 5 - 7 PM WHERE: TX Capitol Rotunda (inside the main building not the rotundas on E2) BRING: 3 friends & your creative protest signs (No sticks longer than 12 inches are allowed by Capitol DPS) https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/june14 monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/c5848c5c-88a2-4360-bd6b-cf58b7c72af8/IMG_5819.JPG Events - No Kings / Kick Out The Clowns - On June 14, our clown-king will honor himself with a four-mile military parade in our nation’s capitol. This tacky parade will cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Join us in protest of this ridiculous example of government waste. Our nonviolent grassroots circus will turn satire into resistance and reclaim the big tent for democracy. WHEN: Saturday, June 14, 5 - 8 PM WHERE: TX Capitol South Side WEAR your most creative costume! Bring your family, friends, American and Texas flags, and protest signs! Speakers & performers include Lloyd Doggett, Greg Casar, Sarah Eckhardt, Lulu Flores, John Bucy, Vanessa Fuentes, Chito Vela, Zo Qadri, Mike Siegel, Sara Spector, Joe Jaworski, Pooja Sethi, Michael LePak, Richie Diaz, Alexandra Haddix, Nevin K, Melody Tremallo, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, Brigitte Bandit, Raging Grannies & Purly Gates, ResistDance, Sophia Mirto, and more! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/civics-101 monthly 0.5 2025-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/aa685562-cff5-4c92-9773-c2826d3e5606/Civics+101+with+Sophia+Mirto+-+May+19.jpg Events - Civics 101 - Come through for a CIVICS 101 crash course! Join us Monday May 19 for a crash course in democracy! How government works and how to use your power to self-govern! What is the constitution and what rights does it guarantee? How to defend your civil rights and liberties by spending 5 minutes a day self-governing! WHEN: Monday, May 19 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM WHERE: Uprising ATX, 8601 South 1st Street BRING: Your family and allll your friends! Learn how to participate in the end of the TX LEGE season - and how to help with your 5 minutes a day! There will be a question & answer session after the 40 minute presentation. This event is produced in partnership with South Travis Solidarity. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/maysitin monthly 0.5 2025-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/fdc515ff-c892-4970-9a7b-fbd395485106/sit+in+flier+no+kings+silent.jpg Events - Hands Off Texas Sit-In Our #HandsOffTX Capitol Sit-In has been going strong since MAYDAY May 1, 2025! Join us every day in May for a sit-in (especially every Friday!) for a nonviolent protest of the Trump regime and TX GOP capitulation… Vouchers, 10 commandments, mass shootings in our schools. How many times has the TX GOP violated our constitution & spent public tax funds on the dangerous & un-American MAGA agenda this TX Legislative session? SUPPORT: Stop by any day in May (or every day!) to chat with Corban and a wide coalition of Texans who are standing up (or sitting down) to protect democracy. Join us for a good conversation, bring Corban a book and/or spend some time reading with him, join him for lunch & bring him snacks and drinks! (Watermelon is his favorite sweet treat.) Get daily updates on the #handsofftx sit-in on our Instagram & Tiktok channels. Support the sit-in food-fund for Texans doing their civic duty! https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/may23 monthly 0.5 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1746942842286-2QKUACE6E7JICJFLY0TZ/sit+in+flier+no+kings+READ+IN.png Events - "No Kings in Texas" Capitol Read-In Join us Friday, May 23 for the launch of our Anti-Fascist Bookclub! Sit-In Hero Corban will lead our Capitol Rotunda Read-In of On-Tyranny. We will have 2 hours to read together + a sign-up form if you want to join our new anti-fascist book club Read For Democracy! This is a nonviolent reading solidarity action. To support our cause please bring a copy of On Tyranny (or we can provide you a digital copy!) Purchase a copy ahead of time from Thriftbooks or Bookshop.org. Purchase a copy in-store in Austin at Recycled Reads, Half Price Books, Book People, Bookwoman, Monkeywrench Books, Balcones Books (pro tip: call ahead for availability) WHEN: Friday, May 23 from 5 - 7 PM (join us anytime from 7 - 7 on Friday but the big crowd will be 5 - 7) WHERE: TX Capitol Rotunda (inside the main building not the rotundas on E2) https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/may16 monthly 0.5 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1746981654773-6M0EZC27N3NXFX20HEIW/sing%2Bin%2Bflier%2Bno%2Bkings.jpg Events - "No Kings in Texas" Capitol Sing-In - TX Capitol Sing-In Join us Friday, May 16 for choirs & group songs! A nonviolent singing protest of the Trump regime… This is a nonviolent singing solidarity action. To support our cause please bring your beautiful (or terrible) voice! We will have some singing performances and group songs (we’ll have lots of copies of the lyrics for you to join - or don’t). WHEN: Friday, May 16 from 5 - 7 PM (join us anytime from 7 - 7 on Friday but the big crowd will be 5 - 7) WHERE: TX Capitol Rotunda (inside the main building not the rotundas on E2) BRING: 3 friends & your creative protest signs (No sticks longer than 12 inches are allowed by Capitol DPS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1747421414120-FER5BU94Q6I94JNVDZQR/If+I+Had+a+Hammer.jpg Events - "No Kings in Texas" Capitol Sing-In https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1747421414117-4H3JF5NQGKTHEVTSPR62/Keep+On+Moving+Forward.jpg Events - "No Kings in Texas" Capitol Sing-In https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1747421415715-TNMXYF2A3K7V1UGLPWD3/Solidarity+Forever.jpg Events - "No Kings in Texas" Capitol Sing-In https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1747421415996-FZ0QDNO9J3MDBBNEJCFN/The+Star+Spangled+Banner.jpg Events - "No Kings in Texas" Capitol Sing-In https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1747421417216-ALHE35FJTG4YEXRVODOD/This+Land+is+Your+Land.jpg Events - "No Kings in Texas" Capitol Sing-In https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/1747421417404-ZTZRL8BLXPWX3FJLXXT5/This+Train.jpg Events - "No Kings in Texas" Capitol Sing-In https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/july5 monthly 0.5 2025-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/944860a9-853b-46ee-a82d-0be0f308be15/HOCTX+Logos+%28Instagram+Post+%2845%29%29.jpg Events - FREEDOM FEST July 5 - BYO drinks & snacks, camp chairs & picnic blankets. Lineup: MOBLEY Sensational one-man band “He’s relentless, both in his pursuit of perfection and in his determination to entertain. Mobley, a singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist… makes soaring and soulful pop music, as he’s honed his craft, his profile has soared.” – Jeff McCord, KUTX Music Director Tameca Jones, Soul and R&B singer (cancelled due to weather) Robert A. Kraft, Blues and soul singer, Executive Director of the Bastrop Live Music Foundation Shakes & Chills fiery punk band …and a very special drag performance by Vida Santina https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/june6 monthly 0.5 2025-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/0e5c33db-154b-4d6e-bab3-3db7a2a42516/HOCTX+mobilize+%26+do512+covers.jpg Events - Hands Off Veterans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/may25 monthly 0.5 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/f056e776-8bbc-485a-bcd5-8616accd5864/498279767_18060095792126318_7470894964207306869_n.jpg Events - Hands Off Higher Ed - Hands Off Higher Education! First amendment rights, student visas, and access to high education is under attack by the anti-education MAGA regime. Come out, stand up, fight back! We will have student, professor, and elected representatives speaking on the importance of protecting our students and institutions of higher education. (See speakers list below) WHEN: Sunday, May 25 from 12 - 3 PM WHERE: TX Capitol Front Steps (south west front side of the Capitol) BRING: Everyone who cares about education! Bring your students, colleagues, family and friends — plus your creative protest signs (No sticks longer than 12 inches are allowed by Capitol DPS including flag poles.) https://www.handsoffcentraltx.org/events/may24 monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/10d368e3-d081-4e5e-96a8-ef3839705389/Final+May+25+hands+off+higher+ed+.jpg Events - Know Your Rights Town Hall Executive Director of Student Nonviolent Action Union and veteran of Texas law enforcement and the Marine Corps Dan Webber will be leading a day of education and empowering featuring immigration attorneys and representatives from the Austin Lawyers Guild. We will be covering your rights when interacting with law enforcement (for citizens & residents), crossing the border, when on your own property & in public places. We will also be training you on de-escalation when interacting with law enforcement AND in public while utilizing your first amendment rights to rally, march, and protest. We will have 2 live music segments with group song (morning & afternoon) + a lunch break with food trucks on-site (or you can pack a lunch). Texas House Rep Gene Wu, Austin City Council Member for D-4 Chito Vela, Director of Resist Trump Campaign & Resist Austin organizer Nevin K, Hands Off Central TX organizers Sophia Mirto and Erin McQuirter will be speaking between training sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/680bff94f7451464e2a42e55/6321e1c6-045a-4ed2-9c49-c4362a71dc57/SPANISH+know+your+rights.jpg Events - Know Your Rights Town Hall - ¿indocumentado? MIRA DESDE CASA ⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ If you are living in the United States on a Residency, School, or Work Visa please consider attending this event from home (the entire event will be live streamed on this website). ❌ If you are residing or visiting the United States without a valid visa DO NOT ATTEND THIS EVENT. ❌ Please watch from home via our live stream. We are not anticipating law enforcement attendance outside of an invited APD speaker, but will NOT be able to guarantee your safety from immigration officials. DO NOT ATTEND - WATCH FROM HOME. ¿indocumentado? MIRA DESDE CASA Media disclaimer: There will be media and photos/videos of this event taken and shared on the internet, feel free to wear a mask for wellness or privacy reasons, and feel free to take your own photos and videos! 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