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0 SOCIAL CAUSE CALENDAR 1.11Nmamoomms Notices on upcoming events must reach the Observer at least three weeks in advance. GALBRAITH TO SPEAK John Kenneth Galbraith will speak on -Military Power in Our Time,” March 27, UT-Austin, Batts Auditorium. 3:30 p.m.; public reception follows. STUDENTS AGAINST REAGANISM Students Against Reaganism, a national political action committee run by students, is looking for folks who are interested in establishing local chapters at colleges and universities throughout Texas. If interested, write Mark Penzel, 784 Orange St. #2, New Haven, Conn. 06511; or call VIDEO ART Some of the best examples of American video art will be shown in a five-part series, “New Video,” presented by Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, each Thursilay in April, 7:30 p.m., the Art School on the museum grounds. Included in the series is “Meta Mayan II,” Edin Velez’s observation of the Guatemalan highlands and its people as they undergo social upheaval. $7 for entire series, or $2 per evening. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT An evening of live music to benefit Amnesty International, the international human rights organization, will be April 8, Soap Creek Saloon, Austin, 8 p.m. Call information. TWO LONE STARS “Two Lone Stars: John Henry Faulk and Cactus Pryor” promises to be an historic and hilarious union of Texas’ foremost humorists, recreating their favorite characters together, including a dialogue between J. Frank Dobie and his student John Henry Faulk, April 11, Austin Opera House, 200 Academy Dr., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.. $10-15 for tickets. information. WILDERNESS GATHERING Registration begins April 1 for the 5th Annual Sierra Club Wilderness Pow Wow, Angelina National Forest, April 14-15. Speakers and entertainers will include: Congressman John Bryant, Bill Oliver, and the Banded Ghekoes. To register contact: The Texas Committee on Natural Resources, 5526 Dyer #111. Dallas, CHILDREN AND PEACE A group is forming in College Station to teach peace to children, with the possible participation of the group in the Week of the Young Child exhibit, Manor East Mall, College Station, in April. Call details. TEXTILE EXHIBIT “Silken Threads and Silent Needles,” an exhibit of costumes and fashion displaying the skills of needleworkers and lacemakers, particularly with respect to homespun and ethnic textiles, continues at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave., through April 15. HISPANIC FELLOWSHIPS The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Inc., is offering fellowships to Hispanic graduate students currently enrolled in graduate programs in the public policy area or policy related fields. The Fellowships, which provide stipends and placement with Congressional Committees, are designed to enable students to gain insight into the legislative process at the national level and to advance the non-partisan preparation of Hispanics for involvement in the political process at state and local levels. Application deadline is April 16; selection of fellows will be completed by July 1. For information contact: Fellowship Coordinator, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Inc., 504 C Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., H. L. MITCHELL TO LECTURE H. L. Mitchell, co-founder of the historic Southern Tenant Farmers Union, will be lecturer for the Public Lecture Series, LBJ School of Public Affairs, April 3, 12:15 p.m., student lounge, LBJ School, and April 4, 3 p.m., East Campus lecture hall, LBJ Library. The S.T.F.U. is an interracial movement of agricultural workers which was credited with influencing the Roosevelt administration in the design of much New Deal legislation. A reception for Mr. Mitchell to accept historical designation for the site of a school, founded by his fellow union organizer, Rev. J. E. Clayton, will be April 4, Manor Community Foundation, Manor. 7 p.m. SANCTUARY DISCUSSION The Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex Sanctuary Organizing Committee will have a public meeting April 4, 7:30 p.m., Casa America Libre, Hampton Rd. and Ft. Worth Ave., Dallas, to discuss sanctuary for details. FREEZE RELIEF Citrus and vegetable production in Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy and Starr Counties was devastated by the 1983-84 winter freezes. The more than 100,000 farniworkers in the area have had no work or earnings since January 1, 1984. Catholic Charities, Box 122, San Juan, 78589 is sponsoring relief efforts for these families. Donations of food, clothes, or funds may be sent to Catholic Charities; drop off points in Austin are El Centro Chicano, 1402 E. 1st St., Emeralds to Coconuts, 1009 West Lynn St., and the American Friends Service Committee, 1022 W. 6th St. FESTIVAL FOR PEACE The Houston Peace Community a coalition including the Citizens’ AntiNuclear Information Team, Houston Nonviolent Action, Interfaith Peaceforce of Houston, and Other Directions For Peacemaking will sponsor a Festival for Peace, April 4-5, to present films and live music promoting the need for disarmament, Greenway Plaza Theater, 7:30 p.m.; $5 general admission, $3 for students. Call Loe 524-2682 for tickets or information. TELEVISION NEWS Public Access Television is a way people in a community can record events on videotape or “air” them on public access channels. Austin Community Television has video equipment and video production workshops available at the Access Resource Center, 310 Dawscin Road, Austin, 8 a.m.-midnight, everyday free. Beginning in April, access producer Dr. Mike Bell’s educational children’s program, “ColorSounds,” will be shown nationally on PBS. for details about the program and the Resource Center. PETE SEEGER CONCERT Folksinger Pete Seeger will perform a benefit concert for the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition, April 7, Austin Opera House, 8 p.m.; tickets in advance, $6; at details. 1984: SYMPOSIUM John Stockwell, former director of CIA operations in Angola, will discuss the CIA, U.S. policy in third world countries, and American arms and money in Nacaragua, March 26, 7 p.m., UT-Austin, Texas Union, Eastwoods Room. The lecture will be part of the “1984: An Examination of Modern American Society” Symposium, co-sponsored by the Ideas and Interactions and the Human Issues Committees, which will emphasize a critical evaluation of American society in 1984. For information about other Symposium activities, March 26-29, 22 MARCH 23, 1984