Announcement

Come test your fashion sensibilities at Treasure City today! We've received a mysterious and utterly indescribable article of clothing, entailing one long strip of green fabric and two cute if impractical buttons sewn to the tip. If you can give us a satisfactory explanation of what this article of clothing does, then you can have it for free!!! *Presently valued at $99.99, this is a once in a life-time opportunity to own a truly unique piece of fashion esoterica.

We will be closed Thursday, May 1st in celebration of May Day, and so we can attend the Immigrant & Labor Rights March that day.

Where: South Steps of the State Capitol. Look for the NO BORDERS banner.

When: 4:30pm, March at 5.30pm

Why: On May 1st, 2006 millions of migrants and their supporters took to the streets of major US cities including Austin to demand respect for their human rights. Stop the Workplace Raids! No Border Wall! ICE Out of the Travis County Jail! Demand dignity for immigrant workers! Demand the right to live without fear of deportations that divide families! For a World Without Borders!

A Brief History of May Day

May Day is International Workers' Day, an official holiday in 66 countries, but rarely recognized in this country where it began. In the 19th century, workers were struggling for the 8-hour work day, when it was very common to work 10-16 hour days in unsafe conditions. By the 1880's organized labor, inluenced by socialism, was strong enough to demand the 8-hour workday.

Tens of thousands became disillusioned with the political process and rejected it to created new, anarchist groups. Anarchism sought to end hierarchical structures, emphasized worker-controlled industry and valued direct action over bureaucracy.

On May 1, 1886, at least 300,000 workers in 13,000 businesses across the United States walked off their jobs. In Chicago, the epicenter, 40,000 went out on strike just with the anarchists, later swelling to 100,000. Two days later on May 3, the first violence broke out between police and strikers and a public meeting was called for May 4th in Haymarket Square. About 3000 people showed up, including families, children and the mayor of Chicago, who later testified that the crowd was calm and orderly.

As the meeting ended, police marched on the crowd and a bomb was thrown killing one officer and wounding seven more who later died. No one knows who threw the bomb, but speculation ranges from anarchists to a police agent. The police then fired into the crowd, killing about seven or eight civilians and wounding forty. As a result, the government, business and media conducted the very first "Red Scare". Anarchism became synonymous with bomb throwing and socialism became un-American.

Eight anarchists were arrested for murder, though only three were present at Haymarket and in full view when the bombing occurred. The world watched as they were convicted, not for their actions, but for their political and social beliefs. On November 11, 1887, after many failed appeals, four were hung, one took his own life and the remaining three went to prison and were pardoned after six years.

May Day is a reminder that people were shot so we could have the 8-hour day and that child victims of industrial accidents marched in the streets protesting working conditions only to be beaten down.

from Austin Craigslist

Treasure City Volunteer, Saturday 3.22 - w4m

Reply to: pers-616653096@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-03-24, 9:23AM

You were volunteering, and possibly (i hope) flirting with me a little. You said you were in the solar industry, and teased me about keeping my records seperate from yours... you have sandy colored hair, and awesome eyes. I have dark hair, had on a strapless top and cutoffs, and was sort of sweaty and dirty from a day of yardwork... otherwise I would have asked if you were attached.

* Location: 12th/Salina
* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

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On Wednesday, February 13th at about 8pm, a fire started in a vacant historic house next door to Treasure City at 1706 East 12th Street. By 8.30pm it was a 2-alarm fire with about 10 fire trucks and 40 fire personnel in attendance. The prevailing winds pushed flames west into a second building occupied by the NAACP, Mount Carmel Masonic Lodge and Linder Insurance. Damages to both buildings, which are owned by the Mount Carmel Masonic Lodge, were estimated to be at least $100,000

More photos here: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

The Yellow Bike Project, whose shop was less than 6 feet from the fire was untouched and Treasure City sustained only minor smoke and water damage, that was cleaned up by Thursday afternoon. This is the fourth fire in the proximity since we opened in October 2006. The third fire caused serious damage to the front of Treasure City, closing us down for two weeks.

This latest fire is not a suprise as the abandoned building had been used for drugs and prostitution by members of the local street community, after plywood panels boarding it up had been removed last summer. We had asked the owners to re-secure the building on three occassions over a nine month period to no avail. In the end we resealed the window a number of times, removed debris, and cut away branches that provided hiding places.

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The east austin studio tours are right around the corner - http://www.eastaustinstudiotour.com/. They will be happening November 17th and November 18th. We are offering space on our lot to artists who wish to display, promote, and sell their art. Right now it seems like the east side of our shop is the best option for doing so. A pavilion would be provided and erected to provide cover from the elements and places to hang art. We also have a number of folding tables available, but not enough for the number of artists we hope to have. There will be no charge for use of the space, but we do expect the artists to assume responsibility for sales as well as any other details we work out between here and there. Since the space is finite we do ask that you email us with your interest. Artists who get in touch earlier and commit to being there first will be given priority.