Thanksgiving was a full one for me! Occupy Austin gathered at the ROOTS EcoVillage, a small permaculture cooperative launched by occupiers, for a massive potluck feast. There were almost all the holiday favorites, and more food than anyone could eat, and every time that a new wave of people would arrive there was a collective [...]
I used this video tonight on Firedoglake and thought it was awfully cute. It’s inspired by the It Gets Better Project, and doesn’t everything get better with puppets? Earlier tonight I spoke on the program Speaking In Tongues on KDVS Radio, 90.3 out of the University of California at Davis. We talked about my Firedoglake article on Burning [...]
On Firedoglake, I wrote about the latest developments in the Gulf Port 7 trial, where occupiers from Austin, Dallas and Houston face felonies for using lockboxes at the Gulf Port Shutdown last December. Though the trial will continue in January, this also means the release of more documents and photos detailing the infiltration of Occupy [...]
The Austin Overpass Light Brigade won a victory against Austin Police repression of its right to hold lighted signs over a highway last week, but they can expect to see the police again at their displays. I wrote about the uncertain legal status of the Overpass Light Brigade on Firedoglake today: Though we argued with the officer’s [...]
