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Reminder: It’s Against The Law To Fire Austin’s Police ChiefPhoto: Austin Police guard the brick facade of APD headquarters as activists raise their fists during a Black Lives Matter protest.
It's against the law to fire Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, further proving that the police are unaccountable. (Photo: Unsplash / Charles Fair, public domain)
July 30, 2020
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Reminder: It’s Against The Law To Fire Austin’s Police Chief

Posted in Austin, Creative Commons, and Journalism

Did you know it’s literally against the law to fire Austin’s chief of police?

I found myself tweeting this fact over and over again, each time some new fresh horror surfaced from Austin’s police force. So I thought I should write something too.

It would be an extraordinary fact at any time, but it seems worth repeating at this moment when so many people are demanding accountability from our nation’s police. One of the key forms of accountability under capitalism, firing a bad worker, is actually off limits.

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Antifascist Days Of Unity Zine Collection (via Oh Shit! What Now?)Photo: A scattering of blank white pages fills the frame.
Kit curated a collection of zines for the Antifascist Days of Unity in October 2019. (Unsplash / Brandi Redd, public domain)
September 30, 2019
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Antifascist Days Of Unity Zine Collection (via Oh Shit! What Now?)

Posted in Austin, Creative Commons, Journalism, and Zines

Along with his collective, Oh Shit! What Now? Kit curated a collection of zines for the Antifascist Days of Unity in October 2019.

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March 5, 2019
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VIDEO: Kit Visits Joy Organics Austin CBD Store

Posted in Austin, Journalism, Ministry of Hemp, and Video

In our new spotlight series we are going to visit places and people within the hemp industry!

Our first stop is the Joy Organics Austin store. We got to talk with owner Danielle Cearbaugh and get some insight into what Joy Organics is about and what she wants you to know about buying quality CBD. We also got to try Joy Organics’ CBD Energy Drink, which comes in a delicious “Happy Berry” flavor.

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Juneteenth Prison Protest Targets Prison Slave Labor In Austin, TexasAnarchists gathered for the Juneteenth prison protest on June 18, targeting the Texas Correctional Industries showroom and another prison office.
A pair of masked anarchists at the Texas Correctional Industries Showroom, wearing black clothes, hold a banner reading "Stand with Striking Prisoners!" The banner depicts the state of Texas with bars across it, and a fist breaking through the bars. June 18, 2018. (Kit O'Connell)
June 25, 2018
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Juneteenth Prison Protest Targets Prison Slave Labor In Austin, Texas

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Last week, Austin anarchists marked Juneteenth a day early with a protest against modern-day slavery.

Juneteenth, honored on June 19 each year, marks the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached slaves in Texas. However, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution legalizes unpaid or shockingly underpaid slave labor by those behind bars. The Juneteenth prison protest in Austin targeted two offices operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Around dawn, activists scaled flag poles at the Austin offices of the TDCJ parole board to replace the U.S. and Texas flags with an anti-prison slavery banner. Later, more anarchists (and this reporter) gathered to protest at a showroom where corporations come to hire prison labor.

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Texas is one of the few states where prisoners receive no paid compensation for their labor, yet are expected to afford commissary items, $100 medical copays, and post-release expenses,” a representative of the group told me.

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June 8, 2018
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New Belgium Launches Hemperor Hemp Beer Nationwide (& I Tried It)

Posted in Austin, Journalism, and Ministry of Hemp

Last month, we got to try a unique new hemp beer and talk to part of the team behind it.

“We finally brought together hemp and hops,” said Steve Navas, brand activation manager for New Belgium Brewing.

The private bar in downtown Austin where the tasting took place was filled with the incredible smell of The Hemperor hemp pale ale. As we spoke with Navas, the sounds of local bluegrass band Steel Betty tickled our ears.

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