On February 3, 2012 Occupy Austin was evicted from their City Hall encampment which they held for nearly 5 months. On the one year anniversary…
Category: Occupy Wall Street
Feministe Vigilante Gangs Vs. Anti-Choice Bigots (Firedoglake)
Posted in Austin, Firedoglake, Media, Occupy Wall Street, Published, and Sex & Relationships
Late in January I covered the Texas Rally for Life, the record breaking anti-abortion protest at the State Capitol, and the tiny counterprotest against it:…
Shaving with Occam’s Razor for Activists (Firedoglake)
Posted in Firedoglake, Occupy Wall Street, Other Writing, and Published
A new and particularly infuriating conspiracy theory, the Sandy Hook Truthers, inspired a recent post on Firedoglake. I wasn’t going to open that can of…
3 Lessons of Modern Activist Movements (On Firedoglake)
Posted in Austin, Firedoglake, Occupy Wall Street, and Published
Social media tools are transforming activism, and ushering us into a new age of protest. Over the last year, I’ve watched, written about and participated…
In September, a student named ‘Lori’ interviewed me about my involvement with Occupy Austin. In the first part I talked about how I got involved…
The Rise of Burning Man: The KDVS Interview Part 1 (Firedoglake)
Posted in Burning Man, Firedoglake, Occupy Wall Street, and Published
Earlier this month I had a thought-provoking conversation with Richard Estes, the host of a UC Davis radio program Speaking In Tongues. We talked about Burning…