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:…
Kit O'Connell: Approximately 8,000 Words Posts
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…
It’s hard to believe it’s been one year since the Gulf Port Action, when occupiers from around Texas came together to blockade the Port of…
I continued to transcribe my interview with KDVS about Burning Man and the death of Paul Addis on Firedoglake. In Part 2, Richard Estes and…
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…