Environmental justice news and analysis rooted in San Antonio and the South Texas bioregion
Happy MLK Day, amid fallout from the churning sickness of white nationalist grievance that finally spewed forth in the attempted auto-coup of January 6, 2021. In that context, we redouble our efforts to topple America’s centuries-old, color-based caste system rooted in colonial occupation, insisting that Black Lives Matter: locally, globally, […]
As federal agents snatch protesters in unmarked vans, the reporters covering the Portland uprising are facing intense and unprecedented repression. Shane Burley On the night of July 11, as hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters amassed around the Justice Center in Portland, Oregon, federal Homeland Security officers opened fire with […]
Here are ways to support the movement for Black lives here in SATX—including taking the streets, organizing around local demands, and pressing forward toward prison abolition and alternatives to policing. Immediate-Term: Upcoming Calendar of Protests Here are all #BLACKLIVESMATTER protests we can identify in SATX over the next couple of […]
Deceleration.Live Episode 12 came more spur of the moment after seeing local organizers had struck a nerve in San Antonio with an event dedicated to decrying the death of George Floyd and advancing the message that Black Lives Matter. In this broadcast you will hear from organizers of the event […]
How did we just elect the most unqualified man to the presidency? Donald Trump proved (again) this week that he is totally uninterested—or, worse, incapable of—representing all America. Unable to bear insult, Trump lashed out over the weekend at Georgia Congressman and Civil Rights hero John Lewis for his unwillingness […]