San Antonio - Deceleration (Page 5)

VIDEO: The Message of Peace & Dignity Journeys 2024 Indigenous Prayer Run

Indigenous runners threading the Americas as part of the Peace & Dignity Journeys 2024 prayer run speak of their personal prayers for their cultures and communities—but also the gift that their efforts are offering to the world.

By Greg Harman

/ 8 Aug 2024

VIDEO: The Message of Peace & Dignity Journeys 2024 Indigenous Prayer Run

How Not to Get ‘Cooked’: Chicago Heat Wave Doc Provides Health Lessons for Overheating ‘Hoods

A review of lessons learned about heat since the ‘90s; Plus! A guide to heat-busting efforts happening now in San Antonio, Texas

By Marisol Cortez

/ 18 Jul 2024

How Not to Get ‘Cooked’: Chicago Heat Wave Doc Provides Health Lessons for Overheating ‘Hoods

Stop the Attack on Migratory Birds in San Antonio—Eggs and Chicks Are in Those Nests

City of San Antonio contractors have been seen trying to dislodge migratory birds at Woodlawn Lake. The rookery is full of babies and eggs. Call these elected reps to stop it.

By Greg Harman

/ 22 Jun 2024

Stop the Attack on Migratory Birds in San Antonio—Eggs and Chicks Are in Those Nests

LULAC Calls on City of San Antonio to Stop Displacing Birds, Trees—and Parkgoers

Resolution passed last month at LULAC’s state convention highlights the attacks on the birds and trees in Brackenridge Park —and their connection to civil and ceremonial rights for local Indigenous and Latine communities.

By Greg Harman

/ 12 Jun 2024

LULAC Calls on City of San Antonio to Stop Displacing Birds, Trees—and Parkgoers

Dangerous Texas Memorial Day Heat Made Five Times More Likely By Global Warming

Punishing heat arriving across South Texas this week places most residents in region under ‘extreme’ threat of negative heat-related health impacts.

By Greg Harman

/ 22 May 2024

Dangerous Texas Memorial Day Heat Made Five Times More Likely By Global Warming

Displaced to Death: Encampment Sweeps Increase Death Rates Among the Unhoused

Abatements, or “sweeps,” of unhoused communities results in thousands of unnecessary deaths every year in the United States, a former City of San Antonio outreach worker writes.

By Nikketa Burges

/ 17 May 2024

Displaced to Death: Encampment Sweeps Increase Death Rates Among the Unhoused

OSHA Says U.S. Heat Deaths a ‘Vast’ Undercount as Off-the-Rails Temps Push Toward Summer

Federal regulators are targeting Spanish-speaking workers early this year in hopes of reducing deaths during 2024’s extreme heat. But large gaps in Texas heat surveillance means another avoidable season of suffering and death looms for workers, migrants, elderly, unhoused, and the incarcerated.

By Greg Harman

/ 26 Apr 2024

OSHA Says U.S. Heat Deaths a ‘Vast’ Undercount as Off-the-Rails Temps Push Toward Summer

VIDEO: Heat Emergency—A Forum on Extreme Heat, Public Health, & Community Response

Public health experts and community workers convened this week at Deceleration’s ‘Heat Emergency’ forum to connect the dots between extreme heat’s causes, local impacts, and how best to interrupt the gathering crisis and (hopefully) save some lives.

By Greg Harman

/ 19 Apr 2024

VIDEO: Heat Emergency—A Forum on Extreme Heat, Public Health, & Community Response

Valero Energy Accused of Fueling Genocide at ¡Viva Viva Palestina! Blockade Action

Valero Energy has been a leading supplier of jet fuel to Israel for years—and wants to sell the nation more. An hours-long blockade at the company HQ on Monday shows that those a growing number standing against Palestinian genocide have taken notice.

By James Courtney

/ 16 Apr 2024

Valero Energy Accused of Fueling Genocide at ¡Viva Viva Palestina! Blockade Action

Extreme Heat Could Have Killed Dozens in San Antonio During 2023, Says SAMMinistries CEO

SAMMinistries has tracked deaths within the unhoused community for years. Their CEO thinks extreme heat may have directly caused dozens of deaths and contributed to even more during 2023’s unprecedented heatwave. There is no local research initiative that can prove them right or wrong.

By Greg Harman

/ 11 Apr 2024

Extreme Heat Could Have Killed Dozens in San Antonio During 2023, Says SAMMinistries CEO

Climate Advocates Must Be Amtrak Advocates Too

With billions of federal dollars flowing, the time is right to maximize our use of existing railway lines and realize hybrid rail across Texas—including Corpus Christi and Laredo.

By Lindsay Ratcliffe

/ 9 Apr 2024

Climate Advocates Must Be Amtrak Advocates Too

VIDEO: Easter Vigil Highlights Ongoing Eviction of Migratory Birds at Brackenridge Park

Ongoing City of San Antonio efforts to displace migratory birds runs counter to the sustained message from park visitors and neighbors in favor of protecting the area’s ecology—including migratory birds.

By Greg Harman

/ 4 Apr 2024

VIDEO: Easter Vigil Highlights Ongoing Eviction of Migratory Birds at Brackenridge Park