C'est moiOn Tuesday, September 25th, I was in Winnsboro, Texas, trying to prevent TransCanada from clear-cutting trees on disputed property while they were facing multiple lawsuits over their horrendously polluting Keystone XL pipeline. Construction had begun to threaten the woods where eight activists were tree-sitting (living in platforms to ( Read more... )

I have always been prepared for the physical hardships of being a hippie activist. Sleeping on the ground holds no fears for me, nor using terrible porta-potties, improvising together food while seeking shelter, standing in the freezing cold, alone, with a sign, or the threat of deadly violence ( Read more... )

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This evening, I attended a panel on poverty by the Understanding Poverty Project held at the Live Oak Friends Meeting Hall. There were 3 speakers, 2 of whom had been homeless and were now activist-organisers & one a policy expert from Commissioner El Franco Lee's office ( Read more... )

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