gentrification – Autonomedia

Goodbye Southby: The 1st Annual SmashXSmashWest in Review

SpokenNothing — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 03:44:43 +0000

Austin Autonomedia: Keeping Austin Criminal Strolling down the thumping, plastered downtown streets that SXSW treat as its campus, you are likely to have a free can of “C4” shoved in your face. This energy drink named after an explosive is the perfect symbol of what the festival-conference has to offer: a cloying and too seamless …

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You’re My Butt Hole: The Vandal-Artiste Speaks & A Brief History of Mural Defacement

SpokenNothing — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 01:53:20 +0000

Austin Autonomedia: Keeping Austin Criminal In the early days of January, Austin’s “You’re My Butter Half” mural was modified to read “You’re My Butt Hole.” A picture of the vandalism was posted to reddit, where the original artist responded positively. Under his post, a user with the name “YouAreMyButthole” responded, claiming to be the …

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Sweeps Contractors & Camping Ban Proponents

SpokenNothing — Mon, 03 May 2021 19:28:39 +0000

A listing of major individuals & organizations involved in attempts to terrorize & displace the city’s unhoused population. While Prop B has passed, one could still take action against those who pushed for it, as they are agents in the broader trend of displacement and class war in the city. Matt Mackowiak: [See Here For …

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The Rundberg Rebellion: A Retrospective

SpokenNothing — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 23:32:12 +0000

Austin Autonomedia: Keeping Austin Criminal Revolt, of the sort that exceeds the form of permitted street marches and sign-waving rallies, has rarely manifested in Austin’s streets. As such, its occurrences–such as the wave of activity that came with the George Floyd rebellion–deserves attention and uplifting in our historical memory. Four years ago, at the beginning …

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Stop the Sweeps Zine

SpokenNothing — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:49:39 +0000

Originally published by Stop the Sweeps Austin For public access and distribution, we are republishing a zine produced by Stop the Sweeps Austin–a local network combating the sweeps and displacement of homeless people in Austin. This zine was produced for distribution at the 2020 Austin Anarchist Bookfair, and features a timeline of events presented through …

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Histories of Displacement & Colonization: “Capitol” & “Finding Loston”

SpokenNothing — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:55:48 +0000

Austin Autonomedia: Keeping Austin Criminal Austin is experiencing waves of displacement, organized under the banners of gentrification, anti-homeless sweeps, the suburbanization of poverty, and policing (community or otherwise). Many in this city find themselves fighting where they stand against this onslaught, attempting to construct some form of counterweight or defense against the violence of …

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WorkQuest’s Cruel “Solution” Sweeps Poorest Under The Rug

SpokenNothing — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 02:00:20 +0000

Austin Autonomedia: Keeping Austin Criminal Over the past 6 months, the long standing war on the homeless in Austin has seen some massive escalations. After a coalition of progressive groups got Austin City Council to decriminalize acts like sitting, lying, and camping, a counter-coalition of business interests–associated with groups like Take Back Austin, the Republican …

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Steve Adler’s Land Empire: Property Interests of Mayor Adler & Wife Diane Land

SpokenNothing — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:01:19 +0000

Originally published by IndyAustin. While somewhat liberal in content, we republish this for the utility of the information and maps of properties connected to Adler and his wife. We hope it will inspire strategizing and research beyond IndyAustin’s political goals. Austin’s First Family made its fortune from Mayor Adler’s real-estate law firm (to which he retains major …

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