Selma

Although it's dramatically uneven, this film is a commendable historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. that sidesteps the common pitfalls of adulatory biopics.

"...demonstration of the idea that the strategy of nonviolent protest cannot exist in a vacuum. Nonviolence needs its opposite..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Words Become Actions'

Austinites protest Jimmy Kimmel Show’s hate speech

"...Last Saturday morning, more than 200 protesters rallied at the Capitol, in protest of ABC-TV and..."

Nov. 12, 2013 News Post by Manzhi Wu

Satyagraha

Indian film.

"...to join forces with an idealist to found a protest movement in India...."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

El Valiente

The South Texas authenticity of S.A. accordion punks Pinata Protest

"...Texas rock dominance – with corazon – until Pinata Protest crashed the fiesta. Armed with blistering “accordion-powered punk rock,”..."

May 16, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Media Watch: Unwinding the Twine at KUT

Listeners protest cutbacks of legendary DJs Paul Ray and Larry Monroe

"...The growing protest against KUT-FM's decision to cut back the shifts of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Eight Is Enough

This weekend's national protest: the shape of the gay movement to come?

"...This weekend's nationally coinciding protest against the success of anti-gay ballot initiatives may bear..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Taking cues from Ray and Walk the Line, this comedy biopic spans 70 years in the life of its hero, the fictional music legend Dewey Cox.

"...book. Whether traveling to India with the Beatles, writing protest songs, or hosting a variety show, Dewey manages to..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Paper Clips

It’s an only-in-America tale about kids in the Tennessee hamlet of Whitwell and their "paper clip project” – a teaching tool meant to help them comprehend the dimensions of the Holocaust – but it grew into something much, much more.

"...during World War II as a clandestine way to protest Nazi crimes without fear of reprisal. The paper clips,..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Weather Underground

Former members of the Weather Underground still know a thing or two about "which way the wind blows" in this always timely documentary.

"...newcomers who are just learning the history of social protest. What the movie makes clear (to upturn the Bob..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

"...latter half of the 20th century. Whether to fuel protest or assuage grief, music was essential to the movement’s..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sunday

"...the seemingly incompatible elements of documentary realism, earnest social protest, relentless symbol-mongering and, most importantly, a breathtaking tenderness toward..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Full Monty

"...and structure to the recent Brassed Off!, but any social-protest content in Cattaneo's movie is strictly implicit. He's much..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Bopha!

"...or to detain.” It is also a cry of protest...."

Oct. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Famine Within

"...movie refers to them as “hunger strikers,” who unconsciously protest the impossible standards women are expected to meet. My..."

Jan. 17, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Never Leave Nevada

"...Mexican Mule Boy. Nestled in the mecca of nuclear protest, Sean and Luis meet a similarly mismatched pair of..."

June 14, 1991 Movie Review by Marie Mahoney

Artists Drop Out of Official SXSW Shows Due to Army Sponsorship

Squirrel Flower, Mamalarky opt for all-unofficial gigs

"...have dropped out of their official showcasing concerts in protest of the festival’s U.S. Army sponsorship...."

March 5, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

A Chaotic Scene as APD Clears Encampment Outside City Hall

Hastily planned action takes campers, officials by surprise

"...Hall Monday morning, as the people sleeping there in protest of the reinstated ban on public camping were awoken..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Protesters Allege Austin Police Dumped Quadruple Amputee Activist Whitney Mitchell Out of Her Wheelchair

Fiancée of Garrett Foster was attending police brutality protest

"...of her wheelchair and onto the street during a protest on March 29...."

April 2, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

We Have an Issue: Fumbling Toward Fall

Looking back at a summer of protest and anticipating a (superspreading?) UT football season

"...time to reflect on how a historic summer of protest has played out locally. In his cover story this..."

Sept. 11, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Resources to Support Black Austinites During Police Brutality Protests

How to help and how to find help

"...at home, people have taken to the streets to protest racism and police violence against Black people. In the..."

June 3, 2020 News Post by Selome Hailu

Casey Suchan Follows The Animal People

Documentary shows how anti-terror laws targeted animal rights groups

"...the law protected corporate interests over the right to protest...."

Oct. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

State of the City 2016

Mayor Steve Adler declares Austin “prosperous, strong … and cool”

"...Zachary Scott’s Topfer Theatre – although a brief audience protest and disruption near its close caused a bit of..."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Post by Michael King

News Roundup: Anti-Choice Work Is Never Done

Ken Paxton is an anti-abortnik

"...a UT alum hits on an amusing way to protest campus carry; and a disturbing sexual assault case highlights..."

Oct. 12, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

News Roundup: Endings and Beginnings

Out with the old City Council, in with the new

"...to wait a little longer to get married, another protest takes place Downtown, and more...."

Dec. 15, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Protesting the Police

Hundreds gather outside APD in wake of Ferguson ruling

"...The last time members of this city gathered on..."

Nov. 25, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

It's Do or DIY

Whether quiet protest or paradigm shift, the handmade crowd has plenty to say

"...form of DIY started as a form of quiet protest, it's now found a way to influence the larger..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Brandon Watson

APD Infiltrates Occupy

Activists say cop encouraged them to break the law

"...did he – and two colleagues – intervene in protester plans in order to keep them, and police and..."

Aug. 30, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Join the Drug War Peace Train

Caravan for Peace in Austin this weekend

"...their way through Austin as part of a month-long protest to bring awareness to the ongoing drug war violence..."

Aug. 22, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Kiss & Tell

A photo gallery from LUSH's Kiss & Tell protest.

"...puckered up as part of a "Kiss & Tell" protest against DOMA. And they aim to keep telling...."

July 1, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Erica Heller

Big Brother Sets Eyes on Immigrants

Footage from last week's capitol demo against new detention center

"...rallied together on the steps of the capitol to protest anti-immigrant and anti-Latino legislation last Monday. Rally participants were..."

June 27, 2011 News Post by Katie Tomasino

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