Your Guide to the Weekend Resistance

A breakdown of inauguration weekend counterprotests

"...as president. It’s a long-haul weekend of protests, rallies, and marches calling for resistance against politics of fear and..."

Jan. 19, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...It was the C3 and C4 vertebrae – right up top, behind the jaw..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

DSA Queer Coalition Organizes and Mobilizes

Democratic Socialists subgroup has the LGBTQ community's back

"...uncertain about their future, the safety of their families, and are concerned about the potential loss of opportunity...."

Feb. 7, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sloane Smith

AI, Strikes, and Burning It Down: Highlights of the ATX TV Festival

Celebration of the small screen becomes a war room for writers

"...row of people. Then a second row. A third, and so on until the entirety of the Stateside Theatre..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Inauguration Highlights and Shadows

New City Council sworn in amid mixed omens

"...beginning with the full house, the Austin Police Department’s bagpipe-and-drum corps, a presentation of colors, and a formal performance..."

Jan. 9, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Webb's Resistance Brave

"...huge debt of gratitude to Carl Webb for his resistance to the war in Iraq ["Webb Fails to Report,"..."

Sept. 16, 2004 Postmarks

Lege Lines: Resistance in the “Sanctuary”

Assessing the fallout after SB 4’s passage

"...chamber last Wed­nes­day, rows of children gathered to deliver hand-drawn pictures illustrating the pain Senate Bill 4 would inflict..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Amid Chaos and Crisis, the 87th Texas Legislature Gets to Work

Can we rebuild a democracy?

"...happens every two years in a burst of self-importance and Texas exceptionalism – which, this year, may be just..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cross-Border Craziness

Judge says feds can take Eagle Pass land for fence, and more

"...Eagle Pass, Texas, "to 'surrender' 233 acres of city-owned land" to Uncle Sam for fence construction, according to the..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Point Austin: It Ain’t Just About Trump

This week's marches begin a long and difficult resistance

"...intend to march this week with my friends, allies, and community, publicly united in opposition to the incoming presidential..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Column by Michael King

ATX's Inaugural Addresses

Local artists, comics speak out about Trump taking office

"...making their feelings known through a variety of events and actions – some symbolic, some critical, some providing financial..."

Jan. 18, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

What's Your Occupation?

Targeting July Fourth and the Capitol, Occupy Austin considers its future

"...state Capitol grounds to compose a list of grievances and hold a series of teach-ins and marches. This is..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Adam Wasch

University of Texas Students Stage Walkout

Student protest: “No KKK; no fascist USA; no Trump!”

"...the United States. The International Socialist Organization, the Palestinian Solidarity Committee, United Students Against Sweatshops, and the Revolutionary Student..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

10,000 Texans Call for Cease-Fire in Gaza

Massive show of support at state Capitol for Palestinians

"...Capitol on Sunday, a staggering 10,000 Texans marched in solidarity with Palestinians to call for a cease-fire in Gaza...."

Nov. 13, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

No Hollywood Fluff, Please – We're Polish

Cinema tackles the tumult of history at the Austin Polish Film Festival

"...for me, meant mostly the usual suspects – Polanski, Holland, Kieslowski, Wajda. I knew little of the internationally esteemed..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Public Notice

Creepy Crawlies

"...events include musical performances, plant sales, a booksigning, lectures, and more. Big Bugs! creator David Rogers will be on..."

July 11, 1997 Column by Kate X Messer

Texan Palestinians Protest Israeli-American Council

Protesters and conference speakers clash

"...On Saturday, thousands of Israeli and Jewish people gathered at Austin's Fairmont..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Leena Alali

Seen / Soon: Jan. 5

Austin gets to see how Buddhist high holy days are celebrated in Tibet and Qinghai, and how African-Americans and Latinos once stood together in an era of social change

"...Buddhist High Holy Days in Tibet and Qinghai come to Austin in vibrant colors, ornate designs,..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Arts Column

Point Austin: Clinton's Wars, Bush's Wars, Obama's ...

A peace prize, a peace rally, and more of the same

"...It's been said of both second marriages and children that they represent the triumph of hope over..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King

TV Eye

Golden Globes were a big bust, but the new Terminator series opens an impressive can of whup-ass

"...But with the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike and actors vowing not to cross a picket line, the..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Best of Flicker Austin: Volume 2

You have to wonder about some of these people

"...have to wonder about some of these people. Super-8 and 16mm are all but dead, 35mm can cost more..."

May 13, 2005 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

Occupational Hazards

Close encounters of the clerking kind at Vulcan and I Luv Video

"...sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas...."

Aug. 7, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Taco Kings, Besieged

A conflict with neighborhoods has made the previously independent street taco vendors organize in self-defense

"...of AVATACO, a newly formed association of Austin taco stand owners, spill out of a van on the corner..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

Postmarks

Environs Observer

"...Fries the day he asked, not accosted, Dick Droese and his two friends not to enter Barton Creek at..."

July 25, 1997 Column

Point Austin: Happy New Year?!?

Looking forward ... 2020 could go either way

"...currently ruled by a mad, ignorant king, his court, and his sycophants, who have collectively decided that to hold..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Column by Michael King

Next Week’s Rallies

The Resistance continues in Austin

"...next week after two months of organizing. Friday's One Resistance march up South Congress runs in direct opposition to..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Oaxaca Unrest Continues

More of the dirty same in the southern Mexican state, where striking teachers, indigenous groups, students, and leftists have been trying to oust Gov. Ulises Ruiz from power for about the past six months

"...state of Oaxaca, where striking teachers, indigenous groups, students, and leftists have been trying to oust Gov. Ulises Ruiz..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Point Austin: Reasons to Be Thankful

At holiday time, mixed blessings are all we have

"...I suppose we've reached some kind of political and cultural nadir when the president of the United States..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Coming Out in the Dark

Behind the creation of Friday's LGBTQ Human Rights Rally

"...weeks of planning, Lisa Kettyle, Suzy Shelor, Lynda Blakeslee, and Joette Pelliccia have created an event with the goal..."

Jan. 19, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Sloane Smith

Gay Place

Gay Place turns it over to comedienne Kate Clinton for a special Stonewall remembrance

"...struggle forever. The Stonewall Riots happened that early morning, and while it exists as a strange and random landmark,..."

June 26, 2009 Column by Ash Bell

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