Taking the Low Road

Are Boycotts Still an Effective Strategy?

"...station KIXL, has sent letters to Triangle advertisers, threatening boycotts if they continue to support this paper and its..."

Jan. 19, 1996 News Column

Page Two: Sticks and Stones

The paradoxical pleasures of the religious right

"...argued that, as a lefty, I must have supported boycotts. Economic boycotts are a political tool of which I've..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Lawsuits Challenge Pro-Israel Loyalty Oaths

Pflugerville speech therapist challenges anti-boycott requirement in Texas law

"...all government entities from contracting with any entity that boycotts Israel, and corresponding language has now begun to appear..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Pride Online Fosters Virtual Qmmunity

Queer and trans artists unite across Lone Star State

"...of corporate entities entering Pride and normalizing all the boycotts...."

June 26, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Long Gone Wild

New film asks, what happened after Blackish brought orca torture to light?

"...doing so, endangering the lives of their staff. Mass boycotts and legislative investigations pushed the entertainment firm to finally..."

Aug. 2, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dolores

A stirring portrait of a social-justice pioneer

"...death in 1993, used the nonviolent tactics of marches, boycotts, and hunger strikes to champion civil liberties and protections..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Unfortunately the Left Is Guilty of Hypocrisy Even If the Right Is More Openly Oppressive

Adding a “but” to freedom of speech is unacceptable

"...Those on the left often advocate economic boycotts against businesses that are run by those with offensive..."

June 2, 2017 Column by Louis Black

Eden Foods Ban Heads to Wheatsville Vote

Boycott would be first approved in a decade

"...not trump women's rights. And they repudiate claims that boycotts are ineffective. "For those who might question the need..."

Aug. 19, 2014 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Something to Cluck About

Kate X feels compassion for the kids behind the counter at Chick-fil-A

"...mixed feelings about this whole thing. On one hand, boycotts and divesting of brands like Chick-fil-A seem like perfect..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Eat Mor Crow

Boycotts are a successful strategy for our community. But for how long?

"...Chick-fil-A inspires boycotts and gets booted off a college campus; yet the..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera

Austin at Large: Don’t Go Away Mad, Just ...

If legislators want to break up with Austin, they should at least put their backs into it

"...is slander and deserves a response to slander – boycotts, lawsuits, breaking some (metaphorical!) teeth. It's extra rich coming..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

SXSW Film Review: Boycott

The real victims of the GOP war on free speech

"...a few particular examples, demonstrating the influence that previous boycotts have had on the American civil rights movement or..."

March 22, 2022 Screens Post by Matthew Monagle

Federal Judge to Texas: No, You Can't Bar Government Contractors From Boycotting Israel

"...prohibited by the U.S. Constitution. "The statute targets only boycotts of Israel," he wrote; "Texas contractors remain free to..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Top 10 LGBTQ Victories Worldwide

It’s the most listicle time of the year!

"...partnerships. After four months of local outcry and international boycotts, the Supreme Court reversed Rankin’s decision in June...."

Dec. 27, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Ray Emerson

Headlines

"...profiling law. Austin was part of a wave of boycotts, travel bans, event relocations, and protests of that law,..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature

Drafthouse in Hot Water Again Over Association With Devin Faraci

Update: Faraci resigns, company to begin employee outreach

"...return is already having consequences, with public discussions about boycotts of both Fantastic Fest and the Alamo Drafthouse chain..."

Sept. 13, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Playback: Sunday Morning Coming Down

Last Sunday marked the death of two Austin music connectors; plus, in regards to local public policy, Mayor Steve Adler calls

"..."a witch hunt gone wacko," and lamenting proposed label boycotts as "McCarthyism bullshit" – he then dropped a bomb:..."

May 26, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Searching for a King

Debating leadership in the wake of the Tamir Rice decision

"...The boycotts suggested by the Nation of Islam and associated actors..."

Dec. 30, 2015 News Post by Kahron Spearman

Coming Together

Organizing for justice in the African-American community

"...withdrawal,” urging his listeners to “redistribute the pain” through boycotts and to “strengthen black institutions.” He said, “Now these..."

Dec. 9, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

UT Football: Half Glass Full?

Horns in sight of a bowl; while Missouri raises other possibilities

"...Both leave amid protests, boycotts, and one student’s hunger strike. Even Missouri’s governor, Jay..."

Nov. 10, 2015 Sports Post by Kahron Spearman

Page Two: It Was Thirty Years and a Day and a Half Ago

It's hard to get unstuck from the past when it's still so present

"...your hands. About how and why I don't support boycotts ever, which takes a lot of explaining and making..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Column by Louis Black

UT Students Want to "Boot the Braids"

Campaign against Wendy's heats up

"...enforced, and has, mostly through a series of targeted boycotts, gotten several large companies to sign on. Over the..."

Sept. 28, 2015 News Post by Amy Kamp

Lege Lines: Guns vs. Business, Strange Bedfellows, and More

Lege walks the line between proliferating guns, protecting businesses

"...anti-LGBT legislation, arguing it could alienate businesses and invoke boycotts.  Short Lines..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...Hammond called them "bad for business" and evoked the boycotts of Indiana after it passed similar anti-LGBT legislation...."

April 10, 2015 News Feature

Point Austin: What Would Cole Porter Say?

Indiana's RFRA is an invitation to progressive response

"...outrage, massive public demonstrations, and widespread criticism and even boycotts from major companies and business organizations. When you've lost..."

April 3, 2015 News Column by Michael King

March Hares

Hopping on the rabbit bandwagon

"...meat at select stores in 2014 was met with boycotts and protested by groups such as the House Rabbit..."

March 27, 2015 Food Feature by Anna Toon

The AggreGAYtor: February 6

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...John Legend has our backs...."

Feb. 6, 2015 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Who Saved the Electric Car?

SXSW Eco speakers applies purchasing power to environmental issues

"...human beings." While she fully supports groups that mount boycotts of the worst, the most incorrigible, she argues that..."

Oct. 13, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Father Time

Claude van Lingen's conceptual artwork counts down from 1,000

"...prominently resulted in the levying of economic sanctions and boycotts from European and African nations, artists and cultural producers..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Arts Feature by Andy Campbell

Anti-Choice Group Doubles Down on HB 2

Letter warns hospital admitting privileges will lead to protests

"...link to abortion creates the possibility of protests and boycotts and may cause some patients and physicians to reject..."

Nov. 20, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

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