Resist Line 3: Solidarity Statement from Austin, TX

A banner on white cloth is being held in front of a Chase Bank building. The banner is held above a sign reading "JP Morgan Chase & Co," and to the back on the right is an entrance to the building with the Chase Logo. The banner reads: All Pipelines Have a Body Count. Defund Line 3. Blood On Your Hands.

An Anonymous Transmission

On June 8th, as 2000+ people converge at the Treaty People Gathering in Northern Minnesota to escalate the resistance against the Line 3 pipeline, a group of activists in Austin, TX demonstrated our solidarity with water protectors up north. Early in the morning, we dropped a banner reading “Stop Line 3: Honor the Treaties” from a bridge above a busy stretch of Interstate 35. We raised another banner declaring, “All Pipelines Have A Body Count – Blood On Your Hands: Defund Line 3” at a downtown office of JP Morgan Chase, a primary funder of the pipeline. Continue reading “Resist Line 3: Solidarity Statement from Austin, TX”

The Rundberg Rebellion: A Retrospective

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 of the Trump’s term, one such revolt manifested in the Rundberg area in North Austin.

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