Resources & Trainings

I am so excited that after seven long years, my book Shut It Down, Stories of a Fierce Loving Resistance is out into the world. Chelsea Green Publishing release it…

On Halloween of 2013, there was a devastating flood in Austin, TX.  It was not huge ongoing news around the country and many people in Austin never registered it was…

For the past year I have been involved in a local organizing effort to address racial disparity and disproportionality in Austin.     Some people say Austin is the most anti-Black city…

Back in the summer of 2011, I met with a group of organizers who were thinking about a prolonged action to block the Keystone XL Pipeline in eastern Texas. It…

Just when you think there is some room to breathe, some political space for calm, it’s amazing how a possible war can quickly creep in.  While the conflict in Syria…

This August, I was happy to attend the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington that marked Dr, Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.  There was a synergy…

On June 25th, Wendy Davis engaged in a filibuster to stop the ALEC-backed Republican drive to strip the people of Texas of their access to abortion and other reproductive health…

I had the privilege of offering training at the Transit Workers Union Young Workers Summit in New York City.   It was April 30th, a day before their May Day in mid-town Manhattan.  The action went beautifully, with everyone having a strong feeling of empowerment.  We were successful at achieving all of the goals – including getting into every lobby we intended in order to deliver their message.  This new experience will go a long way I think in empowering the young workers  to build a powerful union – in the buses, subway and  in the streets.  Check out this TWU May Day Action here  (more…)

It is amazing for me to see grassroots community institutions like the Washington Peace Center not only survive – but thrive for 50 years!   WPC holds a special place in…

On April 29, the Kalmanovitz Initiative at Georgetown University launch their digital history project on the DC Justice for Janitors Campaign.   Justice for Janitors changed the lives of thousands of…