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Interview with Pamela Watts
On June 10th, 2020, Pamela Watts and her partner Jennifer Miller were t-boned in Lockhart, Texas by off-duty San Marcos Police Sergeant Ryan Hartman. Watts was airlifted off the scene with multiple injuries, and Miller died while still trapped in the…
Interview with Cluren Williams
Cluren Williams is a 4th generation Austinite, author, and activist. In this interview, Cluren discusses the deep roots of racism and classism in the US and Austin, and how he got involved with community organizing and advocacy. He is particularly…
Interview with Tandera Louie
Tandera Louie is a community organizer and preschool teacher in East Austin. In this interview, Tandera speaks about the unequal treatment of houseless folks in Austin as well as the wealth and resource gap that continues to grow due to capital…
Interview with Bob Libal
Bob Libal is a community organizer and civil rights activist living in Austin, Texas. Currently, he is the Senior Campaign Strategist at The Sentencing Project. Bob began contributing to Austin community organizing when he began studies at UT in…
Interview with Kambri Crews, Pt. 2
Kambri Crews is an author, comedian, and incarcerated rights advocate from East Texas. In this follow-up to her 2020 interview, Kambri discusses her father’s death in incarceration in 2020 and her battle with TDCJ. Kambri’s father passed shortly…
Interview with João Paulo (JP) Connolly
At the time of this interview, João Paulo (JP) Connolly was the Organizing Director of the Austin Justice Coalition. In this role JP has helped the greater Ausftin community to fight against extreme policing and police violence, housing and…
Interview with Eric Martinez & Samantha Benavides
Sam Benavides is a recent college graduate of Texas State University, where she earned her degree in Public Administration and Political Communication. She is from Laredo, Texas, and currently works as a Campaign Fellow with Mano Amiga in San Marcos,…
Interview with Sarah Marloff
This interview contains descriptions of sexual assault.
Sarah Marloff is an award winning journalist and Arts Editor for the Washington City Paper. Sarah reports mostly on LGBTQ+ rights and culture, arts and culture in DC, and the criminalization…
Sarah Marloff is an award winning journalist and Arts Editor for the Washington City Paper. Sarah reports mostly on LGBTQ+ rights and culture, arts and culture in DC, and the criminalization…
Interview with Karen Munoz
Karen Munoz is the co-founder of Mano Amiga, a Central Texas organization that focuses on immigration and incarceration rights and reform. In this interview, Karen discusses the importance of organizing at a community level and the impact of…
Interview with Alycia Welch
Alycia Welch is the Associate Director of the Prison and Jails Innovation Lab at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin. In this interview, Alycia speaks about her work to dismantle the gender gap behind bars. Alycia works to create policy and…