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Native Austinite. Well educated.. always learning in my own way. Strong-willed & opinionated. I believe in making a difference. I believe in making myself a better person.. in my own eyes, not the eyes of society.
Mainstream society, and the social mores it professes to hold as "normal," "average," etc. are all hogwash as far as I'm concerned. I am very much a "trail blazer" and I live my life that way.

If you want to know more.. ask me :)

to be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting. - e.e. cummings

12 December 2010

East Austin via "Austin Unscripted"

A few months back, I was afforded the opportunity to voice my opinion about my hometown: Austin, TX. It wasn't for a school paper, an article, not even the local news.. It was for everyone, everywhere!


The National Trust for Historic Preservation, aka Preservation Nation, came to Austin. The team spoke with residents about what it means, to each of us, to "preserve Austin."


I may have grown up in what once was NW Austin, but I now live in Central East. So I was one of the voices speaking for & about preserving East Austin.


The endeavor is known as Austin UnscriptedAccording to Preservation Nation's YouTube account, "Austin Unscripted is a web documentary by the National Trust for Historic Preservation exploring what Austinites think about their growing city. Visit http://www.preservationnation.org/aus... to learn more, and use #atxunscripted to join the conversation on Twitter."




Many people gave voice to the issue, what follows are videos for: Carl Webb, my beloved and "partner-in-crime"; Susana Almanza, Co-Director of People Organized in the Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER); Carmen Llanes, community activist and PODER Staff member; Daniel Llanes, community activist; Rocio Villaloboscommunity activist; and myself, social/political activist for the community-at-large.


Knowledge is Wisdom... Learn from those who are here, who can speak of those who came before us, and speak for those yet to come.


Enjoy!




Carl: History Isn't Just in Books...It's on the Streets




Susanna: Preservation Should Happen with Respect




Carmen: Growth Should Pay for Itself




Daniel: Who Decides What's Historic?




Rocio: Austin Needs Balance




Monica: I Don't Want a Concrete Jungle




Collage: Voices of East Austin










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