Civil Rights and Wrongs for May 11, 2021

This Tuesday we have an encore presentation that first aired last October.  Given recent concerns about evictions, we decided to hear again from Molly Jensen, Executive Director of Austin Tenants Council, and Shoshana Krieger, Project Director for Building and Strengthening Tenant Action (BASTA).  While some of the specifics of city programs have evolved since the show first aired, the efforts of these dedicated leaders and the staffs of their respective organizations continue to inspire.  And their actions have spared numerous families from devastating outcomes.

In addition, our friend Austin Sanders, Staff Writer for the Austin Chronicle, has returned from paternity leave.  (Spoiler: a baby girl!)  Austin relates the drama of the decision to reopen the APD Training Academy in what was literally a 9-1-1 vote.  Also, in the wake of Proposition B last week, we hear about efforts to relocate the camps that have become an unfortunate part of the Austin landscape, especially since the pandemic.