My newest article is published! It is about the city-wide boil water notice that Austin had last month and how it relates to water scarcity as caused by climate change. You can read it here.
Links
Followers and Friends: Changes in the Digital Social Landscape
The latest article I wrote for the Liberator was about online friends. You can read it here!
Funny for a Woman
I wrote an article about women in stand-up comedy and how they relate to the recent #metoo movement that has ousted beloved stand up comedians. You can read it here.
NPR feature + StoryCorps Interview
Joseph and I recorded an interview for StoryCorps about that protest back in November 2016 during the elections.
On September 28th, 2018 an excerpt from the interview aired on NPR’s morning edition nationwide. It was also featured on NPR and StoryCorp’s website.
The New Yorker Mention!
I was mentioned in a New Yorker article titled “America’s Future is Texas.” Happy to hear that, and I agree! You can read the wonderful article here.
Deeds Not Words
Deeds Not Words is an Austin non-profit started by Wendy Davis. Andrea, an intern there, interviewed me for a blog post in honor of World Refugee Day. You can read the article here!
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
I wish I lived in Philadelphia, so that I could have the opportunity to intern at FIRE, a non-profit organization that works to protect first amendment rights in universities across the country.
I was interviewed by Alex Morey for their website and it was a great honor to meet her.
The November 9 Project
I was honored when Mike Satcher interviewed me for The November 9 Project website. He flattered me endlessly and planted the idea of running for public office in my head. Maybe someday.
Here is the article.
Prayers for 2017
The president of UT’s Undergraduate Law Review assembled this beautiful project exploring the impact of the 2016 election cycle on students of various religious backgrounds and their relationship with their faith. I was honored to take part in Brigit’s project and hope that the coming years will prove that this country will only grow stronger and more resilient in the face of adversity.
Southern Hospitality in Question
When I started writing this article I didn’t realize how much worse things were going to get. The Syrian people are experiencing a modern genocide, a near perfect mirror image of the ones the Kurds of Iraq suffered under Saddam. The governor of our state has decided to turn his back on the Syrian people. He has chosen nationalism over humanity. But he doesn’t speak for all Texans, and I hope the leaders of our community continue to echo that point.