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Stop Environmental Racism! Speak Out Against Exxon - Event Flyer
Event flyer calling community members to speak out against Exxon's environmental racism on Monday, November 23, 1992, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in front of the Exxon Fuel Storage Terminal at 1127 Springdale Road, East Austin, Texas. The flyer states that…
Fighting Back: Environmental Racism & Corporate U.S.A.
Event flyer for a public forum titled "Fighting Back: Environmental Racism and Corporate U.S.A." held on Tuesday, April 28, 1992, from 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. in the Asian Culture Room, Texas Union 4.224. Representatives from E.A.S.T. (East Austin…
PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources) Organizational Brochure
Organizational brochure for PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources) based in Austin, Texas. Includes the organization's background, mission statement, and list of activities. Documents PODER's founding in 1991, its work with…
SRCC Design Edition Newsletter and Area Plan Map, June 1976
Two-page Design Edition newsletter from South River City Citizens (SRCC), dated June 1976, combining an “SRCC Area Plan” map with a written discussion of neighborhood planning concerns. The first page focuses on transportation, zoning, pedestrian…
Selected zoning and planning maps from South River City Citizens Records, 1970
A selection of maps from the South River City Citizens Records, drawn from the 1970 map files, including a proposed zoning map identifying residential classifications such as “A,” “B,” and “C” districts, and a City of Austin Planning and Growth…
“What Are You Going to Do When They Run You Out? / ¿Qué Va Ud. a Hacer Cuando Lo Corran?” East Town Lake Citizens bilingual comic on urban renewal, 1979
Bilingual (English and Spanish) illustrated pamphlet produced by East Town Lake Citizens that critiques urban renewal and redevelopment in East Austin. The comic-style format walks through how city planning decisions impact residents, beginning with…
Selection from Anthony Ganilh's Ambrosio de Letinez
Description of an Indigenous woman acting as a religious and medical practitioner in 19th-century Texas/Mexico Borderlands.
Austin’s Neighborhood Design Manual and Neighborhood Planning Materials, November 2, 1981
Pages from Austin’s Neighborhood Design Manual, dated November 2, 1981, preserved within the South River City Citizens Records. The opening section critiques rapid urban growth in Austin, arguing that development driven by outside investment places…
The Daily Texan, Wednesday, April 26, 1967
This edition of The Daily Texan, the student publication of the University of Texas at Austin, features events of campus protests and disciplinary measures against student activists during April 1967. The story on the front page covers the…