I love that Wendy MacNaughton’s #drawtogethercamp had an episode on how to make a Black Lives Matter poster …
Just in time for Juneteenth, an official Texas state holiday, during which our neighborhood will hold a car parade …
in recognition of the local Antioch Colony.
I will post more pictures later, as the parade will pass in front of our home …
The parade was too long to post in its entirety, but here’s a small clip …
Love our new hometown.
Addendum:
Stills from my comment about our state rep …
I'm Going to Texas (version 2.0) 
Can’t wait to see! I love how you can use these shrubs in your new place as signposts for others to see!
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Exactly … having the bases cleared out works so much better!
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LA – Well done – stepping up to do the bits we can to make a difference. Stay safe and well. B
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B – marching in the streets doesn’t seem wise these days so it felt good to do something that was health-safe
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very nicely done!
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Thanks Acey … hopefully the first of many positive messages to be displayed in the yard now that the bushes are trimmed up
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love love love
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(((Mo)))
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Brilliant and perfect!
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Our Texas House representative was in the parade in her bright yellow car with BLM on the side … she had a clip on her Facebook page as the parade was forming: one of the young men who was shot in the jaw by “non-lethal” gunfire during the recent Austin protests … thankfully he is recovering well enough to be standing tall in the back of a pickup truck, but another young man is still in critical condition with a brain injury … it is no wonder that there are calls for major reform in the Austin Police Department
The Buda city manager (who is Black) and police chief (who is not) released a joint statement about community policing and they were very much involved in this parade … a good sign, but a quick google search revealed excessive force videos of the local police from three years ago … I am thankful that there is movement in the right direction for all of us who have been privileged, but we have a long, long way to go
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