An Anonymous Transmission
Anti-Homeless Forces
- Matt Mackowiak: 6009 Bon Terra Dr. Austin 78731
- A tireless advocate for the criminalization and misery of unhoused people, Mackowiak has made it his personal mission as president of the Travis County Republican Party to disappear and displace as many poor Austin residents as possible.
- Save Austin Now HQ/GOP Office: 807 Brazos St
- Mackenzie Kelly:
- Office: 10401 Anderson Mill Rd, 78750.
- Sweeps Contractors:
- Relief Enterprise–The main contractor for sweeps conducted by the City of Austin.
- Main Office: 6448 US-290 East, Suite E11, Austin, TX 78723
- Vehicle Lot: 13802 Turbine Dr, Austin, TX 78728 (in the same lot as Mastercast Inc. Stucco & Masonry Supply)
- Steven Bush, Sweeps Crew Leader: 9315 Northgate Blvd. Apt 102
- EPSI–a contractor that previously worked on the sweeps led by the State of Texas, guarded by DPS. Once the State handed off the task fully to the City, after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Relief Enterprise has taken over where EPSI left off.
- 7710 Rialto Blvd #100, Austin, TX 78735
- Relief Enterprise–The main contractor for sweeps conducted by the City of Austin.
Police
- APD East Substation: 812 Springdale Rd.
- This station is particularly important for the policing of the East side. This is also the site of APD’s forensics lab. As such, they may be extra defensive of this spot.
- APD North Substation: 12425 Lamplight Village Ave
- APD South Substation: 404 Ralph Ablanedo Dr
- APD Evidence: 4708 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78721
- Austin Police Association Building: 5817 Wilcab Rd #7, Austin, TX 78721
- The Austin Police Association is APD’s police union, which has advanced a lot of reactionary copaganda and had involvement in campaigns such as the push to recriminalize camping. Note–Their website lists their board of directors meetings: https://www.austinpolice.com/
- APD Recruitment Center: 1520 Rutherford Ln #3, Austin, TX 78754
- Ken Casaday, President of the Austin Police Association: 7821 El Dorado Dr.
- See details about previous actions people took against Ken Casaday: https://austinautonomedia.noblogs.org/apa-president-scared/
- APD TechniCenter: 4201 Ed Bluestein Blvd, Austin, TX 78721.
- UT Police Department: 2201 Robert Dedman Dr, Austin, TX 78712
- DPS HQ: 5805 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752.
- This facility is also home to the Austin Regional Intelligence Center, a partnership between 19 law enforcement agencies with an emphasis on surveillance and intelligence sharing. Also known as a fusion center. ARIC was recently exposed by BlueLeaks for fostering a network of community intelligence operations, police informants, racist surveillance, and surveillance of protestors. See some of the recent Austin Chronicle articles on the subject: https://www.austinchronicle.com/aric-blueleaks/
Prisons
- Texas Correctional Industries Showroom: 8801 S 1st St #100, Austin, TX 78748
- A facility that displays products for sale that were produced by prison labor.
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice:
- Central Administration: 209 West 14th Street, Suite 500
- Pardons & Paroles Board: 8610 Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78757
- TDCJ building, including Victim Services: 8712 Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78757
- Region IV District Parole Offices:
- 2101 E Ben White Blvd B, Austin, TX 78741
- 1616 Headway Circle, 1st Floor, Austin, TX 78754
- Travis State Jail: 8101 FM 969, Austin, TX 78724
Logistics Infrastructure
SouthEast Austin particularly (Burleson Road, St Elmo St, and Oltorf, around highway 71) are home to many warehouses and logistics facilities.
- Amazon Warehouses (Based off google maps results):
- Corner of Burleson Rd & Montopolis Dr: https://goo.gl/maps/XVPdKL1UEtu1ZgTg9
- Fulfillment Center at 2093 Rutland Dr, Austin, TX 78758
- Fulfillment Center at 2000 E Pecan St, Pflugerville, TX 78660
- Amazon DAU1: 4616 W Howard Ln, Austin, TX 78728
- Amazon DAU7: 3150 Chisholm Trail, Round Rock, TX 78681
- 1328 Sunbright Blvd, Buda, TX 78610
- Whole Foods Distribution Center: 840 Interchange Blvd, Austin, TX 78721
Forms the message can take
- Banner Drops
- Graffiti
- Lockdowns
- Blockades
- Marches
- Squats, Takeovers, & Occupations
- Dance parties
- Community gatherings
- Bike blocs
- Home demonstrations
- Sabotage
- Expropriation
- Anything Else You Can Imagine
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