Interview with Alvin Sanderson

Description: 

Alvin Sanderson is an activist who advocates for the rights of unhoused individuals in Austin, Texas. In his interview he describes his fight against Proposition B, a ballot initiative passed in Austin on May 1st, 2021. Proposition B made it a criminal offense to sit, lie down, or camp in public areas. This interview was conducted on May 7th, 2021, in the Collective Campaigns offices in Austin, Texas.

Location Description: 

North America--United States--Texas--Travis County--Austin

Protocol: 
TAVP Open
Community: 
Texas After Violence Project
Category: 
Activism and Advocacy, Surviving Violence, Visions of Justice
Keywords: 
Austin Police Department, Civil Rights Activism, Formerly Incarcerated People, Covid-19, Oral Histories, Travis County, TX, Prop B, Reimagining Public Safety
Collections: 
Sheltering Justice
Original Date: 
2021 May 7th
Creator: 
Alvin Sanderson
Contributor: 
Amy Kamp, Jane Field
Language: 
English
Licensing Options: 
Creative Commons License

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Publisher: 
Texas After Violence Project
Identifier: 
tav00117
Type: 
Moving Image
Format: 
.mp4