Comments on: Harris County Jail: Revisited

By: diane4justice

diane4justice — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:05:02 +0000

Hi Roane, glad you liked the post. If you’re interested in jail issues, you might try going to our jail house project: Texas Jail Project. the link is http://www.texasjailproject.org
We have lots going on in Texas. Thanks so much for writing. Diane

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By: diane4justice

diane4justice — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:35:25 +0000

Hi Anna, I have a funny story for you. At the Seadrift Union Carbide/Dow plant they sometimes have open house for the neighbors. They give kiddie bags for the children and slick literature for the adults. They make sure all the trees are looking good and nothing is dead from being fumigated by some recent emission. One year the trees were dying and nothing could make them green so they got cans of Hunter Green spray paint and spray painted the trees and the leaves and the shrubs..thanks for writing and all that you do in your work educating your fellow workers. Diane

By: diane4justice

diane4justice — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:30:38 +0000

Hi James, all the times I have been jailed have been for civil disobedience. In other words, I violate the law when I believe a worse crime is being ignored, for example, the Bhopal tragedy in India where over 20,000 people have died because of the toxic gas release of Union Carbide’s pesticide plant. The people living in that toxic legacy do not even have clean water to drink. That was why I was sitting in the Indian Consulate’s lobby in Houston: to bring attention in the USA. And by the way, I had permission to be there. Sometimes you’re jailed and you havent violated any laws.
Also without people willing to get arrested you would not have the many of the civil rights we take for granted. Such as women’s right to vote. All great social movements in this country have came about because of civil disobedience.

By: James

James — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:15:03 +0000

TIP OF THE DAY!
Do not break the law and you will not be subjected to 30 hours of uncomfortabel processing!

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:51:47 +0000

Diane,

I wanted to second Eric’s comment that your efforts are so very inspiring.. I loved your book and made all my friends read it as well (who all loved it as well!)

I was recently revisiting your book because I had forgotten about the Dow-Union Carbide connection and couldn’t remember why I had bad associations with Dow. Dow makes insulation for buildings and I am an architect – I am going do my best to educate my fellow architects on the social justice/environmental justice side of the products they choose for buildings.. The worst of it is that they are trying to sell their products as “green” for use with planted green roofs..

Take care of yourself, ordinary folks like me need inspiration in truly amazing folks like you!

Anna

By: Chris Cobler

Chris Cobler — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:45:11 +0000

Hello Diane,

I have been the editor of the Victoria Advocate since April 2007. I just saw “Texas Gold” on the Sundance Channel and would like to put a reporter in contact with you for a follow-up story. What’s the best way to reach you? My email is ccobler@vicad.com.

Sincerely,

Chris Cobler
361-574-1271

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:30:29 +0000

thanks Eric, after Jail those are mighty nice words. i will indeed try to shine on. thanks thanks, diane

By: Eric Thompson

Eric Thompson — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:32:27 +0000

Diane,

I just wanted to let you know that your efforts inspire so many to do what ever it is, that they can. Shine on.

Eric