Ep. 29: Abbott Called It Antifa. Texans Called It a Saturday. (What's Next for the No Kings Movement) Video
Mission: TexasShow Notes
This week, we're sitting down with Shelby Evans, the lead organizer behind Austin's No Kings rally, to find out how the movement actually works, who's showing up, and what comes next.
Shelby breaks down the nuts and bolts of coalition organizing — the eight-week runway, the open call for artists and musicians, the trilingual programming in English, Spanish, and ASL, and the 80+ organizations that ran out of paper at their sign-up tables. She also explains why No Kings is a movement, not a moment — and how every rally is a funnel into sustained, local action.
Plus: Alex makes a big personal announcement, Kate shares a family celebration in El Paso, and Shelby drops her drag name.
In this episode:
* How No Kings National and local orgs coordinate — and why decentralization is the point * The "show-upocracy": why showing up is the backbone of organizing * No Kings 3 by the numbers: 8–9 million participants nationwide, 100+ voter registrations in Austin alone * Why the movement is pivoting toward May Day and labor solidarity
Follow & Connect:
* Hands Off Central Texas: handsoffcentraltx.org | @handsoffcentraltx on all platforms * League of Women Voters: lwv.org (find your local chapter) * Shelby Evans: @shelbyhaeve on all platforms (Miss B. Haeve) * Mission: Texas on social: @missiontexaspodcast
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