About Scott

In 2003, Scott was one of many activists that joined with Greenpeace for a nonviolent protest at the Texas headquarters of "climate villain" Exxon-Mobil. After locking himself to a cement block inside a step-truck, Scott was arrested with 35 other people. His fellow arrestees included a Baptist Minister, a mother and son and a contingent of protesters dressed as fluffy tigers. At the time, an Exxon-Mobil spokesperson described the protest as "peaceful". The charges were later dropped.

In 2004, Scott was part of a 50-strong "Radical Tejas Bloc" who travelled to New York City for the Republic National Convention, marching with an estimated crowd of 500,000 in opposition the policies of the Bush administration. This included fourteen Houstonians who traveled from Texas to New York City in a bio-diesel powered bus. Scott and the other members of the Tejas Bloc wanted people to know that "not everyone from Texas is a cowboy, and not everybody believes in yee-haw as a foreign policy."

As an activist for peace, social justice and the environment, Scott has consistently adhered to and promoted nonviolent means for making social change.

His role models and primary influences are contemporary United States activists working in the tradition of nonviolent "people power", as typified by the movements led by Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. They include David Solnit, global justice activist and editor of the book Globalize Liberation, George Lakey, director of Training for Change and author of Powerful Peacemaking: A Strategy for a Living Revolution, Lisa Fithian, nonviolence trainer and labor organizer and Robert Buzzanco, history professor at the University of Houston and author of Vietnam and the Transformation of American Life.

Organising, teaching and motivating others to stand up for social justice is a big part of Scott's life. But - to quote his friends and fellow activists at Houston Global Awareness - "he is not just an activist; he is a loving son and a loyal friend to those who love him for his intelligence, his sense of humor, his compassion and his belief that a better world is possible."

"Scott possesses a fundamental respect for diversity of opinion and the intrinsic value of life itself. By living with Scott, I have also witnessed his great attention and love for his family."

- Maureen Haver, friend and roommate