Guest post from Work Strong Austin Coalition (Abajo en español) As Austin continues to grow, too many working people are left without the ability to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families. All workers, regardless of background, wage level, and occupation, should have access to earned sick days. Unfortunately, approximately 223,000 Austin …
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Update: https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/930181086956736512 Both Ted Cruz and John Cornyn have endorsed alleged child molester and nominee to the US Senate, Roy Moore. Along with Rand Paul—who is home with six broken ribs—they are the last senators still supporting Moore, despite considerable pressure. Let’s keep that pressure on. Before the latest, extremely credible allegations, we already knew that …
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We’re co-hosting an anti-racist direct action training with a bunch of great Austin organizations, to better prepare ourselves for our work in countering both the Trump agenda and white supremacy. Together we can make Austin a more racially just city, together we can demand racial justice in our country—together we will win. Check out the …
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Traducción al español por Jasmain Rodriguez. Lea en inglés. Ha pasado un poco menos de un mes desde que anunciamos nuestro apoyo a Alirio Gámez. Alirio Gámez aún se encuentra refugiado en la Primera Iglesia Unitaria Universal de Austin, y si sale de allí, será detenido por ICE y será deportado a El Salvador. Si esto …
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There is a special election in Alabama on December 12th, to fill the Senate seat formerly occupied by Jeff Sessions. The choice in this election could not be more stark. And while the GOP thought this seat was safe, it absolutely is not–especially with the latest allegations that GOP nominee Roy Moore engaged in sex …
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Sponsored by Indivisible Austin, Beyond the Bomb Austin Chapter, and TX10 Indivisible President Trump is attempting to normalize the idea of a nuclear war with North Korea. Such a war would have devastating human, and environmental consequences. Senator John Cornyn is the second ranking member in the Senate and sits on the Senate Intelligence committee. On …
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A heartbreaking case making its way through the court system has raised extremely troubling questions on how the U.S. Health and Human Service’s Office of Refugee Resettlement is treating young women in need of medical care. A 17-year-old undocumented young woman under the government’s custody was given permission by a Texas judge to choose an abortion–but the …
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The outpouring of support for Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey demonstrates how functional institutions can help people in dire situations. Sen. John Cornyn is even holding up a cabinet nominee to demand additional Harvey aid. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have no such representation in Congress. To put things into perspective, Puerto Rico has 300 people working …
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Spanish Translation by Jasmain Rodriguez Why that matters, and how you can help Alirio Gámez entered sanctuary at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin in August of this year, and has been living within the church since. During a press conference in September, Alirio commented “I entered sanctuary because I have a right to live, …
Hey y’all! As my first blog post for Indivisible Austin I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Billie Green, I’m a UT Alumni, and I really don’t want Trump to start a nuclear war. I’ve been working directly with Global Zero and William Perry on current nuclear weapons issues. Our primary concern is Trump’s ability to order …
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