This post will be updated as details emerge. View this event on Facebook SAVE THE DATE: Town Hall for Our Lives. Sunday, April 8th 2-5 p.m. William B. Travis High School 1211 E. Oltorf St, Austin, Texas 78704 Save the date! All area Members of Congress and candidates are invited to participate in a town …
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Hundreds of thousands of people around the world showed up at more than 800 March for Our Lives rallies organized by students outraged by Congress’s lack of action on instigating sensible gun reform—including more than 20,000 in Austin, and a similar number in Parkland, FL, where a school shooting killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas …
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The teenagers from Stoneman Douglas High are teaching us a lesson in calling BS. Politicians—and, frankly, advocacy groups—can get hung up on the wonky details of the gun debate. Rather than haggling over the definition of “assault weapon” or what the framers of the constitution meant by “well regulated,” how about we speak in blunter …
Indivisible Austin statement on the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida Another day, another massacre in America and what we said after the Las Vegas shooting is still true: “Thoughts and prayers are never going to stop these murderous acts of domestic terrorism. Senseless gun deaths will keep happening as long …
As we enter the holiday season, we’re giving thanks where it is due. We join Moms Demand Action and other advocacy groups in applauding Senators John Cornyn and Chris Murphy (D-CT) for introducing bipartisan legislation to improve the criminal background check system. We also call on Ted Cruz to join his fellow Texas senator and add …
View this event on Facebook Multiple Indivisible groups will be hosting a rally in support of the victims of gun violence on Saturday November 18 at Senator Ted Cruz’s office in Austin. This is a statewide action, with sister rallies occurring in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas. Please join us as we tell Ted Cruz …
After the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, and the 273rd this year, there’s very little left to say. Thoughts and prayers are never going to stop these murderous acts of domestic terrorism. Senseless gun deaths will keep happening as long as Congress refuses to take action. What we need are common-sense gun control laws, …