What: Call-In Day to Protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program When: Tuesday, May 8 Who: Call your member of Congress at 888-398-8702 Please share this action alert widely and use the downloadable social media graphics from Children’s Defense Fund-Texas below Adapted from CPPP’s SNAP action alert: About 3.8 million Texans — kids, the elderly, people with …
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Call To Action: NO on Matthew Kacsmaryk
Thanks to Indivisible East Bay for their ongoing work focused on the federal judiciary. They have researched and prepared many calls-to-action, including this one, to push back on Trump’s extremist judicial nominees. Background: Matthew Kacsmaryk has been nominated for a judgeship in federal district court (Northern District of Texas). He is now a lawyer for …
Sick of This: Help All Austinites Win Earned Sick Days on 11/16
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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Ask Michael Dell to Resign from the Manufacturing Council
***UPDATE August 18, 2017*** Michael Dell sent a statement to employees. While it decries “hatred, violence, racism, and terrorism racism,” it does not mention the manufacturing council or the president’s comments. ***UPDATE August 16, 2017*** Trump shut down the Manufacturing Council after several CEOs quit. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/897869174323728385 Michael Dell was not among those quitting. (A meeting …
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Take action TODAY to stop ACA repeal
The vote to repeal the ACA is now scheduled for TODAY! If you can go to your representative’s office and make your case in person, today’s the day! If you can’t, keep making calls! Here are the changes to the bill demanded by the House Freedom Caucus that make it so much worse. Remember, this …
Week of Action on ACA Repeal aka NO #Trumpcare
Update: Please RSVP for our Tuesday night conference call, where we’ll discuss ACA repeal The Affordable Care Act faces a critical repeal vote this Thursday. This is a do-or-die moment for the ACA. Exactly seven years to the day of the Affordable Care Act becoming law, the House of Representatives will be voting to repeal …
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CBO Score on repeal is out P.S. we’re all screwed
The Congressional Budget Office score is out, and #Trumpcare will throw 14 million people off insurance by 2018, rising to 24 million by 2026. All for a savings on the deficit $337 billion over 10 years (which is virtually nothing–the US budget for 2015 was $3.8 TRILLION). Per the CBO: Premiums would rise by 15 …
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Reminder: Tell your Senators don’t confirm Betsy DeVos
Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, may be the worst of them all. Of course, it’s hard to say in his cabinet of horrors. She was one of his first candidates for the cabinet in exchange for giving nearly $200,000 to the Republican National Committee and millions more to super PACs aiding Trump …
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Tuesday is Texas Muslim Capitol Day
***Please see this post to for details on how to be a peaceful supporter for this event on Tuesday*** ___ Y’all, I missed a lot of the news yesterday and this morning I was struggling to believe what I was reading. I don’t know why I was surprised. When an autocrat tells you something, believe …
CALL TO ACTION: Peaceful Protectors at Texas Muslim Capitol Day
On Tuesday January 31 at 9 a.m. there is an opportunity to show up and stand with Texas Muslims who are engaging in participatory democracy. This call to action is unique–this is not an “Indivisible” action or protest or rally. It’s a call to stand with marginalized members of our community as they engage in our …
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