Cross-post from senatorjohncornyn.com Republicans in Congress are reporting “plenty of calls” from constituents angry about Trump’s government shutdown. But to hear John Cornyn tell it, Texans are as happy as a bunch of furloughed clams about the standoff. “Not many, not many,” was his response to the Washington Post when asked how many constituent comments …
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On Saturday, March 18, we’re offering another session on protest safety and verbal assertiveness from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Northwest Family YMCA, 5807 McNeil Drive, Austin, TX 78729. Please RSVP here (note that this site only accommodates 25 people, so don’t wait to register). We’ll cover Grounding and emotional self-regulation techniques for public speaking/civic conflict situations De-escalation and …
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Next Saturday will be a busy day in Austin! We have a session on protest safety and verbal assertiveness from 1-3 p.m. at the Manchaca Road Branch library, 5500 Manchaca (at the intersection with Stassney). Please RSVP here. We’ll cover Grounding and emotional self-regulation techniques for public speaking/civic conflict situations How to take control of the conversation …
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For those of you who expressed interest in this training: We’ve scheduled a session from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, February 25th, at the Manchaca Road Branch library at 5500 Manchaca. The room is fairly large, but to facilitate planning, please RSVP here! This meeting will be free, non-partisan, and open to the public, as required by Austin Libraries. Tell …
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If you’re gearing up for one of the marches or other actions this month, here’s a good starter guide for Protest Safety (site includes links to more advanced info and a PDF version of the Basic info for printing/sharing). We also want to offer some training and practice for engaging with our representatives at public events. …
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