Take Action Vote in the 2018 Primaries on Tuesday If you didn’t vote early, make sure you vote this Tuesday, March 6th. View our voter resources page for more information about candidates and polling locations. And be sure to send us your “I Voted” selfies on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Keep Calling BS on Guns …
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Participants in the second annual “March 4 Trump” in Austin were met with the scariest form of resistance: clowns. Calling themselves the LOLt-Right Marching Band, these clowns showed up with costumes and kazoos to confuse and roast the Trump supporters. Fun fact: these clowns were trained in nonviolent, de-escalation tactics to help people channel their …
This week Dems flipped two more legislative seats—in New Hampshire and Connecticut (the latter in a state House seat that had been held by the GOP for 40 years)…bringing the total since Donald’s inauguration to 39, if you’re keeping track. The Supreme Court declined to hear the DACA appeal the White House brought against federal rulings …
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Take Action Fight Back on Concealed Carry Reciprocity As we watched the #NRAboycott unfold over the weekend, and as we sat in our local Moms Demand Action meeting with over 300 people (and nearly 100 outside), Congress is considering a bill that is a top priority of the NRA. Concealed carry reciprocity would require states …
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People with vision impairment sometimes use screen-reading software to help them navigate the web. The software dictates audio based upon what’s on the screen. This works best when the information is text-based, and when it’s organized well. Unfortunately, not all webpages fit this description. Images, especially, are hard to parse with a screen reader. It’s long …
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As the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas high and other students and protesters like them continue to be vocal and visible in their demands for real gun-control legislation, there are reasons to believe that this latest tragic mass shooting in Parkland may finally jump-start action in Congress. Students are organizing a March for Our Lives rally …
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TAKE ACTION Early voting in the 2018 Primary Election starts this week! Early voting in the primary starts on Tuesday, February 20. There are early voting locations (and even mobile voting locations) in all five Austin-area counties. If you’re used to voting early in November elections, make sure you double check that your usual polling …
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It’s hard to find any positive news on a week where 17 people lost their lives in yet another school shooting. But vocal and sustained public outcry—including moving public statements from victims, their families, and the students at the Parkland, FL, high school, and a stunningly impactful display of three billboards reminiscent of the Oscar-nominated movie about a woman …
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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 …
When Indivisible Austin was founded in December 2016, we were purely a resistance movement. The reality of Donald J. Trump as our president forced us into action, and the Indivisible Guide showed us the way. Now, a little more than a year later, the energy of the resistance movement is clearly shifting toward electoral strategy, …
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