Week of June 5, 2017 ALL WEEK: Continue asking Cornyn and Cruz these questions about Trumpcare [showhide type=”20170505AHCA” more_text=”Show more…” less_text=”Show less…”] From Indivisible Project’s “Defend the ACA and Medicaid”: As your constituent, can you promise me that you: “…won’t vote for a bill that would lead to millions of Americans losing their health coverage?” “…won’t …
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Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism When Trump announced his intention to withdraw from the Paris agreement, people immediately mobilized… China and all 28 EU states reaffirmed their commitment to fully implement the Paris Climate Agreement. California, New York, and Washington formed a climate alliance. More than 60 mayors of U.S. cities (including Pittsburgh) committed to …
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Cross-posted from cornynstakeout.com The stakeout was amazing, y’all. Thirty-one groups came together from all over the state to hold John Cornyn accountable at each of his Texas offices, all day long, for four days. (See highlights here.) As an all-volunteer community of citizen activists, this was a big commitment of time and energy, and we definitely got Sen. …
Cross-posted from cornynstakeout.com Today is the first day of the Cornyn Stakeout. Citizen activists are making their concerns known at Sen. Cornyn’s offices all over the state. Sen. Cornyn himself has reacted, if obliquely. His Houston office has a sign on the door cautioning protestors not to demonstrate on private property. And there was this …
ALL WEEK: Ask Cornyn and Cruz these five questions about the AHCA From Indivisible Project’s “Defend the ACA and Medicaid”: [showhide type=”20170529ahca” more_text=”Show more…” less_text=”Show less…”] Since the fight to save the ACA is now in the Senate, the following question are for your two senators. Questions for your representative, see here. Republicans in the …
From Indivisible Project’s “Defend the ACA and Medicaid”: Since the fight to save the ACA is now in the Senate, the following question are for your two senators. Questions for your representative, see here. Republicans in the House sided with Trump over the wellbeing of their constituents when they voted to pass TrumpCare. They voted …
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Courtesy of 5 Minute Activism The Department of Justice has finally named a special prosecutor to oversee the FBI investigation into the possible collusion between Donald/Donald’s campaign and Russia. Former FBI director Robert Mueller is widely seen as nonpartisan and is respected on both sides of the aisle (his term as FBI head was even …
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Week of May 22, 2017 ALL WEEK: Help Indivisible Austin Grow [showhide type=”201705121board” more_text=”Show more…” less_text=”Show less…”] To ensure the health and longevity of our organization, Indivisible Austin is expanding its leadership team. Help us make sure that a diverse and representative group of Austinites know about this opportunity by sharing this application link—and applying! [/showhide] …
https://soundcloud.com/indivisibleatx/conference-call-may-23-2017-cornyn-stakeout Guest Speaker: Dan Epstein, TX-19 Congressional Candidate and founder of West Texans Concerned About Vladimir Putin Dan Epstein is a Visiting Instructor at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2008. His research focuses on political parties, electoral competition, and political culture in developing countries in Eastern Europe and Latin …
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ALL WEEK: Email Sen. John Cornyn Your ACA Story [showhide type=”20170515ahca” more_text=”Show more…” less_text=”Show less…”] Sen. Cornyn sent an email asking for Texans to share their ACA stories. This is from his newsletter: Health care affects each and every Texan’s life. As the United States Senate continues the process of replacing President Obama’s healthcare law, I …
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