Take Action Visit notrailroads.com and spread the word about the “country’s most important climate election” What if you could prevent 850 million tonnes of methane from being released into the atmosphere just by getting involved in an obscure Texas statewide race? That’s what’s at stake in the race for one of three open seats on …
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Take Action Send postcards to Texas voters Ready to write postcards to voters, reminding them of the early voting and general election dates? Sign up here and we will send to you: Postage-paid postcards Addresses of Texas voters Instructions on what to write and when to send All you need to do is write the …
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First published in the Austin Sierran, the newsletter of the Austin Group of Sierra Club, on September 7th, 2020. Republished with permission. It is hard to overstate the importance of Chrysta Castañeda’s race for the Railroad Commission—the New Republic just called it “The Country’s Most Important Climate Election.” Let that article sink in! You’ll see …
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Take Action Give directly to campaigns We are in the home stretch of the fight to save Democracy. You’re already canvassing, phonebanking, texting, and postcarding. You’re making sure all of your friends are registered to vote. You’re attending all the Zooms. One more thing to check off your list is to give, give, give. Help …
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Take Action Call and email your council members and demand they stop actively routing money to APD From Grassroots Leadership: Just a few weeks ago, when all eyes were on them, Austin City Council took the first steps toward investing in communities’ health and wellbeing instead of policing. However, when they thought no one was …
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Take Action Tweetbank for Texas If you’re on Twitter, we’ve set up a tool to easily send tweets with important information about voting and select down-ballot races. Let us know what you think! Steal these tweets Keep the pressure on Cruz and Cornyn to #SaveThePostOffice First, read this exclusive interview with William Moody, President of …
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Take Action Support Organizations Helping #BlackLivesMatter If you click only one link in this email, make it this one. It’s a page where you can split your donation between organizations who are recognized as leading in their local communities and nationwide. There are also links to additional organizations, such as the Milwaukee Freedom Fund, which is …
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Take Action 10,000 deaths on Abbott’s watch A week ago 10,000 Texans had died of COVID-19. As we type this, the number has surpassed 11,000. By the time you read this hundreds more will have died. We’ve come to normalize social distancing, mask wearing, and for those of us with the privilege to do so, …
Take Action: Attend TWO Saturday events! EVENT #1 (in-person): Save the Post Office Rally at John Cornyn’s office On Saturday, August 22, at 11 a.m. (local time), activists across the country are showing up to save the post office from Donald Trump and declare that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy must resign. In Austin, we will …
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Take Action Save the USPS Trump’s gutting of the United States Postal Services affects more than mail-in ballots. It impacts veterans receiving lifesaving prescription medication; homeowners paying mortgages; grandparents sending birthday cards. USPS is enshrined in the Constitution. And Trump and his congressional enablers are willing to burn it to the ground. Ready to fight …
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