Take Action at #txlege: Week of Feb. 11

Contributed by Felicia Miyakawa, Special Education Advocate For those of you trying to keep up with #txlege, here are some action items regarding special education and medically fragile kids/adults. This week there will be several hearings about funding and appropriations. For those of you who have less familiarity with these issues, please know that we …

Rally at Cornyn’s to end the #TrumpShutdown, Jan. 23 at 11:30 a.m.

Update: If you can’t make it to the rally, sign up to phone bank instead! Hosted by TX10 Indivisible WHEN: Wed. Jan. 23 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: This is the Chase Tower on the corner of 6th and Congress. The tower has paid parking, and the 801 and 803 CapMetro buses stop nearby. WHAT: …

Write a Letter to the Editor About the #TrumpShutdown

Update 1/23/19: New Talking Points from the #DefundHate campaign The federal government is shut down for very dumb reasons: Namely, so that Trump can avoid looking foolish over his obviously foolish wall, and because Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t allow a vote on something the Senate approved 100-0 just last month. What can we do? We …

What’s next

What’s next Last night we flipped the U.S. House of Representatives, including at least two seats in Texas. This represents a seismic shift in the direction of our country. The incredible wins in the Texas House show that many Texans are ready for change at the #txlege, even if we weren’t able to change statewide …

Help Lead Indivisible Austin’s GOTV Work

We are ramping up our voter engagement and mobilization push for the 2018 election and we’re looking for a number of volunteers who can help lead this exciting phase of our work! Everyone knows how important the 2018 elections are, with so many key challenges at stake. Indivisible Austin is developing our midterm field program …

Families Belong Together: Events and Volunteer Opportunities

Donate to help with the organization of the Austin Families Belong Together and FREE Rally on June 30th. Quick reminder for MONDAY’s #txlege hearing on Red Flag laws and safe gun storage. More information from Moms Demand Action >> Today we’re sharing all the information we have so far about confirmed events on the border …

Write a Letter to the Editor about Family Separation and Detention

Like everyone else, you’re probably wondering WHAT CAN I DO? One thing you can do is to write a letter to the editor (LTE) to your local paper. It may not get published, but if a LOT of people write on the same issue, there’s a good chance some of those letters will get published. …

Call Congress to Protect SNAP on May 8

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 …

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 …

April 8th: Town Hall for Our Lives in Austin

This post will be updated as details emerge.  View this event on Facebook SAVE THE DATE: Town Hall for Our Lives. Sunday, April 8th 2-5 p.m. William B. Travis High School 1211 E. Oltorf St, Austin, Texas 78704 Save the date! All area Members of Congress and candidates are invited to participate in a town …