Guest post by Dr. Christine Eady Mann By now you have probably read Felicia Miyakawa’s excellent write up of John Carter’s once-in-a-blue-moon Town Hall in Hutto. Well, believe it or not, he had a second Town Hall in Leander. I attended both. My observations of the first Town Hall were exactly as presented by Felicia. …
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That time Rep. John Carter held a town hall in Hutto
Photo: Christine Eady Mann Guest post by Felicia M Miyakawa Read Part Two, by Dr. Christine Eady Mann On Tuesday, March 19, I attended an extremely rare event: my Congressman, John Carter, held an actual in-person town hall, for the first time since at least 2013. It was poorly advertised (Facebook announcements began to circulate …
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That time Rep. Roger Willams actually held a Town Hall
Photos: TX25 Indivisible, Driftwood/Dripping Springs Last week, with 24 hours’ notice, Rep. Roger Williams scheduled four Town Halls, one of them in Bee Cave, just outside Austin. Organizers from Indivisible Texas 25 East Austin and Driftwood/Dripping Springs groups scrambled to attend. Bee Cave mayor Monte Parker moderated the event, and we got this dispatch from one …
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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 …
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OMG We are SO Tired of This Repeal BS! Here’s What We Need to Do
We know you are tired of beating back health care repeal bills. We are, too. We’ve been doing this for months, and it doesn’t get any easier. The only saving grace is that the the Senate Republicans can only attempt to repeal the ACA through the gimmick called reconciliation until September 30. (And really, it’s …
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Austin-Area “Payback Recess” AHCA Events
The House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a cruel bill designed to strip healthcare from millions of Americans while giving a tax cut to the rich. So now it’s payback time. We’ll update this page with more detail as events unfold. [showhide type=”previous” more_text=”Show previous actions” less_text=”Show less…”] Monday, …
Upcoming Protest Safety/Verbal Self Defense Training
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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How Your Voices Made a Difference Last Week: Feb. 27, 2017
Amid the usual cyclone of horrific news from the Republican administration’s White House, there is this enormous sign of our growing impact and reason for hope: The spirit of opposition that emerged after the inauguration spilled over into town hall meetings held across the country by Republican lawmakers on recess, and the GOP sees us now, …
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UPDATED: Upcoming Town Halls – Really!
One of the core tactics in the Indivisible Guide is to attend Town Halls where you can speak directly to your Members of Congress (MoCs). But what do we do when our MoCs refuse to hold a Town Hall–even during next week’s recess when they are supposed to be in their districts? Answer: You hold one …