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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Take Action #DefundAPD to #EndRacism in Austin—Today! Testify at the budget hearing AND/OR call your Council Member Starting today, August 12th through the 14th, our city council will be listening to the final round of testimony and then voting on amendments to the city budget. Over 20,000 people have called in to request the city …
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Take Action #DefundAPD to #EndRacism in Austin MONDAY: Sign up to testify at budget hearing AND call your Council Member From August 12-14, our city council will be voting on amendments to the city budget. Over 20 thousand people have called in to request the city move $100 million from the Austin Police Department (APD). …
Take Action Sign up for the Payback Rally to defeat John Cornyn It’s time to hold Senator Cornyn accountable for his actions! Please join us and help spread the word about our Texas Payback Project Rally where Texans will gather on Zoom to discuss how Cornyn has failed us and what we can do to …
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Take Action Save the Post Office The USPS provides jobs to hundreds of thousands of Americans, including a disproportionate number of veterans and minority groups. New reporting confirms what we feared: Trump is gutting the U.S. Postal Service to slow delivery of mail-in ballots. In addition, slowed delivery of lifesaving prescription drugs could have catastrophic …
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Take Action Join the conversation about racial bias in healthcare At 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31 join the #SICKOFITTX coalition in a discussion about the racial bias that still exists within the medical community, and what we can do to help take racism out of healthcare. RSVP to take the racism out of healthcare …
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Our hearts go out to friends and family of Garrett Foster, who was killed in Austin Saturday night at the Black Lives Matter protest. Garrett died fighting for justice. May he rest in power. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1287543036201771008?s=21 GoFundMe for Garrett Foster Week of Action July 27 marks 100 days until the general election, and it also happens …