EPISODE 42 - The AOC episode... mini Green New Deal + AOC endorses Jessica Cisneros in TX-28 | NAACP Austin President Nelson Linder talks racism & policing | Money in politics
We're down with AOC (yeah, you know me)... and apparently she's down with TX! Especially young, progressive Latina Jessica Cisneros running in TX-28. Plus, the Green New Deal is already starting right here in ATX. And we get deeper into race relations and policing in the wake of Atatiana Jefferson's death with local legend Nelson Linder, president of the Austin chapter of the NAACP.
COME TO OUR SEASON FINALE LIVE SHOW NOVEMBER 19!:
Join us at The Riveter in Austin on Tuesday, November 19 from 6:30 - 8:30pm for our season finale live show. Special guests include Emily Ramshaw, Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Tribune; Royce Brooks, Executive Director of Annie's List; Dyana Limon-Mercado, Chair of the Travis County Democratic Party; and more! With surprise performances, jokes, sequins, prizes + more. This ain't Texas politics as usual!
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THIS WEEK’S GUEST:
Nelson Linder, President of the Austin NAACP
https://www.facebook.com/Austin-NAACP-311380925645190/
See Nelson Linder's talk on the history of race relations and policing in Central Texas at the Calaboose African American History Museum in San Marcos on Sunday, November 3 from 4-6pm - https://www.calaboosemuseum.org/
Check out his radio show at 7am on Tuesdays on KAZI 88.7FM in ATX!
https://www.facebook.com/112048858801/photos/a.10151800330433802/10157076357983802/?type=3&theater
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SH*T TO DO:
People are getting to work now, being real smart about how we register voters, which is the first step to flipping seats!
URGENT!! We need to unlock $3,500 in matching funds by the end of the day Friday, October 25 (the day this podcast comes out!)
Please help fund targeted voter registration - this is a two-fer! By sending voter reg forms to Democrats who aren't yet registered, we can help bump Steve Allison from the TX State House in HD121 AND Chip Roy from Congress in TX21!
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You'll get more info at that link above ^^^^, or check out the pinned post at Texans for Change:
https://www.facebook.com/texansforchange/
Blue Squad is gearing up for the official launch of its voter registration app in November. They’re looking for volunteers that can help test the new mobile app, to help flip Texas House District 28 in the Nov. 5 special election for Dr. Eliz Markowitz, the only Democrat running against six Republicans in the most competitive race in TX this year. Especially if you or anyone you know lives in this district west of Houston, sign up to volunteer! https://www.bluesquad.co/qa28
LINKS WE MENTIONED:
Trump’s xenophobic social media campaign in Texas
https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-is-at-the-center-of-trumps-anti-immigrant-facebook-ad-campaign/
Jessica Cisneros – Texas’s AOC?
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/10/8480737/jessica-cisneros-cuellar-texas-race
Henry Cuellar’s fight for gun safety
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/us/politics/henry-cuellar-nra.html
Jessica Cisneros official campaign page (!!)
https://www.jessicacisnerosforcongress.com/
Join Annie’s List, Becky & Reps. Hinojosa, Howard & Zwiener for a panel discussion and free screening of Knock Down the House this Tuesday, October 29 at 6pm at The Riveter:
Gregorio Casar – District 4 Council Member
https://www.facebook.com/pg/GregorioCasar/posts/
Keep Austin Green!! Sustainable job expansion:
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/new-grant-to-focus-on-creating-green-jobs-in-the-austin-area/
Austin Greenworks’ grant to fund sustainable employment
Texas’ valuable natural resource - wind
How the Green New Deal may effect energy costs
https://www.texaspolicy.com/green-new-deal-puts-texans-in-the-red/
Raise your hand if you suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=TDS
How green is Georgetown?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/texas-town-future-renewable-energy-180968410/
What does our democracy cost?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/election-2016s-price-tag-6-8-billion/
Castro’s ultimatum for campaign funding
NAIL ART FOR CASTRO!!
https://twitter.com/SaraChicaD/status/1186673344327966720?s=20
Police violence – a visual
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/
Fort Worth’s troubling police conduct
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/us/fort-worth-shooting-jefferson-dean.html
Funding voter registration in HD121 and TX 21