EPISODE 44 - U.S. Senate Candidate Amanda Edwards on education, healthcare, and getting results | Why EVERYONE should care about schools | Justice for Rodney Reed | Are YOU The Next Wendy Davis??
We're all about getting Texans to TAKE ACTION - but first we need to GET EDUCATED! This week we dove into recent developments in public school closures, and got lessons in the history of systemic inequity from the UT Institute for Urban Policy and Research. We also got to sit down with US Senate Candidate Amanda Edwards (in between her call-filled campaign road trips) to discuss the new generation of senators - electeds who are connected to their constituents, even all the way from DC. She's all about RESULTS, and we're here for it.
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Candidate for US Senate Amanda Edwards
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SH*T TO DO:
If you care about the fact that Texas is dead last in providing healthcare coverage to its citizens, join us on a #SickOfItTX block walk this weekend: https://www.sickofittx.com/events
Half of registered Texas voters turned out in 2018. Just 12% turned out this year. Let's do better in 2020!
RSVP to the She The People members strategy call: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3uAlhcKXyOCExlqg0rxzAN1WYrnL7Vj4U9RENc1VcClWPPg/viewform
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LINKS WE MENTIONED:
Need a beginner's guide to local government? That's where A Functional Democracy comes in: https://www.afunctionaldemocracy.com
Want to listen to Kristen's first public address as The Next Wendy Davis . . . or become The Next Wendy Davis yourself?!? Come to We Are The Party, a mock city council meeting on December 11th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-the-party-tickets-75248535395
Bipartisan group of Texas legislators calling for Governor Abbott to stop the execution of Rodney Reed:https://www.texastribune.org/2019/11/05/rodney-reed-texas-death-row-execution-greg-abbott-plea/
Letter written by the bipartisan legislators to Governor Abbott: https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9bf7f684869ea450df2dfecccbdede95/CJRC%20Reed%20Letter.pdf?_ga=2.227222557.1485691392.1573061351-1444260343.1573061351
The Innocence Project has an easy way for you to ask Governor Abbott to stop the execution of Rodney Reed, currently scheduled for November 20: https://www.innocenceproject.org/stand-with-rodney-reed-on-texas-death-row/
Austin ISD's plans to close four more schools based on budget concerns: https://www.kut.org/post/austin-isd-says-four-schools-stayed-closure-list-because-it-wouldnt-cost-extra-shut-them
Institute for Urban Policy Research & Analysis at UT Austin: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/iupra/
A little Rabble Pod background on the history of systemic racism in Austin: https://www.rousertx.com/the-rabble-pod/2019/2/28/episode-7-lets-send-txlege-to-sex-ed-citizenship-test-cash-cab-how-can-we-support-the-black-community-to-john-cornyn-boy-bye
Contact the AISD school board and find out who represents you: https://www.austinisd.org/board/members
Amanda Edwards for U.S. Senate: https://amandafortexas.com/
The current landscape of the U.S. Senate race in Texas: http://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/without-beto-orourke-texas-senate-primary-wide-open
More about Amanda Edwards from the Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnists/grieder/article/Amanda-Edwards-is-someone-to-watch-in-Democratic-14109711.php
If you care about the fact that Texas is dead last in providing healthcare coverage to its citizens, join us on a #SickOfItTX block walk this weekend: https://www.sickofittx.com/events