The Rabble Faves - "I had an abortion and I ain't sorry"
While The Rabble is on break, we are revisiting some of our favorite, most impactful, or most moving episodes. We love this episode because of the candid, vulnerable, eloquent story our guest Zoraima Palaez shared about her abortion. Plus, we go heart-eyes for Nancy Pelosi's visit to Austin and fangirl out over Rep. James Talarico's efforts to support "The Whole Student" so our kids can succeed not just in school but in life. Plus, we learn about ways to keep Texas mamas from dying in childbirth. Also... unicorn onesies! This episode originally aired on March 8, 2019.
THIS WEEK’S GUEST:
Zoraima Palaez
https://twitter.com/ZoraimaPelaez
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LINKS WE MENTIONED:
Hillary Clinton Tweet
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1103067043048419329
Pelosi: Texas is ‘ground zero’ in 2020:
https://www.statesman.com/news/20190305/pelosi-texas-is-ground-zero-in-2020
House Speaker Pelosi Says Attempted Voter Purge In Texas Shows Need For Stronger Federal Protections:
Rep. James Talarico’s education package - The “Whole Student Agenda”:
https://www.facebook.com/RepTalarico/photos/pcb.2325877130797858/2325877080797863/?type=3&theater
Belinda George at Homer Drive Elementary School in Beaumont - “Tucked in Tuesdays.”
Her unicorn onesie!
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/07/us/iyw-principal-streams-bedtime-stories-trnd/index.html
Poor Maintenance Of Military Housing By Private Contractors Under Review:
Military Housing Issues Are Bigger Than Realized, Army Secretary Says: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/07/700998372/military-housing-issues-are-bigger-than-realized-army-secretary-says
Fort Bliss holds town hall meeting on Military Housing issues:
Fort Hood soldiers describe abysmal housing conditions:
https://www.statesman.com/news/20190221/fort-hood-soldiers-describe-abysmal-housing-conditions
Texas Tribune/TIME documentary: The American private prison industry, smugglers and cartels are cashing out big on the migration crisis:
Statistics on teen pregnancy in Texas:
http://txcampaign.org/repeat-teen-birth/
In Texas, abstinence-only programs may contribute to teen pregnancies:
The Texas Freedom Network:
The Trust. Respect. Access. Coalition:
https://trustrespectaccess.org/
The Afiya Center:
The Lilith Fund:
Black Mamas ATX:
https://www.facebook.com/BlackMamasATX