Aug. 29th, 2017
Hurricane Harvey Community Relief Fund
Aug. 29th, 2017 11:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
https://act.myngp.com/Forms/-3833118145683060992?midqs=-8534321293867089920
special mission: helping marginalized people such as people of color and undocumented people.
special mission: helping marginalized people such as people of color and undocumented people.
Resources if DACA Ends
Aug. 29th, 2017 03:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Just a reminder that terrible things aren't just happening in Houston, they're happening everywhere! The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has published a guide about what happens if DACA is eliminated:
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/if_daca_ends.pdf
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/if_daca_ends.pdf
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There was a special election today for Fairfax County School Board in Virginia, and it was awesome!
This seat was only open because a local Republican member retired -- and if she'd waited ten days to turn in her resignation, this election would've been in November, with Virginia's regular election. Instead, she retired early in the hopes that a special election would depress Democratic turnout and keep the seat conservative.
But we ran an amazing candidate, brought turnout *up* from projections, and won 64% of the vote!
GO TEAM BLUE!!
(read more at DailyKos)
This seat was only open because a local Republican member retired -- and if she'd waited ten days to turn in her resignation, this election would've been in November, with Virginia's regular election. Instead, she retired early in the hopes that a special election would depress Democratic turnout and keep the seat conservative.
But we ran an amazing candidate, brought turnout *up* from projections, and won 64% of the vote!
GO TEAM BLUE!!
(read more at DailyKos)