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Houston, TX
Joined January 2017
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dispatches from day 1 of Houston Arms Embargo’s week of action during the Port of Houston’s annual Houston International Maritime Conference. every day, the Port of Houston allows companies like Maersk to transport military cargo for Israel to deploy against Palestinians.
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Houston DSA retweeted
As the genocide in Palestine continues and violence intensifies across the West Bank, the call for an arms embargo has never been more critical. DSA is proposing a total embargo that extends beyond just arms shipments. Join us on 10/29 for our launch - go.dsausa.org/arms-embargo-l…
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At last night's Steering Committee Meeting, all members of the Houston DSA SC present voted in favor (7-0) of signing onto the following letter written by the Springs of Revolution faction, “No Room Left for Progressives without Palestine” (sordsa.org/blog/nithya-raman…), on (1/3)
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behalf of the Houston chapter. We encourage all @DemSocialists members to read the letter, which calls for “the NPC to invalidate Nithya Raman’s endorsement pursuant to the clear convention mandate (bit.ly/4eo5aSr) on BDS and Palestinian liberation. We also call (2/3)
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on DSA-LA leadership to abide by National Convention decisions as prescribed in DSA-LA’s bylaws (ARTICLE XIII). (3/3)
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NEW in ARISE: For Houston by Khloe L. "Every person who organizes rapid response, hands out red cards, or makes food for detention center protesters is a hero. We open our hearts to the comrades in Houston, for anything they need. Love and solidarity – ALWAYS!"
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Houston DSA retweeted
How are DSA’s visionaries keeping the Black Radical Tradition alive in the present day? Join DSA’s National Electoral Commission Sunday 7/19 at 8:00 PM Eastern, for a conversation with socialist Congressional candidates Cori Bush and Chris Rabb.
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Houston DSA retweeted
Our national program, Workers Deserve More is officially live. 🌹 visit the link below and see what members of DSA are building. program.dsausa.org/
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Houston Mayor @whitmire_john won’t call for ICE to leave the city, so we call him out. Stop being a coward and order ICE out of Houston. If the Mayor of Minneapolis can do it so can you.
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Houston DSA sends our hearts out in solidarity and care to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s grieving family. We unequivocally condemn the violence of ICE and the complicity of the Mayor and Houston City Council who continue to enable immigration enforcement in our city.
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo llamó a Houston su hogar durante 35 años. El martes, un agente de ICE le disparó y lo mató. Su familia se enteró por un video antes de que alguien tuviera la decencia de tocar a su puerta y avisarles. La Ciudad de Nueva York está del lado de la familia Salgado y exige una investigación completa e independiente. A ellos, y a cada familia inmigrante que hoy vive con miedo en esta ciudad: no están solos. Compartimos su dolor y seguiremos a su lado hasta que haya justicia. Es hora de abolir ICE.
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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door. New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice. Abolish ICE.
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#OnThisDay in 1865, General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX to read Order No. 3, which affirmed the end of slavery in the states of the former Confederacy. This momentous occasion became known as #Juneteenth, a combination of “June” & “19th." More: s.si.edu/40a7yVG
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On June 19, 1865, African American communities in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from slavery — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect. For 161 years, Juneteenth has been a day of remembrance for the freedom that was delayed. It is also a celebration of the joy and resilience that flourished despite that delay. The contributions of African Americans, whose struggle for freedom shaped our nation, are immeasurable. Yet too many Black families continue to bear the brunt of an affordability crisis that has pushed them out of the neighborhoods and communities they've built. True freedom has a tangible impact on daily life: the ability to afford housing, earn a living wage, put food on the table, support a family, and create a future for generations to come. As we celebrate today, we must recommit ourselves to ensuring this freedom is fully realized. Happy Juneteenth, New York City.
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Houston DSA retweeted
Both folks lived w severe respiratory & autoimmune illness & the husband had to drag an oxygen tank around to breathe. We were meant to cheer when the city built apartments in a flood plain w recovery funds years later. Environmental racism pervades this city & so many like it
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Houston DSA retweeted
When @HoustonDSA worked for over a year to muck & gut homes throughout Houston after Harvey in 2017, one house had most of the rear wall of the house replaced w a single layer of plywood after Allison in 2001 & there had been severe black mold exposure for nearly 2 decades since
Tropical Storm Allison floods Houston, Texas for a fourth consecutive day. It has rained in Houston for a week straight.
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NEW DATE FOR MAY DAY RALLIES: Sunday, May 3rd at 5pm
Our City Council surrenders to Abbott, but working Houstonians will continue the fight against ICE and fascists on May Day!
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Our City Council surrenders to Abbott, but working Houstonians will continue the fight against ICE and fascists on May Day!
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