Episodes
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Retired lawyer Lorri in Austin volunteers to help immigration organizations and asylum seekers in Central Texas. Lorri objects to how ICE and for-profit detention centers treat asylum seekers as criminals, and she pushes for case management systems instead. She describes the hurdles asylum seekers face here to have their legal cases heard.
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Marina is a nurse from Austin and the Rio Grande Valley who deeply opposes the detention centers for children crossing the Texas-Mexico border. She describes traveling to various centers around Texas to protest and provide aid, as well as describing the needs of the people detained at the border.
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Recent violence in El Paso made Ana in Austin reflect on immigrants in America. She talks about what she has learned living and working at the border for decades. Her opinions also were published in the El Paso Times on August 31, 2019: "This land is our land, a changing tapestry of people"
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
Lisa from San Antonio and Austin describes how she has been involved in politics since she was a kid, and how she is especially involved now. She gives advice on how anyone can take political action.
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Jan from Bastrop in Central Texas is hugely concerned about the way the USA is handling several issues at the border with Mexico.
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Michelle from Bastrop County discusses increasing political participation among rural Texans. She wants better government representatives who meet with constituents, improved hospital and healthcare infrastructure for her neighbors, and funding for public education.
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Lisa from Austin describes postcard activism projects in Texas and around the country. She explains how postcards can help get out the vote and inform people about political issues, while being a little therapeutic for writers, too.
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Vanessa from Austin, Texas, talks about why she wants the detention centers at the border to be closed. She describes what she saw in the children's detention center in Tornillo, Texas, and what she would say to her neighbors and representatives about them.
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Ramey is part of Texas State Senate District 14 and is following several elections, including races for US Senate, Texas Attorney General, and Texas Supreme Court Judges. He talks about why the judicial elections are important to him.
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Kent is part of the 10th Congressional District in Texas. He's concerned about tax bills benefiting the wealthy, and he wants to elect representatives who will fight against this agenda.