Both Protest & Conventional Politics Essential-Southern Brazoria Dems Get It

​Yesterday, 9/27, I spoke at the September meeting of the Southern Brazoria County Democrats. The meeting was in Angleton, Brazoria County. 

I appreciated being invited. I’m happy to speak at your club or organization.  

Above is a group picture of the some of the people at the meeting & below is me speaking.

I told club members that a Democratic club is a great place to discuss both conventional electoral politics and protest. All forms of opposition are being demonized and criminalized. 

People seemed on board with that message. 

I said that the next action or event is when your organize it, the First Amendment is your permit, the only credential you need is your existence and you don’t need to feel self confident—Just proceed. 

People at the meeting were interested in winning elections and in living in a free society. They are ready to work for both things. 

The President of the club is Stephanie Baird who is running for a Justice of the Peace bench in Brazoria County in 2026. It’s an important race. 

In addition to Downtown Houston, there are No Kings October 18th protests planned in Pasadena, Katy, Brenham, Conroe, Coldspring, Navasota, Sugarland, Bedias, Galveston, The Woodlands, Bryan, La Grange and Beaumont. Here is the full list both regionally and nationally. 

All this is connected. In community after the community across the Houston-region and across the nation, the most meaningful and effective opposition to Trump’s authoritarianism and white supremacy is coming from rank & file folks with little or no material help from official channels. 

This is to a good extent true in Houston/Harris County as well. 

The time, effort, donations and willingness to accept a measure of physical risk is coming from people just like ourselves. Each of us are the leaders in the difficult days ahead. There is no coordinated movement like the Civil Rights Movement or opposition to the Vietnam War—There is each of us.

The next action or event is when your organize it, the First Amendment is your permit, the only credential you need is your existence and you don’t need to feel self confident—Just proceed. 

I'm on the Egberto Willies Politics Done Right Show every Thursday from 6 AM to 7 AM for the Houston Democracy Project segment. You can hear the show on the radio, stream it on KPFT or watch later Egberto's YouTube channel.​​​​

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