Contact Houston City Council To Protect Democracy-Council Must Fully Join The Fight

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I spoke at the Spring Branch Democrats monthly meeting this evening.  Below is the handout I made for the meeting 

​Here is what I said in my recent talk at Indivisible Kingwood and at the Baytown Area Democrats. I made some of the same points at this evening's meeting. I'd be happy to speak at your club or organization.

Please consider contacting Houston City Council about some or all of the issues I mention below. Or for whatever reasons work for you. Houston City Council must be fully brought into the fight for democracy. 

Three issues you can contact Houston City Councilmembers about: 

1. With HPD cooperating with ICE, what process is in place to make certain Houstonians will receive due process & not be sent to places like the El Salvador torture prison?

2. If the Trump Administration moves forward with threats to civil liberties such as the suspension of habeas corpus, will HPD resources be used to assist Trump?

3.  When will the six Council Republicans be held to account for Republican cuts to National Weather Service, FEMA, research at the Texas Medical Center, NASA  and all the cuts impacting Houston? When will they speak up and advocate for Houston? 

Mayor Whitmire—713-837-0311 [email protected] 

Democrats: 
At-Large-Letitia Plummer 832-393-3012  [email protected]
At-Large-Sallie Alcorn 832-393-3017  [email protected]
District B-Tarsha Jackson 832-393-3009  [email protected]
District C-Abbie Kamin 832-393-3004  [email protected]
District D-Carolyn Evans-Shabazz 832-393-3001 [email protected]
District F-Tiffany Thomas 832-393-3002  [email protected]
District H-Mario Castillo 832-393-3002  [email protected]
District I-Joaquin Martinez 832-393-3011 [email protected]
District J-Edward Pollard 832-393-3015  [email protected]
District K-Martha Castex-Tatum 832-393-3016  [email protected]

Republicans: 
At-Large-Julian Ramirez 832-393-3014 [email protected]
At-Large-Willie Davis 832-393-3013 [email protected] 
At-Large-Twila Carter 832-393-3005 [email protected]
District A-Amy Peck 832-393-3010 [email protected]
District E-Fred Flickinger 832-393-3008 [email protected] 
District G-Mary Nan Huffman 832-393-3007 [email protected] 

Public comment time at Houston City Council is Tuesday at 2 PM. The earlier before the session you sign up, the higher up speaker's list you'll be. The agenda session for Council business is Wednesday at 9 AM. Council can be watched live & also replayed on HTV Houston Television. I find it easiest to watch Council on the HTV Facebook page. 

Questions? Ideas? Neil Aquino-Houston Democracy Project [email protected] 

Here is the Houston Democracy Project list of things each of us can do to fight back. Here is a fundraising pitch for the Houston Democracy Project. I'm doing the work and showing up in many different ways.  Please help the effort. ​​

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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