Houston Democracy Project At May Day Event-Work Ahead Is Ours

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​Yesterday I spoke at a Unitarian Church in The Woodlands at May Day event put on by a coalition of pro-democracy groups in Montgomery County.

This is part of my work on the Houston Democracy Project. There I am speaking above. I’d like to speak at your club or org.meeting. E-mail at [email protected] Thank you.

This was the first time I spoke at a church. I wanted to cast out evil to the fiery pit.

Here is some of what I said instead:

* The lines between electoral politics and protest are blurring. We can do both. Many people active in electing Democrats are also organizing and taking part in protest.

* We must assert our own autonomous power. We are building our own power day-by-day, and also building rapid response networks for when habeas corpus is suspended or Abbott/Trump interferes in our elections.

* No Kings protests which drew a record number of people in a record number of locations, were an assertion of our autonomous power. We are building a bypass of structures that would inhibit our capacity to act on behalf of ourselves.

* The Voting Rights Act Decision is a nightmare. You take representation from people because you intend to deport, enslave and kill them.

* There is no bottom line to what the right intends.

* Opposing an authoritarian/white supremacist opponent will not be inherently safe. We have 1st Amendment rights and we have 2nd Amendment rights.

​* The next action is when you organize it. The 1st Amendment is your permit. The only credential needed is your presence. The work ahead is ours.

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