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I Want To Make Certain People Know What Is At Stake In The Election

10/24/2024

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I've been handing out the Houston LGBTQ Caucus card for a bunch of hours since early voting started this past Monday at the West Gray Multiservice Center.  I tell the voters to vote the Caucus card and that there no election deniers or fans of Hitler's generals on the card. I've interacted with a lot of voters. 

It's important that voters know what they are supporting or not supporting. Once I advise them that election deniers and Hitler apologists are on the ballot, then I know they know. They can't say they were not told. 

Last week I went to Houston City Council and spoke at public comment time to make certain councilmembers knew about the prospect of mass deportations and to ask Council Republicans if they supported fascists. No councilmembers engaged with me. But now I know they know.       

I was the Caucus 2024 Volunteer of the Year. Volunteering is good. It is also good to pay and contribute to  grassroots organizers. Here is what I said at the ceremony when I won the award & also a link to contribute to the Houston Democracy Project.  

Please sign the Houston Democracy Project petition to make the pledge to show up for freedom in 2024 no matter what.

Here is a fundraising pitch for Houston Democracy Project. I'm doing the work and showing up in many different ways.  Please help the effort. 
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    I'm Neil Aquino.

    I'm a rank & file Houstonian. I’ve volunteered extensively for Democratic candidates and causes, and served as staff for multiple campaigns. My work for Democratic campaigns has involved communications and strategy. 

    I’m an organizer of the Weekly John Cornyn Houston Office Protest. The Cornyn Protest team has been outside Senator Cornyn’s office each Tuesday for eight years now with one clear message: In addition to voting, we must show up physically and non-conventionally for the fights over democracy. Events have proven this assertion correct. 
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    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 on Egberto's YouTube channel.​
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    I am the 2024 Barbara Cigainero Volunteer of the Year Award recipient the Houston LGBTQIA+ Political Caucus. I have a political science degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati and ran a Cincinnati City Council office.  

    I read a lot of books and follow baseball closely. 

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