Let's Show Up For Everybody

2/21/2024

I handed out the Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus endorsement card today in a volunteer shift. I'm seen here with involved Houstonian Cathy Courtney. Cathy has a long record of advocacy in Houston.

Here are some reasons I take these volunteer shifts:

*We must show up for one another. Our fates are connected. The right is coming for everything and everyone.

* I want to earn my voice at Caucus meetings as I offer my views as a member about how to respond to a worsening political climate. The Caucus might in the near-future need to discuss bail funds, attorney fees, getting people out of Texas and so on.

* The Caucus is a well-run outfit and each monthly meeting has pizza or tacos. Meetings with food are the best meetings.

* It is good to be out and about, to see folks and be seen & to get my steps for the day.

Here are Caucus endorsements for 2024 primary.

Here are Houston Democracy Project picks for 2024 primary.

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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.

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.

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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