"Thank God for air conditioning" is an amazing thing to say in public when part of your political platform across multiple states has for years been refusing to install air conditioning in government-run human caging facilities.
Actors and people in the entertainment sector can play a big role in shaping a public narrative around the power imbalance that exists throughout society. The films, shows, and productions have the opportunity to show people the power of organizing and beating corporations
@JortsTheCat The rapid expansion of H2A visas for farmworkers is increasing the dangers posed by climate impacts and other threats. The workers are much more sequestered from any oversight even when there are rules.
@JortsTheCat And when I say lead the charge, they are in my county so I see their work close up. Other orgs and lots of farmworker testimony has pushed the progress that has occurred.
July 4th is a time when Americans celebrate the nation's freedom, but the U.S. has a long history of denying rights to many of its citizens.
Today we remember the words of Fannie Lou Hamer, "Nobody's free until everybody's free." #JulyFourth#FourthofJuly#IndependenceDay
It Takes a Union to Defeat Farm Labor Contractors. Wrote this for our blog. We must organize for worker power, not to expand of the h2a program. https://t.co/etJQokBETY
@FuseWA As if Starbucks needed to do more to make themselves seem hostile to marginalized customers and workers. Gotta hope they don’t just keep upping the ante.
An impressive win that wouldn't have happened without the @drop_BP campaign, @Cult_Unstained and others.
I hope @sciencemuseum follows suit and drops oil giant @Equinor as the sponsor of their.. children's gallery. 😬https://t.co/F4uPn1AKLP
The Los Angeles Dodgers are offering their apologies and re-inviting the LA Sisters to be honored at their Pride Night. Please see the official comms from the Dodgers, and the LA Sisters.
Love always win!
The “We Buy Ugly Houses” company CEO told franchisees they plan to drown out our investigation through digital ad buys and SEO content. He instructed them not to click on the link to the story if they see it online. https://t.co/S1AbaefWpH
#WV Sens. Joe Manchin & Shelley Moore Capito have introduced bills that attempt to fast-track the Mountain Valley Pipeline & limit community input in energy projects that impact health & environment. Let's stop these disastrous bills! #NoPipelines#StopMVP
https://t.co/KNpaOJchFR
In the U.S. , the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, the People of Red Mountain and members of the Fort McDermitt Tribe filed lawsuits against the Bureau of Land Management for approving the permits for an open-pit lithium mine without proper consultation. https://t.co/3kAH20FCkk
Today, a group of Catholic archivists published a list identifying 87 Catholic-run Indian boarding schools in 22 states. It's part of an effort to point tribal communities to the diocese, parishes, or religious orders where school records might be housed.
https://t.co/lGRseaIouy
I was honored to meet with several members of congress today to talk about the work ahead.
Our conversations all centered on how to stand up for democracy, and how to work with the communities we represent to ensure that they are empowered to stand up as well.
Republicans used a series of procedures to remove every bill from my committees, silencing my constituents beyond what they already voted to do.
My constituents elected me to speak on their behalf—in committee & on the floor—and stopping me from doing so is anti-democratic.