Podcasts about workers defense project

Welcome to Season 4, Episode 23! Today we're talking to Steven Wu, the Organizing and Policy Director at Woori Juntos. We're big believers in intersectionality and allyship, and so are they! The name Woori Juntos, combines two words in Korean and Spanish, that when combined mean “to rise together." On their website, they say the name “reflects the location of our organization in an area of Houston that has been heavily influenced by both communities and the rooting of our work in solidarity, inclusion, and collaboration. Woori Juntos focuses on meeting the needs of and organizing low-income seniors, youth, and families. Our first coalition partner was the Workers Defense Project, an organization that works with low-income immigrants in the Latiné community. Our name honors these origins.” Woori Juntos ensures Asians, immigrants, and all Texans have language access to health and social services and are civically engaged to achieve equity and justice for all. They have a variety of campaigns that center on Citizenship Justice, Civic Engagement, and Language Justice. To do that, they provide resources for citizenship, food insecurity, and more. Although they're located in Houston, Texas, what they're doing encompasses important issues that we see across the country. If you're in the Houston area, there are a variety of programs that you can join to volunteer or work at Woori Juntos. If you're outside the Houston area, you can donate to help them continue making an impact. If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or social media links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

The civil rights leader behind Texas' Workers Defense Project and Jolt, and now NextGen America, shares her insights on organizing and mobilizing young and Latino voters, the biggest mistake she made while running for the US Senate, and why she grew up believing that people were jealous of her Mexican identity.Follow Cristina on Instagram @cristinanextgen. If you liked this episode, listen to How Monica Ramirez Embraced Solidarity to Build a Movement and Code for America's Amanda Renteria Lost Some Battles, but Is Winning the Political War.

Get a load of this - this guy accepted a SALARY for TEACHING at a SCHOOL. Simply not Supreme Court justice material. Get the guy who sold a house to a billionaire instead.If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not hearing every episode! To get exclusive Premium-only episodes, access to our Slack community, and more, join at fivefourpod.com/support.Read the book that inspired this episode: Battle for the Marble Palace by Michael BobelianMassive thanks to Workers Defense Project in Austin for opening their offices up to us for taping. You can show them some love here! https://workersdefense.org/en/5-4 is presented by Prologue Projects. Rachel Ward is our producer. Leon Neyfakh and Andrew Parsons provide editorial support. Our researcher is Jonathan DeBruin, and our website was designed by Peter Murphy. Our artwork is by Teddy Blanks at Chips NY, and our theme song is by Spatial Relations.Follow the show at @fivefourpod on most platforms. On Twitter, find Peter @The_Law_Boy and Rhiannon @AywaRhiannon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amid a record breaking heat wave throughout Texas that has led to several heat-related deaths, Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill eliminating mandatory water breaks for construction workers. Latino Rebels Radio host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Daniela Hernandez, state legislative coordinator for the Workers Defense Project, to discuss the cruel and punitive nature of the bill and how they plan to fight back.

In the first part of our Reverse Course series, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd goes deep into the Northwoods of Minnesota to learn how trees adapted to warmer climates might help the state's forests thrive long into the future. And, a new law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott overrides worker protections, taking away water breaks from construction workers in order to regulate businesses across Texas. Daniela Hernandez, state legislative coordinator for the Workers Defense Project in Texas, talks about this as the state experiences a dangerous heat wave. Then, as we head into summer, "The Stacks" podcats creator Traci Thomas picks her favorite nonfiction books of the past half-year that she says are "un-put-downable."

Here to Help is a look at how people's experience, strength, and hope inspire them to want to help others.In February 2022, Indeed announced that it was investing $10 million to launch “Essentials to Work”, a multi-prong investment to help struggling job seekers in the U.S. gain access to technology, transportation and criminal record-clearing services.For this weeks' best of episode, CEO Chris caught up with the woman at Indeed who leads this effort, Parisa Fatehi-Weeks.Fatehi-Weeks, who is the Board President of the Workers Defense Project and is on the board of HousingWorks Austin, speaks about the goals set by the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) team at Indeed to help 30M job seekers facing barriers get hired. She also speaks about what fair chance hiring is and discusses Indeed's partnership with Lyft's Jobs Access Program. 

This week, Chris catches up with the woman at Indeed who launched the $10 million project called “Essentials to Work".  The multi-prong investment to help struggling job seekers in the U.S. get access to technology, transportation, and criminal record-clearing services.Parisa Fatehi-Weeks, who is on the board of Housing Works, Austin, and the Workers Defense Project, speaks about the goals set by the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team at Indeed– to help 30M job seekers facing barriers get hired.

Episode #107 Notes1:00 - What is The Workers Defense Project?2:00 - Why is there a focus on construction workers?4:00 - How is Workers Defense Project organized? What's it like working in this trade?10:00 - How is it different working construction in Texas, as opposed to other parts of the country?14:00 - What is the Theory of Change for Workers Defense Project?16:00 - Workers Defense Project's approach to policy work in Texas.20:00 - Key campaign victories for Workers Defense Project.24:00 - What does Workers Defense Project want to achieve in the coming years?25:00 - How will COVID remain an area of focus regarding worksite safety?29:00 - Thoughts on PROACT.31:00 - Closing thoughts.

Central Health a scam on the tax payers? (Documentary) Updates to the Workers Defense Project story The FDA has asked a judge to grant it until 2076 to provide all the Pfizer vaccine data and more! @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

OSHA has decided not to enforce the Emergency Temporary Standard (mandate) due to legal battles Fauci: political divide hurting covid response  Workers Defense Project gets APD "raid" and more! @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Paola Ramos is a host and correspondent for VICE and VICE News, as well as a contributor to MSNBC and Telemundo News. Her new book, Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity, explores an expanding definition of means to be Latino in America, and ultimately, what it means to be an American. As Stacey Abrams has said of the book, it provides “a deeper understanding of who we are at our core and on the margins, nuanced identities that compose the great American mosaic."

The right to vote is one of our most fundamental rights as citizens. Joined by progressive leader Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Margaret Rung and Andrew Trees will host a powerful conversation about the struggle to exercise that right.Cristina has founded and led of two of the largest voting and civil rights organizations in Texas. Jolt focuses on energizing the Latino vote; the Workers Defense Project has helped protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of workers. This week’s episode will explore barriers to voting, progressive politics and the South. Roosevelt University professors Margaret Rung and Andrew Trees are the co-chairs of the 2020 American Dream Reconsidered Conference, held September 14–17. Learn more about the virtual conference: roosevelt.edu/americandream. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First They Came for the Immigrants is a new podcast!  Immigrants and asylum seekers are under attack in the U.S. and so is our democracy. Join Virginia Raymond and experts for straight talk about immigration policy and history, their effects on the lives of real people, and what we can do about it. Show Notes: Books referenced by Virginia: Cristina Salinas – Managed Migrations: Growers, Farmworkers, and Border Enforcement in the Twentieth Century https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/salinas-managed-migrations Erwin Chemerinsky – Closing the Courthouse Door: How Your Constitutional Rights Became Unenforceable https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300211580/closing-courthouse-door   Organizations referenced by Virginia: El Paso Anti-Deportation Squad Rio Grande International Study Center: https://rgisc.org Grassroots Leadership: https://grassrootsleadership.org/ Texas RioGrande Legal Aide: https://www.trla.org Justice for our Neighbors: https://njfon.org American Gateways: https://www.americangateways.org/ Raices: https://www.raicestexas.org/ Workers Defense Project: https://www.workersdefense.org/ San Antonio Interfaith Coalition: https://interfaithwelcomecoalition.org Angry Tias and Abuelas of the Rio Grande Valley: https://www.angrytiasandabuelas.com/mission-index-impact

This episode explores how to build a meaningful social movement with two leading forces in activism today. Brittany Packnett Cunningham is an educator, writer, NBC News contributor, and co-founder of Campaign Zero, a policy platform to end police violence. Cristina Tzinztún Ramírez, a recent candidate for the U.S. Senate, is an author, community organizer, and founder of JOLT, a civil rights nonprofit aspiring to increase voter turn-out among Latinos in Texas. Moderating the conversation is Dr. Leonard Moore, Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement and Professor of American History at The University of Texas at Austin. This conversation took place on April 9, 2019, at the LBJ Presidential Library as part of a three-day Summit on Race in America.

Jose Garza is another former public defender and federal public defender, currently the co-executive director of the Austin-based nonprofit Workers Defense Project, and running for prosecutor in Travis County, Texas home of Austin. Right before we recorded the podcast, he got a big endorsement from Elizabeth Warren. “With José as district attorney, Travis County will gain another champion in the fight to transform our criminal justice system,” Warren said in a statement. “As an experienced public servant with a proven track record of standing up for working families, I know that José will be the fighter that Travis County communities deserve.” Listen as we talk about criminal justice reform and the need for progressive prosecutors in Austin, Texas.

Explore the future of the Green New Deal and what it means for Texas with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez. Tzintzún is challenging John Cornyn for the 2020 US Senate seat for the State of Texas. She is the Co-founder of the Workers Defense Project and Jolt, and she talked with The Secret Ingredient team–Raj Patel, Tom […]

Explore the future of the Green New Deal and what it means for Texas with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez. Tzintzún is challenging John Cornyn for the 2020 US Senate seat for the State of Texas. She is the Co-founder of the Workers Defense Project and Jolt, and she talked with The Secret Ingredient team–Raj Patel, Tom...

Explore the future of the Green New Deal and what it means for Texas with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez. Tzintzún is challenging John Cornyn for the 2020 US Senate seat for the State of Texas. She is the Co-founder of the Workers Defense Project and Jolt, and she talked with The Secret Ingredient team–Raj Patel, Tom...

“Republicans [in Texas] don't govern with a mandate; they govern with a minority of voters participating.” Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez aims to excite new voters in her U.S. Senate run. She also talks about why running as the mom of a 2-year-old is an asset and not a disadvantage, and lessons learned from Beto's Senate race. Plus, we learn about dark connections between El Paso and Nazi Germany, shifting demographics in Texas, and some marriage-worthy stuff the Austin city council is up to. PRESENTING SPONSOR - PLANNED PARENTHOOD DIRECT Do you live in a part of Texas where there's no Planned Parenthood? Well, noooo worries! From Abilene to Zavalla, Lubbock to Laredo, The Planned Parenthood Direct (R) app will send birth control (pills/rings/patches) or UTI treatments straight to your door or your nearest pharmacy. Plus, your meds come in a discreet white envelope so your Baylor sorority sisters or super Baptist parents will have no idea what's coming in your mailbox... cuz what comes in your box is your own biz. The Planned Parenthood Direct (R) app is available for free in the iOS and Android stores. Visit https://www.ppgreatertx.org/pp-direct for more info. SUPPORT ROUSER'S NEW PATREON PAGE! Want to make sure The Rabble pod keeps coming? Help us pay for it! (We are making zero dollars on the pod and need your help to keep going.) ALSO, you get super fun perks when you pitch in to help us cover our costs (secret parties, GIF chats, even a prayer candle with your face on it!). Go to https://www.patreon.com/rousertx NOW NOW NOW NOW! Also, spread the joy of Ann Richards and The Rabble all across Texas on T-shirts, stickers, mugs, or whatevs: https://rouser.threadless.com/ THIS WEEK'S GUEST: Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez just last week declared her candidacy for U.S. Senate -- the seat currently held by John Cornyn. Cristina co-founded the Workers Defense Project at just 24 years old and started Jolt Texas, an organization that seeks to inspire young Latinx Texans to realize their political power. Cristina for Texas: https://cristinafortexas.com/ Cristina for Texas on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TzintzunCris/ And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cristinafortx FOLLOW ROUSER: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RouserTX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rousertx/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RouserTX?lang=en Subscribe to our Friday newsletter, T-GIF: https://www.rousertx.com/tgif/ SH*T TO DO: Voter turnout efforts start NOW. So join a MapTheVote Training Webinar! They'll be training volunteers to use MapTheVote and Register2Vote through an online webinar. This technology is SUPER user-friendly and super effective. Pick a date that works best for you on this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4EACA729A5FA7-mapthevote The next ones are August 23 & 28 https://www.facebook.com/events/626426541101634/ LINKS WE MENTIONED: Court rules that migrant children must be given toothbrushes and soap: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/us/migrant-children-toothbrushes-court.html Trump administration official arguing that people don't need toothbrushes and soap while in detention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRjUyr_36MY Providing homeless services a major theme in Austin's proposed budget: https://www.kxan.com/news/austin-budget-to-be-presented-monday-as-city-leaders-support-more-homeless-services/ Council Members To Back Abortion Support Budget Measure: https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2019-08-15/council-members-to-back-abortion-support-budget-measure/ Aug. 19 FB Live of abortion rights press conference at Austin City Hall: https://www.facebook.com/statesman/videos/463599987823731/ NARAL and Lilith Fund AbortionAccessATX Rally and Testimony Aug. 22: https://www.facebook.com/events/404372686856955/ Lilith Fund Petition: I support public funding to ensure abortion access in Austin! https://secure.everyaction.com/xCAtamQ_MECTQm8_jPKDZw2 Texas Observer article on the history of anti-Mexican violence in Texas: https://www.texasobserver.org/to-understand-the-el-paso-massacre-look-to-the-long-legacy-of-anti-mexican-violence-at-the-border/ Intercept article about the history of the border patrol that Kristen talked about: https://theintercept.com/2019/01/12/border-patrol-history/ Anne Frank quote about family separations: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anne-frank-children-separated/ The Rabble interview with Mexican-American-Jewish immigration attorney Carlos Spector: https://www.rousertx.com/the-rabble-pod/2019/8/16/episode-32-mucho-amor-for-latinx-texans-it-aint-easy-being-greenshirtguy-are-hitler-comparisons-fair-immigration-law-legend-carlos-spector-weighs-in-we-need-a-plan-b-for-shtty-councilmen KUT article on shifting demographics in Texas: https://www.kut.org/post/yes-demographic-shift-helping-texas-democrats-so-psychological-shift?fbclid=IwAR25PJt1XWSchDt2E6TDMIPpa5dyQ5B0FancAHh5Q3lT24l-PouRvFJS8qs Jolt Texas: https://jolttx.org/en/

We made a mistake last week. We failed to put enough focus on the real story of the El Paso shooting -- that it was the largest massacre of Latinx people in modern American history. This week, we try to make it right. We shout out orgs building Latinx power in Texas, speak with El Paso attorney and legend of immigration law Carlos Spector, and highlight brave Latinx Texans who aren't taking any mierda. Plus, learn how showing up to city council meetings can make you internet famous! (a la Green Shirt Guy). SUPPORT ROUSER'S NEW PATREON PAGE! Want to make sure The Rabble pod keeps coming? Help us pay for it! (We are making zero dollars on the pod and need your help to keep going.) ALSO, you get super fun perks when you pitch in to help us cover our costs (secret parties, GIF chats, even a prayer candle with your face on it!). Go to https://www.patreon.com/rousertx NOW NOW NOW NOW! Also, spread the joy of Ann Richards and The Rabble all across Texas on T-shirts, stickers, mugs, or whatevs: https://rouser.threadless.com/ THIS WEEK'S GUEST: Carlos Spector, El Paso immigration attorney and co-founder of the National Network for Immigrant Rights and Mexicanos en Exilio, a nonprofit that seeks to help Mexican asylum seekers FOLLOW ROUSER: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RouserTX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rousertx/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RouserTX?lang=en Subscribe to our Friday newsletter, T-GIF: https://www.rousertx.com/tgif/ SH*T TO DO: Support organizations that are building power for the Latinx community! In Texas: Jolt Texas: https://jolttx.org/en/ The Texas Young Democrats Hispanic/Latinx caucus: https://www.facebook.com/TYDLatinx/ RAPIDO: which enables communities to recover from disasters more quickly: http://www.rapidorecovery.org/?fbclid=IwAR1YBAxa2vWUWMRQU7LWKS3cUFEeq_Yr5k7uKKHbXlxE6KC1sj4jlzdCVy4 ARISE in South Texas: http://www.arisesotex.org/ LUPE: https://lupenet.org/ Con Mi Madre: http://www.conmimadre.org Chingona Fest Texas: https://www.facebook.com/ChingonaFestTexas/ Youth Rise Texas: https://www.facebook.com/YouthRiseTexas/ Latinitas: https://www.facebook.com/latinitasmag/ Workers Defense Project: http://www.workersdefense.org/ Proyecto Teatro: https://proyectoteatro.com/ Brazos Interfaith Immigration Network: https://www.facebook.com/biintx/ Jane's Due Process https://janesdueprocess.org/ Texas A&M University Colonias Program: http://colonias.arch.tamu.edu/ Tarrant County Democratic Party's LatinX Voter Outreach Committee https://www.facebook.com/LatinXVoterOutreach/ Battleground Texas: https://www.facebook.com/BattlegroundTexas Texas AFL-CIO: https://www.facebook.com/TexasAFLCIO/ Poder Quince: https://www.poderquince.com/ Nationally: LULAC: https://lulac.org/ MALDEF: https://www.maldef.org/ VotoLatino: https://votolatino.org/ The Pew Research Center does excellent work on research and identifying trends impacting the latinx community: https://www.pewresearch.org/ National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health: https://www.latinainstitute.org/ Raices: https://www.raicestexas.org/ United We Dream: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedWeDream/?hc_location=ufi Locally in Austin: Hustle for the Cause, a social impact production company based in Austin that puts on Chingonafest and has a mission to “create cultural content and experiences that empower underserved communities.”: https://www.hustleforthecause.com/ and https://www.chingonafesttx.com/ Urban Roots: https://urbanrootsatx.org/ Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce members: https://www.gahcc.org/ City of Austin Hispanic Quality of Life Commission: https://www.austintexas.gov/content/hispaniclatino-quality-life-resource-advisory-commission Austin Tejano Democrats: https://www.facebook.com/groups/8310263446/ Dress for Success Austin: https://austin.dressforsuccess.org/ LINKS WE MENTIONED: Green Shirt Guy and his viral moment laughing at hate: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/opinions/greenshirtguy-how-i-went-viral-kack/index.html?fbclid=IwAR09ICU7k197r4UkpL6UGgav3EcC_qyMnpFTpYSN2nISANNoAOc1hiqbF5k Tucson Free and Together: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TucsonFreeAndTogether/ Website: https://www.familiesfreeandtogether.org/ Live in Austin? Meet new politically engaged friends and get your own viral city council moment with A Functional Democracy's fellows program! Applications due August 22. Kristen signed up!! Join her!: https://www.afunctionaldemocracy.com/fellow-application?fbclid=IwAR3rrYCyDH4i3ZmqNIz70ofjcP4hdjdaXFWAuREaxLs4Lve9alVtqVPktlo Alexa Ura of The Texas Tribune wrote a raw and moving Twitter thread on what it feels like to be a brown reporter in Texas after the El Paso shooting: https://twitter.com/alexazura/status/1159283660639625216 Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez (WE FREAKING STAN) launched a campaign for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn!!!: https://cristinafortexas.com/ (She's also the founder of Jolt Texas, a badass org building power for Latinx Texans): https://jolttx.org/en/ Julián Castro took out an ad speaking directly to Trump and calling him out for his role in the El Paso massacre: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/13/julian-castro-fox-news-texas/ Julián Castro's “disarm hate” policy proposal: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/08/09/days-after-el-paso-massacre-julian-castro-releases-plan-disarm-hate/ Info on the councilmen in Plano trying to defund Collin County's rape crisis center because it offers Plan B TO RAPE VICTIMS: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Plan-B-Pill-Center-of-Rape-Crisis-Center-Funding-Debate-in-Plano-538489931.html The Turning Point rape crisis center website: https://www.theturningpoint.org/ Speak up for The Turning Point in Plano this Saturday, August 17!: https://www.facebook.com/events/439837823274985/ From Lulu Garcia Navarro of NPR on the lack of Latinx representation in newsrooms and how that resulted in a news cycle that didn't highlight what should have been the headline everywhere on the El Paso terrorist attack, “largest massacre of Latinx people in modern American history”: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/we-must-recognize-hispanics-were-targeted/595783/ WE DIDN'T MENTION THIS BUT PLEASE READ IT >>>>> The Texas Observer puts anti-Mexican violence in El Paso into historical context: https://www.texasobserver.org/to-understand-the-el-paso-massacre-look-to-the-long-legacy-of-anti-mexican-violence-at-the-border/ Current issue of Mother Jones magazine, which profiles our guest Carlos Spector in the article “Hold the Line”: https://www.motherjones.com/mag/2019/09/toc/ More on Carlos Spector's work defending asylum-seekers: https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/too-afraid-to-go-home-texas-lawyer-stands-up-for-two-mayan-migrants/ See Carlos Spector speak at TribFest September 28: https://festival.texastribune.org/speakers/carlos_spector.1zu9hc85

We are first joined by Kevin Kamps of the organization Beyond Nuclear to talk about a proposed nuclear dump site in West Texas with massive implications for the environment and the planet.Later, we talk with Juliet Barbara of the Workers Defense Project about a new Texas Workforce Commission ruling that would rob "gig economy" workers of wages and drain millions of dollars from the state unemployment fund.

We are first joined by Kevin Kamps of the organization Beyond Nuclear to talk about a proposed nuclear dump site in West Texas with massive implications for the environment and the planet.Later, we talk with Juliet Barbara of the Workers Defense Project about a new Texas Workforce Commission ruling that would rob "gig economy" workers of wages and drain millions of dollars from the state unemployment fund.

The Texas Workforce Commission has voted to classify workers hired via online platforms as "independent contractors," a gross miscategorization that has massive implications for the safety and well-being of Texas workers. What impact will this have on the economy and workers' safety? What is an "independent contractor"? Does the TWC have the authority to make this call? And who is behind the shadowy lobbying effort that is shaping up all across the country to further deregulate the already deregulated "gig economy"? We are joined by Juliet Barbara of the Workers Defense Project to talk about all of this and more.Then, we talk about the latest scandals and revelations in the world of tech. Facebook has once again revealed its cavalier attitude toward privacy, this time paying teens to install a VPN that spies on them. We also discuss the nature of machine learning for beginners. This is all part of our new monthly segment, Tech for the People with Chris Garaffa.

The Texas Workforce Commission has voted to classify workers hired via online platforms as "independent contractors," a gross miscategorization that has massive implications for the safety and well-being of Texas workers. What impact will this have on the economy and workers' safety? What is an "independent contractor"? Does the TWC have the authority to make this call? And who is behind the shadowy lobbying effort that is shaping up all across the country to further deregulate the already deregulated "gig economy"? We are joined by Juliet Barbara of the Workers Defense Project to talk about all of this and more.Then, we talk about the latest scandals and revelations in the world of tech. Facebook has once again revealed its cavalier attitude toward privacy, this time paying teens to install a VPN that spies on them. We also discuss the nature of machine learning for beginners. This is all part of our new monthly segment, Tech for the People with Chris Garaffa.

Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez joins The Great Battlefield to discuss her career: from co-founding the Workers Defense Project at the age of 24, which helped pass dozens of local and state laws to protect workers' rights -- to founding Jolt, an organization working to mobilize Latino voters to transform the political landscape in Texas. | Episode 190

Do you hate the US Gastapo AKA ICE?! WELL SO DO WE. Shit gits rly real and rly INFORMATIVE and rly motivating with these incredible guests: Margaret McLaughlin of Metro DC DSA, Kristian Hernandez of North Texas DSA, and Olivia (joining us again!) from Portland, Oregon DSA. Calling out ICE as a terrorist organization: check Calling out liberals on their bullshit: check Outlining ideas and tools you can use in your area: YOU BETCHA Still managing to uplift one another and the work we do bc that's what we do on SotB: yaaaaaaas Resources: CIMA! https://www.facebook.com/CIMA-Compa%C3%B1eros-Inmigrantes-de-las-Monta%C3%B1as-en-Accion-129368210479514/ GoFundMe for the ICE occupation relief fund: https://www.gofundme.com/occupyicepdx North Texas Dream Team: http://www.northtexasdreamteam.org/donate/ They're also currently fundraising for an undocumented father who needs life-saving meds: http://immi.gr/josefund Workers Defense Project: http://www.workersdefense.org/donate/ Grassroots Leadership: http://grassrootsleadership.org/make-donation Music as always by Brandon Payton-Carrillo!

This week, we talk once again to Jose Garza, the Executive Director of the Workers Defense Project, about the campaign for paid sick leave waged by the Work Strong Austin coalition. The Austin City Council is slated to vote on paid sick leave this Thursday at 6pm, and the Workers Defense Project along with its allies is mobilizing workers to show their support for this legislation. They face opposition from Koch brother-backed business interests, which have once again poured obscene amounts of money into delaying and stopping even common-sense progressive legislation.

Half a year after the passing of SB4, Texas communities continue to fight for the rights of immigrants against a draconian and arguably proto-fascist bill. Much of the legality of SB4 has been tied up in the court system. Still, ICE raids remain an ever-present threat and the processes of raids and deportations remain unaccountable and opaque to the public.Joining us this week to talk about the status of SB4 is Jose Garza, Executive Director of the Workers Defense Project. We also discuss other projects of the WDP, including the Work Strong campaign for paid sick leave for Austin workers, and the WDP's work in Houston during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

"Governor Greg Abbot is sitting on a powderkeg right now, and every day, the fuse of our movement burns underneath him." -Jose Garza, Workers Defense Project

This event features Mike Holland (Division President, Marek Brothers Systems, Inc.), Christine Owens (Executive Director, National Employment Law Project), Emily Timm (Policy Analyst, Workers Defense Project), Nik Theodore (Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago), and moderator Yuki Noguchi (Correspondent, National Desk, National Public Radio). This event is part of Reinventing Low-Wage Work, a discussion series hosted by the Economic Opportunities Program that advances conversations about the nature of low-wage work, the challenges it presents to workers, businesses, and the economy, and the opportunities we have for addressing these challenges. Learn more at as.pn/rlww. The Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. For more information, visit our website at as.pn/eop. Learn about new events and activities by joining our mailing list (as.pn/eopmail) and following us on social media (as.pn/eopsocial).