Andrea Gabor is a friend and a wise writer about education.
She sent the following appeal:
Dear Friends,
First and foremost, I hope this note finds you safe and healthy.
As many of you know, I was supposed to lead another student, political-reporting trip this spring, this time to the Texas border; Covid19 foiled our travel plans and, instead, my students produced a fabulous pack of articles on life and politics on the Texas border amid the pandemic, reporting remotely from NYC. (I’ve included a link below.) Among other things, my students found that gerrymandering and voter suppression have turned Texas into one of the nation’s leading “no-vote” states.
During this time of national crisis, changing leadership in Washington alone is not enough. Fixing our political system requires change at every level of government, especially state government. Given what I learned about Texas as a result of my students’ reporting, I’ve decided to support the vigorous grassroots efforts to flip the Texas State House and hope you will help.
Please join me in supporting Elizabeth Beck for Texas State House District 97.
Elizabeth is a mother, veteran, and lawyer, who is running to represent Tarrant County, near Fort Worth. Her roots in the area go all the way to elementary school. She remains an active member of the local community, serving on boards for Congregation Beth-El and Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Fort Worth. She works to get women elected across the state through organizations like Annie’s List, and regularly lends her time to voter protection efforts for local, state, and national elections.
Join us and Elizabeth via Zoom on Wednesday, June 24, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM (EDT)
Elizabeth will be joined by two exciting special guests to share what is at stake in these elections:
· Beto O’Rourke, former United States Representative (TX-16)
· Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos, NY4US alum and Member of the Texas House of Representatives (TX-102)
Click here to donate and RSVP. The first $15,000 we raise will be matched by supporters on the ground in Fort Worth! Those who donate will receive a link to join the video call.
Even if you cannot attend, please consider donating to help support Elizabeth and give her the resources she needs to spread her message and reach voters.
FYI, here’s a link to my students’ fabulous Border package: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/border2020/
Thanks,
Andrea
Andrea Gabor
Bloomberg Chair of Business Journalism
Baruch College/CUNY
After the Education Wars (The New Press, June 2018)
http://www.andreagabor.com
917 685 7666
These pieces by your students are outstanding, Ms. Gabor. Great teaching!!!! Wow!!!!
Thank you Bob Shepherd for reading the stories.
I was quite impressed. If this is what the next generation of journalists looks like, we are in great shape. And again, this is truly impressive teaching, Ms. Gabor. They’ve clearly learned a lot from you.
This piece of news just in: heavily armed right-wing militia members just shot a protestor in Albuquerque at a demonstration in which several were trying to tear down a statue to a conquistador. The protestor who was shot is in the hospital in critical condition.
The monsters who did this call themselves the New Mexico Civil Guard!!!!
brownshirts in our streets; Germany in 1933
Someone on the blog asked a very important question a few days ago. What would have happened if the guys with AR-15 who invaded the legislature in Michigan had been black? Can you guess?
I posed that rhetorical question, the answer to which, of course, is this:
Well, given that in this country, walking with Skittles while black is a capital offense. . . .
Trump plans to change our asylum laws. He wants to make it nearly impossible for anyone to qualify for immunity. He does not want any country to send us their poor “yearning to be free.” He only wants high dollar, high skilled immigrants like Russian mobsters that can afford to buy a unit in Trump Tower.https://immigrationimpact.com/2020/06/11/end-asylum-trump/
LOL. True. He’s also fine with Eastern European “models” getting a pass.