Blog
November 19, 2019
Retirees March!
The Fort Worth and Austin TARA chapters meet this week. If you live in these areas, you will receive a separate email about the meeting.
TARA MEMBERS MARCH AND RALLY WITH DACA YOUTH
TARA Austin members, including state President Tony Padilla, Austin President Jack McCabe, VP Ana Pomar, Secretary Jan Lance and activists Linda Kniolek and Chris Cruz recently marched with the DACA youth and the Texas AFL-CIO to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office for a rally with approximately 400 people. They also served as legal observers for the DACA walk out march and rally.
TARA VOLUNTEERS AT CITIZENSHIP CLINIC
Dallas TARA activists Horace Blake, Rose Brown, Paul Brown, Mary Scott and Field Organizer Judy Bryant again served as volunteers for the recent Texas AFL-CIO Citizenship Clinic held at CWA 6215. Qualified applicants receive help in correctly completing the Application for Naturalization form, making necessary copies and getting a photograph taken.
SICK OF IT TEXAS BLOCK WALKS
TARA Austin Secretary Jan Lance and Texas AFL-CIO Political Director Rene Lara walk down a street in Southeast Austin and prepare to knock on doors to collect stories about the state’s health insurance coverage crisis. They were part of recent Sick of It Texas Block Walks around the state to rally voters around fixing Texas’ high uninsured rate.
