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rownesheck

(2,343 posts) Sat Jun 30, 2018, 11:23 AM Jun 2018

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Hey Texas DUers!

anyone at the rally at Houston city hall?

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Hey Texas DUers! (Original Post) rownesheck Jun 2018 OP

This is from one of my son's high school classmates Gothmog Jun 2018 #1

There appears to have been a good turnout in Houston for this event Gothmog Jun 2018 #2

After the initial march rownesheck Jul 2018 #3

Some of my friends were on the march to the ICE facility Gothmog Jul 2018 #4

Gothmog

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1. This is from one of my son's high school classmates

Reply to rownesheck (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2018, 01:05 PM

Jun 2018

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Gothmog

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2. There appears to have been a good turnout in Houston for this event

Reply to rownesheck (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2018, 10:23 PM

Jun 2018

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rownesheck

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3. After the initial march

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 1, 2018, 11:56 AM

Jul 2018

a few of us stayed behind and rallied and marched again, this time to a proposed ICE detention facility on Emancipation street (the irony). As folks were speaking at the second rally, a troll in an nra cap and a t shirt that said Border Patrol Agent stood off to the side trying to intimidate people. A couple of brave allies began blocking him from view but he kept moving. Finally, one of the Black Lives Matter Houston guys called for all the white allies to come help. Several of us rushed up to help surround the goon. We began chanting Immigrants Are Welcome Here as well as other things. Finally, a police officer ran up and escorted the man away. It was amazing, but i have a feeling this goober is going to tell everyone that we got violent with him so they can continue the bothsiderism.

Gothmog

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4. Some of my friends were on the march to the ICE facility

Reply to rownesheck (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 1, 2018, 01:20 PM

Jul 2018

Senator Gacria (soon to be Congresswoman Garcia) was at this protest

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Senator Garcia also spoke at yesterday's event

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