Episode 8 – Non-Profit Spotlight: Grassroots Leadership and Undocumented Immigrant Detention and Deportation

Summary: <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-172" src="https://i1.wp.com/pantsuitrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pantsuit_logo_-_podcast.jpg?resize=300%2C41" alt="" width="300" height="41"></p> <p>Hello all!</p> <p>In this episode we discuss how a local group called Grassroots Leadership is fighting back against the detention and deportation of immigrants in Texas. If you want to help their efforts and are bilingual (Spn/Eng), they could really use your help!</p> <p>Grassroots Leadership’s website: http://grassrootsleadership.org/</p> <p>Grassroots Leadership volunteer application: http://grassrootsleadership.org/volunteer-sign-form</p> <p>Remember, if you are a PSR member interested in running for political office, please email Jinny at <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="mailto:candidates@pantsuitrepublic.com">candidates@pantsuitrepublic.com</a> so you can use PSR’s large FB community as a way to get out your message and help get you into office!</span></p> <p>If you’re interested in volunteering for PSR’s <span style="font-weight: 400;">Texas Legislative Committee’s Texas Senator Tracking Sheet, please email </span><a href="mailto:tracklegislators@pantsuitrepublic.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">tracklegislators@pantsuitrepublic.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p>Committee Hearing for Senate Bill 6 Info (aka, Texas’ transphobic “bathroom bill”):</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tuesday, March 7th at 8 am, in room E1.012 at the State Capitol in Austin</span></p> <p>Tips for testifying against this bill:</p> <ol> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></li> </ol> </ol>