Amnesty International, Plumbers' union, and corporate abuse. Grassroots

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Today we have two local topics and one national topic. Interestingly, our local ones intersect national issues as well. Change only comes with an activated grassroots, and they are doing an excellent job of it.

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Grassroots activists are what it will take

Today we discuss three topics on very important issues. The first about an Amnesty International event. The second covers the most irresponsible act by the Texas Legislature where plumbing is left unregulated. And the third is the perfect example of how our corporate structure stunts the growth of small business and citizens lifting themselves from their bootstraps.

Our first guest is Sara LaBeth. She graduated with a BBS in Management from the University of Houston, Bauer College of Business in 2006. Sara then worked as an ICU Veterinary Technician as Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists for 10 years. She returned to the University of Houston in 2016 to complete a paralegal program from which she graduated valedictorian. Sara has since worked as a paralegal in disability law, working primarily with individuals with Cystic Fibrosis. Sara has been a volunteer with Amnesty International since 2009 and group leader of the Houston group since 2016.

Rick Lord is the Business Agent of Plumbers Local 68. He is the chair of political education. He is also the President of the Galveston Labor Assembly.

He will be discussing Texas failure to to pass regulations on plumbers.

Our third guest is Keshia Thomas, a Houston activist who was forced out of the restaurant she created in her community, a food desert by what she describes as an unscrupulous corporate owner of scores of businesses around town. We will discuss the intersectionality between laws written for corporations and small businesses and citizens unable to fight on the legal front.

Announcements:

Today there will be a deliberative dialogue at Kingwood Christian Church at 3910 West Lake Houston Pkwy, Kingwood, TX 77339
Houston DSA presents Bhaskar Sunkara & The Socialist Manifesto on Thursday, June 27th at 6:30 PM at the Montrose Center at 401 Branard.

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