North East Bexar County Democrats

Juneteenth!

June 19 is Juneteenth, which marks the anniversary of the 1865 announcement when enslaved people in Texas learned that they were free. It is a day of celebration and remembrance too.

San Antonio plans lots of activities on the Saturday after Juneteenth, including a Block Party and Fair from 3-9 pm on SATURDAY, JUNE 20 at St. Paul Square (1160 and 1174 E Commerce St).

There are also Comedy Shows:

On June 12, grab your lawn chair and head to Hemisfair Park for a free community screening of the Emmy-winning short documentary, The Dads, Inspired by the Emmy-Award winning short documentary of the same name (Netflix, 2023), The Dads chronicles fathers of trans and nonbinary children as they are forced to choose between country and family when a new right-wing administration and conservative Supreme Court take hold in the United States.

This is fatherhood as an act of radical love and resistance. This moving story hits close to home, featuring local San Antonio dad and residential contractor Ed Diaz. Following the election, Ed and his Canadian wife, Tim, face the heartbreaking choice to leave their Texas support system and move to Canada to protect their 13-year-old daughter, Charli. Watch the trailer here.

Event Details
Where: Civic Park at Hemisfair (210 S Alamo St, San Antonio, TX 78205)
Cost: Free and open to the public
What to Bring: Lawn chairs, blankets, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages.
Come early to explore our Resource Fair, connect with local organizations, and grab some swag before the program begins.
Schedule
7:00 PM: Guest Arrival & Resource Fair
7:45 PM: Live Panel Discussion
8:30 PM: Documentary Begins (at sunset)
10:00 PM: Event Concludes
Live Panel Discussion

Stick around for a deep dive into the film’s themes with our esteemed guests:
Luchina Fisher: Director/Producer
Stephen Chukumba: Producer
Ed Diaz: Parent
Moderated by: Chris Chun
Free tickets here: Screening of "The Dads" Documentary
Support the Event: We are inviting community partners to help underwrite event expenses, including screening rights, production, accessibility, and outreach, so this gathering can remain free for all.
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Trump’s Justice Department proudly filed 31 lawsuits against 30 states and Washington, D.C., demanding access to sensitive voter roll data. They bragged about their assault on every social media platform and podcast that they could.

But lately, they’ve been very quiet.



That’s because they have come up empty-handed in every case in which there’s been a ruling: California, Oregon, Michigan, Arizona, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine and Wisconsin. Last Thursday, federal judges in those last two states handed the DOJ consecutive losses within minutes of each other.

Eight judges — including four Trump appointees — have rebuffed the DOJ’s demands, finding that they don’t have the right to obtain states’ voter roll data.



The department has insisted that it is merely enforcing voter roll maintenance requirements under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), and that Title III of the Civil Rights Act gives it authority to access the records.



But federal judges haven’t bought it.



In Maine, U.S. District Judge Lance Walker, a Trump appointee, wrote that “whatever investigatory purposes may support a Title III records demand, voter list maintenance is not among them.”



Walker also pointedly called out DOJ’s shifting and contradictory explanations for why it wants access to voter rolls nationwide. As Walker noted in a footnote, DOJ attorneys insisted during oral argument that concerns about the federal government building a national voter database were overblown and “not true.” But, as it turns out, the only thing that wasn’t true were DOJ’s assurances.

Walker wrote that the department’s “efforts to assuage these concerns were almost immediately undermined” by a new executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to compile a “State Citizenship List” to “assist in verifying identity and Federal election voter eligibility.”



And in Wisconsin, U.S. District Judge James Peterson ruled that statewide voter registration lists are not records subject to the Civil Rights Act at all — echoing decisions out of Michigan and Arizona that similarly rejected DOJ’s demands.



The bottom line: Courts across the country continue to shut down the Trump DOJ’s unprecedented attempt to gain unfettered access to state voter rolls.



But remember, the fight against Trump’s dangerous effort to interfere in elections is far from over. And at Democracy Docket, we’re committed to bringing you up-to-the-minute reporting on every twist and turn.



Our researcher, Maya, reviewed both opinions in the voter roll cases minutes after they came down, and rapidly provided analysis for our news and social media teams to bring you the most accurate information as quickly as possible. We are tracking every filing in 25 active voter roll cases from the DOJ — including three appeals heard in court this month.

Your support allows us to update you the moment we get decisions like this. Through your contributions, we’ll continue to provide the deepest analysis of this legal battle and the broader fight to protect our democracy.

This Thursday in San Antonio, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is holding a public hearing for Vantage's planned data center on the city's West side. It is one of two Vantage facilities planned for San Antonio.

Data centers can impact the air you breathe, how much you pay for electricity and can place increased pressure on scarce water supplies. This is your opportunity to speak up! Make plans to attend! Full hearing details: https://bit.ly/42SJ1Wp

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