Tenant Rights Movement in Houston

What is the Process for Resisting War Taxes?

In Part I [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ffasmDzslLwwlbfno3uuf?si=aoc7g0BTTIyWCtOiowNfYw], we talked about the history of war taxes, what it is, and common myths. With Part II, Ken from National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee ⁠ [https://nwtrcc.org/](NWTRCC) joins me to get into depth on what the process for a war tax resister could look like. Ken reads a letter a war tax resister sent to the IRS, and we also discuss a bill in Congress that is waiting to make war tax resistance legal. Connect with the Houston area war tax resistance on Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/houston.wtr/]

Music Empowering Social Justice: Root Cause w/ Andrea

There are so many ways to show up in the movement. From protests at the front lines to mutual aid and policy work, there isn't a shortage of ways to show up in whatever capacity you can. This interview focuses on combining the music community with the political community.  Andrea is the founder of Root Cause [https://linktr.ee/rootcausehtx] which is a community kick back that uplifts musicians in the community and brings in social justice initiatives.

What is War Tax Resistance?

From local taxes to state and federal, the money we pay our government continues to fund atrocities that violate human rights. Our taxes continue to fund "wars" that no one asked for. Ken from the the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee [https://nwtrcc.org/](NWTRCC) joins me to talk about the ongoing movement to resist war taxes. We talk about the history of war tax resistance, what it looks like now, along with myths and general education. NWTRCC is a coalition of local, regional, and national groups and individuals from across the United States. For everyone interested in or actively refusing to pay taxes for war, NWTRCC offers information, referral, support, resources, publicity, campaign sponsorship, and connection to an international network of conscientious objectors to war taxes.

Tenant Rights Movement in Houston

When folks think about public safety, they tend to think about cops. Instead of seeing cops as a means of safety, what else can keep us safe? Housing as a human right is one of the many ways we can reimagine safety in our communities.  Dominica and Diana from Houston Tenants Union [https://linktr.ee/houstontenantsunion] (HTU) join me to talk about how housing is a human right and provide tips on how to read your lease. HTU's meetings are weekly with a potluck, childcare, and an option to join online.

Movement for a People's Budget in Houston

As we all watch the national news, it feels helpless watching our tax dollars go to endless violence, bailing out corporations, and a random ballroom. However, every city and county has a budget season! The season for the Houston budget is here, and there is a movement demanding a budget that serves the working class. The Houston People's Budget [https://linktr.ee/htxpeoplesbudget]is a community movement to demand elected officials prioritize community safety, public infrastructure, and flood prevention for Houston and Harris County. Felix from West Street Recovery, [https://linktr.ee/WestStreet] NAC [https://www.weststreetrecovery.org/northeast-action-collective/], and the Houston People's Budget joins me to talk about how the current budget overfunds police while not paying city workers a living wage and cutting public services in general. The FY2026 budget cut $122M from public health, parks, libraries, housing, and the arts, reduced the total city workforce by 10%, and diverted $90M meant for drainage. We talk about the ways in which you can join the movement and help with plenty of events coming up before the vote in June.