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Coalition Maintenance
Hello all– I hope the beginning of summer is providing opportunities to rest and recharge. Since finishing Hammer and Hoe last month, I’ve not stopped thinking of the critical & complicated role played by coalitions in socialist organizing. As I … Continue reading
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Jesus Rejects Exclusionary Discipline
Hello all– I hope the summer is off to a steady start. It is a big season of transition for me. After seven incredible years, I’m concluding my time at Texas Appleseed on June 26. I’m filled with pride, gratitude, … Continue reading
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Lessons from Twentieth Century Alabama Communists
Hello all– I write from McAllen, Texas, where I’m wrapping up a board retreat for Frontera Fund. I’m so thankful to be among comrades who are fighting to expand abortion access & reproductive care for all. I raised a couple … Continue reading
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Dispatch from Mississippi
Hello all– Happy May Day! The cause of labor continues to be one of the greatest sources of hope for the world. I pray you’ll get to gather with comrades today and reflect on the long arc of solidarity built … Continue reading
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A Century Later
Hello to each of you– I hope you’re hanging in there in these trying times. It’s been quite the season for me. I lost my second campaign for Justice of the Peace in Travis County, Texas six weeks ago, took … Continue reading
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Buffalo Bayou Park
Toward the end of a recent work trip in Houston, I found myself with more free time than I imagined. Rather than rush back to Austin, I parked my rental right off of Allen Parkway and walked along the paths … Continue reading
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The Road to Socialism Through Schools
I shared this essay during Harmony & Healing: National Day of Racial Healing Community Circle on January 28, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Socialism found me gradually throughout my twenties. Sure, I engaged in fights against the death penalty as a … Continue reading
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Navigating Mistakes in Song and Protest
I told this story for Voices of Change: Sharing Our Humanity Through Song and Storytelling in Austin, Texas on Saturday, October 26. 2024. In 2013, I sang triumphantly before at least one hundred people in downtown D.C. The brisk spring … Continue reading
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Andrew Reginald Hairston 