Dear nancy, Good Morning! There are great events coming up this week! Tonight you can eat a burger and later in the week you can drink liberally and attend a Democratic meeting or candidate forum. I've also included a few news items you shouldn't have missed. Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
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Today: Burger Bash At DCDP Office | 
It's time once again for the DCDP's Annual Burger Bash. The fun will begin at 6 PM today, Monday, April 11, at the party office, 4209 Parry at Fletcher, in Dallas. We'll have plenty of regular and veggie burgers with all the fixin's. This is a great way to meet fellow Democrats, elected officials and candidates. A $10.00 donation per person is requested to help defray costs. To RSVP (so we'll have an idea how much food we need for you all), please send an email to phyllis AT dallasdemocrats.org or call the Party office at 214.821.8331. |
"Good Friday Walk" in downtown Dallas | 
Please come to the annual "Good Friday Walk" in downtown Dallas sponsored by the Dallas Area Christian Progressive Alliance. Our message will be on behalf of those who are being neglected in the current state and national budget cuts. Please send this invitation to others who would be part of a public observance lifting up the central tenent of the Christian faith. Besides the attached flyer, you can get more information at www.dallaschristians.org. You can also see past "Good Friday Walk" videos on youtube.....search for Dallas Good Friday Walk or DACPA or dallas christians. If you want more information, email me or call me - 972-241-7542 (home). See you on the 22nd!! Rita Clarke http://www.dallaschristians.org/ / Good Friday Walk pdf |
Democracy Now | 
Democracy Now! broadcasts from the National Conference for Media Reform in Boston, where more than 2,000 media activists, journalists, academics and lawmakers have gathered during a time of massive cutbacks in the news industry and increasing concentration of media ownership. We host a media roundtable with Craig Aaron, incoming president of media advocacy group Free Press; Sascha Meinrath, director of the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative; and Malkia Cyril, the executive director and founder of the Center for Media Justice. Watch/Listen/Read This week Republicans unveiled a budget proposal for 2012 that cuts more than $5.8 trillion in government spending over the next decade. The plan calls for sweeping changes to Medicaid and Medicare, while reducing the top corporate and individual tax rates to 25 percent. We speak to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who addresses the growing class divide taking place in the United States and inequality in a new Vanity Fair article titled "Of the 1, by the 1, for the 1%." Watch/Listen/Read |
Tonight Texas plans to use a new execution drug for the first time on the scheduled execution of death row prisoner Cleve Foster. [Update: The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay in Foster's execution] Like many states, Texas is experimenting with its lethal injection process due to a shortage of the sedative sodium thiopental. We speak with Maurie Levin in Austin, who filed suit to get details about Texas's new execution drug, and Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, D.C. Watch/Listen/Read |
Earth Day Events | 
Live Green Expo in Plano - April 16 Visit the FREE Live Green Expo in Plano. This very popular expo features exhibits, children's activities, entertainment, demonstrations, and informative presentations. And the Dallas Sierra Club will have a booth (if you would like to help, please contact Robin Sowton). The Expo takes place at Plano Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy., Plano TX 75074. Visit www.livegreenexpo.net for more information. Oak Cliff Earth Day - Celebrate the Planet - April 17 The 5th annual Oak Cliff Earth Day will take place on Sunday, April 17 from noon to 5:00 pm at Lake Cliff Park in historic Oak Cliff. You can donate blood, adopt a pet, buy plants, buy art from local artists, learn about bees, butterflies, organic gardening and hybrid vehicles. There will be entertainment all day. Food & drinks will be available for purchase. Free parking will be available at Methodist Hospital Lot # 10 and they are providing a shuttle from the parking lot to the park. If you can help with the Sierra Club's booth, contact Robin Sowton (link above). Apr 22-23 (Fri-Sat) Earth Day Dallas 2011 in Downtown Dallas Earth Day Dallas features two days of engaging exhibits, compelling speakers, music, entertainment, food and fun for everyone. It's an exciting time for North Texans to come together to learn how we can all make a positive impact on our community and our world, and how we can grow a greener Dallas together. Join us April 22nd and 23rd downtown in the Arts District beginning at 10:00 a.m. each day to see how you can make a difference. More info at www.earthdaydallas.org. If you can help with the Sierra Club's booth, contact Robin Sowton (link above). http://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2011 |
Tell Us Who YOU Think Is the Most Influential Progressive! | 
In the battle with the right-wing propaganda machine, we need to promote the wide array of people in the progressive talent pool. AlterNet wants to highlight and give progressive media talent the visibility and the recognition they deserve. In the battle with the right-wing propaganda machine, we need to promote the wide array of people in the progressive talent pool. As the Free Press Media conference approaches, we wanted to give you the opportunity to vote on those who you feel are the most influential media progressives (click here to go directly to the survey). |
North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion | 
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery By Eric Foner List Price: $29.95 Price: $17.94 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. BUY HERE Product Description From a master historian, the story of Lincoln's-and the nation's-transformation through the crucible of slavery and emancipation. In this landmark work of deep scholarship and insight, Eric Foner gives us the definitive history of Lincoln and the end of slavery in America. Foner begins with Lincoln's youth in Indiana and Illinois and follows the trajectory of his career across an increasingly tense and shifting political terrain from Illinois to Washington, D.C. Although "naturally anti-slavery" for as long as he can remember, Lincoln scrupulously holds to the position that the Constitution protects the institution in the original slave states. But the political landscape is transformed in 1854 when the Kansas-Nebraska Act makes the expansion of slavery a national issue. |
North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | 
Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake Democrats Chapter of the Mid-Cities Democrats The Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake Democrats Chapter of the Mid-Cities Democrats is hosting two important events in April. The first is a regular business meeting with guest speaker Thursday, April 14 at The Olive Garden Restaurant, 301 W Hwy 114 in Grapevine. Come at 6:30 to order dinner and socialize, with the meeting beginning at 7 pm. Guest speaker will be Karen Kelly, Congressional District 12 chair for the CARE organization and area facilitator for the World Affairs Council. Ms. Kelly has important information for us regarding poverty and the correlation with women's empowerment here and abroad. You will not want to miss her visit. For more information call 817-471-6707. Denton County Democratic Party Executive Committee Meeting Thursday, April 14 /7:00 p.m. Denton Main Firestation - Community Room / 322 E. Hickory, Denton Everyone is welcome to join us for our monthly Executive Committee meeting. If you are interested in learning what you can do to help the party locally, please join us or contact us by reply email. |
| Progressive Center Inmigración: Part One -The Voter ID Dilemma | 
Voter ID cards will be a part of future elections. How will this be managed and by whom? What voting population will be most affected? Will this cost votes? How might we help educate voters? Darlene Ewing, Chairwoman of The Democratic Party of Dallas County, elected in 2005 and considered integral in the success of the Democratic Party, will educate us on the status of legislation on the vital issue of Voter ID here in Texas and around the country. Important notice: This event will be held April 19th, at 7PM in The Progressive Center of Texas at South Side on Lamar. Please arrive by 6:45 for registration. Your donation of $5 or more to help with expenses will be appreciated. Please RSVP at billamosattheprogressivecenter@gmail.com New phone number: 469.300.1246. |
Dallas Mayoral Candidate Forum- VPNA General Meeting, April 14 | 
Date: Thursday, April 14 Time: 7:00 pm Place: Vickery Towers, main Dining Room Greenville at Belmont-enter parking lot off of Belmont Who will be our next Mayor? Vickery Place Neighborhood Association will host a Mayoral Candidate Forum for the April 14 general meeting. The four mayoral candidates have been invited to participate in the forum: District 12 City Councilmember Ron Natinsky, former Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle, City of Dallas Park Board president Mike Rawlings and Real Estate executive Edward Okpa (at this date, we have not received confirmation from Mr Okpa). The meeting will be facilitated by Vickery Place resident Bruce Thomas, who led the 2007 VPNA Mayoral Forum as well as City Councilmember candidate meetings in past years. To accommodate the schedules of the candidates, our meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. (plan to arrive by 6:45 p.m.). Also, please submit your questions for the candidates ahead of time by emailing info@vpna.org or submitting in writing before the meeting begins the night of the event. |
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| The President Is Missing By PAUL KRUGMAN NYTimes | What have they done with President Obama? What happened to the inspirational figure his supporters thought they elected? Who is this bland, timid guy who doesn't seem to stand for anything in particular? I realize that with hostile Republicans controlling the House, there's not much Mr. Obama can get done in the way of concrete policy. Arguably, all he has left is the bully pulpit. But he isn't even using that - or, rather, he's using it to reinforce his enemies' narrative. His remarks after last week's budget deal were a case in point. Read on
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Dallas Drinking Liberally | 
Tuesday, April 12 - Libertine - 7:30 PM
Monthly meet up at the Libertine 7:30PM. 2101 Greenville Ave. Pick up your pub crawl Tshirts! Facebook here
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Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% by Joseph Stiglitz | 
THE FAT AND THE FURIOUS The top 1 percent may have the best houses, educations, and lifestyles, says the author, but "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live." It's no use pretending that what has obviously happened has not in fact happened. The upper 1 percent of Americans are now taking in nearly a quarter of the nation's income every year. In terms of wealth rather than income, the top 1 percent control 40 percent. Their lot in life has improved considerably. Twenty-five years ago, the corresponding figures were 12 percent and 33 percent. One response might be to celebrate the ingenuity and drive that brought good fortune to these people, and to contend that a rising tide lifts all boats. That response would be misguided. While the top 1 percent have seen their incomes rise 18 percent over the past decade, those in the middle have actually seen their incomes fall. For men with only high-school degrees, the decline has been precipitous-12 percent in the last quarter-century alone. All the growth in recent decades-and more-has gone to those at the top. In terms of income equality, America lags behind any country in the old, ossified Europe that President George W. Bush used to deride. Among our closest counterparts are Russia with its oligarchs and Iran. While many of the old centers of inequality in Latin America, such as Brazil, have been striving in recent years, rather successfully, to improve the plight of the poor and reduce gaps in income, America has allowed inequality to grow.
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