Dear nancy, Good Afternoon ! Boy, considering how darn hot it is there sure is lots going on. Buy your tickets to attend Equality Texas premier of the Inlaws & Outlaws documentary, have a beer with Plano Drinking liberally and join local MoveOn folks to protest for jobs and support for the middle class. They also sure need your help phone banking for Wisconsin, and at the Tarrant Area Food Bank and if you can't do those things , please send a check to an agency to support African Famine and please support this great newsletter and buy a raffle ticket. Please support this newsletter, we are down to the last couple of weeks of our fundraiser- see all the great prizes below. Go here to donate Thanks, Nancy Cunningham
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The North Texas Premiere of the award-winning documentary film: Inlaws and Outlaws | 
WHAT: North Texas Premiere of Inlaws & Outlaws a Drew Emery film Benefit for Equality Texas WHERE: Cinemark West Plano, 3800 Dallas Parkway, Plano Texas WHEN: Wednesday August 24, 2011 at 6:30 pm HOW: Tickets are just $10.00 and available in advance at www.EqualityTexas.org, Event Calendar. What do you get when you fall in love? Inlaws & Outlaws cleverly weaves together the true stories of couples and singles- both gay and straight - and all into a collective narrative that is as hilarious as it is heartbreaking. At the top of the film, you meet real people one on one. You don't know who's gay or straight or who's with whom. As their stories unfold and stereotypes fall by the wayside, you won't care because you'll be rooting for everybody. With candor, good humor, great music and real heart, Inlaws & Outlaws gets past all the rhetoric to explore what we all have in common. We love. We lose. We all want to belong. And we're all making this up as we go along. "This is a very special film about love and we're going to have a fantastic time supporting a great cause," says Equality Texas Board Member Jeanne Rubin of Frisco TX, who along with friends and family is organizing the event to raise awareness and money. Equality Texas is the only non-partisan statewide political advocacy organization lobbying the Texas legislature for the elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. http://www.inlawsandoutlawsfilm.com/ |
Doing civil disobedience with style : Sam Seder talks about Tim DeChristopher | 
I was on "Majority Report," Sam Seder's radio show, last Thursday, talking about Tim DeChristopher and civil disobedience. I wanted to expand on something I said to Sam. Climate change has been public knowledge for 30 years, yet concern in the U.S. remains shallow, like water sloshing in a pan, as Andy Revkin puts it. There's very little intensity around the issue. Even with ample money, it's difficult to build a successful political coalition without intensity. listen and read here |
Democracy Now | 
Hundreds of state legislators from all 50 states have gathered in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC. Critics say the Washington-based organization plays a key role in helping corporations secretly draft model pro-business legislation that has been used by state lawmakers across the country. We go to New Orleans to speak with Lisa Graves, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy. Watch/Listen/Read We spend the hour with legendary British rocker and activist, Billy Bragg. His 1984 album, "Brewing Up with Billy Bragg," included the song "It Says Here," a critique of politics and tabloid newspapers that still rings true today in the wake of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. In 1998 and 2000, he participated in two well-known albums - Mermaid Avenue, Volumes 1 and 2 - that gave voice to another folk troubadour who sang about the poor and working class: Woody Guthrie. But to speak of Bragg simply as a singer-songwriter misses his passion for speaking out against injustice, and fighting for many causes. He is on tour now in the United States and joins us for an extended interview and performance. He reflects on his long history of activism and the attacks in Norway, and sings several songs, including his latest, "Never Buy The Sun," about the phone-hacking scandal engulfing the Rupert Murdoch media empire. Watch/Listen/Read |
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Move On : Jobs Not Cuts Event- Dallas | 
Why not bring your lunch and join them! Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011, 6:00 PM JOBS NOT CUTS! - Dealey Plaza-Grassy Knoll 411 Elm Street Dallas, TX 75202 Directions: Bring Water! Wear Hats! Save gas and ride the dart rail to the event! There are plenty of places to park in the area too! Hosted by Ann Blocker Description How angry are you at Congress right now? Tea partiers hijacked the debt ceiling deal, threatening to crash our economy to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest 1% and most Democrats caved to their demands. It is time to FIGHT BACK! With Congress home for the summer starting next week, this is our opportunity to show how angry we are. The media and Washington insiders will be watching closely to see how voters are responding to the debt deal. This is the perfect time for us to turn up the heat, and turn the focus to what it will take to rebuild the American Dream. GET UP! GET OUT! GET ACTIVE! |
Drinking Liberally Plano invites everyone to cool off with a cold one ! | 
Lynn says .... Nancy - can you please mention Drinking Liberally Plano's get together in Monday's newsletter? I sure can ! August 12th at 6:30 /The Rugby House /SE corner 121 & Preston Rd Back room /$1 off all beers. Sounds like a great -cool time ! Everyone's welcome ! |
Dallas Sierra Club Meeting : Improving Home Energy Efficiency | 
General Meeting Program - August 9, 7:00 pm - Refreshments at 6:30 Improving Home Energy Efficiency Learn how you can improve home energy efficiency-reducing energy costs and improving your health, environment, and your home's market value. Robin Sowton, our Conservation Co-Chair, will speak about this and more. Then we'll hear from an ONCOR representative who will talk about ONCOR's energy efficiency programs. And Kirk Miller, our Program Chair, will talk about his home energy audit experience. More information about each of these programs is available on our website. Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be a Sierra Club member. Our General Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. but come at 6:30 for snacks, information and fellowship. Click over to our General Meeting page of our website for more information and a map.
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North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | 
Denton County Democratic Party Join us on Tuesday, August 9, as we greet Congressman Michael Burgess at his Town Hall Meeting with a Where Are the Jobs rally at 6:00 p.m. The official meeting is from 7 - 8 p.m. at Denton High School, 1007 Fulton St., Denton. You are welcome to bring signs. We suggest short slogans, such as "Where are the Jobs?" or "Jobs Now". We will bring additional small signs for the meeting once indoors. Please come early to make the biggest impact, but if you can't come until later - come anyway. Please have your questions ready and get in line at the microphone as soon as you are able. Bring water and dress comfortably. We look forward to seeing you! Irving Democratic Club
Tuesday August 9th 6:30 p.m., 228 Chamberlain (Senter Park East Building), Irving Richardson\North Dallas Democratic Club Wednesday August 10th 7 PM, Joe's Italian Villa, 15757 Coit Road in Dallas |
| Special Event Alert: Outfoxed vs Rupert Murdoch wonderful online panel discussion! | 
Seven years ago OUTFOXED exposed Murdoch's propaganda machine, FOX News, and the dangers of corporate control of our media. Seven years ago we were laughed at for "overstating the case". Today, with scandal and arrests, it is time to revisit OUTFOXED and focus on the dangers to our democracy when control passes to the highest bidder. Join us on Tues, Aug. 9th at 5 pm PST/8 pm EST for a live online discussion. Film clips will be shown with commentary from special guests: Cenk Uygur - Co-founder of The Young Turks and former MSNBC host
Ilyse Hogue - Senior Advisor to Media Matters
James Rucker - Co-founder of ColorofChange.org
Janeane Garofalo - Actor/Comedian
Katrina vanden Heuvel - Editor of The Nation
Ellen Brodsky - News Hounds Followed by a live discussion with Producer/Director Robert Greenwald. Send the question you would like addressed in the live discussion by Facebook , Twitter, or post on the site. See you there! |
Volunteer Night at FW Area Food Bank | 
RAK ( Random Acts of Kindness) Volunteer Night at FW Food Bank When: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 6:00 PM Where: Tarrant Area Food Bank /2600 Cullen Street /Fort Worth , TX 76107 Please join us to help sort and pack food into storage boxes for TAFB from 6:00pm to about 7:30pm. This is NOT an event where you can donate food, we're just donating our time! Food sorting activities vary based on need! Volunteers help make Tarrant Area Food Bank an efficient charity. Each year, more than 5,000 volunteers give more than 55,000 hours of service. Their service empowers the Food Bank and its network of partner charities to feed approximately 280,000 Texans in 13 counties.OK to bring drinks and snacks, but purses should be locked up. Closed toe shoes are required for safety. The network serves: * Senior citizens on fixed incomes /* Single parents earning minimum wage /* Chronically ill or severely disabled individuals /* Unemployed and laid-off workers /* Homeless families and individuals http://www.tafb.org/
http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/
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Michael Moore | 30 Years Ago Today: The Middle Class Died | 
Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com: "Beginning on this date, 30 years ago, Big Business and the Right Wing decided to 'go for it' - to see if they could actually destroy the middle class so that they could become richer themselves. And they've succeeded. On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired every member of the air traffic controllers union (PATCO) who'd defied his order to return to work and declared their union illegal. They had been on strike for just two days." Read the Article |
Rick Perry : The Perry Trail and more | 
The Perry Trail And if you want more Rick Perry, check out our new feature, The Perry Trail. We've compiled the best Observer stories from the past 10 years and packaged them on a single page, complete with current blogs and feature stories about Texas' longest-serving governor. Texas observer
Texas GetEqual Counter protest Saturday ! Bless them HERE
Breaking news is that he will make a speech in North Caroline to CONFIRM that he is running for President. |
Dr. Jill Biden Arrives in Kenya to Visit Dadaab Refugee Camps , How you can help |  Dr. Jill Biden Arrives in Kenya to Visit Dadaab Refugee Camps, Highlight the Need for Aid in the Horn of Africa": "Dr. Jill Biden ... arrived in Kenya [yesterday] with Senator Bill Frist, USAID Administrator Raj Shah, Assistant Secretary of State Eric Schwartz, and Special Assistant to the President Gayle Smith. Dr. Biden's trip will underscore the United States' commitment to working with the governments and people of the region, and the international community, to assist the people of the Horn of Africa during this urgent time of need, and to investing in long-term solutions to hunger and food insecurity in the region.
How you can help : http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ http://www.unicefusa.org/
Lots of other 4 ** charities here
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| What Happened to Obama? NY Times | Drew Westen is a professor of psychology at Emory University and the author of "The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the nation.  IT was a blustery day in Washington on Jan. 20, 2009, as it often seems to be on the day of a presidential inauguration. As I stood with my 8-year-old daughter, watching the president deliver his inaugural address, I had a feeling of unease. It wasn't just that the man who could be so eloquent had seemingly chosen not to be on this auspicious occasion, although that turned out to be a troubling harbinger of things to come. It was that there was a story the American people were waiting to hear - and needed to hear - but he didn't tell it. And in the ensuing months he continued not to tell it, no matter how outrageous the slings and arrows his opponents threw at him.
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Free Speech TV Announces National Weekly Broadcast of Brunch with Senator Bernie Sanders, Hosted by Thom Hartmann | 
For the last six years, the widely-acclaimed The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann has devoted one hour each Friday, to a live call-in segment entitled Brunch with Bernie, where Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) interacts live with audiences from across the nation. Free Speech TV has announced that it will broadcast the hour-long live program to national television audiences on Dish Network and DIRECTV beginning on Friday, August 5, 2011, at 12 p.m. ET.
The weekly call-in program focuses on the latest political news, national policy debates and Senator Sanders' commentary as well as reports on the very latest developments in Congress. "We are honored to be able to broadcast the voice of America's most independent senator to millions of American households each week. Senator Sanders is an iconic political figure, a powerful voice in Washington standing up for the interests of working people and minorities across the nation," said Don Rojas, Free Speech TV Executive Director. Speaking about the segment's launch on FSTV, host Thom Hartmann said, "I am thrilled that Free Speech TV will now be bringing Senator Sanders' clear and principled voice into the homes of millions of U.S. households each Friday. For the past six years we've been doing 'Brunch with Bernie' on my national radio program, giving listeners all over the country a chance to dialogue with the Senate's most progressive member. With Bernie now on national television, viewers from around the country will be able to interact weekly with America's Senator."
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Wisconsin Recall Election GOTV needs you | 
They need phone bank volunteers ! If we help with that more of their volunteers can get out and go door to door.
Sign up to make some calls tonight here
http://wisconsinrecall.net/blog/ http://www.wearewisconsin.org/ Online Phone Bank Opportunity The Rockwall County Young Democrats, in conjunction with a statewide effort from the Texas Young Democrats, would like to invite you to join an online phone banking opportunity to assist the Recall Election efforts in Wisconsin. Rockwall Democrats of all ages are encouraged to join this effort! What: Online Phone Bank to support Recall Election Efforts in Wisconsin Where: Your Computer & Your Phone When: Monday, August 08, 2011 - 5:00 PM-7:00 PM (Training call starts @ 4:40 PM) More Information: Help defeat the Wisconsin Republicans! ALL VOLUNTEERS: sign-up for the Monday, August 8, 6-8 EDT (5-7 CDT) shift at http://www.calloutthevote.com We will all be using the online tool for dialing and scripts.
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How a Corporatist Supreme Court Cabal Joined Forces With Right-Wing and Kochs to Quietly Sell Out Our Democracy by Jim Hightower | 
Bill Watterson is Mark Twain--with a drawing pen. He is a master cartoonist, but also a sharp-witted observer of the absurd, with an impish sense of humor. From 1985-1995, Watterson penned "Calvin and Hobbes," the truly marvelous comic strip that featured six-year-old Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes. In Calvin's inventive and iconoclastic mind, Hobbes was a genuine tiger (and his best friend) and they shared boundless adventures that challenged conventional thinking and defied authority, often crashing right through the prescribed social order of the 'real' world.
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Progressive Talkers attend 6th Annual 1090 am Forum | 
AM 1090 Forum Video Check out the video from the 6th Annual AM1090 Forum Here Or listen to the audio podcast of the entire forum Here 2011 Forum View the photos of the event and the VIP meet-n-greet here Watch here
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Texas Voter ID requirements new tools to educate voters | From Tracy Clinton : I recently attended an excellent presentation put on by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's office concerning Voter ID. I thought the handouts presented at that meeting were very good, particularly for activists looking to spread quality information about the upcoming Voter ID requirements that kick in starting January 1st, 2012
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