Dear nancy, Good Afternoon!
Amazing Earth Day events this week ! Attend a food film festival, go see the amazing " Chasing Ice " documentary at the Texas Theatre and visit one of the many Earth Day celebrations and learn how you can be a better environmentalist.
And today, Tax Day have some fun with Tax Evaders and catch up on some North Texas stories you may have missed.
Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
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Tax Day blues ? Play tax evaders ! | 
Today is Tax Day, the day you have to settle up with uncle sam - at least on paper. On this Tax Day, you can take out your frustrations of the Tax Code through a new browser game."Tax Evaders" is basically like "Space Invaders" with all the alien spaceships donning corporate logos. And the big corporations are those accused of evading taxes, diminishing revenues and wreaking havoc on middle America. So, if you`re frustrated at having to pay taxes - take it out on the big corporations and blow them away-on your browser. Play the game of Tax Evaders by clicking here. http://www.taxevaders.net/ |
Celebrate Earth Day 2013 ! | 
Earth Day Dallas EDD is an annual, outdoor festival seeking to elevate environmental awareness and influence the way North Texans think, live and work. The family-friendly and free-admission event allows leaders in the corporate, academic and non-profit worlds to unite and show North Texans how green lifestyle choices can lower their cost of living, improve their health, and help save the environment. EDD is excited to announce its 2013 Earth Day will take place at Fair Park, in the heart of Dallas, Texas. The event will utilize approximately 500,000 square feet of both indoor and outdoor event space. EDD's footprint will easily accommodate the 600 exhibitors and 65,000 guests anticipated to attend this year's event. http://www.earthdaydallas.org/ Oak Cliff Earth Day: celebrate the planet & its pets - free classes, live music The 7th Annual Oak Cliff Earth Day will be held at historic Lake Cliff Park in the Demonstration Rose Garden on Sunday April 21st from 12 to 5 PM. (rain or shine). Once again, on behalf of our hard working committee, I want to thank everyone who came out on April 22, 2012 to celebrate Oak Cliff Earth Day... Earth Day in the park. The day was absolutely wonderful in so many ways. Now it is time to start thinking about Oak Cliff Earth Day 2013- our 7th Anniversary and planned to be our grandest. So...vendors, artists, entertainers, volunteers and earth lovers please mark your calendar for April 21, 2013... Sunday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM. Tell your friends, bring the family, bring your pets - there is something for everyone to enjoy. http://www.oakcliffearthday.com/ Volunteer For Earth Day April 20 or 21 The DCDP needs volunteers to work the April 20 and/or 21 Earthday Event at Fair Park open from 10 am to 6 pm each day. Volunteer for the day or for increments of hours. We need voter registrars, and smiling Democratic faces. Clubs are invited to take a block of time. Contact Carmen at DCDP to volunteer at 214/831-8221 or by email to carmen AT dallasdemocrats.org. Texoma Earthday Festival Saturday, April 20, 2013 11:00 AM Texoma Earthday Festival @ Municipal Grounds 405 N. Rusk Sherman, TX 75090 |
Big Read Dallas: Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 | 
The Big Read Dallas is a project designed to immerse Dallas in a shared reading experience. Read or re-read Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and join the related events all over Dallas to participate. Fahrenheit 451 explores the themes of courage, censorship, free speech, and the value of literature. Our intention is to encourage and facilitate the entire city to read-and talk about-this book and these ideas in large and small ways. Library Book Discussion Groups for Fahrenheit 451: Each group is free and open to the public, all ages welcome. Thursday, April 4, noon to 1 pm Tuesday, April 9, 6 pm
Each month, the North Oak Cliff Branch Library Book Club reads an award-winning novel and meets to discuss. This month's reading is Fahrenheit 451. Wednesday, April 10, 6:30 - 7:30 pm Each month, the Audelia Road General Book Club meets for a lively discussion about a book. This month's reading is Fahrenheit 451. New members are always welcome to join. Saturday, April 27, 11 am
Each month, the Oak Lawn Library Book Club reads an award-winning novel and meets to discuss. This month's reading is Fahrenheit 451. Go to Bigreaddallas.org to learn more about this BIG event. |
Shop NO GMO app and great online web page | 
Shop no gmo app for your smart phones/ tablets https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shopnogmo/id393454798?mt=8 No GMO online guide and web page http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/ Created by the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) The Institute for Responsible Technology is a world leader in educating policy makers and the public about genetically modified (GM) foods and crops. We investigate and report their risks and impact on health, environment, the economy, and agriculture, as well as the problems associated with current research, regulation, corporate practices, and reporting. Founded in 2003 by international bestselling author and GMO expert Jeffrey Smith, IRT has worked in more than 30 countries on 6 continents, and is credited with improving government policies and influencing consumer buying habits. IRT's Campaign for Healthier Eating in America mobilizes citizens, organizations, businesses, healthcare professionals, and the media, to achieve the tipping point of consumer rejection of GM foods. Visit the IRT website for online videos and podcasts, a free newsletter, reports, and volumes of information. Join the Tipping Point Network and find out what you can do to help reclaim a healthier non-GMO food supply. To order education materials, books and dvds, please visit SeedsofDeception.com For additional questions and concerns, please email: info@responsibletechnology.org |
North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Monday, April 15: DCDP Burger Bash : Democratic fellowship and games including "Budget Czar" and the "Money Bags" bean bag toss. Your $10.99 donation pays for your entry, burger, chips and drinks (water or soda - additional contribution suggested for other). Register and pay online or at the door. See you there and bring a friend. (6 PM, DCDP Office, 4209 Parry at Fletcher, Dallas)
Thursday, April 18:
Rockwall Dem Dames 630pm Le Madeleine's, East I-30 Service Rd, Rockwall, TX A social gathering. You are invited. Parker County Texas Democratic Women will meet on Thursday, April 18th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Weatherford Public Library, 1014 Charles Street in Weatherford, Texas. Our guest speaker, Julie Rosenthal, a financial planner from Fort Worth, will present a program on Social Security enlightening us on aspects, some of which we might not be familiar. We invite everyone who wants to learn about Social Security to join us. For more info, call Freda Burks at 817-220-0191. Friday, April 19:
Drinking Liberally Addison https://www.facebook.com/events/151148855063760/Spring has sprung and maybe the cold is gone for good. It's time to have a liberal pint with liberal friends on the patio at The Quarter in Addison. Join us on a special date and time, FRIDAY April 19th starting at 5pm. Saturday April 20: Rockwall County Democratic Party Breakfast Saturday, April 20 - 9 AM Harry Myers Community Center, 815 E Washington, Rockwall, TX Candidates for City Council and School Board Positions are being invited to speak. followed by Rockwall County Democratic Party Executive Committee Meeting Saturday, April 20 - 10:30 AM This is an open meeting |
| Texas Alliance for Retired Americans honors Eddie Bernice Johnson | 
The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans is part of the 4 million member national Alliance for Retired Americans fighting to preserve and extend the right to retire. Benefits are under constant attack in both Washington and Austin and we are fighting back. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has been a long time supporter of retirees and working families. Please join TARA as we honor her for years of service to North Texas. Congressman Marc Veasey, who will be introduced by Linda Chavez Thompson, will pay tribute to Congresswoman Johnson on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm. The dinner, catered by Desperados, will be held at the Postal Worker's Hall-APWU, 2010 Postal Way, Dallas, Texas 75212. We have sponsor tables available and individual tickets are $30. Please visit www.texasretiredamericans.org for further details or call Judy Bryant, TARA Field Organizer at 214-729-0063. |
Firearms Company Relocating To North Texas | 
A firearms company that makes AR-15 style rifles for the iconic brand Colt, will open a plant in Breckenridge in Stephens County. Oregon company Bold Ideas confirmed the development Friday. Bold Ideas goes by the name Colt Competition, making high accuracy rifles for competition shooting.
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Chasing Ice Video screening in Dallas this weekend ! | Chasing Ice 75 min - 2012| Documentary Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers. Friday 4/19/2013 7:15pm /Saturday 4/20/2013 5:00pm /Sunday 4/21/2013 5:00pm Monday 4/22/2013 6:20pm Buy Tickets Now at MovieTickets.com The Texas Theatre * 231 W. Jefferson Blvd Oak Cliff, TX 75208 * Box office: (214)948-1546 * Fax: (214)948-1525 * info@aviationcinemas.com 
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Smokey Joe Bible's 'Great Flood' Shows Climate Change Isn't Man-Made | 
| Bible's 'Great Flood' Shows Climate Change Isn't Man-Made |
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| The Antisocial Network By PAUL KRUGMAN NYTimes | 
Bitcoin's wild ride may not have been the biggest business story of the past few weeks, but it was surely the most entertaining. Over the course of less than two weeks the price of the "digital currency" more than tripled. Then it fell more than 50 percent in a few hours. Suddenly, it felt as if we were back in the dot-com era. read on | |
Nuns on a Bus in Austin this weekend ! | 
On April 17, 2013, Sr. Simone Campbell and "Nuns on the Bus" will be joining others in Austin to advocate for the Medicaid expansion. If you are interested in going with the Dallas group, please email Matthew-25@earthlink.net, or reply to this message, for more information |
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Food Film Festival | 
Join us for the Chipotle Food Film Series presented by Edible Dallas & Fort Worth. Films start at 7pm and will be followed by a panel discussion featuring local experts.
A minimum $2 donation will be accepted at the door in support of local charities, and all attendees will receive a Buy One/Get One card good at all Chipotle restaurants.
The films are Eating Alabama (4/16), Grow! (4/30), Cafeteria Man (5/14), In Organic We Trust (5/28)
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Phil Donahue in Dallas To Host Body of War Screening | 
Phil Donahue in Dallas To Host Body of War Screening As Bush Center celebrates, Iraq veteran shares plans to end his life Wednesday, April 24 7:45PM Angelika Film Center 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln. Dallas Tomas Young enlisted in the army after 9-11 with the intend to defend his country from terrorist, soon after he was deployed to Iraq. Five days after arriving he suffered a gunshot wound that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Upon return, Phil Donahue a director & producer decided to make this film after meeting Young at Walter Reed Medical Center. The film explores Young's journey as he becomes an anti-war advocate while struggling with his paralysis. Last month, Young made the decision to end his life by refusing nourishment. Agenda for the Evening: Introduction by Director & Producer Phil Donahue The film Body of WarFilm short of Thomas Young Live Skype session with Thomas Young or additional information please contact: jharris866@aol.com
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Bill passed to drug test Texas welfare applicants |  The Texas Senate has passed a bill to drug test some welfare applicants and cut off drug users from receiving money.
The bill by Sen. Jane Nelson, a Flower Mound Republican, covers adults applying to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides poor people with money for food, clothing, housing and other basic needs. The bill passed Wednesday temporarily cuts off benefits to drug users, with a permanent ban after three failed drug tests. Money would still go to an applicant's minor children through a third party. The program spends about $90 million on 100,000 Texans every year. Nelson says taxpayer money should not be used to support a drug habit. The bill now goes to the House for consideration.
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Marketing Food to Children: Anna Lappe at TEDxManhattan 2013 | 
| Marketing Food to Children: Anna Lappe at TEDxManhattan 2013 |
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