Dear nancy, Good Afternoon!
Things are heating up and it's not just the summer temps . Get out and get with some OFAer / neighbors and attend some Townhall meetings; let's talk about jobs, climate change and immigration. Links to get involved are below. Videotape the events and post to YouTube, live tweet them or Facebook them !
Also Check out Women Organizing Women Democrats "I Thought I Was The Only Democrat..." Roundtable Discussion and the NTX Progressive Christian great discussion on debt Jubilee , information below.
Help a local pet food food pantry ! When times are tough, folks need help with food for pets ! Helping low income folks keep their pets keep the animals from ending up in shelters so it is a Win/ Win !
Forward this newsletter to a Democratic friend and urge them to subscribe - put me on your media contact list and I'll help you get out the word about your events. You can always make a PayPal donation and always use the Amazon link when you buy from them and we get a few cents!
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Organizing for America plans to visit Townhall meeting to talk about Climate change and Immigartion reform ! Join them ! | 
What: Calling out Senator Ted Cruz for denying climate change and our responsibility to control it. When: Tuesday, August 13th Time: 11:30 am Where: 10440 N. Central Expressway, in front of Cruz' office building. Bring: Handmade posters with messages such as "stop denying climate change", "Climate change deniers are death panels", "we must act to stop climate change" What: Calling out Congressman Joe Barton for denying climate change and our responsibility to control it. When: Tuesday, August 13th Time: 10:00 am Where: 6001 W. I-20, Arlington Bring: Handmade posters with messages such as "stop denying climate change", "Climate change deniers are death panels", "we must act to stop climate change" What: Calling out Congressman Michael Burgess for denying climate change and our responsibility to control it. When: Tuesday, August 13th Time: 3:00 pm Where: 1660 S. Stemmons Freeway #230 Lewisville 75067 Bring: Handmade posters with messages such as "stop denying climate change", "Climate change deniers are death panels", "we must act to stop climate change" What: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Why We Need It and How We Get It When: Thursday, August 15th Time: 7-9 pm Where: Greenland Hills United Methodist Church, 5835 Penrose, Dallas 75206 RSVP and find out about other events here |
Hey ! Your Congressman is going to be there and dinner is only 5 $bucks ! | NE Tarrant Tea Party meeting Congressional Town Hall: Kenny Marchant & Michael Burgess State Rep Town Hall: Giovanni Capriglione (D98), Jonathan Stickland (D92) Aug 12, 2013, 6:30-8:30 pm - NOTE THE LATE FINISH! $5 dinner served at 6:00pm Grace Community Church 251 Countryside Ct, Southlake 76092 (THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING IN THIS LOCATION.) |
Current TV changes to AlJazeera America and progressive shows move to Free Speech TV ! | 
Current TV, the home of many progressive talk shows ( Stephanie Miller, The Young Turks, Bill Press etc ) if going off the air on Thursday and being replaced by news channel Al Jazeera America but many of the shows will be moving to Free Speech TV Free Speech TV is carried full-time on the following systems: Dish Network 9415 DirecTV 348 Roku Free Speech TV in Roku Channel Store Free Speech TV is carried full-time online at freespeech.org as well as on FilmOn.com (Free Speech TV is in the News Channels category). The FilmOn feed is viewable on many mobile devices including iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) and Android phones, tablets and music players. |
Texas really needs Obamacare | 
We've always known that Texas would be a huge beneficiary of the Affordable Care Act because of our huge volume of uninsured people, but this quantifies it in a way that really brings it home. Texas is home to more than two-thirds of the nation's 30 counties most in need of expanded health insurance coverage, according to a liberal group. read here |
Democracy Now | 
Son of Victim in Sikh Temple Attack Unites with Former White Supremacist to Fight Violence and Hate This week marks the one-year anniversary of the attack by neo-Nazi gunman Wade Michael Page on a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, that left six dead and five wounded. We speak ... Read More → "I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave": Reporter Mac McClelland on Life Inside the Online Shipping Machine As Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos buys The Washington Post, we look at life inside the factories that make online companies like Amazon run. Last week, President Obama delivered a major ... Read More → |
Celebrate Social Security! (and make sure we keep it!) with Labor Dallas | 
2 PM Wednesday, August 14 Betty Warmack Branch Library 760 Bardin Rd, Grand Prairie, 75052 Certain politicians have opposed Social Security since 1935. They continue to try to find obscure ways to cut it or kill it. The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans invites you to help us celebrate Social Security and rededicate ourselves to keeping it despite all attacks. We'll be joined by Lorraine Birabil from Congressman Veasey's office. For more information: Gene Lantz at 214-942-4236, labordallas@sbcglobal.net, www.texasretiredamericans.org |
Debtors' Prison- Debt: A Biography From Debtors' Prison to Jubilee | 
Dallas Area Christian Progressive Alliance presents : Thursday, August 15, 2013, 7pm Debtors' Prison -Debt: A Biography From Debtors' Prison to Jubilee A free-wheeling dramatic reading inspired by Leviticus, Deuteronomy, the teachings of Jesus, debt prisoners, Margaret Atwood's Payback, farmers in Texas and Oklahoma at the turn of the last century, and the stories of people who bear the burden of debt today. Free; donations go to the Rolling Jubilee campaign to buy and forgive medical debt and the Faith Voices speakers' fund. United Methodist Church, 11211 Preston Road, Dallas 75230. Each evening includes the presentation, Q & A, and small group networking with action in mind. For more information, call 214/333-7577 or email Matthew-25 @earthlink.net |
Texas ALEC Politicians | 
ALEC is a corporate bill mill. It is not just a lobby or a front group; it is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, corporations hand state legislators their wishlists to benefit their bottom line. Corporations fund almost all of ALEC's operations. They pay for a seat on ALEC task forces where corporate lobbyists and special interest reps vote with elected officials to approve "model" bills. Learn more at the Center for Media and Democracy's ALECexposed.org, and check out breaking news on our PRWatch.org site. This is a partial list of Texas politicians that are known to be involved in, or previously involved in, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). List here |
North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Monday, August 12: - Metrocrest Democrats Our guest speaker will be Susan Schoppa, Supervising Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children, Dallas Legal Aid of Northwest Texas. Susan will discuss the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and its effects as we approach full implementation. With a 25% uninsured rate, many Texans should see substantial change a a result of this new law, despite the resistance of the governor and Republicans in the state legislature. (Dinner 6:30, Program 7 PM, NewNew Buffet, 3822 Belt Line Rd, Addison)
Tuesday, August 13: - Dallas County Young Democrats Happy Hour begins at 6:30, Meeting starts at 7:00 PM. (6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, The Foundry, 2303 Pittman St., Dallas)
- Irving Democratic Club (7 pm, Jaycee Park, 1975 Puritan, Irving)
- Dallas Drinking Liberally (7:30 pm, Uptown Bar, 3605 McKinney Ave, Dallas )
Wednesday, August 14: - Dallas Drinking Liberally Group 7:30 PM Uptown Pub 3605 McKinney Ave Dallas, TX 75204
· Women Organizing Women Democrats "I Thought I Was The Only Democrat..." Roundtable Discussion 6:00 PM Christopher A. Parr Library 6200 Windhaven Parkway Plano, TX 75093 Friday, August 16: - Far North Dallas Democrats 5:30 PM BJ's Brewhouse 1101 N Central Expy Plano, TX 75075
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| How the Texas GOP Is Moving Swiftly to Protect the Political Power of White Conservatives | 
The Texas GOP proudly defends its right to white political power. After the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Republican majorities and politicians in many Southern states quickly went to work to revive segregationist Jim Crow voting laws.
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Pet Food Food Pantry ( yes there is such a thing !) | 
** if you can't drop off a bag or some cans - call them I'm sure there is a way you can send a check to make a donation for the food pantry. Helping low income folks keep their pets keep the pets from being in shelters ! Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center needs pet food donations to help low income pet owners The cupboards are bare and there are pets in need. We could really use some donations of DRY dog and cat food for our food pantry program that provides pet food for pets of low-income residents. Donations can be dropped off at Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center Phone: 214-670-8246 Fax: 214-243-1853 1818 N. Westmoreland Road Dallas, Texas 75212 Fort Worth : The Dont forget to feed me Org. donate here McKinney : North Texas Pet Food Pantry here |
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| Milton Friedman, Unperson By PAUL KRUGMAN | Milton Friedman, Unperson By PAUL KRUGMAN 
Recently Senator Rand Paul, potential presidential candidate and self-proclaimed expert on monetary issues, sat down for an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. It didn't go too well. For example, Mr. Paul talked about America running "a trillion-dollar deficit every year"; actually, the deficit is projected to be only $642 billion in 2013, and it's falling fast. read on | |
Climate Change Visualization from 1880 to 2010 by NASA | 
| Climate Change Visualization from 1880 to 2010 by NASA |
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Dallas Sierra Club General Meeting | Program - August 13, 7:00 pm - Refreshments at 6:30 
Our August General Meeting topics are Inner City Highways and Controlling Pests with Birds. Our General Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. but come at 6:30 for snacks, information and fellowship. Our meeting takes place at REI, 4515 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Dallas, TX 75244. |
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Tarrant County Democrats Fellowship and internships | 
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FEMA testing a new Emergency App | The FEMA App contains preparedness information for different types of disasters, an interactive checklist for emergency kits, a section to plan emergency meeting locations, information on how to stay safe and recover after a disaster, a map with FEMA Disaster Recovery Center locations (one-stop centers where disaster survivors can access key relief services) and Shelters, general ways the public can get involved before and after a disaster, and the FEMA blog.  http://www.fema.gov/app
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