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Have some fun with Glen Maxey, learn how you can help the North Texas Food Bank and March against Corruption!
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An Evening of Wit & Wisdom with Glen Maxey | 
Ticket are going fast and the price increases after Tuesday. Join us for dinner with longtime Democratic activist, always humorist and pain for Republicans, Glen Maxey. Glen has been a force to be reckoned with in Texas politics since working on Senator Eugene McCarthy's campaign in '68, and has he got stories to tell! Friday, November 1, 6:30 p.m. Korner Cafe, 921 W Main St., Lewisville, TX 75067 Tickets are limited!!!! $20 per ticket purchased by Tuesday, October 29. Mail check to: DCDP, 1421 N. Elm St., Ste. 101, Denton, 76201 or purchase on-line at: An Evening with Glen $25 per ticket purchased after Oct. 29 and at the door. Glen will have Wendy Davis swag for a suggested donation, so don't miss out! |
The Syrian Refugee Crisis-The Lantern Project to help Syrian women in the Zaatari refugee camp | 
Sunday, November 3, 2013 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Southern Methodist University 306 Dallas Hall / McCord Auditorium To escape the violence, more than 2 million Syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries. Join us as speakers share their personal stories and insights about this momentous humanitarian crisis. Learn about the Lantern Project, a campaign to raise funds for solar lanterns to help "light the way" for Syrian women and girls in the Zaatari refugee camp. Following the program, attendees are invited to join the North Texas Light Brigade in a candlelight vigil in solidarity with Syrian refugees. The program has been organized by DFW International Community Alliance and the Dallas Peace Center, with additional support from The Embrey Human Rights Program, Shaam Relief Foundation, Syrian American Council Dallas Chapter, CAIR-DFW, Amnesty International - Dallas, Peacemakers Incorporated, Pax Christi Dallas, Code Pink Dallas, Dallas MoveOn, North Texas Veterans For Peace, and the North Texas Light Brigade For information: saikman@smu.edu or 214-768-8347 More info HERE |
Exciting new Denton Democrats groups | 
These are really great new group ideas more clubs should start the business referral groups. ( I even get lots of requests) Progressive Leaders of Denton County Toastmasters Each Monday beginning at 7:00 p.m. Landmark Grill, 1297 Justin Rd., Lewisville Improve communication and leadership skills. We meet every Monday evening, except holidays, with experienced Democratic Toastmasters as mentors. Please arrive by 6:30 if you plan have dinner with us. Progressive Business Referral Network Meets every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. El Chaparral Grille, 324 E McKinney, Denton Grow your business by networking with and referring other Progressive business leaders. Our Guarantee: You can increase sale$ and have more fun referring those who share your values. |
PCCDD Meeting North Texas Food Bank Nov 2nd | 
Did you know that the North Texas Food Bank provides approximately 175,000 meals per day while 300,000 meals per day are needed? In the middle of such desperate need, the Cruz-designed federal government shutdown denied the North Texas Food Bank 10 truckloads of food in one week. At our next meeting, come learn about the dimensions of hunger in North Texas and the vital food and services the North Texas Food Bank provides. Sandra Lewis, the Director of Development for the NTFB, will educate us on this issue. Also, in light of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, we will have our club treasurer, Gene Soslow, share with us his eyewitness experiences from that day in Dallas. Date: Saturday, November 2nd Time: 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Place: Oak Lawn Branch Library - Cedar Springs Road at Knight Street All Democratic candidates for the 2014 primary election are welcome to arrive early to mingle with attendees and to give a 30-second "elevator speech" to the audience at the beginning of the meeting. Donate to North Texas Food Bank here |
North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Tuesday, October 29: - H-E-B City Group Monthly Meeting - 6:30PMPizza Garden 217 Harwood Road, Bedford TX 76021 (map)Go through the buffet line as you enter, and we will be meeting in the group room at the back of the restaurant.BE SURE AND BRING YOUR DEMOCRAT FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS!
- Park Cities Central Dallas Democrats Sandra Lewis, from the North Texas Food Bank, is going to give a presentation on hunger in Dallas. We will have a special "I was there" remembrance for the JFK 50th anniversary. (10:30 AM, Oak Lawn Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Rd., Dallas)
Tuesday, November 5: Texas Constitutional Amendments And Local Election Day (7 AM - 7 PM, local precinct polling places - some may be consolidated) |
| March Against Corruption November 2nd Dallas | 
Saturday, November 2, 2013 11:00am in CDT It's time to strike at the root of our problems! The March Against Corruption is an international campaign to raise awareness about the corrupting influence of money and special interests in governance and public policy making; to provide a forum for people to organize and speak out against corruption; and to educate the public about the consequences of corruption. The March Against Corruption is not about right versus left, it's about right versus wrong.http://marchagainstcorruption.com/who-we-are/ |
It's None of Your Business Disconnect Stops Sites from Secretly Tracking You | 
Yesterday, we told you how you can record everything you do. Today, we're making sure others can't do the same. Why?Because you are being watched. No, we're not talking some shadowy government agency. We're talking about the innumerable sites across the Internet that track your every move without the decency to even say "please." The big boot for that nasty bug is Disconnect, a browser plug-in compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera that helps you visualize and block the trackers. Just install the plug-in to immediately embargo over 2,000 trackers. That blockage has myriad benefits. Gone are those creepy "targeted" ads. Plus, disconnected pages use 17% less bandwidth and load 27% faster. Disconnect's iOS app does the same for your phone and tablet, and there's a special plug-in for search engine privacy, too. About that last feature: Disconnect was created by some ex-Googlers and does a great job of stymieing even their best targeting. Who's watching whom now? Add Disconnect to Your Browser https://www.disconnect.me/ |
Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Women, Students and Minorities | Texas's new voter ID law got off to a rocky start this week as early voting began for state constitutional amendments. The law was previously blocked as discriminatory by the federal courts under the Voting Rights Act in 2012, until the Supreme Court invalidated Section 4 of the VRA in June. (The Department of Justice has filed suit against the law under Section 2 of the VRA.) Now we are seeing the disastrous ramifications of the Supreme Court's decision. Based on Texas' own data, 600,000 to 800,000 registered voters don't have the government-issued ID needed to cast a ballot, with Hispanics 46 to 120 percent more likely than whites to lack an ID. But a much larger segment of the electorate, particularly women, will be impacted by the requirement that a voter's ID be "substantially similar" to their name on the voter registration rolls. According to a 2006 study by the Brennan Center for Justice, a third of all women have citizenship documents that do not match their current legal name. read on |
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| The Big Kludge
by Paul Krugman NY Times | 
The good news about HealthCare.gov, the portal to Obamacare's health exchange, is that the administration is no longer minimizing its problems. That's the first step toward fixing the mess - and it will get fixed, although it's anyone's guess whether the new promise of a smoothly functioning system by the end of November will be met. We know, after all, that Obamacare is workable, since many states that chose to run their own exchanges are doing quite well. read on | |
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Climate Reality on the Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy | Did you know that Hurricane Sandy and climate change are tightly wound together? You are invited to attend a presentation on climate change evidence and the urgency for action. Tuesday, October 29th, is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy's devastating blow to the East Coast. OFA is remembering that disaster and its victims by hosting an evening of education and calls to action. 
The presentation will be provided by Mary Warren who is a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps. Corps members are a team of volunteers who have been trained by former Vice President Al Gore to deliver a presentation that he and the Climate Reality Project have assembled. Date: October 29th Time: 7:00-9:00 pm Place: Northaven United Methodist Church, 11211 Preston Road, between Forest Lane and Royal Lane Cost: Free, including parking! RSVP: HERE
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