Dear nancy, Good Afternoon!
Lots going on ... check the calendar below for amazing events ! Remember NO CARES if you attend these events if you DO NOT live in the area. If you work or visit a part of the Metroplex and it's easier for you to attend events there or if something just interests you, JUST GO -they will welcome you !
Attend one of the Women's Equality Day events, it's fun to wear period clothes or white and we KNOW women need to get organized and be a driving force in 2014 elections.
Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
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Women's Equality Day Celebration August 21 ~ noon to 1:00 p.m. Dallas City Hall | 
Women's Equality Day Celebration August 21 ~ noon to 1:00 p.m. Dallas City Hall Flag Room on the 6th floor 1200 Marilla in downtown Dallas Women's Equality Day has been celebrated annually for over 20 years with a program by a local Dallas women's organization, Women's Issues Network (WIN). The group will celebrate the 93nd anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment allowing women the right to vote with an event at Dallas City Hall. Over 100 women will descend upon City Hall wearing white to represent the suffragists who lobbied for women to vote. |
Denton County Democrats : New Democrats Toastmasters Club! Tonight | 
New Democratic Toastmasters Club! Monday, August 19, 7:00 p.m. Landmark Grill 1297 Justin Rd., Lewisville Join the first official meeting of the Democratic Toastmasters Club of Denton County. We will meet every Monday evening, except holidays, and will be lead by an experienced Toastmaster. Members will approve an official club name, hear two speeches and evaluations, and follow the proven Toastmasters agenda. Toastmasters is a nonprofit organization that helps members improve speaking skills, time management and project management skills. New memberships and fees will being taken. Please arrive no later than 6:30 if plan to have dinner. |
Gregg Abbott thanks supporters for calling Wendy Davis "Retard Barbie" | 
From Texas Democrats: This weekend, Greg Abbott went on Twitter to thank a supporter for saying that the Attorney General could beat Senator Wendy Davis in a gubernatorial race, teaching "Retard Barbie" a "life lesson." Despicable. In one comment, Attorney General Greg Abbott has insulted every Texan with a partisan attack on the senator. It's beneath the office of the Attorney General, and the office Abbott now seeks -- governor of our great state. Nancy -- he should be ashamed. These meanspirited remarks insult all women, members of the disability community, and a great public servant like Senator Davis. Here's the thing -- this is what Republicans think about women. They think that a Harvard law school graduate, state senator, mother of two, and a long-time fighter for Texas families deserves to be spoken to like this, in a public forum. These comments tell you all you need to know about the Republican Party of Texas and its attitude towards women and those with disabilities. We've got to stop an anti-women candidate like Greg Abbott from becoming our next Governor. http://splash.txdemocrats.org/ Texas Defends Voting Laws: "We Don't Want Democrats To Vote"
So mere hours after the Supreme Court struck down Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Texas wasted no more time and re-instituted the same redistricting plan the courts had already ruled as unconstitutional. The same with their new voter suppression bill.
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Gerrymandering Is Eating Democracy | 
It's strange that national political races grow ever more expensive, and our national political discussion grows ever more atomized and partisan, at the same time that Congressional elections are less competitive than ever, by design. Why are we all yelling at each other when we should be yelling at gerrymandering? Read more... |
Downwinders at Risk : To the Barricades: 2 Hearings in 2 Weeks to Protect What We've Already Won in Dallas | THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 1:00 PM DALLAS CITY HALL 6th Floor This Thursday at 1:30 pm in the Dallas City Council chambers, the City Plan Commission will hold the first public hearing on the draft of a new gas drilling ordinance for the City of Dallas. There will be only two of these before it heads to the full City Council, with the second scheduled for late September right before a final vote by the Commission. So if you want the Commission to understand how strongly you feel about regulating gas drilling in Dallas while they're actually writing the ordinance, you need to show-up this Thursday. Find lots more information here: http://www.downwindersatrisk.org/ 
| Dallas Fracking Mystery Tour |
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North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Monday, August 19: · Move On Immigration Action Main Street Garden Park, 1902 Main Street Dallas, TX 75201 Monday, August 19th, 8:00 PM Let's keep the momentum going! Please sign up for this gathering right away! But millions more do not-and we need to change that. Please join faith leaders and supporters of Immigration - Dallas Town Hall Meeting: Making Good Health A Reality Hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson And Congressman Marc Veasey. Panel discussion then a free health screening fair. (3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1816 Routh St., Dallas TX 75201 )
- Metrocrest Democrats Healthcare Directives Workshop Judge Chris Wilmoth of Dallas County Probate Court No. 2 and some local probate attorneys will be available to assist in filling out and notarizing FREE of charge or any obligation Healthcare Directives. Everyone is welcome to participate, but an RSVP is required. Call: (972) 839-9600 or Email to healthcaredirectives AT gmail.com. See article above. (6:45 pm to 8:30 pm, Farmers Branch Community Recreation Center, 14050 Heartside Place, Farmers Branch 75234 (SE corner of Valwood and Heartside Place, 7/10 mi. east of Josey on Valwood, turn Right on Heartside))
- North Texas Asian Democrats (7:30 pm, Maxim's Restaurant located at 1531 Terrace Drive, Richardson, TX 75081)
Tuesday, August 20: - Stonewall Democrats of Dallas (6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, Ojeda's Restaurant, 4617 Maple Ave, Dallas Texas)
· H-E-B City Group Monthly Meeting 6:30PM Los Jimadores TexMex 3314 Harwood Road, Bedford TX 76021 FOR THIS ONE MEETING ONLY WE WILL BE MEETING IN A NEW LOCATION. Due to a busy summer celebration season, we will be temporarily relocating to the Mid-Cities Democrats normal meeting place, Los Jimadores. It's just a few miles down the road, East on Harwood, just before 121 in the Tom Thumb center, behind McDonalds. SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Denise Rodriguez, Planned Parenthood. Wednesday, August 21: - Garland Democratic Woman's Club (11:30 am to 1:00 pm, Siciliano's Italian Restaurant, 2210 W. Buckingham, Garland, Texas)
- Women's Equality Day Celebration - Dallas Annual celebration of the 19th Amendment providing for women suffrage. Proclamation by the Mayor. Speaker: Carol Donovan. Please wear white! (12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Flag Room (6th floor), Dallas City Hall)
- Northwest Dallas Democrats (7:30 pm, Taco Cabana, 11824 Webb Chapel Road Farmers Branch, TX 75234)
· Women Organizing Women Democrats WOW Dems Night Out 6:30 PM Kenny's Italian Kitchen 5100 Beltline Road Dallas, TX 75254 - PFLAG Denton Screening 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
BROTHER OUTSIDER DOCUMENTARY WITH GUEST SPEAKER REVEREND PETER JOHNSON Golden Triangle Silver Cinema Denton, TX 76205 Thursday, August 22: - North Dallas Texas Democratic Women NDTDW will be screening the documentary film, "Miss Representation", which explores how the media's misrepresentations of women contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence. (6:45 PM, Northaven United Methodist Church - 2nd Floor 11211 Preston Rd (between Forest Ln & Royal Ln), Dallas)
· Grassroots Democratic Coalition Monthly Meetup 7:30 PM Black Eyed Pea Restaurant 7979 Belt Line Rd at Coit Rd - Next to Shell Service Station Dallas, TX 75287 Price: $2.00 per person · CCYD Monthly Meeting Collin County Young Democrats (CCYD) 7:00 PM Bavarian Grill 221 West Parker Road Plano, TX 75023 Friday, August 23: - State Tejano Democrats State Convention For more information email to statetejanodemocrats AT gmail.com or call 512-423-2470. (9:00 am, Renaissance Dallas Hotel, 2222 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas TX 75207)
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Dallas Women's Equality March Monday, August 26, 2013 7pm | 
For this March's message to be successful please stick to the theme. The following are the groups that the March will be divided to, so please dress accordingly :
Group 1- Suffragists (White Dresses),
Group 2- 60's-70's (has ro represent this era and you can wear color)
Group 3 - Present (stand with tx women, wendy davis signs, wear color or Orange, Pink Shoes)***
***parking info : please plan to be there 30 minutes early so you can park, or plan ahead if you are carpooling, or riding the train.
DART directions for Belo Garden: get off the train at Akard, walk west along the platform to Field St. Take a left (south) on Field to Main (two streets over) turn right (west again) to Belo Park on the south side of Main @ Griffin.
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| The Changing Face of Poverty Across Dallas | 
Recently the Urban Institute created a mapping tool to show how pockets of poverty across the country have changed and expanded over the last 30 years. Using Census data, they placed dots on the map for every 20 people with incomes below the poverty line. Whites are represented in blue, blacks are yellow, Hispanics green, and Asians red. When looking at Dallas (see screenshot images above), the two most noticeable changes from 1980 to 2010 are 1) How much more green there is on the map and 2) How the pockets of poverty are less concentrated in the city itself and have spread into the suburbs. (Chicago magazine noticed a similar expansion in their city.) read on |
Texas cops raid farm commune when mistaking tomato plants for marijuana In Mid Cities | 
Police in Arlington, Texas are being criticized for their tactics during a drug raid on a local farm that came up empty while allegedly damaging both the property and the crops. "They can't even tell the difference between tomato plants and a marijuana drug cartel," farm resident Quinn Eaker told KXAS-TV. "That's just really bad intel." Eaker said to KXAS that he and several residents at the "Garden of Eden" sustainability garden were handcuffed at gunpoint by officers during the Aug. 2 raid, which also involved a SWAT team, after an undercover officer and helicopter surveillance allegedly gave authorities probable cause to believe there was marijuana being grown on the premises. read on
More about their community including sustainability classes http://intothegardenofeden.com/ |
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| A Texan tragedy: Ample oil, no water | The fracking boom in Texas sucks away precious water from beneath the ground, leaving cattle dead, farms bone-dry, and people thirsty. read on
| Going Dry: Drought and Fracking Chokes Texas Towns |
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North Dallas Texas Democratic Women MissRepresenation screening | North Dallas Texas Democratic Women August 22, 6:45 pm Documentary film Miss Representation to be shown at NDTDW August 22 Meeting .jpg/220px-Miss_Representation_(2011).jpg) Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a filmmaker, speaker, former actress, and advocate for women, girls, and their families. Newsom wrote, directed, and produced the 2011 Sundance documentary Miss Representation, which explores how the media's misrepresentations of women contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence. Newsom launched MissRepresentation.org, a call-to-action campaign that gives women and girls the tools to realize their full potential. Newsom is an Executive Producer of the 2012 Sundance Award-winning documentary The Invisible War, which exposes the epidemic of rape in the U.S. military 
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