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DCDP Burger Bash 2015 | 
Celebrate the end of tax season and support a good cause at our annual Burger Bash! Cost of admission is only $10.99. We'll have delicious burgers, hot dogs, and ice-cold drinks. So come on out for a fun night with family, friends, and local Democrats. What: DCDP Burger Bash 2015 When: Monday, April 20th 6:00 - 8:00 PM Where: Dallas County Democratic Party HQ 4209 Parry Ave. Dallas, Texas 75223 SHARE OUR FACEBOOK EVENT WITH FRIENDS: HERE RSVP and get your ticket here: http://form.jotformpro.com/form/50837017257961 You can also purchase your ticket at the door. We hope to see you at our Burger Bash |
Major Texas corporations are making the case for #LGBT rights | 
Major Texas corporations are making the case for #LGBT rights With more than 20 anti-LGBT bills pending in the Texas Legislature, a coalition of major employers in the state - including Dell, Samsung and Southwest Airlines - is making the business case for fair treatment of gay, bisexual and transgender people. More than 50 businesses have joined the coalition, called Texas Competes, by signing a pledge saying LGBT inclusion is essential to maintaining the Texas brand, attracting top talent and new companies to the state, and supporting a healthy tourism industry. read on Dallas Rep. Anchia Warns of What's Coming in Texas LGBTQ Rights Fight read on |
Zing into Spring - April 30th - Wine Tasting | 
Zing into Spring - April 30th - Wine Tasting Early Bird tickets are $30 until April 15th! Celebrate Spring and support a good cause with a Wine Tasting at Landon Winery in historic downtown McKinney hosted by the Collin County Democratic Party. Enjoy music, light appetizers, 6 "tastings", and good conversations. Early bird tickets are $30 thru April 15th. $35 after 4/15. What: Wine Tasting Party When: Thursday, April 30th 7:00 - 9:00 PM Where: Landon Winery (Downtown McKinney) 101 N. Kentucky Street McKinney, Texas RSVP and purchase your ticket on Act Blue today: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/dpccwinetasting Or mail a check to the CCDP office at 2504 K Ave #200, Plano, TX 75074. Note "Wine Tasting" on check. SHARE OUR FACEBOOK EVENT WITH FRIENDS: https://www.facebook.com/collindemocrats?fref=ts |
Dallas TAX DAY RALLY to say: HUMAN NEEDS, NOT WAR & MILITARISM! | 
TAX DAY RALLY for better budget priorities! Fund human needs, not war and militarism! WHERE? Dallas Main Post Office 401 Dallas-Ft. Worth Turnpike (I-30 & Sylvan) Dallas, Texas 75260 WHEN? Wednesday, April 15 4:00 - 6:00pm - flyering & greeting taxpayers 6:00 - 8:00pm - time out for dinner - 8:00pm - tax day display at P.O. with North TX Light Brigade (wear dark clothing) Hosted by Veterans For Peace Chapter 106 and CODEPINK Dallas; co-sponsors include the North Texas Light Brigade, Pax Christi Dallas, Ft. Worth MoveOn Council, Dallas Peace Center Be part of the 2015 GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON MILITARY SPENDING (GDAMS)! Join us to greet taxpayers at the Dallas Main Post Office for a Tax Day rally for better budget priorities! Join the fight to put people's needs first: $$ for healthcare, education, public services, public infrastructure, good jobs, good wages, and a clean and sustainable environment - NOT WAR! We will share pie charts and "cost of war" trade-offs (what could have been financed in Dallas County with the money we spent on war) with tax-day passersby about how their federal tax dollars are being spent and allow them to express their opinions about where their money should go. **Please check this site for any last-minute updates before heading to the event. Hosted by Veterans For Peace Chapter 106 and CODEPINK Dallas; co-sponsors include the North Texas Light Brigade, Pax Christi Dallas, Ft. Worth MoveOn Council, Dallas Peace Center Contacts: jharris866@aol.com, t1420mad@yahoo.com, dannapyke@sbcglobal.net |
North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Monday, April 13: Metrocrest Democrats -- Our guest speaker will be Deborah Peoples, Chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party. (If you would like to purchase dinner, please come any time after 6 to eat and mingle. The meeting will start at 7 pm, NewNew Buffet, 3822 Belt Line Rd, Addison 75001) Tuesday, April 14: Blue Ribbon Lobby Day For Democratic and Progressive Women -- In Austin. Read more at this page: http://www.blueribbonlobbyday.com/about/ Lenna Webb , President of North Dallas Texas Democratic Women, and Kim Morris, Past President of the Irving Texas Democratic Women, have chartered a bus so that women in the Dallas area will be able to participate in this most important event without the hassle of driving to and from Austin! We will depart from the Unity Church North Parking Lot (enter and go clear to the back) 6525 Forest Ln, between Wooded Gate Dr and Green Grace Dr. near Preston Rd. at 6:30 am. A number of seats have been paid for to be donated, so if you find that paying the $25 BRLD registration, plus the $25 for the bus, let us know and we will let you know if we have a seat for you! To register for the bus, go to http://ndtdw.com/blue-ribbon-lobby-day/ The return trip from Austin will leave at 4 pm and return to Dallas between 7 pm & 9 pm. Please try to complete the bus registration by March 15 or the last day April 3. They need to know how many are riding. DCDP VAN Training -- RSVP by email to taylor AT dallasdemocrats.org. (VAN Basics 6 - 7:30 PM, VAN Advanced Track 7:30 - 9 PM, DCDP HQ, 4209 Parry, Dallas) Dallas County Tejano Democrats -- (6:30 pm, La Calle Doce Oak Cliff, 415 W 12th St., Dallas 75208) Dallas County Young Democrats -- (6:30 PM, Sunset Lounge, 3030 Ross Ave., Dallas 75204) Irving Democratic Club -- (7 PM, Senter Park East, 228 Chamberlain, Irving) Dallas Drinking Liberally -- (7:30 pm, Uptown Pub, 3605 McKinney Ave, Dallas) Lewisville! Drinking Liberally - Lewisville 6:30 PM Tierneys Cafe andTavern 208 E Main St Lewisville, TX 75077 Monthly Far North Dallas Richardson Democrats Meeting Far North Dallas Democrats 5:45 PM Sonny Bryan's BBQ 1251 W Campbell Rd Richardson, TX 75080 Thursday, April 16: DCDP Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank -- Join us as we call Democratic supporters in Dallas County and encourage them to volunteer. Please bring a fully charged phone. RSVP by email to taylor AT dallasdemocrats.org. (6 - 8:30 PM, DCDP HQ, 4209 Parry, Dallas) Far North Dallas Richardson Democrats -- (6:00 pm, Sonny Bryan's, 1252 W. Campbell Road, Suite 240, Richardson 75080) Coppell Valley Ranch Democrats -- (6:30 PM, Siena Pasta and Pizza, 780 S. MacArthur Blvd., Coppell) Friday, April 17: Drinking Liberally for McKinney Collin County Liberally Groups -6:30 PM Cafe Malaga 107 South Church Street McKinney, TX 75069 Saturday, April 18: North Oak Cliff Democrats -- (8:30 am, Norma's Cafe, 1123 W. Davis St., Dallas 75208) Rockwall County Democratic Party Monthly Breakfast Meeting -- Local candidate forum. (9 AM, Harry Myers Community Center, 815 East Washington, Rockwall 75087) Southwest Dallas County Democrats -- This month's guest speaker will be the Honorable Eddie Bernice Johnson, Congresswoman, 30th Congressional District. (10 AM, Southwest Center Mall - Community Room, 3662 W Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas) Lake Highlands White Rock Democrats -- We are paying a fee for the room, so we are asking members to contribute $5 to cover room and coffee and donuts. (10:00 am, The Point at C.C. Young, 4847 W. Lawther Drive, Dallas) Tarrant County Democratic Party Third Annual Fish Fry Fundraiser -- Tickets ($25) and more info at this page: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/thirdannualfishfryfundraiser (5 - 8 PM, Tarrant County Democratic Party HQ, 2812 Race Street, Fort Worth 76111) |
| Third Annual Fish Fry Fundraiser | 
Join us for Food, Fun and Excitement! Dwight Cooley of Cooley's Catfish Shack will be our fry chef! Date: Saturday, April 18, 2015 Time: 5pm to 8pm Location: Tarrant County Democratic Party HQ 2812 Race Street Fort Worth, TX 76111 Ticket information contact HQ : 817-335-8683 $25.00/Individual Tickets Donation/children under twelve Sponsorship/ $250.00 (reserved canopy seating for 8) Precinct Chairs / $20.00 HERE |
Find Energy Incentive Programs in Your State With This Huge Database | 
It pays to save energy. You can get a number of rebates, credits and other incentives by making energy-efficient upgrades to your home. This huge, interactive database lists all of them by state. The government, and some utility companies, offer savings for certain energy upgrades. You might get a discount on CFL bulbs, for example. Or you might get a rebate for installing solar panels. It depends on where you live, and what's offered.
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| It Takes a Party by Paul Krugman |  So Hillary Clinton is officially running, to nobody's surprise. And you know what's coming: endless attempts to psychoanalyze the candidate, endless attempts to read significance into what she says or doesn't say about President Obama, endless thumb-sucking about her "positioning" on this or that issue.
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EBJ, VOTE 'NO!' ON FAST TRACK OF TPP | 
Outside Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson's office, 3102 Maple Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201 Rally with the North Texas Coalition of Progressive Activist Organizations and Unions urging U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX30) to "VOTE 'NO!' on FAST TRACK of Trans-Pacific 'Partnership'." COME TELL REP. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON TO "VOTE 'NO!' ON FAST TRACK OF TPP!" If the Trans-Pacific "Partnership" and other similar "trade" bills (TTIP, TISA...) are so great, why are they being kept secret, even from our elected representatives who must vote on them? And why/how can they be asked to vote "yes" or "no" on a huge treaty that they have not had access to see, read or amend? REGULAR ORDER of business should and MUST be applied to this treaty. Shortcuts must NOT be taken. Our elected representatives and senators must save our freedoms/sovereignty from these corporate thieves. They MUST VOTE "NO!" ON FAST TRACK TPA, then do their job and demand to see the TPP draft. SHARE..............AND ATTEND. There is not a single other issue as important today. For More Info Call: 817-921-0433 read on
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Dallas Gas Drilling | HB 40, the bill to take away the right of a municipality to regulate oil and gas drilling is now in Calendars Committee. The good news is that it can literally stay there until the session runs out May 31st. The bad news is that it has been passed out of committee and can now be sent to the floor for a vote. We have 3 local Democrats on the Calendars Committee: Rep. Roberto Alonzo--512-463-0408 Rep. Helen Giddings--512-463-0953 Rep. Eric Johnson-----512-463-0586  Please call today or tomorrow and express your strong opposition to this bill. Even if we are in the minority, opposition matters at this point as it can delay things. And now delay is in our favor as the clock is ticking. Just tell them that you hope they will vote to NOT send this bill to the House floor. Remind Rep. Alonzo that his sister, Monica Alonzo, on the Dallas City Council, voted for our Gas Drilling Ordinance 2 years ago.
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Dallas Sierra Club | General Meeting Program - April 14, 7:00 pm - Refreshments at 6:30_ All About Bats Kate Rugroden, Director of Special Projects for Bat World Sanctuary, brings The Essential Bat to the Dallas Sierra Club. This family friendly program features live native-species bats, and is an opportunity for people to see these tiny creatures up close. The program,  based on her book, The Essential Bat, introduces the audience to these extraordinary creatures and the many ways in which they affect human life through lecture/discussion, artifacts, and live native-species bats. During the program, attendees are introduced to bats in the media, bats as cultural icons, and ways to help protect bat species. Special attention is given to White Nose Syndrome, a fungal disease that is devastating bat populations throughout the U.S. For more information about The Essential Bat or Bat World, please visit www.batworld.org.
http://www.dallassierraclub.org/
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End Texas Executions | The 'End Texas Executions' effort is part of the ABOLITIONIST ACTION NETWORK, an ad hoc organization of individuals and groups dedicated to abolishing the death penalty from society. We are committed to demonstrate against the death penalty every time an execution occurs. Dallas vigils will normally be at 5:30 p.m. on the day of the execution (usually a Wednesday or Thursday) on the Mockingbird Bridge on East Mockingbird Lane at Central Expressway. Texas has scheduled four executions in April 2015. Gather on Mockingbird Bridge at Central Expwy at 5:30 PM on the following dates: WEDNESDAY APRIL 15th,THURSDAY APRIL 23rd, and TUESDAY APRIL 28th Dallas vigils will normally be at 5:30pm on the day of execution, at the Mockingbird Bridge on East Mockingbird Lane at Central Expressway 
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