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Email /Webpage /Facebook /Twitter /Newsletetter archive | | Bill White : Host a debate watch party October 19th | | 
From Bill White : Host a debate watch party On Tuesday, October 19th, Bill White will be participating in a debate in Austin with Libertarian Party candidate Kathie Glass and Green Party candidate Deb Shafto. Rick Perry, continuing his practice of avoiding accountability, has refused to attend. With only 17 days left until Election Day and early voting starting this Monday, the debate provides a great opportunity to continue to build momentum through November 2nd.
We would like to encourage all of our supporters to host debate watch parties and make calls with our online call tool. Invite you friends and family over to see for themselves the leadership Bill White will bring to Texas.
Click here to host a debate party and make online calls for Bill White. Let Texans know that there is a candidate who is in it for Texas.We will also be hosting debate watch parties at our 19 regional volunteer offices. To find an office near you, click here.
Get In It For Texas" Early Vote Rally in Dallas
JOIN Bill White Former Houston Mayor Candidate for Governor
for a "Get In It For Texas" Early Vote Rally in Dallas.
Monday, October 18th Doors open at 4:00 p.m.
Palladium/Gilley's - The Brazos Room 1135 South Lamar Street Dallas, TX
RSVP here | | Air America's own: Marc Maron, former host of Morning Sedition comes to Dallas! | |  October 19 -Live WTF Taping- buy tickets here
| | Democracy Now | |  Exclusive: British Novelist John le Carré on the Iraq War, Corporate Power, the Exploitation of Africa and His New Novel, "Our Kind of Traitor"
Today, we spend the hour, in a national broadcast exclusive, with world-renowned British novelist John le Carré, the pen name of David Cornwell. Le Carré's writing career spans half a century, during which he has established himself as a master spy writer. His latest novel, his twenty-second, is out this week, entitled Our Kind of Traitor. David Cornwell worked in the British Secret Services from the late 1950s until the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War. His third novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, became an international bestseller. As the Cold War ended, le Carré continued to write prolifically, shifting focus to the inequities of globalization, unchecked multinational corporate power, and the role national spy services play in protecting corporate interests. "The things that are done in the name of the shareholder are, to me, as terrifying as the things that are done-dare I say it-in the name of God," le Carré tells Democracy Now! Perhaps best known among his many post-Cold War novels is The Constant Gardener, depicting a pharmaceutical company's exploitation of unwitting Kenyans for dangerous, sometimes fatal, drug tests. In this rare US interview le Carre also discusses Tony Blair's role in the Iraq war, US policy toward Iran, and international money laundering.
Listen/Watch/Read
Environmental Groups Confront Oil Industry-Backed Attempt to Repeal California's Landmark Emissions Law in Prop 23
We turn to Proposition 23, a ballot initiative that would effectively repeal California's landmark global warming emissions law. Two Texas oil companies with refineries in California, the Valero and Tesoro corporations, launched a campaign to suspend implementation of the law until state unemployment falls to 5.5 percent for at least one year. We speak to the leaders of two environmental organizations opposed to Proposition 23: Michael Brune of Sierra Club and Rebecca Tarbotton of Rainforest Action Network.
Listen/Watch/Read
While Celebrating Halt to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Gay Rights Movement Confronts Teen Suicides, Homophobic Electioneering and Violent Attacks
The Nation's Richard Kim joins us to discuss some of the major issues facing the gay rights movement in America today, including Tuesday's decision by a federal judge to end the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy; the surge in gay teenagers committing suicide; the homophobic remarks of politicians ahead of the midterm elections; and the recent brutal beatings and torture of three New York men because of their sexual orientation.
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| | THE PEOPLE'S RESPONSE to the George W. Bush Library & Policy Institute November 16th ! | | 
A peaceful, nonviolent march and rally will coincide with and protest the George W. Bush Presidential Center groundbreaking in Dallas on November 16, 2010. Join us for a series of events that will move us toward accountability for the past and democracy for the future!
Accountability is the hallmark of a mature democracy: no one is above the law! Remind past, present and future administrations that the truth cannot be buried or changed, and warn the public that the same ideologues who crafted the Bush policies of the last decade will be writing a script for our future. Will this think-tank develop the same kinds of policies that brought us pre-emptive war, economic crisis, environmental disaster, unprecedented presidential power, and diminished civil and human rights? Act now! History is already repeating itself!
Events are planned in Dallas for November 14 -17, 2010, with the march and rally on the 16th. Join us!
Speakers will include: Col. Ann Wright, Dr. Robert Jensen, Ray McGovern, Rev. Dr. William McElvaney, Hadi Jawad, Representative Lon Burnam, Diane Wilson, Marjorie Cohn, Kathy Kelly, David Swanson, and Medea Benjamin.
Sponsors and endorsers include: Texans for Peace, North Texas Progressive, The Dallas Peace Center, North Texas Veterans for Peace, Peace Action Denton, Code Pink Greater Dallas, The Peace Center, Arlington, Code Pink Ft Worth, After Downing Street/War Is A Crime, Waco Friends of Peace, Code Pink Houston, Austin Veterans for Peace, The Austin Center for Peace and Justice, Code Pink Austin, Progressive Democrats of America, the Robert Jackson Steering Committee, Dallas ISO. | | '538 Ways to Live, Work and Play Like a Liberal' by Justin Krebs co- founder of Drinking Liberally here in North Texas Friday, October 22th | |  Subject: "538 Ways to Live, Work and Play Like a Liberal"
538 is the number of elected officials to Congress and the number of ideas on how to live, work and play liberally, catalogued in a new book by Justin Krebs, co-founder of the Drinking Liberally.
Krebs will be in Colleyville at Drinking Liberally Mid-Cities' October meeting, Friday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Rio Mambo, to visit chapter members and discuss his new book "538 Ways to Live, Work and Play Like a Liberal".
Organized in a New York City Hell's Kitchen pub in 2003, Krebs and his friends encouraged attendees to share a drink and start a conversation - bringing democratic discourse to a local democratic space.
Covered by the BBC, national and local print and TV, and even lampooned on "The Daily Show", Drinking Liberally has spread across the country with hundreds of chapters and expanded to Reading Liberally book clubs, Screening Liberally film clubs and Eating Liberally cooking and dining clubs.
There is no cover fee for any DL meeting and attendees are encouraged to bring a friend. Rio Mambo in Colleyville is located on the service road between Hall Johnson and Glade Road, on south Hwy. 121 at 5150 Highway 121. Look for our Drinking Liberally table tents near the back.
The Drinking Liberally Mid-Cities chapter celebrated its third year in June 2010. The chapter is co-hosted by Kathleen Thompson and Brad Walker. DL Mid-Cities usually meets on the third Thursday of each month.
| | North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion |  538 Ways to Live, Work, and Play Like a Liberal
By Justin Krebs
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The secrets to leading a progressive life-and why that's a good thing. There are hundreds of ways to lead a more environmentally friendly, socially conscious, and liberally minded life-ways that can even be enjoyable. What readers will find in this friendly inclusive book are simple steps, lifestyle adjustments, and ideas that entertain:
Watching MSNBC instead of Fox News
Powering a laptop with a solar-power-generating backpack Wearing the flag with pride Progressive financial investmen Where and how to find a like-minded mate Supporting liberal businesses Embracing a political conversation with a relative rather than avoiding it Bringing independent films to the local movie theater Start a Drinking Liberally chapter and try some of the group's signature drinks Discover how television-watching habits shape the media landscape Justin Krebs explains that being liberal, or progressive, isn't only a political act-it's a lifestyle that's suited to our changing America. | | North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | | 
Arlington Area Progressive Liberal Meetup Group Monthly Meetup
When Sunday, October 31, 2010 1:00 PM
Starbucks / 4340 Little Rd /Arlington TX 76016
Mid-Cities Democrats
The Mid-Cities Democrats encourages you to join us at our Thursday, October 28th meeting, as we celebrate this incredible accomplishment. We will meet at the Spring Creek BBQ in Grapevine located at 315 West State Highway 121. Click here for a map. We encourage you to come about 6:30PM to work your way through the line and we'll meet promptly at 7PM.
Rockwall County Democrats
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Early Vote Kick-Off Rally
Please join us to celebrate the start of Early Voting, the remaining two weeks of campaigning and to find out exactly what you can do in these last two weeks to get our Rockwall County Democrats to the polls to elect Bill White, Linda Chavez-Thompson and ALL of our excellent Democratic candidates to office on November 2nd!
What: RCDP Early Vote Kick-Off Rally
Where: Rockwall Community Center, Harry Myers Park - 815 E Washington, Rockwall
When: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
We are very excited to announce that we have a great line up of candidates and representatives to speak at our Early Vote Kick-Off event on Monday, including a representative from the Bill White campaign, Marcia Nichols. Ms. Nichols is a friend of the White family and has been out speaking and campaigning for Bill White because she has seen firsthand the type of leader he is. We are happy to have her in Rockwall County to inspire us all!
Campaign materials, information about phone banking, block walking and volunteering will all be available, so come join us for a night of fun and get inspired to do everything you can in these last two weeks to Move Texas Forward! As our State Party Chairman, Boyd Richie, says, we all want to wake up on November 3rd knowing we did everything would could possibly do!
Again, we will also be collecting candy at this event for our Halloween Carnival booth, so if we don't see you on Saturday, be sure to bring it with you when you stop by on Monday for the celebration!
Refreshements will be provided. Grassroots Democratic Coalition Monthly Meetup
When Thursday, October 28, 2010 7:30 PM
Black Eyed Pea Restaurant
7979 Belt LIne Rd at Coit Rd - Next to Shell Service Station
Dallas TX 75287
How Much
Price: $2.00 per person | | Human Rights Campaign | | 
Saturday, Oct. 23
Dallas/Ft. Worth Federal Club Fall Luncheon
Starts at 11:15 a.m.
Las Colinas Country Club
Irving, TX
Click here for tickets DFW has also decided to make every Tuesday (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) HRC Night at Bill White's office (5211 Forest Ln). RSVP to Karl.Bach@hrc.org so we know you are attending. | | WorldFest 2010. On Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24 | | 
The Town of Addison and World Affairs Council are partnering once again to present WorldFest 2010. On Saturday, October 23 and Sunday, October 24, take a trip around the globe at WorldFest's new location at Village on the Parkway (the southeast corner of Belt Line Road and the Dallas North Tollway) - this year with FREE ADMISSION for the public! Join us from noon until 6:00 PM each day to celebrate the world's diverse heritage. | | | | | The Rage Won't End on Election Day
By FRANK RICH NY Times | | 
CARL Paladino began his New York gubernatorial campaign by bragging he'd "clean out Albany with a baseball bat." When an ally likened his main Albany target, the (Jewish) leader of the State Assembly, to "an antichrist or Hitler," he enthusiastically endorsed the slur. We also learned of Paladino's repertory of gag e-mails - among them a pornographic picture of a woman having sex with a horse and a photo of an African tribal ritual captioned "Obama Inauguration Rehearsal." How blind we were not to recognize that his victory in a Republican primary under the proud Tea Party banner was inevitable.
A week ago New Yorkers were presented with a vivid reminder of how a bat can be used as a weapon. A pack of young thugs was charged with torturing three men in the Bronx for being gay, one of whom, The Times reported, was sodomized with "a small baseball bat."
It's probably safe to assume that no one in this lynching party has heard of Paladino. Presumably he has heard of them, but a man of Tea Party principles will not compromise, no matter what may be happening in the real world. Don't tread on Carl! And so last Sunday, as the city was reeling from both the Bronx bloodbath and the earlier leap of a bullied gay Rutgers freshman off the George Washington Bridge, Paladino visited a fringe Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn to stand his ground. He attacked gays for supposedly plotting to brainwash children into accepting the validity of homosexuality.
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| | "Coming Out" in America Must be Made Easier
by Todd Hill | | 
Joel Burns, an openly gay city councilman in Fort Worth, took a moment in this week's council meeting to reassure young LGBTQ Texans, and Americans, that "life gets better." In so doing, Burns engaged in a profiles in courage moment by an elected politician we rarely see these days.
Burns story, an emotional and detailed walk through the "coming out" process, was in reaction to the troubling increase of teen suicides and acts of bullying against young men and women who are conflicted about their sexuality. It's a heart wrenching situation to continue to watch unfold, and, unfortunately, an all too familiar one.
My own "coming out" process mirrors Councilman Burns. I find it fascinating that upon coming out and discovering one's individual identity, and then discovering one's community, how you're not alone anymore when the only feeling you experienced your entire life was in fact loneliness. There are many parallels to the millions of "coming out" stories that only the LGBTQ community knows. Our stories are the same. The process is the same. The emotional stress is the same. The bullying experience is the same. The whole process is the same. Something else is the same too-that it does get better. We as the LGBTQ community are that safety net for the millions of other Americans, young and old, who have yet to fully experience their own individual liberation from what I can only describe as an internal personal hell. If you find it puzzling as to why anyone would take their own life as a result of such a tormenting process, I challenge you to step into the shoes of a gay friend or loved one. I lost count by the age of 19 how many times I contemplated and attempted suicide just to relieve my own individual anguish and pain. As God is my witness, I'm thankful that I didn't because my life only became better.
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| | TDP Roadmap to Victory Dallas After-Party | | 
TDP Roadmap to Victory Dallas After-Party
October 19, 2010 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Elbow Room
3010 Gaston Ave
Dallas, TX 75226
Join Chairman Richie and the Young Professional Council in Dallas at Elbow
Room for the Roadmap to Victory After-Party on Tuesday, October 19, 2010!
Hosted by the Texas Democratic Party Young Professionals Council
Co-Host: $100
Friend: $50
YPC Members: Free
Tickets: $10
For more information or to RSVP or to join the host committee, please contact Laura Welch at 512.478.9800 or lwelch@txdemocrats.org
more info here
| | Jobs with Justice | | 
Get Out the Vote March!
October 18 (First Day of Early Voting) AT&T Building (One Bell Plaza, Whitacre Tower) corner Akard & Jackson & Commerce, downtown Dallas March Southwest through downtown
Get Out the Vote Rally! Join the marchers at the Record Building around noon on October 18 Across the Street from the Old Red Courthouse, Elm and Market, downtown Dallas Early Vote and Rally to Encourage Others Another planning session for the One Nation Working Together coalition is being planned in Dallas. It will take place after the November 2 election.
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