Dear nancy, Good Morning!
There is so much going on ! Please get in touch with, visit, donate to and/ or @follow your local #Occupy movement group. We are the 99 % !
There are great Liberally Drinking meetups, Clean Election panels and Fish Frys that you are invited to, get out and get involved !
Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
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Dallas County Democratic Party Eleventh Annual Fish Fry | 
Guest Speaker Former Lt. General Ric Sanchez, candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas.
Tickets include a catfish dinner with all the fixin's. Beer and soft drinks will be available. Sponsorships (from Sailfish $125 to Killer Whale $5000) available online at this page.
Individual Tickets $35 - just $25 for Precinct Chairs; purchase online at this page. (6:30 PM, SOKOL Hall, 7448 Greenville Ave, Dallas |
Cheney: Protests "Crazy," Obama "A Train Wreck" | 
This is from D Magazine:
Some interesting points here : He admits that he and Bush were from the same state, which made the 2000 Republican ticket unconstitutional. I knew they lived down the street from each other in Highland Park but they got away saying Cheney was from Wyoming. He also had to have a book signing in a private home ...because in Dallas he would have had lots of protestors. Cheney: Protests "Crazy," Obama "A Train Wreck" Former Vice President Dick Cheney may be thinner these days, outfitted with a permanent heart pump, and clad in two kinds of shoes due to a leg problem. But he's still as bluntly outspoken as ever, taking aim at President Barack Obama, his old nemesis The New York Times, and the Occupy Wall Street movement during a Dallas visit flogging his new memoir, In My Time. read on |
Democracy Now | 
"The moral clarity of this movement is what I think has moved people to get up and walk and be in motion," says Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation magazine. "And what's so interesting to me is-I was here last Wednesday for the march to Foley Square-that so many groups, which have been trying to get some energy, are finding the spark in here and coming together." Watch/Listen/Read |
Journalist and author Jeff Sharlet has spent days at the Occupy Wall Street encampment watching the movement grow. "This is the most incredible display of political imagination I have seen in my lifetime," said Sharlet, author of the book "C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy." Watch/Listen/Read As the "Occupy" movement expands from the "Occupy Wall Street" protest in New York City throughout the United States, we look at its historical significance. "This is an incredibly significant moment in U.S. history," says Dorian Warren of Columbia University. "It might be a turning point, because this is the first time we've seen an emergence of a populist movement on the left since the 1930s." We also speak to Firedoglake blogger Kevin Gosztola, who has been reporting from the occupations in Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Watch/Listen/Read |
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Texas Democratic Women of Collin County Frame the Issues at our 5th annual dinner | 
Texas Democratic Women of Collin County and Host Committee Bickel & Brewer, Larry Harrington and Ashley and Jack Ternan Jr. cordially invite you to help us Frame the Issues at our 5th annual dinner and silent auction. Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:30 p.m. Southfork Ranch Featuring Celebrated Bloggers: Eileen Smith @ inthepinktexas.com and Rachel Farris @ meanrachel.com Purchase tickets at www.tdwcc.org |
North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion | 
Debt: The First 5,000 Years By David Graeber List Price: $32.00 Price: $18.59 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details BUY HERE
Before there was money, there was debt
Every economics textbook says the same thing: Money was invented to replace onerous and complicated barter systems-to relieve ancient people from having to haul their goods to market. The problem with this version of history? There's not a shred of evidence to support it.
Here anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom. He shows that for more than 5,000 years, since the beginnings of the first agrarian empires, humans have used elaborate credit systems to buy and sell goods-that is, long before the invention of coins or cash. It is in this era, Graeber argues, that we also first encounter a society divided into debtors and creditors.
Graeber shows that arguments about debt and debt forgiveness have been at the center of political debates from Italy to China, as well as sparking innumerable insurrections. He also brilliantly demonstrates that the language of the ancient works of law and religion (words like "guilt," "sin," and "redemption") derive in large part from ancient debates about debt, and shape even our most basic ideas of right and wrong. We are still fighting these battles today without knowing it.
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North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | 
North Texas Asian Democrats Monday, October 17: 7:30 PM, Hunan Dynasty, 8150 N Macarthur Blvd., Irving Stonewall Democrats of Dallas Tuesday, October 18: 6:30 PM, Ojeda's Restaurant, 4617 Maple Ave., Dallas Tarrant County Young Democrats Tuesday, October 18 · 6:30pm - 8:30pm Ol' South Pancake House 1509 S. University Fort Worth, TX Drinking Liberally - Mid-Cities Thu, 10/20/2011 - 6:30pm Los Jimadores, 3314 Harwood Road Look for our Drinking Liberally table tents. Hosted by Kathleen Thompson and Brad Walker and Doug Weathers Questions? E-mail us at midcities@drinkingliberally.org Check out our chapter online http://livingliberally.org/drinking/chapters/TX/midcities |
| John Burnett of NPR speaks on "The War Next Door" | 
7 p.m. Oct. 21 - John Burnett, an Edward R. Murrow Award - winning journalist for National Public Radio, speaks about "The War Next Door" in the library's Sixth Floor atrium. Burnett has spent much of his career producing investigative reports from the U.S. - Mexico borderlands. Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, he reported from New York City, Pakistan and Afghanistan. His reporting contributed to coverage that won the Overseas Press Club Award and an Alfred I. DuPont Columbia University Award. For a campus map and information about campus parking, visit www.uta.edu/maps/. More information... Location: Central Library sixth floor atrium Price: free and open to all Sponsor: Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, and many others. |
Sam Seder @MajorityReport goes off on the left, the right and everyone in between for criticizing #OccupyWallStreet for not having a clear list of "demands. |
Sam Seder rips into Erin Burnett's Occupy Wall Street segment on CNN. This is another #OccupyWallStreet must watch video. Also his interview with Naomi Klein. 
| Prediction: Occupy Wall Street Will Outlast Erin Burnett's Show. Seriously. |
| Naomi Klein: Occupy Wall Street cannot be Co-opted |
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IS THERE A BETTER WAY? Campaign Finance in Texas | 
Campaign Finance in Texas Saturday, October 22, 2011, 9 am to noon Collin College Spring Creek Campus Conference Center 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano 75074 Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 9 am to noon Our Panel Will Include: Dennis Simon, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Political Science, Southern Methodist University Joel Page, Assistant Federal Public Defender Liz Wally, President of Clean Elections Texas The Honorable Robert Miklos, former State Rep from District 101 The Honorable David Kelton, former Judge 44th District Court A former City Councilman Representative of the Collin College Political Science Club Question and Answer sessions, as well as individual round table discussion led by others who have run for public office, will follow the panel presentation. Coffee, Tea and Breakfast Muffins will be provided Clean Elections Texas Forum Organizer Tel (972) 732-7712 Cell phone (214) 704-8322 Email: msnilknarf@gmail.com |
Commentary: Obama's Texas swing was all about jobs, not votes | 
Commentary: Obama's Texas swing was all about jobs, not votes There's no doubt that the 2012 campaign is under way, and you need to look no further than the stalemate in Congress to figure that out. The recalcitrance on the part of Republican members in particular has stalled meaningful legislation since Obama took office, a tactic aimed at making sure the president is defeated next year. read |
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| The Seven Biggest Economic Lies by Robert Reich | 
The President's Jobs Bill doesn't have a chance in Congress - and the Occupiers on Wall Street and elsewhere can't become a national movement for a more equitable society - unless more Americans know the truth about the economy. Here's a short effort to rebut the seven biggest whoppers now being told by those who want to take America backwards. The major points: Tax cuts for the rich trickle down to everyone else. Baloney. Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush both sliced taxes on the rich and what happened? Most Americans' wages (measured by the real median wage) began flattening under Reagan and have dropped since George W. Bush. Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.
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Dr. Errington Thompson's "Where's the outrage? " blog |
Dallas native Dr. Errington Thompson, former host on Revolution 880 from Asheville, NC now blogs at erringtonthompsonmd.com
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Dallas Peace Center's Liberty Defense Team | 
The Dallas Peace Center's Liberty Defense Team will be holding it's meetings every 3rd Wednesday of every month. Our next meeting is scheduled for October 19th. We invite you to be a part of this meeting as we will be discussing future projects, current immigration issues & filling currently open positions. When: October 19, 2011,7:00 - 8:00 pm Where: Dallas Peace Center 5910 Cedar Springs Rd Dallas, TX 75235-6806
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Women of Equality Texas For a Gathering to honor the women who put an end to bullying in Texas | Please join The Women of Equality Texas For a Gathering of Friends for Sunday Brunch To honor the women who put an end to bullying in Texas With State Senator Wendy Davis And the Mothers of Jon Carmichael and Montana Lance (North Texas youth who committed suicide due to persistent bullying) Sunday, October 30th 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The "M" Mansion 5540 North 40 Place, Dallas, Texas 75252
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Women of Equality Texas For a Gathering to honor the women who put an end to bullying in Texas | 
Civil Rights Under Attack:Texas Election Litigation Update" with Chad Dunn General Counsel, Texas Democratic Party Come see and hear the Texas Democratic Party's General Counsel discuss the latest developments in the major election litigation over Redistricting, Voter ID and Campaign Finance in Texas. Friday, October 21, 2011, luncheon The Belo Mansion 2101 Ross Ave at Olive Dallas, Texas Map to Belo Mansion 11:30 AM -Registration 12:00 Noon - Luncheon and Program RSVP here (needed by Wed., October 19)
To RSVP by Voice Mail - 214-855-7151
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Peaceful Vocations : An Evening with Artists | 
Saturday, October 22 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location The Dock Bookshop & MediaWorks 6637 Meadowbrook Drive Fort Worth, TX Created By Peaceful Vocations More Info Come enjoy An Evening with Artists October 22nd from 7pm to 9pm at the Dock Bookshop! With special guests local hip-hop artist Dezyne Ojunga along with featured student spoken word artists, who will be preforming their poems from our Youth Poetry Slam 2011. Cost is $5.00 at the door. Come learn about militarism in our public schools and what you can do about it. See you there!
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