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Texas Alliance for Retired Americans celebrate the 2 year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act |  Next Thursday, we at the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, in cooperation with our national ARA, are having a celebration of the 2 year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. We invite everyone to join us and help spread the word about this celebration among North Texas Progressives. Join The Celebration! Get the facts!
What: The second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act When: 3:30 - 5 PM Thursday, March 22 Where: CWA Local 6215 Hall, 1408 N. Washington, Dallas, TX 75204 Who: The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, Jobs with Justice, and a representative from the office of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Why: To stop the lies and tell the truth! Jim Landers just released a study lambasting Dallas health care in the Morning News. We're 264th out of 306 in the nation! The Supreme Court is about to look at aspects of the Affordable Care Act, and certain politicians are hoping to destroy it. But the Affordable Care Act is producing great benefits for America and Americans. It needs to be celebrated, defended, and extended! * IT WORKS for SENIORS: More than two million Texans with Medicare have received free preventive services thanks to Health Reform! Nationwide, 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries saved more than $2.1 billion on prescription drugs because of the new health care law. * IT WORKS for young adults: More than 300,000 young adults in Texas are now covered on their parents' insurance thanks to the new health care law. * IT WORKS for those with pre-existing conditions. Nearly 50,000 Americans who were denied coverage now have insurance through the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan. * IT WORKS for small businesses: A growing number of businesses offering health care coverage are taking advantage of tax credits available under the law. Please join us for fun, food, facts and to celebrate what we have won! For more info: Judy Bryant -Texas Alliance for Retired Americans 214 729-0063 (c) |
Voter Registration Status Update from Collin County Dems but great info for everyone | 
Collin county link is in article but here is link to Dallas and TarrantCounty to check your voter registration. Despite some well-intentioned but misinformed emails circulating that Collin County citizens are not registered to vote anymore because the voter registration certificate that voters have in hand right now has an expiration date of 12/31/11, an expired voter registration certificate doesn't mean you are not registered to vote. If you were registered to vote in Collin County on 12/31/11, you should still be registered. You can confirm your current Collin County voter registration status here (click to access). The issuance of new voter registration certificates has been delayed by the redistricting court fights, as political district lines were in dispute and the voter registration certificates could not be issued until the lines were settled. If you are in the Collin County voter registration database accessible through the above link, you do not need to re-register. (However, if you have moved within Collin County since you registered, you are still registered to vote, but you should update your address with the County Elections Department by filling out and submitting an updated registration -- click to access the registration page -- voter registration forms are also available at all U.S. Post Offices, many government offices, and at the DPCC HQ at 2504 K Ave, Ste 200, Plano, 75074 -- DPCC HQ open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.) County Convention Date Set for Saturday, April 21st Our 2012 Collin County Democratic Convention will be held on Saturday, April 21st. All Collin County registered voters* that sign an oath of affiliation with the Democratic Party for the year 2012, and promise not to vote in the Republican Primary or participate in any other political party's convention this year will be able to attend and participate! Our 2012 Collin County Democratic Convention is fast shaping up to be an exciting event! Stay tuned for upcoming announcements. Save the date and join with us! The Democratic Party of Collin County welcomes you! * - Please note: The Texas Democratic Party has specified that convention attendees should have registered to vote in the county by Tuesday, March 20th, which is tomorrow. (Registration form postmark deadline, or in person registration.) If you have any questions or need any assistance, please don't hesitate to call the party headquarters at 972.578.1483. |
Democracy Now | 
In a new film, psychologist and filmmaker Jan Haaken embeds with military therapists in Afghanistan and at their training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord - where the alleged U.S. shooter of Afghan civilians is from. Lewis-McChord has a controversial record of addressing mental health problems, including high rates of suicides, domestic violence and homicides by soldiers. It was also home to the notorious "kill team," a group of soldiers who murdered Afghan civilians at random and collected their fingers as trophies. Haaken's forthcoming documentary, Mind Zone: Therapists Behind the Front Lines, shows the ethical dilemmas faced by therapists in Afghanistan who guide soldiers through the trauma of war. Watch/Listen/Read Since last year, 15 states have passed new voting laws that critics say suppress the votes of the poor, students and people of color. This is the topic of a major speech set for today by NAACP head Benjamin Jealous before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The NAACP wants a U.N. delegation of experts to monitor the impact of voter identification laws, as well new restrictions on same-day registration, early voting, Sunday voting, and making it harder to run a voting registration drive. Watch/Listen/Read We look at rising fuel costs, one of the major issues raised by the Republican contenders in the 2012 presidential campaign. Since the beginning of the year, the average of price of a gallon of regular gasoline has jumped 16 percent to more than $3.80. Our guest, Michael Klare, says oil prices are destined to remain high for a long time to come because most of the remaining oil on the planet is no longer easily accessible. Klare's latest book is The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources. Watch/Listen/Read |
Occupy Dallas, CodePINK Posse: Bust Bank of America | 
| Occupy Dallas, CodePINK Posse: Bust Bank of America |
Texas women cowgirled-up to shine light on economic injustices in Dallas, Texas in observance of International Women's Day on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Endorsers of the action included CodePINK Greater Dallas, Dallas Peace Center, Pax Christi Dallas, Dallas MoveOn, Occupy Dallas, and Women Occupy. |
North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | 
Garland Democratic Woman's Club
Wednesday, March 21: 11:30 AM, Siciliano's Taste of Italy, 2210 W. Buckingham Rd., Garland Mavis Belisle, Co-chair of the Nuclear Free World Committee of the Dallas Peace Center, will speak on the topic, "Never Again Here, Never Again Anywhere." Grassroots Democratic Coalition Monthly Meetup Thursday, March 22, 2012 /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 Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake Democrats What: CGS Democrats meeting When: Friday, March 23rd @ 6:30 pm Where: La Madeleine Restaurant 900 W State Highway 114 Grapevine, TX 76051 Tarrant County Young Democrat s March Social Event Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:00am until 2:00pm Tarrant County Food Bank - This month the Tarrant County Young Democrats' monthly social event will be a community outreach event. On Saturday, March 24th will be going to the Tarrant County Food Bank to help them with several projects that they will be doing that day. We have been asked to carpool to the event so we will be meeting at the TCDP Headquarters (2806 Race St) at 9 a.m. Afterwards, we will be going somewhere to have lunch and socialize. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at president@tcyd.org or at 817-677-8937. Thanks. Texas Democratic Women of Collin County Liz Walley of Clean Elections Texas is our special guest at the next General Meeting of Texas Democratic Women of Collin County will be held on Monday March 26, 2012 at 6:45pm at the Preston Ridge Campus of Collin College, 9700 Wade Blvd Frisco, Texas, Founders Hall, Shawnee Room F148. As always there will be refreshments and time to socialize. |
| "Raid of the Rainbow Lounge" Documentary to Premieres | 
It's been two and half years since TABC agents and Fort Worth Police officers busted into Fort Worth gay bar the Rainbow Lounge, and arrested several customers for public intoxication. Filmmaker Robert Camina has been documenting the raid and its aftermath. That documentary is now complete. March 15th is the world premiere of "Raid of the Rainbow Lounge" at a sold-out showing in Fort Worth. It's a story that quickly garnered national attention. Customer Chad Gibson filed a lawsuit for his injuries. He got a $400,000 settlement from the city of Fort Worth in 2011. "The people that I thought were there to protect and to serve me, they're people with 'get away with it' badges," said Gibson, in an interview with CW33, shortly after the arrests. read on
To get more info, see photos go here 
| Raid of the Rainbow Lounge: Official Trailer |
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ACLU Texas: Informative local meetings |  Mass Incarceration: A Community Meeting
Join us as we work to end excessively harsh criminal justice policies that result in mass incarceration, reduced public safety, misuse of tax dollars, and inhumane treatment of prisoners. Participate in community discussions on over-incarceration, for-profit prisons, and the death penalty. Dallas
Mass Incarceration: A Community Meeting
Monday, March 19, 6:30pm - 8pm Friendship-West Baptist Church, 2020 West Wheatland Rd.
Know Your Rights: Religious Freedom in School
The ACLU and the ACLU of Texas have long defended the rights of all of us to practice our faith, or no faith at all, freely and without government interference. Join us for "Know Your Rights: Religious Liberty in School" workshops and debates on religious freedom. Plano
Know Your Rights: Religious Freedom in School
Friday, March 23, 8pm - 9:30pm
Islamic Association of Collin County, 6401 Independence Pkwy |
Ari Berman: Texas's GOP War on Voting | 
| Ari Berman: "GOP War on Voting" Targets Swing States With New Voter ID and Registration Laws |
This morning, Ari Berman joined Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! to discuss the Justice Department's decision to block Texas from enforcing a new voter identification law. "What the Justice Department found," said Berman, was that "600 to 800 thousand registered voters didn't have the required ID, and those were disproportionately Hispanic." |
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| Hooray for health reform | 
It's said that you can judge a man by the quality of his enemies. If the same principle applies to legislation, the Affordable Care Act - which was signed into law two years ago, but for the most part has yet to take effect - sits in a place of high honor. Now, the act - known to its foes as Obamacare, and to the cognoscenti as ObamaRomneycare - isn't easy to love, since it's very much a compromise, dictated by the perceived political need to change existing coverage and challenge entrenched interests as little as possible. But the perfect is the enemy of the good; for all its imperfections, this reform would do an enormous amount of good. And one indicator of just how good it is comes from the apparent inability of its opponents to make an honest case against it. read on | |
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Dr. Errington Thompson's "Where's the outrage? " blog | 
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Countdown with Keith Olbermann ...: Sam Seder breaks down the effect of oil speculation | 
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Clean Air Meetup | 
Next Thurs Mar. 22 evening is the Clean Air Meetup at Picasso at Inwood
and Forest at 6:30 pm. Smitty of Public Citizen will be there. Bring
your announcements too. Get the updates on the following:
A) Gas Drilling
B) TransCanada's Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline (what's new)-- More on the
Enbridge Seaway Pipeline coming to Dallas
C) Exide battery plant in Frisco
D) Coal -- what can we do re: retiring dirty old coal....
E) Upcoming Earth Day and more
HELP ORGANIZE AGAINST DIRTY COAL
Luminant (formerly TXU) is heading toward bankruptcy. The Wall Street
investors that staked their money on dirty coal plants made a bad
investment. The old, dirty coal plants in East Texas simply aren't
efficient enough to run all the time anymore. We believe that with
some nudging in the right direction, we can succeed in getting the
worst pollution sources in East Texas closed. There are clean energy
sources that can and should be developed to support the communities in
those areas while providing Texas with the power that it needs.
Public Citizen, SEED Coalition, and Sierra Club are hosting a meeting
to reach out to concerned citizens and get organized to take action.
The meeting will be held in the Lobby Room of the Athens Cain Community
Center on Saturday, March 24th at 2:30pm. Please join us and please
extend this invitation to others who are interested in clearing the air
in East Texas and moving to a clean energy economy
What: Clean up East Texas Air Organizing Meeting
When: Saturday, March 24th at 2:30pm
Where: Lobby Room of the Athens Cain Community Center (915 South
Palestine Street, Athens, TX 75751)
Thanks, Call me with any questions you may have. Rita Beving,
214.557.2271
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Links for Staying Informed of Pending Bills, Reaching Government Officials, and Following General Political Shenanigans | Links for Staying Informed of Pending Bills, Reaching Government Officials, and Following General Political Shenanigans Whether you want contact info, stats, or political gossip, you'll find it at these sites: Organizing for America: http://my.barackobama.com The White House: http://whitehouse.gov The Texas State Senate: http://www.senate.state.tx.us The Texas State House: http://www.house.state.tx.us The U.S. Senate: http://www.senate.gov The U.S. House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov Blog on Texas politics by Austinites who have influence: http://www.burntorangereport.com Dallas-area political news: http://www.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark Details on the American Jobs Act: http://americanjobsact.com From Park Cities Democrats ! FDsys replaces GPO Access as official system of record for online government information "As of today, March 16, 2012, the transition from GPO Access to GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) is complete. FDsys now is GPO's only Web site for online official and authentic Government information from all three branches of the Federal Government. After ushering GPO into the online world 16 years ago, GPO Access has been archived and taken off line. As part of the transition process, no new content has been added to GPO Access since November 2011."
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
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Sam Seder -- The Evolution of Progressive Politics with Lawrence Lessig | 
| Sam Seder -- The Evolution of Progressive Politics |
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