Dear nancy, Good Morning!
Did you miss the White House Correspondents dinner ? I have the funniest jokes by both President Obama and Jimmy Kimmel in the newsletter today - so take a break and have a laugh.
There is a May Day event tomorrow at the Federal Reserve in Dallas, trade summit event planning and a fracking meeting-- all these events need is your participation !
Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
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May Day events Dallas |  Occupy May Day Dallas
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:00pm until 6:00pm In solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, join us May Day (May 1) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to kick off the American Spring and support the End the Fed movement. OCCUPY WORLD STREET! http://endthefedusa.ning.com/events/occupy-may-day-dallas Federal Reserve Bank 2200 North Pearl at Woodall Rogers Frwy, Dallas, TX 75201 Occupy Dallas http://occupydallas.org/ Twitter: #OccupyDallas Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OccupyDallas I |
Planned Parenthood seeks support for women's health care in Tarrant County |  In response to a growing need for access to affordable, essential reproductive healthcare in Tarrant County, Planned Parenthood has engaged in a collaborative effort with a wide range of local leaders and donors to establish a new state-of-the-art health center and headquarters in Fort Worth.
We are pleased to announce that this health center is now under construction and is expected to open in 2013, expanding access to essential healthcare services for so many in need! Click here to make a contribution today to support our efforts to provide high quality, low cost preventive healthcare to women and men in Tarrant County. Planned Parenthood has been a trusted part of the healthcare safety net in North Texas for more than 75 years, and our new health center will provide a base for local administrative staff while providing educational programs, HIV prevention case management, as well as a full range of reproductive healthcare services. The health center is funded in full by private donations from our supporters in Tarrant County and across North Texas. In the wake of major state budget cuts for reproductive healthcare services, supporters like you have been incredibly generous in supporting Planned Parenthood's efforts to expand access to high quality healthcare facilities for families in need. Will you make a contribution today to stand with Planned Parenthood in providing preventive healthcare and education to the women, men and teens who rely on us every day? Links and donate here: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/north-texas/ |
Democracy Now | 
In part two of our interview with Tavis Smiley and Prof. Cornel West, they discuss growing up in working-class households. Looking at current events, Smiley and West cite Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s comment that "war is the enemy of the poor." They compare the amount of money spent on the war in Iraq, and the 2012 presidential campaign, to funding for programs that assist the one in two Americans who are now poor. Watch/Listen/Read The Vatican has reprimanded the largest group of Catholic nuns in the United States, saying they have focused too heavily on issues of social justice, while failing to speak out enough on "issues of crucial importance," such as abortion and same-sex marriage. In a report issued last week, church leaders accused the nuns of promoting "radical feminist" ideas and challenging key teachings on homosexuality and male-only priesthood. We speak with Sister Simone Campbell, head of the Catholic social justice group NETWORK, which was harshly criticized in last week's report. Watch/Listen/Read |
Election Judges, Alternate Judges, & Clerks Still Needed for Precinct Polling Locations needed in Collin County |  The Democratic Party of Collin County needs Collin County Democrats to be election officials!
The County Party is responsible for running the May 29th Democratic Primary in Collin County, and we are in the process of recruiting presiding election judges, alternate judges, and election clerks. No prior experience is necessary, and mandatory training will be provided. These are official positions as election workers, and you will be paid $8.00 per hour for your service. This year, we will again have a large number of Democratic Primary Election Day polling locations in Collin County, but we need your help to provide the necessary people power for the process to work properly and provide voters with an efficient voting experience. We have a special need for election officials that can speak at least some Spanish to assist Spanish-speaking citizens exercising their right to vote. If you want to be a part of this, please email both Tonya Morman, our Democratic Primary Administrator, and Patricia McDade, our Deputy Primary Administrator, by sending a single email to elections@collindems.us with your name, address (with street, city and zip code), and your phone number.You must be a registered voter in Collin County to serve as an election official in the county. We will send you an official letter with your polling location address in May, and we will do our best to make sure that you will work in or near your precinct. If you are interested in working for only a specified period of time or in a particular location outside of your immediate area, please let us know. Please call us at 972.578.1483 if you have any questions. Thank you for your interest in the success of the Democratic Party of Collin County! Democratic Party of Collin County /2504 K Avenue, Suite 200 Plano, TX 75074 /www.collindems.us |
North Texas Democrats : Notes and News | 
Collin County Democratic Party Chair Candidate Debate Monday, April 30, 2012 7:00-8:30 p.m. Collin College, Preston Ridge Campus - Frisco 8700 Wade Blvd, Founders Hall Rm F148 Make an informed choice to grow Democrats in Collin County RSVP gotv@tdwcc.org (pls write "debate" in subject line) Congressional Candidates Forum at May Meeting Candidates for Congressional District 32 to speak Walter Hofheinz and Katherine Savers McGovern are running in the Democratic Primary to be our candidate on the November ballot for CD 32. That means they want to challenge Republican incumbent Pete Sessions. They have graciously agreed to participate in a candidate forum at our May 5th PCCDD meeting. Come learn about them so you can make an informed decision in the May 29th Democratic Primary Election. Date: Saturday, May 5th Time: 10:30 am to noon Place: Oak Lawn Branch Library Tarrant County Young Democrats May Meeting The next meeting of the Tarrant County Young Democrats will be on Thursday, May 3rd at 7 p.m. Once again we will be meeting at Magnolia Motor Lounge which is located at 3005 Morton in Fort Worth. We are very pleased to announce that our guest speaker will be State Senator Wendy Davis who represents Senate District 10. Senator Davis was first elected in 2008 and is running for re-election this year. For more information, please contact us at 817-677-8937 or at president@tcyd.org Magnolia Motor Lounge /3005 Morton St., Fort Worth, TX NDTDW's 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Featuring Keynote Speaker Former US Congressman Martin Frost And first recipient of NDTDW Women Warriors Award Texas Senator Wendy Davis Friday, May 11, 2012 11:30 a.m. check-in Luncheon 12 Noon to 1:30 p.m. Lakewood Country Club, 6430 Gaston Ave., Dallas 75214-4022 SPONSORSHIP LEVELS Starts at Individual Tickets Available-$ 60.00 Go to www.nddw.org to donate for sponsorships or mail to: NDTDW, c/o Linda Love, Treasurer, 3920 Sleepy Lane, Dallas 75229 Please include your Employer, Occupation, and Contact Information |
| Activists Prepare for Major Trade Summit in Texas |  International trade ministers and corporate lobbyists will be descending on Texas from May 8 to 18 for a critical trade summit aimed at rushing the secretive new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement towards completion. CTC, the Texas Fair Trade Coalition and our allies are planning welcome them - and we need you to join us.
TPP: Out of the Shadows! Rally for Good Jobs, Affordable Medicine & a Healthy Environment Saturday, May 12 * 1:00pm Addison Circle Park * 15650 Addison St * Addison, TX The May 12th rally and march is the main event while negotiators are in town. It features a permitted rally with trade justice advocates from around the world, followed by a march down to the negotiation site. It has been endorsed by the Citizens Trade Campaign, Communication Workers of America, Dallas AFL-CIO Council, Friends of the Earth, International Association of Machinists, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, National Family Farm Coalition, North Texas Jobs with Justice, Occupy Texas, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, Texas AFL-CIO, Texas State Building Trades Council, United Steelworkers, United Students Against Sweatshops and many others. Reserve your free seat on a bus from San Antonio or Austin to attend the May 12th action RSVP here to learn about other carpooling options and to get updates as they develop Download a PDF flyer for the May 12th action No Back Room Deals for the 1% Press Event Demanding Transparency Tuesday, May 8 * 10:00am Intercontinental Dallas Hotel * 15201 Dallas Parkway * Addison, TX CTC, the Texas AFL-CIO, the Texas Fair Trade Coalition and others will hold a press conference demanding transparency in the TPP negotiations and delivering a petition urging that negotiators release the texts.Sign the petition that will be delivered to U.S. trade negotiators in Texas A teach-in, activist reception and other events are being organized for throughout the negotiations. Please sign up here to receive updates as they develop. Download copies of CTC's most-recent factsheets about the TPP and find other background information online here.
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| Wasting our minds
Paul Krugman NY Times | 
In Spain, the unemployment rate among workers under 25 is more than 50 percent. In Ireland almost a third of the young are unemployed. Here in America, youth unemployment is "only" 16.5 percent, which is still terrible - but things could be worse. And sure enough, many politicians are doing all they can to guarantee that things will, in fact, get worse. We've been hearing a lot about the war on women, which is real enough. But there's also a war on the young, which is just as real even if it's better disguised. And it's doing immense harm, not just to the young, but to the nation's future. Read on | |
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Funniest moments at the White House Correspondents' Dinner | 
15 funniest jokes by Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Here 18 funniest jokes by Jimmy Kimmel at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Here
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FLOTUS Michele Obama returns to Texas | 
The first lady Michelle Obama, will be in Dallas on May 14th (Monday) 3:30pm and you get to go to her reception. Texas impressed the nation with a larger than expected attendance for President Obama last October and for the Vice President Biden this January. Let's do it again with a big turnout for The First Lady, Michelle Obama. Let me know if you are interested. Tickets start at $250 (it all goes to the Obama/Biden campaign). Mark Bauer democrats@coltsoft.com (817)939-5671
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Sam Seder : Climate Wars: The Conservative Smear Campaign to Discredit Climate Scientists | 
| Climate Wars: The Conservative Smear Campaign to Discredit Climate Scientists (Part 2) |
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The Revisionaries documentary about Texas Board of Education and creationism | 
Clearly, our campaign against textbook censorship and for strong public schools is reaching a wider audience than ever before. And this comes in a year when all 15 seats on the state board are up for election. So take advantage of a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the State Board of Education and get politics out of our public schools: - Sign TFN's pledge to change the SBOE.
- Forward this email to friends and family and ask them to join our campaign.
- Support our work by donating to the Texas Freedom Network today.
And if you need even more reason to take action, look no further than the appearance by Don McLeroy, the arch-creationist and former SBOE chairman also featured in "The Revisionaries," on Comedy Central's Colbert Report last night. Click here to see how host Stephen Colbert sums up efforts by McLeroy and other extremists on the SBOE to politicize public school classrooms: "reality by majority vote."
Help us ensure that public education in Texas is no longer the butt of national jokes and the subject of alarming documentaries.
You can find out more about the "The Revisionaries" here. Read on Huffington Post Don McLeroy, Former Texas Education Board Chair, On The Colbert Report: 'I Don't Think [God] Used Evolution read
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Al Franken Weeps On Senate Floor While Discussing 'Violence Against Women Act | 
| Al Franken Weeps On Senate Floor While Discussing 'Violence Against Women Act' |
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