Dear nancy, Good Afternoon!
Brrrrrr... I would highly suggest that you call ahead before you attend any of these events.
Stay warm and get involved in some of these great events. Please use the Amazon link below for any shopping - help out at the #ACA clinic and remember the December 23rd deadline for Jan 1 coverage.
Thanks,
Nancy Cunningham
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Holiday Parties ! | 
Progressive Business Network Network Holiday Party Friday, Dec. 13, 6 - 8pm A Creative Art Studio, 227 W Oak St #101, Denton, TX Join us for this holiday event graciously hosted by A Creative Art Studio in Denton. Sierra Club Annual Holiday Party - Sunday, December 15 Our annual Holiday Party will be held at El Fenix Restaurant at 255 Casa Linda Plaza. We'll party on Sunday, December 15 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Here is a Google map. Club members and guests will share the holiday spirit, some great Mexican food, and the company of others at this annual event. Join us for some camaraderie, door prizes, silent auction, and perhaps some surprise speakers, you never know. We'll celebrate some of our outstanding volunteers and have plenty of time to mingle. There's bound to be talk about issues of the day -- air, water, veganism, fracking, coal, nuclear, whatever strikes your green fancy. The entire menu will be available so you can order whatever you want to eat or drink, including liquid spirits. We'll provide a free round of margaritas. Support the Club by getting a 2014 Sierra Club Calendar or Planner!. Invite your family and friends. So come on out for a great party, low price, no clean up, and lots of like minded people. What could be better? See you there, and bring your appetite. Happy Holidays!! Progressive Business Network Network Holiday Party Friday, Dec. 13, 6 - 8pm A Creative Art Studio, 227 W Oak St #101, Denton, TX Join us for this holiday event graciously hosted by A Creative Art Studio in Denton. |
Affordable Care Act Info & Sign Up Sessions | 
Affordable Care Act Info & Sign Up Sessions Have questions about health insurance under the Affordable Care Act? A trained navigator from the Community Council of Greater Dallas will answer your questions and help you sign up. Denton - Dec. 14, 1 - 4pm, MLK Recreation Center, 1300 Wilson St. Carrollton - Dec. 14, 12 - 4pm, Carrollton Library, 4220 N Josey Ln. Bring with you: - A copy of birth certificate for each person who is applying. - A copy of Social Security card for each person who is applying. - Applicant's Alien Registration Card (I-551) or a copy of the front and back of the card if the applicant is not a U.S. citizen. - Proof of each family member's income, such as most recent paycheck stub, a letter from an employer stating how much is earned, or papers that show how much is being received in child support. |
Democracy Now | 
Remembering Nelson Mandela: From Freedom Fighter to Political Prisoner to South African President Former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. South African President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela's death Thursday saying, "Our ... Read More →
As Workers Strike Against Low Wages, Fast-Food CEOs Fatten Pockets with Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay As fast-food workers stage a one-day strike, a new report exposes how the industry's CEOs have not just saved money by paying workers low wages, but have used the government to ... Read More → |
Drinking Liberally Group meeting | 
Monthly Dallas Drinking Liberally Group meeting Dallas Drinking Liberally Group Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:30 PM Uptown Pub /3605 McKinney Ave /Dallas, TX 75204 Drink Liberally - Plano Collin County Liberally Groups Friday, December 13, 2013 6:30 PM The Rugby House Pub /8604 Preston Rd ste 100 /Plano, TX 75024 |
GMO Labeling: Good for Texans | 
To be delivered to The Texas State House, The Texas State Senate, and Governor Rick Perry Support labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Give Texans an informed choice about buying it. There are currently 6,652 signatures. NEW goal - We need 7,500 signatures! Sign petition now HERE |
North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Monday, December 9: Filing Deadline For the 2014 Democratic Primary (6 PM, DCDP HQ, 4209 Parry at Fletcher, Dallas) DCDP Filing Night Party Parking is limited; you might want to car pool or take a bus or cab. (6 - 11 PM, Salon Las Americas, 1004 Ft. Worth Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75208) Tuesday, December 10: Dallas County Young Democrats (6:30 - 8 PM, The Foundry, 2303 Pittman St., Dallas) PVL - A New Era (6:30 - 7:30 pm, Thurgood Marshall Rec. Center, 5150 Mark Trail, Dallas) Irving Democratic Club (7 pm, Jaycee Pk, 1975 Puritan, Irving) Dallas Drinking Liberally (7:30 pm, Uptown Bar, 3605 McKinney Ave, Dallas) Wednesday, December 11: December Meetup -Meet candidates! Dallas Democrats 7:00 PM La Madeleine (Near S.M.U.) / 3072 Mockingbird Ln /Dallas, TX 75205 Thursday, December 12: Rowlett Democratic Club Holiday Party Please let Carole Dodd know you are coming, so she can have a head count for the restaurant - 972-475-9715. Bring an unwrapped toy, or food for the Rowlett Food Pantry. (6:30 pm, Dos Chavos Restaurant, 3532 Lakeview Parkway, Rowlett) Coppell Drinking Liberally (6:30 pm, Guerro's Grill, 817 S MacArthur [sw corner MacArthur and Beltline], Coppell) Preston Hollow Democrats Holiday Party Read more here. (7 - 10 PM, Four Seasons Decorations, 139 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas) Garland Area Democratic Club (7 - 9 PM, Garland Women's Activities Building, 713 Austin Street, Garland) Rowlett Democratic Club Invites you to a Holiday Party 6:30 PM Dos Chavos, 3532 Lakeview Pkwy, Rowlett Bring an unwrapped toy or food for the food pantry. RSVP: CDodd75044@aol.com Saturday, December 14: Dallas County East Democrats Holiday Party For the 5th year in a row DACED will be partnering with Mesquite Social Services to bring some Holiday Cheer to a local family in need. This year's family is a Single mom with five children. Read more at this page. RSVP on Facebook. (6 PM, Islamorada Fish Company [inside Bass Pro Shops], 1800 E Interstate 30, Garland) Liberal Ladies Who Lunch-Rockwall Invite you to join them for Lunch noon , Arboledas, 1103 Ridge Rd.,Rockwall |
| Dallas Gas Drilling Task Force | 
We need as many fracking opponents in the audience as possible. If you wish to speak on record, you can certainly do that, too, but you are not required. The more folks there and the more new attendees added to the usual suspects, the stronger we will be.
The proposed ordinance is the City Plan Commission's modifications to the one proposed by the Gas Drilling Task Force - yes, you should be confused. We have fought many layers of battles at City Hall to get an ordinance that protects the health and safety of the people of Dallas. The current version is far from ideal, but we do like the 1500 foot setbacks between drilling area and protected properties. We want to stop the industry-favoring members of the Council in their efforts to reduce those setbacks by an amendment. We do want the Council to amend this ordinance to return to the ban on drilling in floodplains and parklands.
They are scheduled to begin receiving public comments at 1:00 on both dates. Bodies in the seats are key to our ability to pressure the Council. If you can only attend one of the meetings, December 11th is the most important.
Date: Wednesday, December 11th
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Place: Dallas City Hall, Council Chambers
Parking: available at metered spots at the rear of City Hall, and at several privately owned parking lots in the vicinity |
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| The Punishment Cure By PAUL KRUGMAN |  The Punishment Cure By PAUL KRUGMAN Six years have passed since the United States economy entered the Great Recession, four and a half since it officially began to recover, but long-term unemployment remains disastrously high. And Republicans have a theory about why this is happening. Their theory is, as it happens, completely wrong. But they're sticking to it - and as a result, 1.3 million American workers, many of them in desperate financial straits, are set to lose unemployment benefits at the end of December. | read on |
Refusing to Expand Medicaid Will Cost Texas $9 Billion | 
A new study by the Commonwealth Fund, "How States Stand to Gain or Lose Federal Funds by Opting In or Out of the Medicaid Expansion," shows that Texas clearly stands to lose the most of any state. Because of Rick Perry's refusal to expand Medicaid, Texas will forego over $9 billion in federal funds while Perry holds out for a Medicaid block grant that he'll never get.
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