Dear nancy, Good Afternoon!
Another week when there is JUST SO much going on - we've had at least 4 rallies/ protest in Dallas in the last week with hundreds attending ( in extreme heat and pouring rain) but YOU"D NEVER KNOW IT from local media.
I try to follow up on events that are promoted in the newsletter and when possible post photos after the events, below you will find some amazing links to photographs taken at local Trayvon and Reproductive Freedom rallies in Dallas . If you had one in you NTX town send me a photo !
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ACLU: License plate scanners are everywhere, and in some Dallas-area cities, they're keeping everything they see | 
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North Texas Neighborhood Team Convention | 
North Texas Neighborhood Team Convention (House Meeting) Join Battleground Texas at the North Texas Neighborhood Team Convention, an informative and interactive event! Come develop a plan for organizing your geographic area with other local volunteers, hear guest speakers, and get top-notch training on networking, volunteer recruitment, messaging, and voter registration. Time: Sunday, July 28, 2013 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT Host: Jeff Casper Contact Phone: 214-577-2018 Location: CWA Local 6215 Union Hall (Dallas, TX) 1408 N Washington Ave Dallas, TX 75204 Go here to sign up and here http://www.battlegroundtexas.com/ |
Thousands gathered Saturday in downtown #Dallas at the Trayvon Martin Rally For Justice. | 
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Thousands 0f peaceful protestors gathered Saturday in downtown Dallas at the Trayvon Martin Rally For Justice. It was one of many protests across the country just a week after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of the Florida teen. "What happened to the Trayvon Martin case was injustice in general," one protestor told CBS 11 News. Zimmerman's acquittal on both murder and manslaughter charges has touched off the wave of protests. read on |
The Life and Death (and Life?) of the Party -Texas Monthly | 
Democrats once ruled Texas. Then came five decades of steady decline. Can Wendy Davis, the Castro brothers, and Team Obama's vaunted field operation return their party to power? And if they can't, can anyone? "Somebody has to step up," Wendy Davis observed one evening in late May over drinks at the bar of the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin. "As long as the Democrats continue to buy into the same bullshit that some of the Republicans are saying-'Oh no, it's Texas, it's hopeless'-and continue to act like it won't happen for six, eight, twelve, sixteen years from now, that perpetuates the problem." "So are you going to run for statewide office?" I asked. read on |
North Texas Progressive Book Suggestion | 
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces By Radley Balko List Price: $27.99 BUY HERE The last days of colonialism taught America's revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But according to investigative reporter Radley Balko, over the last several decades, America's cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as another enemy. |
North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Wednesday, July 24: - A Tribute To Steve Maxwell Honoring the immediate past Chair [for 5 years] of the Tarrant County Democratic Party. Appetizers and cash bar. $20. Tickets online at this page. (6:00 - 9:00 PM, The Pour House, 2725 W 7th St., Fort Worth)
- Dallas County East Democrats Come find out how the ACA can help you and your family and how you can sign up to get covered. Also hear from the heroic Women of DACED that helped make up the over a thousand men and women that have been in Austin this week and stood up for Texas women at the "Citizens Filibuster". (7 pm (come at 6 for networking), Martinez Restaurant, 901 Gross Rd., Mesquite)
Thursday, July 25: - Grassroots Democratic Coalition 7:30 PMBlack Eyed Pea Restaurant 7979 Belt LIne Rd at Coit Rd - Next to Shell Service Station Dallas, TX 75287Price: $2.00 per person
· Mid-Cities Democrats Monthly Meeting: 7pm at Los Jimadores, 3314 Harwood Rd, Bedford, TX 76021 (Tom Thumb shopping center at Harwood Rd and Hwy 121). Our guest speaker will be Darlene Ewing, the Dallas County Democratic Party Chair. She will talk about how they turned Dallas Blue, and how we can do the same here in Tarrant County! Sunday, July 28: · Playing Liberally - Trinity Hall Trivia Night Dallas Drinking Liberally Group 7:00 PM Trinity Hall Irish Pub & Restaurant 5321 E Mockingbird Ln Dallas, TX 75206 |
Who Has Your Back? 2013 | 
When you use the Internet, you entrust your conversations, thoughts, experiences, locations, photos, and more to companies like Google, AT&T and Facebook. But what do these companies do when the government demands your private information? Do they stand with you? Do they let you know what's going on? In this annual report, the Electronic Frontier Foundation examined the policies of major Internet companies - including ISPs, email providers, cloud storage providers, location-based services, blogging platforms, and social networking sites - to assess whether they publicly commit to standing with users when the government seeks access to user data. The purpose of this report is to incentivize companies to be transparent about how data flows to the government and encourage them to take a stand for user privacy whenever it is possible to do so. |
Now screening : FRUITVALE STATION Angelika Dallas | 
Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and one of the most talked about films at Cannes, FRUITVALE STATION is about the last day of Oscar Grant, a 22 year old San Francisco Bay Area man whose 2009 shooting by Oakland BART police sparked outrage and protests in the city. Saturday Night Lights' Michael B. Jordon stars alongside Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer in first-time writer/director Ryan Coogler's stunning feature debut. Now open! more info here http://www.fruitvalefilm.com |
| Sirius XM Radio launching rebranded progressive talk channel | 
Satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio Inc. is launching a rebranded political talk channel for left-leaning audiences next week called "SiriusXM Progress." The channel, formerly known as "SiriusXM Left," will debut Monday and feature an afternoon call-in show hosted by Read on Subscribe here : http://www.siriusxm.com/siriusxmleft ** you also get live MSNBC in the car too ! |
Everything's bigger in Texas ... and soon that'll include how far women have to go for health care | 
The extreme anti-abortion bill that Texas Republicans will be focused on ramming through in a second special session of the legislature would ban abortion at all but five clinics in the state thanks to a requirement that they be ambulatory surgical centers and that doctors providing abortions have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Texas would drop from more than 40 clinics to five, located in just four of the enormous state's cities. So what would that mean for women in Texas? Well, Texas is a big state, stretching nearly 800 miles in each direction for a total of 268,581 square miles. And with abortion access restricted to four cities in the eastern half of the state:
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Hundreds turn out to protest abortion restrictions | 
The gathering came as part of the National Day of Action that included similar rallies planned in several cities. The events were organized by the International Socialist Organization and other left-leaning community organizing groups. Also supporting the effort were abortion rights groups, including NARAL Pro-Choice Texas. About 200 people, most protesting the restrictions, showed up amid rainy skies in downtown Dallas as well. Read more here More photos here and here |
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| Detroit the new Greece
By Paul Krugman | 
When Detroit declared bankruptcy, or at least tried to - the legal situation has gotten complicated - I know that I wasn't the only economist to have a sinking feeling about the likely impact on our policy discourse. Was it going to be Greece all over again?
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Lewis Black Anti-Texas Ad
New York City Vs Texas - The Daily Show | 
| Lewis Black Anti-Texas Ad (Full Version) - New York City Vs Texas - The Daily Show |
"The Daily Show's" Lewis Black is all riled up that Gov. Rick Perry's tour across America to lure businesses away from other states and into Texas has finally reached New York. But Black is prepared. In a hilarious PSA-style parody, Black fires back with an ad that extols the virtues of New York City. "People come here from all over the world. For the freedom to live as they choose, for the variety of cultures, but most of all for the fact that it's not Texas," he says. Then Lewis delivers a serious message for the gaffe-prone governor: "Don't mess with Texas? No, don't fuck with New York."
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Six Free iPad Apps for Making Healthy Choices | Back to school is the perfect time of year to establish routines and remind students about making healthy choices. Children of all ages should have an understanding of the impact of their decisions related to the food they choose to eat. There are a variety of games and resources to promote discussions about healthy eating and to help students make smart choices.
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These seekers believe that humans are inherently good and that our planet is full of beauty and wisdom to be protected. Incredibly diverse and eclectic
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Majority Report 7/17/13 - Josh Fox: Gasland II | 
| Majority Report 7/17/13 - Josh Fox: Gasland II |
You can see Gasland on HBO
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