Breaking News: DOJ to Ask Court to Reinstate Voting Rights Act in Texas | 
Holder cites "evidence of intentional racial discrimination" in Rick Perry's state. Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Thursday the first step the Justice Department will take to restore the voting rights gutted by a Supreme Court decision neutering a key prong of the Voting Rights Act. In remarks prepared for the National Urban League's annual conference, Holder announced that the Justice Department "will ask a federal court in Texas to subject the State of Texas to a preclearance regime similar to the one required by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act" - effectively restoring the safeguards against voter suppression in Texas that were stripped by the five Republican justices' decision in Shelby County v. Holder.
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Did you know that young democrats from across the country are coming to Texas? Register now for #YDA2013 | 
We are excited to announce the Young Democrats of America's 2013 Biennial National Convention in San Antonio, Texas on August 8 - 11. This is the largest event that YDA hosts every two years with 1,000 Young Democrats expected to attend from all fifty states. If you don't participate in a single other Young Democrat conference, this is the one you don't want to miss. Sign up here |
Park Cities/Central Dallas Democrats panel discussion on foreclosure crisis and more ... | 
Want to know how the Courts are handling the foreclosure crisis and prostitution in Dallas? Come to our August meeting to hear Judge Martin Hoffman of the 68th District Court discuss his innovative program to combat the foreclosure crisis facing Texans. It's called the "4M Foreclosure Fairness Program". He is trying to keep homeowners in their homes instead of foreclosing on them. In addition, Judge Peggy Hoffman, County Criminal Court #9, will discuss her "Prostitution Diversion Program". You've heard of the "revolving door" when it comes to dealing with these unfortunate members of our community. Judge Hoffman is attempting to actually get at the root of the problem. Come learn more about these very timely and important issues in Dallas County! Date: Saturday, August 3rd Time: 10:30 am to noon Place: Oak Lawn Branch Library, Cedar Springs at Knight |
North Texas Progressive Calendar | 
Tuesday, July 30: - Lakewood Democrats (6:30 at Times Ten, 6324 Prospect, Dallas)
Wednesday, July 31: - Dallas County East Democrats (7 PM, Martinez Restaurant on 901 Gross Rd, Mesquite)
Meet and Greet for Terry Braziel Candidate for Dallas County Constable Pct.3. (7 PM, Big Shucks on Mockingbird Ln. Dallas) |
A journey beyond conflict and peace in the Middle East.Conversation with Catherine Bentley. | 
Hosted by Middle East Peace Committee of the Dallas Peace Center This discussion and presentation will follow Catherine Bentley's experience in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraqi Kurdistan since November 2012. It will explore the importance of understanding complicated and divergent contexts, meaning various peoples, their daily lives and personal histories, before applying our own ideas of what 'conflict' and 'peace' is to them. Specific reference will be made to post-¬-war Iraq and the impacts of Western interventions. When: 6:30 PM Monday July 29 Where: La Madeleine, 3906 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75219 |
| Hiroshima in History and Nuclear Weapons Today | 
The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and the second on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. For decades, these dates have been adopted as times to pause to remember the victims, and also to remember that the threat posed by nuclear weapons remains with us. also are a time to reflect on the broader dangers created by the global spread of nuclear technology as a means to generate nuclear power. Despite the inherent risks of nuclear power generation, demonstrated decisively by the 2011 catastrophe at Fukushima, the immense global nuclear industry continues to push for new nuclear deals, always claiming that the next generation of nuclear power plants will be safe and affordable, despite a record of broken promises stretching back to the dawn of the atomic age. Eight nations acknowledge having nuclear weapons today: United States, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, Pakistan, India, and North Korea. Israel is also known to possess nuclear weapons. South Africa once possessed nuclear weapons, but dismantled its stockpile after the end of apartheid. Iran is widely reported to be developing the capacity to build nuclear weapons. Albert Einstein once said, "The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking." We need a new way to think about nuclear technology. The Dallas Peace Center is presenting two programs in August exploring the past and future of nuclear weapons and nuclear power: Saturday, August 3: Hiroshima Memorial Commemoration 1945-2013 Free and open to the public 1-3 p.m., at SGI-USA Buddhist Center 2600 N. Stemmons Fwy., Suite 190, Dallas 75207 (between the Inwood and Medical District Dr. exits) Original Japanese Dance, Incense Offering, and Reflections from Hiroshima Bomb Survivors Co-Sponsor: SGI-USA www.SGI-USA.org |
A New Study Says It's Harder to Get Ahead in Dallas than in Most of America | 
The New York Times opens its sweeping, front-of-the-webpage piece on upward mobility in America with an anecdote about Stacey Calvin, a woman in Atlanta who spends hours each day on buses and trains commuting to and from her part-time job at a daycare center, barely making it home on time to greet her three children after school. That's a function, the Times' David Leonhardt writes, of "the economic geography of Atlanta." It's a thriving metropolis with a growing population and plenty of good jobs, but it's starkly divided by income. "The low-income neighborhoods here often stretch for miles, with rows of houses and low-slung apartments, interrupted by the occasional strip mall, and lacking much in the way of good-paying jobs." read on |
Congress can fix the Postal Service's financial problems | 
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| Stranded by Sprawl By PAUL KRUGMAN NY Times | Stranded by Sprawl By PAUL KRUGMAN 
Detroit is a symbol of the old economy's decline. It's not just the derelict center; the metropolitan area as a whole lost population between 2000 and 2010, the worst performance among major cities. Atlanta, by contrast, epitomizes the rise of the Sun Belt; it gained more than a million people over the same period, roughly matching the performance of Dallas and Houston without the extra boost from oil. read on | |
Map of closed Texas state DMV offices | Want to vote in TX ? Good luck finding an open DMV office
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Dall Peace Center Dismantling Racism Committee Meeting Police Brutality | Since 2001, more than 60 unarmed Black men have been gunned down by Dallas Police officers. The last indictment of a Dallas police officer was in the murder in 1973 of Santos Rodriguez, an unarmed 12-year-old boy. In more than 9 out of 10 cases, the victims of police shootings are African-American or Latino. Thursday, August 1 at 6:30 p.m. Dallas Peace Center (First Community Church Campus) 9120 Ferguson RD., Dallas 75228
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