News from the North Texas Progressive MARCH 9 2015

 

North Texas Progressive Newsletter ...bringing North Texas news and discussion since 2004 March 9,  2015 Dear nancy, Good Afternoon! Lots going on,  check out the calendar! Everyone is tired of being cooped up! Lots of drinking opportunities this week check out one of the local Drinkling Liberally Meetups they are so much fun and you can attend anyone that convenient for you! Volunteers needed for NTX Food Bank Dash Down Greenville Ave during St Pat's Celebration this week and that will be great fun and you can have  agreen beer after you help out! Also great stuff you may have missed ! Keep me posted on your events , I'm always happy to help you promote - follow me on Twitter and ALWAYS shop at Amazon using the link below makie sure Amazon gives a few cents of their profit to this great newsletter. Thanks, Nancy Cunningham Email /Webpage /Facebook /Twitter / Tumblr /Donate /Newsletter archive / Amazon link     In This Issue Hundreds march at Dallas bridge to honor Selma, highlight modern civil rights struggles. Obama's Veto of Keystone XL Bittersweet for Texans Forced to Allow the Pipeline on Their Land. Democracy Now Dallas Sierra Club News - March meeting North Texas Progressive Calendar... Since the City of Denton Banned Fracking, Texas GOP Moves to Pre-empt Local Control. Pepperoni Turns Partisan...Paul Krugman..   Hundreds march at Dallas bridge to honor Selma, highlight modern civil rights struggles Half a century after a historic march in Selma, Ala., for voting rights, local activists say there's still work to be done. "It's not like there's no longer a need for a civil rights movement," Dallas resident Sandy Rollins said   read on President Obama speech at Selma Watch -- Read   Obama's Veto of Keystone XL Bittersweet for Texans Forced to Allow the Pipeline on Their Land As expected, President Obama vetoed the Republican bill attempting to allow TransCanada to finish constructing the Keystone XL tar sands export pipeline. While the veto received praise from environmentalists, along with encouragement to reject the pipeline entirely, the veto provides little consolation to those in Texas who already have the southern route of the pipeline moving Canadian tar sands under their land. read on    Democracy Now "I Thought I Saw Death": John Lewis Remembers Police Attack on Bloody Sunday in Selma 50 Years Ago Thousands of people are expected to travel to Selma, Alabama, this weekend for the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when hundreds of peaceful voting rights activists ... Read More → Chomsky on Cuba: After Decades of U.S. Meddling & "Terrorism," Restoring Ties is Least We Could Do The United States and Cuba have held a second round of talks as part of the effort to restore full diplomatic ties for the first time in more than half a century. The two sides ... Read More →    Dallas Sierra Club News - March meeting General Meeting Program - March 17, 7:00 pm - Refreshments at 6:30_ NOTE: The March General Meeting will be one week later than our usual second Tuesday of the month schedule. Our meeting location, Brookhaven College, is shut down for Spring Break so we have moved our meeting to the 17th. The Environment at the State Capitol Zac Trahan, Program Director for Texas Campaign for the Environment, will lead an interactive discussion about potential environmental bills during the 2015 Texas Legislative Session. It has always been difficult to pass good environmental legislation at the State Capitol, but this year is shaping up to be the toughest challenge yet. Sierra Club is working with groups like Texas Campaign for the Environment and many others to pass the best bills possible and to defeat negative environmental bills that would result in more pollution, not less.   read more        North Texas Progressive Calendar Monday, March 9:   DCDP First Quarter Executive Committee Meeting -- Fill Precinct Chair vacancies; discuss news, financial reports & plans for success in 2016. This is also the meeting designated for Precinct Chairs to elect members of the DCDP Advisory Council for their new two-year term. (6:30 - 8:30 PM, CWA Local 6215 Hall, 1408 N. Washington Ave. at Bryan, Dallas 75204)   Metrocrest Democrats -- (7 PM, NewNew Buffet, 3822 Belt Line Rd.[at Marsh Ln.], Addison 75001)   Tuesday, March 10:   Women Organizing Women Democrats - North Texas -- (6:00 PMDesperados Mexican Restaurant 3443 W Campbell Rd # 550Garland, TX 75044   Dallas County Young Democrats -- Planning of Blue Sunrise brunch, discussing upcoming elections, St. Patrick's Day parade and the annual JJ After Dark event. (6:30 PM, Sunset Lounge, Dallas)   Dallas County Tejano Democrats -- Our guest speaker is no one less than our fearless leader Darlene Ewing. Another special guest is our State Tejano Democrats Chair Othon Medina. Contact: Frances Rizo 214-336-9757 or email rizofrances1 AT gmail.com. (6:30 pm, La Calle Doce Restaurant in Oak Cliff, 415 W 12th St., Dallas)   Irving Democratic Club -- (7 PM, Midori's, 4020 N MacArthur #114, Irving 75038)   Dallas Drinking Liberally -- (7:30 PM, Uptown Pub, 3605 McKinney Ave, Dallas)   Drinking Liberally - Lewisville -- ( 6:30 PM Tierneys Cafe andTavern 208 E Main St Lewisville, TX 75077   Thursday, March 12:   Preston Hollow Democrats -- Featured speaker is Beverly Hill of the Dallas-based Gendercide Awareness Project, who will present a program on "117 Million Missing Women: Gendercide and the Need to Empower Women." (6 p.m., Preston Royal Library Auditorium, 5626 Royal Lane, Dallas 75229)   Coppell Drinking Liberally -- (6:30 PM, Esparza's Restaurante Mexicano, 817 S. MacArthur Blvd. #125, Coppell)   Collin County Young Democrats (CCYD) -- (6:00 PM RA Sushi 7501 Lone Star Drive Plano, TX 75023   Garland Area Democratic Club -- A representative from the Dallas County Elections Department will be on hand to train and swear in all those interested in becoming deputy voter registrars. Certification cards will be valid through December 2016. If you are planning on attending, please call Jack Blackshear at 972.494.3144. (7:00 pm, Women's Activities Building , 713 Austin St. [at Glenbrook], downtown Garland) Friday, March 13:   Dallas Democratic Forum Presents "The Partisan Divide: Congress in Crisis" -- Former U.S. Representative and Democratic Congressional Leader Martin Frost and one of his co-authors, Former Republican Congressman Tom Davis, discuss their new book "The Partisan Divide: Congress in Crisis." 2015 Patron & Sustaining Forum Members -- Free, 2015 Regular Members -- $25, Non Members -- $40. RSVP by email to wdgriggs AT yahoo.com by Wednesday March 11. (11:30 AM, Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Avenue at Olive, Dallas 75201)   Saturday, March 14:   Fort Worth Chorizo and Menudo Community Breakfast -- (9 AM, Nuevo Leon Restaurant, 1544 Ellis Ave., Fort Worth 76164)   Kaufman County Democratic Party -- (10 AM, Office of Dan Wood, Jr., Brin Opera House Bldg., 102 E. Moore Ave., Suite 212, Terrell 75160)   Mexican American Democrats of Texas -- Dallas CAUSA Chapter. (11 AM, 2223 W. Jefferson Dallas 75208)   Since the City of Denton Banned Fracking, Texas GOP Moves to Pre-empt Local Control Candice Bernd, Truthout: Texas lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at gutting municipalities' regulatory authority as a reaction to the city of Denton's ban on fracking. But citizens are fighting what has become a larger Republican strategy of pre-emption of local power across the nation.   Read the Article Studies explore concerns about natural-gas production and health read on    Pepperoni Turns Partisan Paul Krugman If you want to know what a political party really stands for, follow the money. Pundits and the public are often deceived; remember when George W. Bush was a moderate, and Chris Christie a reasonable guy who could reach out to Democrats? Major donors, however, generally have a very good idea of what they are buying, so tracking their spending tells you a lot.   read on The surprising politics of pizza MSNBC watch here       North Texas Progressive Newsletter Nancy Cunningham   Editor Contact: Nancy   This newsletter is a project of the North Texas Progressive , it  grew out of the Dallas Air America group, which was founded in 2004 to promote and support progressive talk radio and independent media in North Texas.   Visit the North Texas Progressive  web page to get more information. Newsletter archive Sponsor the newsletter here !      Dash Down Greenville Saturday, March 14, 5:00am - 11:30am needs volunteer s How fun is the St Patricks Day festivities on Greenville Ave? You can volunteer to help this event that help North Texas Food Bank sign up here   Vigil for Ahmed Al-Jumaili, Family and friends hold a candle-light vigil for Ahmed Al-Jumaili, killed Wednesday night. Read here UK Independent   Pothole ? call 311 Spot a pothole? Call 311. Your car will thank you http://311.dallascityhall.com/ * note new app for your phone     Lynching and Memory in Dallas, Texas Embrey Human Rights Program and others launch the online exhibit project Dallas Untold: Lynching and Memory in Dallas, Texas. This project was created by Dr. Christopher J. Dowdy.   As the exhibit explains: "On March 3, 1910, a crowd of approximately 5,000 people lynched an African-American man in broad daylight in an intersection in the heart of downtown Dallas. His body was hung on the Elks Arch, a decorative structure that welcomed visitors to the city. Within a year, the arch was gone. Why? What does this disappearance teach us about the shape of violence and racism in Dallas? Dallas Untold is an online exhibit that draws from multiple archives in Dallas, bringing photographs, documents, and other primary sources together to enrich the conversation about the meaning of this absence."   View the online exhibit here: http://blog.smu.edu/untolddallas/  Klan rally in front of Union Station Downtown Dallas   Majority Report with Sam Seder daily live show 11:00am Listen daily and call in to the show M-F 11:00am CST: Call-in and talk to Sam @ 646-257-3920  Please become a Member Download new app Choose a level of memberships start as low as $10 a month. That's only 50 cents per show!   http://majority.fm/   We need you to be a sponsor! Sponsor an edition today   5-time-married Texas lawmaker scrawls complaint against judge who allowed same-sex marriage Texas lawmaker, currently in his fifth marriage, has submitted a hand-written complaint against a Texas judge - the wrong judge as it turns out - over a recent ruling allowing two women to get married after 30 years.   In an op-ed, in the Star-Telegram, Bud Kennedy explains that recently elected Texas House Rep. Tony Tinderholt's complaint against District Judge David Wahlberg is not only misdirected, but may not have a legal foot to stand on. read on

 

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