News from the North Texas Progressive march 16 2015

 

North Texas Progressive Newsletter ...bringing North Texas news and discussion since 2004 March 16,  2015 Dear nancy, Good Afternoon! Happy St. Patrick's Day ! Check out the event filled calendar below and make your reservations now for the big annual dinners being planned by local county Democratic parties. Also check out the amazing film discussion planned at Dallas Holocaust Center below! Please make sure you always buy everything you buy from Amazon through this link ( bookmark it and force Bezos to give this newsletter a few cents of his profit) Thanks, Nancy Cunningham Email /Webpage /Facebook /Twitter / Tumblr /Donate /Newsletter archive / Amazon link     In This Issue "Birth Of A Nation" Film Presentation & Discussion Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center Dallas County Democrats Johnson * Jordan Dinner... Democracy Now North Texas Progressive Calendar... Tarrant County Precinct Chairs...Are you interested?   "Birth Of A Nation" Film Presentation & Discussion Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance Date- 04/02/2015 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm   Join us for a film presentation of "Birth of A Nation" with discussion to follow. This event is open to the public.  Background of Film- "The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and based on the novel and play The Clansman. The Birth of a Nation was used as a recruiting tool for the KKK. Under Democratic President Woodrow Wilson, it was the first motion picture to be screened in the White House. Despite the film's extremely racist content, Griffith's innovative film techniques make it one of the most important and influential films in film history." Sponsors: Dallas Faces Race, Dallas Holocaust Museum, Embrey Family Foundation, and Embrey Human Rights Program at SMU.   Dallas County Democrats Johnson * Jordan Dinner RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY WHEN: Thursday, April 2, 2015 5:30pm VIP Reception for Event Sponsors and Elected Officials 6:30pm Dinner and Program   WHERE: Hyatt Regency Dallas - Reunion Ballroom 300 Reunion Boulevard Dallas, Texas 75207   KEYNOTE: The 2015 Johnson Jordan Dinner features a keynote address from Eugene Robinson, a renowned political analyst and journalist whose columns appear in The Washington Post. RSVP questions? Email jjdinner AT dallasdemocrats.org   Democracy Now Data and Goliath: Bruce Schneier on the Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World   Leading security and privacy researcher Bruce Schneier talks about about the golden age of surveillance and his new book, Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to ... Read More → Should McDonald's & Monsanto Have the Same Rights as People? A Debate on Corporate Personhood Five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Citizens United v. FEC decision striking down the prohibition on corporate expenditures in federal elections. ... Read More →    North Texas Progressive Calendar Tuesday, March 17:   Collin County Young Democrats (CCYD) --  ( 6:30 PM Mexigo 6205 Coit Road Ste 396 Plano, TX 75024   Wednesday, March 18:   Far North Dallas Richardson Democrats Fourth Annual Donkey Show -- Music will be provided by the Lucky Pierres and, returning from last year, Girls Gone Weird. The fourth annual Darlene Ewing Award will be presented to Judge Clay Jenkins. Read more and link to tickets at http://farnorthdallasdemocrats.org/?page_id=43 (7 PM, Pocket Sandwich Theater, 5400 E Mockingbird Ln Suite 119, Dallas 75206)   Thursday, March 19:   DCDP Volunteer Recruitment Phone Banks -- Join us as we call Democratic supporters in Dallas County and encourage them to volunteer. Please bring a fully charged phone. (6 pm - 8:30 pm, Dallas County Democratic Party HQ, 4209 Parry at Fletcher, Dallas)   Far North Dallas Richardson Democrats -- (6 pm, Sonny Bryan's, 1252 W. Campbell Road, Suite 240, Richardson 75080)   Coppell - Valley Ranch Democrats -- David Griggs will be the main speaker. (7 PM, Siena's Pasta & Pizza, 780 S. MacArthur Blvd., Coppell 75019)   Clean Elections Texas - Dallas -- ( 6:30 PM Picasso's 12300 Inwood Rd #116 Dallas TX    Friday, March 20:   Drinking Liberally for McKinney Collin County Liberally Groups -- ( 6:30 PM Cafe Malaga 107 South Church Street McKinney, TX 75069   Saturday, March 21:   North Oak Cliff Democrats -- (8:30 AM, Norma's Cafe, 1123 W. Davis St., Dallas 75208)   Rockwall County Monthly Breakfast Meeting -- (9:00 am - 11:00 am, Harry Myers Community Center, 815 East Washington, Rockwall 75087) Lake Highlands White Rock Democrats Candidate Forum -- (10:00 am, The Point at C.C. Young, 4847 W. Lawther Drive, Dallas)  Tarrant County Precinct Chairs Are you interested in becoming a Precinct Chair for the Tarrant County Democratic Party? Precinct Chairs are incredibly important to Democrats in Tarrant County for a variety of reasons and are responsible for: *             identifying and maintaining contact with Democratic voters within your precinct and uploading their information to the Texas Voter Activation Network *             Serving on the Tarrant County Democratic Executive Committee (CEC) *             Serving as Chairs of the Precinct Convention which takes place at the beginning of the District Convention *             Potentially serving as an Election Judges or Alternate Election Judges   To find out if there is already a Precinct Chair in your Precinct, go to our website at www.tcdp.net and then click on the Precincts/Grassroots tab and then look for Precinct Chair Listings. If there is not, and you are interested, please call the party offices at (817)335-8683, or send an email to precinctdevelopment@tcdp.net. Again, this is an incredibly important position needed all over Tarrant County if we hope to turn out and get registered as many Democrats as we possibly can!  First Annual LBJ Obama Dinner  Denton County Democratic Party         Wednesday, March 25th 7:00 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn 785 SH-121 Bypass Lewisville, TX Our special guest the Honorable Clay Jenkins, Dallas County Judge will give the keynote speech.    Judge Jenkins provided compassionate leadership last year when he offered temporary housing and care for the immigrant children who crossed our border in search of a better life. His efforts crossed party lines and were applauded by humanitarians from all religions and on both sides of the political aisle. Just months later Judge Jenkins was instrumental in bravely guiding Dallas County through the first Ebola crisis in our country. Individual tickets to group sponsorships are as follows and are available HERE     Yellow Dog - $40 Couple of Yellow Dogs - $75 Students - $35 Individual Sponsorship - $60 - Reserved seating Individual, Business or Organization Sponsorship - $100 - Reserved seating for one. Business or organization name recognition on program. Yellow Dog Pack Sponsorship - $350 - Reserved table for 8. Signage at table and name recognition on program. Includes 1 1/4" x 4 1/2" banner ad on program. (Artwork required) If you prefer to pay by mail, please send your name, address, phone number and check to: Denton Democrats LBJ Obama Dinner 1421 N. Elm, Suite 101 Denton, TX 76201     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 !      @TexasGov Car inspections it's NEW! @texasgov It's easy if you do it online. Automatically checks inspection and insurance so you can renew fast! http://t.co/jFZbGquEwx     Inspect to Register   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! 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