Progressive Democrats - East Bay
Newsletter for November 28, 2005
Welcome to the November 28, 2005 edition of the Progressive Democrats of the East Bay Newsletter.
Progressive Democrats of the East Bay will NOT hold a general meeting on Saturday, December 3. General meetings will resume in January, 2006. An announcement for the next general meeting will be made in the PD–East Bay newsletter.
If You Only Have Time To Do One Thing...
Action Needed to Stop Diebold from Taking Over Our Elections (Act Now!)
We have precious little time to stop Diebold from taking over our elections in California. Please take the time to do one or more of the actions listed below to help prevent Diebold from taking over our elections. These actions should be taken NOW.
These actions are from the California Election Protection Network. Refer to their website (www.califelectprotect.net/home.html) for background information and details on the actions:
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Provide public commentary on Monday, November 28
The California Secretary of State’s office will “accept” public comment on the certification of the Diebold TSx touchscreen voting machine only until Monday, November 28th.
Tell Secretary of State Bruce McPherson (Rep) we demand an extension of the HAVA Deadlines and a rejection of Diebold equipment. Send him the CEPN “Seven Reasons” to reject Diebold. Cite the letter written to Congress by the National Association of Counties. Details on this action are here.
Recommended: FAX: 916 653-3214 Paper gets a LOT more attention.
Call: (916) 653-6814 - press 6, then 3......
Least effective: email your comments to elections@ss.ca.gov
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Contact your local, state and DC Representative, ROVs, and County Supervisors.
Tell them you require their attention to this situation, or WE ALL LOSE.
If you don‘t know your assemblyperson or California Senate Representative, look them up at: http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset9text.htm
Contact your local county supervisor. Look them up in the White Pages of your telephone directory, or just “google” your county and “board of Supervisors”. If your Registrar of Voters (ROV) is appointed, they are responsible to the County Board of Supervisors. And they are responsible to you.
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Contact EVERY media outlet you can, DEMAND coverage of McPherson‘s machinations. BE OUTRAGED!! BE OUTRAGEOUS!
Details on this action can be found here.
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Activate the grassroots and netroots: tell your family, friends and neighbors
Expand your circle of influence: inform and arm ten of your fellow citizens with the information and tools provided here. Enlist their aid in protecting California election security.
Details on this action can be found here.
Featured Events for This Newsletter
National Day of Counter-Recruitment (Tue, Dec 6)
Campus Anti-War Network (CAN) is mobilizing around the country to show the federal government that they cannot intimidate schools for kicking out military recruiters.
On December 6, the Supreme Court will hear FAIR v Rumsfeld, the case that will decide whether the government can constitutionally cut off federal funding from schools that have decided that recruiters violate their unequal employer policies. This day symbolizes the growing resistance to war and military recruitment. It is also the one-year anniversary of Pablo Paredes refusing to board his ship to Iraq, sparking a national campaign that displayed the growing refusal of soldiers to fight this war.
The same day that the Supreme Court will be hearing the FAIR v Rumsfeld case, students from over 40 college and high school campuses will gather at recruiting stations in San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, NYC, and other locations to shut down operations and to send a message to the government that we will not be cowed. Meanwhile, a press conference and demonstration will take place outside the court.
The action also comes amid increasing revelations of the horror of the Iraq occupation, including recent video footage of US chemical weapon use in Fallujah and the increasing strength of the counter-recruitment movement. Sixty percent of San Francisco voters just voted to oppose military recruiters in their schools and support scholarships to counteract the poverty draft.
This call should not be limited to CAN or even to students. We are looking for co-sponsors for this day of action. Help us counter the Military's ability to wage its illegal war and to support a university's right to oppose recruiters.
Say No to the Solomon Amendment, COLLEGE NOT COMBAT — TROOPS OUT NOW!! If you are planning on participating in or sponsoring the day of action, email recruitersout@yahoo.com and check out the CAN website at www.campusantiwar.net.
Bring the movement for COLLEGE NOT COMBAT to your city or school!!!!
Third Anniversary of "Shock and Awe"
March 18 through 20, 2006
Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19
Locally coordinated demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Youth and Student Day of Resistance to Imperialism
www.answercoalition.org
You can look up the number of recruits by state and county, and a wealth of other demographic data on military enlistments here:
nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=61
About PD–East Bay and This Newsletter
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About Progressive Democrats of the East Bay
Progressive Democrats of the East Bay is a growing chapter of Progressive Democrats of America, a national organization and Political Action Committee (PAC), started by supporters of Kucinich, Dean, and various social justice groups. It is not affiliated with the Democratic party but is dedicated to restoring to the Democratic party its progressive vision by engaging local support for national and local progressive causes.
Progressive Democrats of the East Bay will support progressive candidates for elected office from the small local boards to national offices. It dialogues and networks with a broad-based coalition of likeminded groups and people in our community to create a common agenda and an agreed-upon plan by which to realize our goals.
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Join Progressive Democrats of the East Bay
We realize that many who support our causes and endeavors cannot attend all our meetings or are too busy with other activities to be involved in an Action Group.
Please, if you support our work, become a member. Funds make it possible for us to create flyers, literature, and banners, rent the meeting room, and mail notices about events. These are all essential activities to our functioning as a progressive voice.
Dues are on a sliding scale: $10–$100 per year or a minimum of 2 hours of volunteer work a year.
Make checks payable to PD-EB, and send to:
Moria Lawlor
336 Wayne Avenue, #3
Oakland, CA. 94606
Please provide the following:
Name: _______________________________________
Address: _____________________________________
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E-mail and phone: ______________________________
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Interest and skills: ______________________________
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Submit Items for This Newsletter
If you have items you would like listed in this newsletter or on the PD-East Bay web site at www.pdeastbay.org, submit them to pdebListAdmin@PDEastBay.org. Events, activities, and action alerts about local progressive causes will be considered for inclusion. Note: All submissions subject to editing to fit the style and content of our organization.
Check out www.pdeastbay.org regularly for updated information on progressive politics!
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PD–East Bay Steering Committee Meeting
The date for the December meeting for the PD–East Bay Steering Committee has not yet been determined.
If you are not on the steering committee, but would like to attend, please RSVP to Bill Lawler at wjlawler@hotmail.com.
Those interested in forming action groups within our organization and those interested in helping determine the direction of PD–East Bay are welcome. You must join PD–East Bay to participate in the steering committee.
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