National PDA meeting in DC Jan 17 & 18, 2009

PDA members from around the US will be meeting at UDC Law School, Van
Ness Campus the weekend before the inauguration. You can see all the
details here:
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/mtglistproc.asp?formid=meet&caleventid=14123

Eco/Justice Café December 5th, 6 to 10 pm

Save the Date and Tell Your Friends: Friday, December 5th, 6 to 10 pm

The Eco/Justice Café ! 

 

Featuring music, poetry, an open mike session, good food, good beer, good people, good cheer, free professional massage (10 mins each, FC/FS!) good info and good karma.   

 

In addition, enjoy The 4.0 Lounge, (with pool and ping pong tables, chess and checkers, internet connections and more!) and an Eco/Justice Video Screening room at the Anonymy Studio!  

 

University of DC, Firebird Inn, Van Ness/UDC Red Line West exit

Building 39, B-Level, 4200 Connecticut Ave., NW, 20008, Wheelchair Accessible

 

Suggested donation $15/ $10 students/$5 kids

 

Food and drink included.  All ages event; child activities provided – and powered by kids!  

 

An Eco/Justice BAZAAR will feature environmental and social justice organizations and businesses.

 

TABLE SPACE IS AVAILABLE for no charge.  Contact GalinaSergen@yahoo.com to reserve your table!  

 

Join the MetNet 2.0 List at http://www.dcslf.org/metnet.html so we can keep you up to date!

 

TO VOLUNTEER on December 5th, email Galina Sergen galinasergen@yahoo.com.

 

Hosted by the University of the District of Columbia David Clarke School of Law, the District's public interest law school. For more information on the law school full-tuition three-year Advocate for Justice Scholarships, go to

http://www.law.udc.edu/?page=AFJ  

 

FUTURE CAFÉS:  for your calendar, the next Eco/Justice Cafés will be:

 

Friday, January 9;   Friday, February 6;   Friday, March 6;   Friday, April 3

 

And afterwards, the FIRST FRIDAY of each month!

 

DO YOU WANT TO HELP?

 

1. JOIN THE HOST COMMITTEE!  Individual  Host  Committee Members:   Tiffany De Lisio, Susan Eisendrath, Naomi Friedman, Doug Hartnett, Zahara Heckscher, Joe Libertelli, Galina Sergen,  Larry Martin, Neil Seldman, Daniel Solomon, Marie Soveroski, Eric Thiel, Chris Weiss, Linda Welch, Stuart Whitaker.

2. RECRUIT other Host Committee Members

3. RECRUIT tabling organizations

4. JOIN the MetNet 2.0 list at http://www.dcslf.org/metnet.html !

5. FORWARD this e-mail and ask friends to sign up at http://www.dcslf.org/metnet.html !

6. VOLUNTEER for the Cafe (musicians, poets, set up and clean up artists, etc. always welcome!)

7. VOLUNTEER to build the Web Calendar (see below)

8. DONATE at www.dcslf.org in the General Fund and make a note that your contribution is to "MetNet 2.0" 

 

 

HISTORY:  From 1990 – 1997, the Metro DC Environmental Network (MetNet) provided connectivity to the region's environmental and justice activists through a monthly calendar, monthly EcoJustice Coffeehouses, a broadcast fax system, and annual regional Earth Day events.

 

The new MetNet will recycle the best of the origional MetNet as follows:

 

MONTHLY ECO/JUSTICE CAFÉS: will be held on the First Fridays of each month at the UDC Firebird Inn.  They are intended to build understanding, friendship, community and cooperation among area activists.

 

THE NEW ON-LINE CALENDAR: will provide the region's most comprehensive listing of social justice and environmental events.  With your help, the Calendar will be "rolled out" in January, 2009.

 

AN ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER will access Washington area residents to local and regional information they need to act on their environmental and social values.  The Resource Center will be built out in stages in the coming months. 

 

VOLUNTEER EDITORS are sought for sections of the Resource Center.  Editors will collect and maintain a section of the database and, in return, will be granted control that area's "home page" where they can write or choose articles to post, manage a forum, and highlight their favorite resources.  These will be serious and demanding – but highly rewarding – positions.

 

STRUCTURE: MetNet 2.0 can accept tax exempt contributions through the DC School of Law Foundation at www.dcslf.org.  It is preparing to file for its own 501 (c) (3) status with the help of the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law Community Development Clinic.

 

WHY DO WE CALL IT THE "ECO/JUSTICE" CAFE?   We seek to build community among people concerned about and seeking transformation on the full range of progressive issues.   These include all the myriad environmental concerns - and the full range of social justice causes, including all efforts to fight poverty and discrimination, to protect the public health, to foster human potential, and to move toward a more democratic society.

 

STAY IN TOUCH: Join the MetNet 2.0 List at http://www.dcslf.org/metnet.html 

 

Sunday, November 16 SCARRED LANDS and WOUNDED LIVES

Hello Friends,

We invite you to join us on Sunday, November 16, at the Rockville
Library, 51 Maryland Avenue
(Meeting Room # 2, Second Floor), Rockville, from 2:30 - 4:30, to view
Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives,
a film by local filmmakers, Alice and Lincoln Day.

Please join The Democratic Connection and The Global Citizens Club for a
FREE showing of this important film.
The filmmakers, Lincoln & Alice Day will be there to lead a Q&A session
afterwards.

Please share this with your friends.

SCARRED LANDS and WOUNDED LIVES

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2008
2:30-4:30
ROCKVILLE LIBRARY, Meeting Room #2
51 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, Maryland

For more information, contact:
Naomi Bloch
301.520.9315

We look forward to being with you!

sustainability education workshop with the Sierra Club

Hi Mike

I am working with the Izaak Walton League on producing a
sustainability education workshop along with the Sierra Club
and Audubon. The workshop is on the interconnectedness between
population, health and the environment. The event will take
place in Bethesda on November 15.

I thought that this event might be of interest to MoCo
progressives. Please feel free to forward onto interested
parties. Below is the information.

Thank you in advance for your help.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

Kelly

Do you wonder how sustainable development works both at home
and abroad? How population growth, women's health, and the
environment affect one another? How you can stay engaged after
the election?

Join the Izaak Walton League, National Audubon Society and the
Sierra Club for a skills building workshop. Hear from experts
on international population, health and environment issues.
Learn about the global and local connections for sustainability
and receive skills training on how YOU can make a difference
post-election. The event is FREE and RSVP is requested.

This is a great way to network, build friendships and gain
experience on issues concerning the environment. Confirmed
speakers include Judy Oglethorpe with the World Wildlife Fund
and Heather D'Agnes with the United States Agency for
International Development

The workshop will take place on Saturday November 15, 2008 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bethesda Chevy-Chase Regional Center
located conveniently off the Red Line at Bethesda Station, at
4805 Edgemoor Lane Bethesda, MD in room D. Lunch will be
provided and morning refreshments will be served. RSVP is
required.

To RSVP please contact Tara Scibelli at 301.548.0150 x255 or
tscibelli@iwla.org <mailto:tscibelli@iwla.org>

11/11 Veterans' Day Vigil / PDA Chapter Meeting

Peace and Justice Veterans' Day Vigil - 5 PM November 11 in Rockville
Montgomery County Chapter Meeting - 7:30 PM November 11 in Wheaton

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) will lead a coalition of peace
and justice groups and activists in a Veterans' Day Vigil in Rockville
at the Metro stop, starting 5 PM on November 11, 2008. Then, we'll hold
our regular monthly meeting at the Saigonese restaurant in Wheaton to
recap the elections and make plans for the rest of 2008 and the
beginning of 2009.

Saigonese Restaurant 11232 Grandview Ave
Silver Spring (Wheaton), MD 20902
A few blocks walk from the Wheaton Metro

Keep the Maryland Guard at Home, an organization working to end the
Maryland National Guard deployment, is part of a nation-wide movement to
bring Guard personnel back from Iraq. If successful, this effort will
help end the occupation of Iraq and also will challenge the concept of
the "imperial presidency." The coalition is asking Maryland Governor
Martin O'Malley to read the results of last Tuesday's election and end
the deployment of Maryland National Guard.

Maryland State Senator Richard Madaleno and Maryland Delegate Jill
Carter plan to sponsor legislation in the Maryland General Assembly that
will direct Governor O'Malley to end the Maryland National Guard
deployment. This coalition, including PDA and Keep the Maryland Guard at
Home, strongly supports Sen. Madaleno and Del. Carter and works to
inform and educate the public about the Constitutional and other issues
raised by National Guard deployments. Members of the coalition will
contact their State Senators and Delegates and urge them to support
Madaleno and Carter's bill.

The "Keep the Maryland Guard at Home" coalition is launching its first
petition drive at the vigil Tuesday night, and will also sponsor and
participate at hearings, press conferences, town halls and other events.
See http://www.MDGuardHome.org.

Hope to see you Tuesday,

Mike Hersh
Maryland PDA

Progressive Democrats of America is a grassroots PAC that works both
inside the Democratic Party and outside in movements for peace and
justice. Our goal: Elect a permanent, progressive majority in 2008.
PDA's advisory board includes seven members of Congress and activist
leaders such as Tom Hayden, Medea Benjamin, Thom Hartmann, Jim
Hightower, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood.

Progressive Democrats of America Monthly Meeting:

One week after the elections, we'll discuss the results and make plans
for 2009 including plans for peace on Veterans Day.

Saigonese is a short 2 block walk from the Wheaton Metro Station (red line)

Peace and Justice Coalition To Hold Veterans' Day Vigil

Peace and Justice Coalition To Hold Veterans' Day Vigil

Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) will lead a coalition of peace
and justice groups and activists in a Veterans' Day Vigil in Rockville
at the Metro Stop, starting 5 PM on November 11, 2008.

Keep the Maryland Guard at Home, an organization working to keep our
National Guard in Maryland, is part of a nation-wide movement to bring
Guard personnel back from Iraq. If successful, this effort will help end
the occupation of Iraq and also will challenge the concept of the
"imperial presidency." The coalition is asking Maryland Governor Martin
O'Malley to read the results of last Tuesday's election and end the
deployment of Maryland National Guard.

Maryland State Senator Richard Madaleno and Maryland Delegate Jill
Carter plan to sponsor legislation Maryland General Assembly that will
direct Governor O'Malley to end the Maryland National Guard deployment.
This coalition, including PDA and Keep the Maryland Guard at Home,
strongly supports Sen. Madaleno and Del. Carter and works to inform and
educate the public about the Constitutional and other issues raised by
National Guard deployments. Members of the coalition will contact their
State Senators and Delegates and urge them to support Madaleno and
Carter's bill.

The "Keep the Maryland Guard at Home" coalition is launching its first
petition drive at the vigil Tuesday night, and will also sponsor and
participate at hearings, press conferences, town halls and other events.

Mike Hersh, PDA Maryland Coordinator, says, "We hope to bring back the
Guard in time for Thanksgiving. They should be home with their family,
not facing ongoing danger in Iraq. If "the surge" was such a success,
then why are our weekend warriors still stuck 5,000 miles away? If "the
surge" didn't work, again why are our National Guard members still
there? Either way, it's time to bring them home. We're calling on
Governor O'Malley to stand up to what we contend is an illegal
presidential order to deploy the Guard to Iraq. We could not have
occupied Iraq without the National Guard."

Steve Lane says, "The US has deployed about 600,000 National Guard and
reserve troops to Iraq, 5,900 of them members of the Maryland National
Guard. Their deployment causes their families financial harm and
emotional suffering, and impairs our State's ability to respond to
emergencies at home. Using the Guard to occupy Iraq set a precedent that
must be reversed in order to prevent more harm to Maryland's citizens
and to prevent future US governments from waging wars of choice and
aggression. The Congressional 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military
Force (AUMF) is the legal basis for federalizing the Guard and sending
it to Iraq. Our Web site, http://www.MDGuardHome.org explains why the
2002 AUMF is no longer relevant and why the Maryland National Guard's
deployment to Iraq is illegal."

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