July 6th in Wheaton
Combined MeetUp/Meeting for MCPA, DFMC, PDA, and more. Progressive
Coalition Meeting to plan future events and actions.
Saigonese Restaurant, 11232 Grandview Ave Silver Spring (Wheaton), MD 20902
Public Transportation: 2-3 block walk from Wheaton Metro (red line)
Google Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=11232+Grandview+Ave+Silver+Spring+MD+20902
If you haven't already: Please contribute $15 for 2010 to keep this
meetup going. Pay online: http://www.meetup.com/democracy4moco/dues/ or
bring to a meeting.
Report on progress in our county and state on Healthcare, the
Environment, Education, Labor, Transportation, Energy and other issues.
We're building up our coalition and lobby efforts on the state and
national level, planning special events, forming a steering committee,
and working on meetings with legislators, and other organizations.
Please join the Montgomery County Progressive Alliance Google Group:
http://groups.google.com/group/mcprogressivealliance
If you're on Facebook, please join the MCPA group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3401340272&ref=ts
Four Meetup groups--Progressive Victory in 2010, Democratic Party/MCPA,
Montgomery County Progressive Alliance and Democratic
Party/DFA/DFMC--get together with like-minded activists working for
progress. Of these meetup groups, Progressive Victory has the most
members, and we hope you will join that Meetup to save time, money, and
effort. We'll convert the other Meetup groups to other topics within the
next few months. See: http://www.meetup.com/progressive-victory/
We support and help plan the actions of these other organizations:
1. MCPA: The Montgomery County Progressive Alliance is a result-oriented
coalition working on local, state, national and international issues.
MCPA includes more than 1,000 local activists, mainly in and around
Montgomery County Maryland. The organization began in 2003 when
Democracy for America Meetup members reached out to other Meetup groups
and other groups. In 2004, 100s of Montgomery County for Kerry members
and local Progressive Democrats of America members joined the MCPA. MCPA
adopted a mission statement, organized special events, and has held
meetings nearly each month since 2003.
2. DFA/DFMC: Democracy for America emerged from Gov. Howard Dean's
presidential campaign in 2004, and has organized grass-roots activists
to support socially progressive, fiscally responsible candidates. DFMC
is Democracy for Montgomery County, a local DFA-inspired organization
which is not directly or legally affiliated with DFA. DFMC has organized
events and meetings; and endorsed and organized volunteers for several
candidates. DFMC is currently seeking additional steering committee
members. Contact me, mikehersh@mikehersh.com for more information. You
can sign up for DFA here: http://democracyforamerica.com/session/new
3. PDA: Progressive Democrats of America began just after the 2004
Democratic National Convention in Boston. Bringing together people from
the 2004 Kucinich and Dean Campaigns with other progressives, PDA
adopted an "inside/outside strategy" uniting activists working inside
the Democratic Party with those working in peace and justice movements.
PDA's core issues include clean, accurate and transparent elections;
environmental protection; single-payer healthcare; economic and social
justice; and peace. Contact me for more information. See:
http://www.PDAmerica.org/ You can sign up for PDA here:
https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/personal2.asp?formid=joinusshort&c=5052037
We cooperate with and support other progressive organizations working in
our area.
Thanks for reading down this far, and hope to see you at the meeting and
future events,
Mike Hersh
No comments:
Post a Comment