cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
-- Ted Kennedy at the Democratic Convention in 1980
You are necessary! Thanks to you, the Montgomery County Progressive
Alliance is making progress in Montgomery County and Maryland. As we
move into 2011, the work goes on. With your help, the dream shall never
die. But we need you to keep MCPA going and growing. MCPCA is a
non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We can only keep working with
generous member donations. We will not be able to pay for social
networking tools such as Meetup.com, rent venues for special events,
print flyers and other materials, and keep organizing for progress
without your support.
We've been organizing events, supporting candidates, and informing you
about progressive efforts in our area since 2003. We have big plans to
work with our friends and allies in the county and state on healthcare,
the environment, equality, and more! MCPA is playing a role organizing,
supporting, and/or promoting ALL of the events below. NO OTHER
ORGANIZATION is involved and promoting progress on such a wide range of
issues and efforts!
Help keep us working for you! Please support the MCPA with a generous
donation now. We hope you will give $25, but we appreciate any help you
afford in these tough economic times. You can donate safely and easily
online here
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UW2R635KZPP9L
or bring your donation to our meetings and events. Note: donations to
MCPA are not tax deductible.
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Recent Progressive Events:
Patients United for the Human Right to Healthcare held an organizational
meeting in Bethesda October 23. Joel Segal, Senior Legislative Assistant
to Congress; Phyllis Zolotorow, Healthcare Advocate and uninsured
patient; Judy Mahaffy, Healthcare Advocate and underinsured patient; and
Beverly Hummel, Healthcare Activist discussed plans to help expand and
improve healthcare in Maryland and the USA. MCPA helped organize and
publicize this event.
The Middle East Peace Campaign launched the Symposium Series, "Pathways
to Peace: Creating an Israeli/Palestinian Peace Agreement" at George
Washington University on November 4th. Harriet Fulbright – President of
the J. William and Harriet Fulbright Center, Walter Fauntroy – US
Congressman (D-DC, 1971-1990) and Founder of the Congressional Black
Caucus, Joel Segal – Congressional Staffer, Founder of the Free China
Movement & co-founder of the Progressive Democrats of America, plus
other expert panelists presented, answered questions and engaged the
200+ member audience in discussions about transforming a long standing
conflict into a long standing peace. Cosponsored by George Washington
Interfaith Action (GWIA). MCPA helped organize and publicize this event.
The Montgomery County Chapter of the National Organization of Women held
an exciting panel discussion & workshop "Girls at Risk" November 8th at
the Wheaton Library. Over 70 people attended and participated in the
discussion and planning for upcoming events and projects. MCPA helped
organize and publicize this event.
The Montgomery County Progressive Alliance hosted Libby Kimzey Maryland
Organizer for Common Cause who discussed the Fair Elections Now Act with
us in Wheaton at the Saigonese Restaurant November 9th. We also
discussed instant run-off voting, the recent elections, and plans for 2011.
MCPA helped mobilize activists and voters for early voting and Election
Day, and supported progressive candidates throughout the campaign. We
also hosted candidates at our meetings, and helped organize and
publicize candidate forums and debates.
It's so important that we know you support our efforts. Please donate
safely and easily online here
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UW2R635KZPP9L
or bring your donation to our meetings and events.
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Stay in touch:
Join our MCPA Google Group:
http://groups.google.com/group/mcprogressivealliance
Join the MCPA Facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3401340272&ref=ts
Join our Progressive Victory Meetup group:
http://www.meetup.com/progressive-victory/
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The Montgomery County Progressive Alliance is a results-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. MCPA 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. We get together with like-minded activists working
for progress. We meet at least once each month to discuss and plan
events and actions.
Thanks for reading down this far, and hope to see you at the meeting and
future events,
Mike Hersh,
Meetup Organizer Chairperson, MCPA and DFMC Maryland State Coordinator,
PDA Steering Committee, PWG
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Please help support the MCPA with a generous donation now. You can
donate safely and easily online here
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UW2R635KZPP9L
or bring your donation to our meetings and events. Note: donations to
MCPA are not tax deductible.
