Everyone is welcome to join us at 6:00 p.m. for dinner (buffet - $15 donation) and socializing. The meeting itself starts at 7:00 p.m. We meet the first Thursday of every month.

Our guest speaker will be State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias. We will also be hearing from Lt. Governor candidate Justin Oberman and State Rep. candidate Jeff Smith.

To learn more about these candidates check out these links:
http://www.alexiforillinois.com/home
http://www.electjeffsmith.org/
http://www.obermanforillinois.com/

We will also have updates on the August 1&2 DFA Campaign Training Academy and other upcoming events.

The mission of our group is to elect socially progressive, fiscally responsible, ethically committed candidates to all levels of government. We need your help make this happen. There are ways for everyone and anyone to help out, so come to a meeting and find out more.

"We are building a political movement, not one that wields the power of lobbyists and corporate interests, but the power of millions of people who seek change." - Gov. Howard Dean