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SB 810 (Leno) Kick-Off Event Supporting California's Single Payer Bill
Linked to groups: DFA of Stanislaus County, Democratic Club of Coarsegold, DFA of Chowchilla, DFA-CFD of Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties , Health Care for America Organizers
SB 810 (the new single payer bill) has been introduced into the legislature. The first public hearing on the bill is scheduled for Wednesday, April 15th before the Senate Health Committee. Please join us for lunch and targeted legislative visits prior to the hearing at 1:30 in Room 4203. We are hoping to turnout hundreds of supporters to show that the movement for single payer is growing – and that it is the only real health reform proposal that covers everyone and will contain costs. If you cannot be in Sacramento, you can still help (see below).
Join us for the first hearing to support
SB 810 in the Senate Health Committee
WHEN -- Wed., April 15th : 12pm Lunch/1:30pm Hearing
WHERE -- Capitol Cafeteria (basement) - West Dining Room, Sacramento
Transportation available from the following locations:
Berkeley: 10:15am/Ashby Bart – Ashby @ MLK, Berkeley/ 415-550-0828
Central Valley: Carpools from Stockton & Modesto – Call 209-823-3890 to reserve
Placer County: Carpools from Rocklin area - Call 916-435-9760
San Francisco: 9:45am / N side Fulton St. between Hyde and Larkin, SF/ 415-550-0828
Vallejo: 10:30am/ Elks Lodge, 2850 Redwood Parkway, Vallejo/ 415-550-0828
SACRAMENTO AREA: You are on your own to get to the capitol – but must rsvp for lunch.
RSVP to California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) at 415-550-0828 if you are planning to attend and want lunch. You must rsvp by April 10th to be guaranteed a seat or ride. Donations will be collected.
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE HEARING – WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP:
TELL THEM TO VOTE YES ON SB 810!
Tony Strickland (vice chair): 805-494-8808
Sam Aanestad: 530-470-1846
Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod: 909-621-2783
Gilbert Cedillo: 213-612-9566
Dave Cox: 916-783-8232
Mark DeSaulnier: 925-942-6082
Senator Mark Leno: 415-557-1300
Senator Abel Maldonado: 805-549-3784
Senator Fran Pavley: 310-441-9084
Senator Lois Wolk: 707-454-3808
(Fresno, CA) Rally In the Valley this Sunday! Peace! Lets do it!
Linked to groups: DFA-CFD of Fresno & Madera Counties, California for Democracy, Health Care for America Organizers, Blog For America, Democratic Club of Coarsegold
"Peace! Let's Do It!"
Eighth Annual Rally in the Valley For Peace and Justice
"Peace! Let's Do It!" is the theme of Peace Fresno's 8th Annual Rally in the Valley for Peace and Justice. The rally will take place on Sunday, March 22nd from 1 to 4 p.m. in downtown Fresno next to the historic water tower at Eaton Plaza, Fresno and N Streets. Featured speakers will be peace activist & "Peace Mom," Cindy Sheehan, and award winning syndicated columnist Roberto Rodriguez. Musical performances by Kenny Hall, the Santa Fe Ramblers, Heartland Harvest, Los Traviesos Musical and the Raging Grannies. Admission is free.
Please join Peace Fresno and other peace and justice groups in rallying to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and to bring all US troops home. US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have caused the deaths of over 5000 US soldiers and over 1.5 millions Iraqi and Afghan civilians.
Over 40 local peace, social, and environmental justice groups will have information booths. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free.
For more information contact, Dan Yaseen VP - Membership, Peace Fresno email danyaseen[at]comcast[dot]net or call him at 559.251.3361.
Peace & Love
DFA Campaign Academy in Fresno March 28-29, 2009
Linked to groups: Courage Campaign, DFA Night School, Empathy Cafe, Health Care for America Organizers, Democratic Club of Coarsegold
The DFA Campaign Academy mission is to focus, network and train grassroots activists in the skills and strategies to take back our country, manage successful campaigns or run for office themselves. Democracy for America is our nation’s largest progressive political action community. DFA provides campaign training, organizing resources and media exposure to help participants support progressive issues and candidates up and down the ballot.
How Can You Participate?
Register here: http://www.democracyforamerica.com/fresnotraining
The DFA Campaign Academy training will take place:
March 28–29, 2009 9am–5pm
LAB School CSU-Fresno
5241 N. Maple Ave.
Fresno, CA 93740
http://www.csufresno.edu
Cost: Online Prepayment $60.00 Low Income and Student $30.00
Space is limited, please RSVP.
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/fresnotraining
Instruction Offered
The Campaign Academy weekend is 16 hours of interactive workshops that bring together local activists, campaign staff and candidates for two days of intensive campaign training. Experienced campaign professionals lead sessions in voter contact, fund-raising, communications, online organizing and much more to empower progressive activists with the skills to win. Attendees also meet local progressive candidates and learn about exciting opportunities in their area.
We're just about a week away from this training and we have a few slots open.
Please sign up now!
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/fresnotraining
Co-Sponsors of the DFA Training are San Joaquin Valley Democratic Club, Fresno County Democratic Central Committee, Madera County Democratic Central Committee, The Democratic Club of Coarsegold, Oakhurst Democratic Club, California for Democracy, DFA-CFD of Fresno and Madera Counties, DFA-CFA of Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, DFA of Chowchilla, DFA of Stanislaus County
March 27: Meet & Greet (evening) • March 28: Dinner Social (evening)
We’ve organized several social activities over the weekend to network and meet fellow progressives.
Friday meet and greet is at 7pm but folks can come early for the restaurant's happy hour.
Piazza Del Pane
799 W. Palmdon Drive
Fresno, CA 93704
(SEC Palm & Herndon)
Phone: 559.229.7263
http://www.piazzadelpane.com
Saturday Dinner social is at 7pm. Check out their great all American menu!
Yosemite Falls Café
5123 N. Blackstone Avenue
Fresno, CA 93621
(SEC Blackstone & Shaw)
Phone: 559.225.6800
http://www.yosemitefallscafe.net
Our grassroots organizers have researched options near the training venue. Because the training begins promptly at 9am on Saturday morning, we recommend that any out-of-town attendees come Friday night, explore the area for a bit, and start fresh for the training the next morning. Our trainers and many of our attendees will be staying together at:
102 Herndon Ave.
Fresno, CA 93720
559-435-5650
http://www.comfortsuites.com
Obama's Team says it's our turn to lead
Linked to groups: DFA-Link Organizers, Take Back Red California, blog for America Test and Poll Group, Sacramento For Democracy, DFA Blog Network
Linked to campaigns: Obama for America
Obama's Team wants to hear our ideas about healthcare!
Health Care -- Of the People, By the People
Tell us your story, why health care is important to you, or what you'd like to see an Obama-Biden administration do and where you'd like the country to go. http://change.gov/page/s/healthcare
Let's Win National, Single-Payer Healthcare in 2009!
Tell Obama's team you want HR 676 (Conyers) Read more about HR 676 HERE.
Please sign up to host a Health Care Community Discussion in your neighborhood today.
----- Original Message -----
From: John D. Podesta, Obama-Biden Transition Project
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 2:10 PM
Subject: Your turn to lead
Over the coming weeks, thousands of Americans will be leading Health Care Community Discussions -- small local gatherings in which Americans are sharing thoughts and ideas about reforming health care. President-elect Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle are counting on Americans from every walk of life to help identify what's broken and provide ideas for how to fix it.
You can help shape that reform by leading your own Health Care Community Discussion anytime between now and December 31st.
Secretary-designate Daschle recorded a short message about these important discussions.Watch the video and sign up today to lead a discussion in your community: http://change.gov/page/s/hcdiscussion
Secretary-designate Daschle is committed to reforming health care from the ground up, which is why he won't just be reading the results of these discussions -- he'll be attending a few himself.
When you sign up to lead a discussion, we'll provide everything you need to make your conversation as productive as possible, including a Moderator's Guide with helpful tips. All you have to do is reach out to friends, family, and members of your community and ask them to attend -- and, when it's over, tell us how it went. The Transition's Health Policy Team will gather the results of these discussions to guide its recommendations for the Obama-Biden administration.
No transition has tried something like this before, and your participation is essential to our success.
Thank you,
John
John D. Podesta
Co-Chair
The Obama-Biden Transition Project
Democratic Club of Coarsegold Presents A "Green" Holiday Event!
Linked to groups: DFA-CFD of Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties , Democratic Club of Coarsegold, DFA of Stanislaus County, DFA of Chowchilla, DFA-CFD of Fresno & Madera Counties
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California Statewide Rally for Change!
Linked to groups: California for Democracy, Sacramento For Democracy, DFA-CFD of Fresno & Madera Counties, Northern California Trained Activists, Courage Campaign
Linked to campaigns: Obama for America
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TBRC: BackTalk October 2008
Linked to groups: DFA-CFD of Fresno & Madera Counties, DFA-CFD of Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties , California for Democracy, Capitol Area Progressives (CAP) , Democratic Club of Coarsegold
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Wow, can you believe this? In this time of economic crisis and bad news, here is some remarkably great news! It’s worth a few minutes of your time — by the end, you will feel both hopeful and energized. Read on to see how your support has helped "red" California begin to trend blue. Discover what a dramatically different landscape is before us now, and what you can do to give these great candidates their final push over the top. FIRST, AN ACTION ITEM The Rural Caucus of the California Democratic Party is hosting a Blue Wave Huge Day of Action in support of Jerry McNerney (CD 11), Lois Wolk (SD 5), Alyson Huber (AD 10), and several local downticket races on October 26 in Stockton. TBRC invites you to join us for a day of solidarity, precinct walking, and phonebanking. It will be great fun. Co-hosts include the San Joaquin County Democratic Central Committee and clubs, TBRC, Project BlueBridge, and California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass. For more information, please call (916) 743-2682, or visit the TBRC website, www.TakeBackRedCalifornia.org. MORE CANDIDATES FOR THE BLUE WAVE As the 2008 election approaches, California Democrats are building the blue wave. The Obama-Biden ticket has widened its lead over McCain-Palin in state polls, and Democrats now lead Republicans in statewide registration by almost 12 percentage points. With your support, Take Back Red California is proud to contribute to that wave by endorsing a number of great Democrats in rural Northern California. In keeping with our belief that downticket races are critically important for building our party, we are endorsing two more Assembly candidates and three candidates for county supervisor.
NEW ENDORSEMENTS Mickey Harrington (AD 3) – Mickey is a union leader who favors single-payer health care, improved working conditions, and support for education in his race against Yuba County Supervisor Dan Logue for the seat vacated by Rick Keene, who was termed out. Republicans have a 41% to 34% registration advantage in this sprawling district, which takes in most of Butte County as well as Lassen, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Yuba, and a bit of Placer. But Mickey gained name recognition in his campaign against Keene in 2006 and deserves support. John Eisenhut (AD 26) – John is a Turlock almond farmer and former school board member who has the advantage of a slight edge in voter registration in his effort to replace termed-out Republican Greg Aghazarian. His opponent, Bill Berryhill, lacks political experience but had a slight lead in fundraising in the summer quarter. John’s polling, however, indicates that the race is tied. The district includes the eastern half of San Joaquin County, including part of Stockton, and the western half of Stanislaus County, with a population that is 33% Hispanic. To learn about, support, or become involved in this campaign, see http://johneisenhut.com. Grace Bennett (Siskiyou County Supervisor, Dist. 4) – Grace has served three terms on the Yreka City Council and was mayor for two of those years. To learn about, support, or become involved in this campaign, see http://bennettforsupervisor.org. Jim Hardy (Siskiyou County Supervisor, Dist. 2) -- Jim is currently president of the Board of Trustees of the College of the Siskiyous. To learn about, support, or become involved in this campaign, see www.jimhardyforsupervisor.com. Barbara Smiley (El Dorado County Supervisor, Dist. 2) – Barbara has spent her entire career in community development and organizing and has shown that she can work with all types of people to build consensus. She is the only Democrat in this nonpartisan race and has just received the endorsement of the Sacramento Bee. Her campaign is motivating a strong grassroots base. To learn about, support, or become involved in this campaign, see www.smileyforsupervisor.com. More October 2008 BackTalk continues HERE. |
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Take Back Red California Day of Action for McNerney, Wolk, Huber, Eisenhut + more on Oct. 26th in Stockton!
Linked to groups: Take Back Red California, DFA of Stanislaus County
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Sorry America, its not new to us. (on the mcCain/Palin smear events)
Linked to groups: Peachtree City DFA, Take Back Red California, Georgia for Democracy, Northern California Trained Activists, Jonesboro DFA
Being Chairman of the Henry County Democratic party has taught me a lot about organizing. But it is not surprising to watch the tone and invective that has appeared in the past week. Fear tactics, intimidation, and personal threats that lie just below the surface of far too many Republicans is something Democrats here in the South find to be quite common. I saw it as a human rights organizer after 9/11, as an anti-war organizer in the run up to the war, and have watched it grow during this campaign.
After the conservative take over of the Republican party, the base of that party is fixated on beliefs that have no bases in reality. They hold these beliefs very strongly and it resonates within the culture here at a near pathological state.
Its important to note the pathology--these are good people, they work hard and try to live upstanding lives. But in the midst of fear, and lacking the security of knowing things are going to be okay, that pathology starts to surface. Traitor, Communist, unamerican, the devil, satanist, f---'in coward; I've been called all these things right to my face by men far larger than myself swinging their arms in an erratic style. The aggressive postures, the tone, lack of any valid reasoning's for their beliefs has caused many who support getting affordable health care, a sane foreign policy, or books in our schools, to stay silent. I have citizens who want to volunteer for the Democrats but are terrified that their neighbors will find out they are a democrat and will therefore not do anything that can connect them to the party or Obama.
Haven't you seen the emails-- Obama is a terrorist, Obama is a socialist... why haven't you heard Obama Osama, isn't that clear enough! Our way of life is at risk, it reads. I knew the "kill him," "terrorist" screams at recent events were on their way when my nephew sincerely asked me what I thought about people saying Obama is the anti-christ. He truly wanted to know what to think of this, you could see it in his eyes. And the reason he was curious was because kids can see when people are serious in their beliefs. Just below the surface of every smear email, or chuckle from a joke at a dinner party is someone who at some subconscious level is fearful and doesn't know how to protect their families from the outside world. I responded without blinking an eye and in a very serious tone said, "they have no integrity."
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Green Job(s): Mariposa, CA - Stewardship & Education Assistant with Sierra Foothill Conservancy (AmeriCorps Position)
Linked to groups: California for Democracy, Blog For America, DFA-CFD of Fresno & Madera Counties, Democracy for Environmental Awareness, Northern California Trained Activists
The Sierra Nevada Alliance is currently taking the first round of applications. We have a short time frame for this first application round (apps. Ideally submitted to SNAP by Oct 15th)
Stewardship & Education Assistant with Sierra Foothill Conservancy
Organization: Sierra Foothill Conservancy www.sierrafoothill.org
Location: Mariposa, CA
Site Supervisor: Bridget Fithian, Mariposa Program Manager
Sierra Foothill Conservancy: Sierra Foothill Conservancy (SFC), a local land trust serving the foothill portions of Fresno and Madera counties and all of Mariposa County, was founded in 1996 with the mission to conserve open space and protect wildlife, ranching, and natural beauty for present and future generations. In ts 13 years of service, SFC has protected over 16,000 acres of open space and working landscapes through the use of fee title purchases and conservation easements. SFC is a well known organization throughout the Sierra-Cascade Region for its significant land conservation achievements.
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Videos of some of the 64 House Healthcare Heroes standing strong for a public health insurance option
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
Congressman Lloyd Dogget
Congressman Keith Ellison
Congressman Bob Filner
Congressman Phil Hare
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
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