Volunteer for Eddie Bernice Johnson!

Written by: michael thomas on Oct 15, 2006 4:37 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America (DFA) Dallas

If you are looking for volunteer opportunities in the coming weeks look no further.

Listed below are afew ways that you can help the Eddie Bernice Johnson for Congress Campaign.

1. EBJ 06 Campain wants to get out as many campaign signs as possible in the next week. If you or anyone of your volunteers live in the district and would like a sign or could ask a friend to place a sign in their yard that would be a big help.

2. The Campaign will be walking targeted precincts on October 21 and October 28. (12:00-5:00)

3. The Campaign will be phone banking targeted precincts on October 25 and November 1. (5:30 - 8:30)

4. The campaign will need poll pushers and helpers on Election Day.


We look forward to working with you in the coming weeks and to victory on November 7!

If you would lke more information or would like to help please give me a call. For more information on Congresswoman Johnson please visit www.ebj06.com.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on
the House Committee on Transportation. She represents the 30th Congressional
District, which comprises of downtown Dallas, DeSoto, North East Dallas,
Cedar Hill, Glen Heights, Lancaster, Wilmer, Hutchins and Balch Springs.

Michael Thomas
DFA Dallas
214-403-8657

DFA DALLAS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!

Written by: michael thomas on Oct 15, 2006 4:22 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America (DFA) Dallas

Are you looking for ways to become involved in the coming weeks?

Any time that you can spare will help swing the pendulum and change the course of Texas Politics!

There are many great candidates running for office who could use your help. Visit dfalink.com/dallas to find out how you can make a difference or post volunteer opportunities for others.

See you on the Campaign Trail!

Michael Thomas
DFA Dallas

Important dates in October!!!

Written by: michael thomas on Sep 21, 2006 10:40 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America (DFA) Dallas

Here are some very important events. We should all
plan to attend as many as possible to provide support
to our candidates. Please spread the word to friends
and family.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF DALLAS
> CANDIDATES FORUM SERIES
> OCTOBER 2006
>
> TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
>
> OCTOBER 17, 2006 Tuesday
> District 107 (East Dallas) --Bill Keffer (R) v.
> Allen Vaught (D)
> 7:00 p.m., Casa View Library
> 10355 Ferguson Road, Dallas 75228
>
> OCTOBER 19, 2006 Thursday
> District 108 (Park Cities/Central Dallas) -- Dan
> Branch (R) v. Jack Borden (D) v. T. Evan Fisher (L)
> 7:00 p.m., Reverchon Park Recreation Center
> 3505 Maple Ave., Dallas 75219
>
> OCTOBER 24, 2005 Tuesday
> DISTRICT 106 (Grand Prairie/Irving) -- Kirk
> England (R), Katy Hubener (D) v. Gene Freeman (L)
> 7:00 p.m., Irving City Hall
> 2520 W. Irving Blvd, Irving 75061
> OCTOBER 26, 2005 Thursday
> District 102 (North East Dallas/Garland) - Tony
> Goolsby (R)* v. Harriett Miller (D) v. Thomas Hall
> (L)
> 7:00 p.m., Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Zale
> Auditorium
> 7900 Northaven Rd., Dallas 75230
> Sponsored with the Jewish Community Relations
> Council of Greater Dallas
> NOVEMBER 2, 2006 Thursday
> District 114 (North/Northeast Dallas) -Will
> Hartnett (R) v. Philip Shinoda (D) v. Edward C.
> Cormack (L)
> 7:00 p.m., Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Zale
> Auditorium
> 7900 Northaven Rd., Dallas 75230
> Sponsored with the Jewish Community Relations
> Council of Greater Dallas
>
> DALLAS COUNTY
>
> OCTOBER 4, 2006 Wednesday
> Dallas District Clerk
> Dallas District Attorney
> Jim Hamlin (R) v. Gary Fitzsimmons (D)
> Toby Shook (R) v. Craig Watkins (D)
> 6:30 p.m., Scottish Rite Hospital Auditorium
> 7:30 p.m., Scottish Rite Hospital
> Auditorium
> 2222 Welborn St, Dallas 75219
> 2222 Welborn St, Dallas 75219
> Sponsored with the Jewish Community Relations
> Council of Greater Dallas
>
> OCTOBER 11, 2006 Wednesday
> DALLAS COUNTY TREASURER
> DALLAS CO. COMMISSIONER (Place 4)
> Lisa Hembry (R) v. Joe Wells (D)
> Ken Mayfield (R) v. Rose Renfroe (D)
> 6:30 p.m., Methodist Dallas Medical Center
> 7:30 p.m., Methodist Dallas Medical
> Center
> Hitt Auditorium, 221 Colorado, Dallas 75211
> Hitt Auditorium, 221 Colorado, Dallas
> 75211
>
> OCTOBER 18, 2006 Wednesday
> Dallas County Clerk
> Dallas County Judge
> Cynthia Calhoun (R) v. John Warren (D)
> Margaret Keliher (R) v. Jim Foster (D)
> 6:30 p.m., KERA Studios
> 7:30 p.m., KERA Studios
> 3000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas 75201
> 3000 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas
> 75201

DFA Dallas Summer Speaker Series on August 5!

Written by: michael thomas on Jul 25, 2006 11:13 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America (DFA) Dallas

Dear Member,

DFA Dallas Summer Speaker Series on Saturday, August 5, 2006 at 3:00 PM. Dallas Downtown Public Library Auditorium
1515 Young Street @ Ervay,Dallas 752012

You can RSVP at:

www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=107...

What: DFA Dallas Summer Speaker Series
When: Saturday, August 5, 2006, 3:00 PM
Where: Dallas Downtown Public Library Auditorium

Please join us as we welcome United States Senate Candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky

The Wall Street Journal/Zogby Battleground States poll released recently shows Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate Barbara Ann Radnofsky gaining three points, hitting nearly 37%, and her opponent down to 52%. Sen. Hutchison's drop is nearly a full 10-point fall from Zogby's March, 2006 numbers. The June Rasmussen poll showed further loss of popularity, as the state's senior senator is down a full 17 points from a year ago.

Barbara Ann Radnofsky has launched her campaign for the United States Senate seat currently held by Kay Bailey Hutchison. This will be one of the most important races of 2006 and certainly one of the hardest fought! Hear Barbara's views on the important issues facing Texas and the U.S., why she thinks our current Senator has failed us, and why her campaign can win.

Barbara Ann Radnofsky is a Houston native and is counted among the best lawyers in America! She is considered an expert in Dispute resolution and mediation. She is a wife, mother of three children, and a volunteer teacher.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from Barbara Ann Radnofsky, let her hear from you and to find out how you can change the course of history!

Attend DFA Dallas Summer Speaker Series on July 5!

Written by: michael thomas on Jun 24, 2006 1:01 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America (DFA) Dallas

Dear Member,

What: DFA Dallas Summer Speaker Series
When: Wednesday, July 5, 2006, 7:00 PM
Where: Dallas Downtown Public Library Auditorium
1515 Young Street @ Ervay
Dallas TX 75201

Please join us as we welcome Michael Phillips author of:

White Metropolis: Race, Ethnicity, and Religion in Dallas, 1841-2001


White Metropolis....

From the nineteenth century until today, the power brokers of Dallas have always portrayed their city as a progressive, pro-business, racially harmonious community that has avoided the racial, ethnic, and class strife that roiled other Southern cities. But does this image of Dallas match the historical reality? In this book, Michael Phillips delves deeply into Dallas's racial and religious past and uncovers a complicated history of resistance, collaboration, and assimilation between the city's African American, Mexican American, and Jewish communities and its white power elite.

Exploring more than 150 years of Dallas history, Phillips reveals how white business leaders created both a white racial identity and a Southwestern regional identity that excluded African Americans from power and required Mexican Americans and Jews to adopt Anglo-Saxon norms to achieve what limited positions of power they held. He also demonstrates how the concept of whiteness kept these groups from allying with each other, and with working- and middle-class whites, to build a greater power base and end elite control of the city. Comparing the Dallas racial experience with that of Houston and Atlanta, Phillips identifies how Dallas fits into regional patterns of race relations and illuminates the unique forces that have kept its racial history hidden until the publication of this book.

Michael Phillips is a researcher at the Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his Ph.D. in 2002.

You can RSVP at:

www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=967...

DFA Dallas Summer Speaker Series welcomes:

Written by: michael thomas on Apr 11, 2006 12:23 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America (DFA) Dallas

Glen Maxey, Candidate for Texas Democratic Party Chair.

Wednesday, May 3, 7:00 PM
Dallas Downtown Public Library Auditorium
1515 Young Street @ Ervay

Whether you're a Delegate to the State Convention, a concerned grassroots activist, or just someone who loves Texas politics you won't want to miss this chance to hear from Glen Maxey.

The Texas Democratic Party is at a crucial crossroads. The problems of organizing this diverse, gigantic state are daunting. Now we, the grassroots of the party, have the opportunity to choose a new Party Chair and a new direction!

Glen Maxey has a wealth of experience to share. He has a good grasp on both the positive and negative aspects of our Party's position in Texas today and has participated in and experienced just about all facets of the Party over the last 35 years. Glen has served as Precinct Chair in small and mid-sized counties in Texas: Walker County and Brazos County and has personally registered well over 10,000 people to vote. He has run or worked in more than a hundred statewide, district, and local campaigns.

Glen Maxey has trained and mentored thousands of folks to become involved in the electoral process. Glen served six terms in the Texas House of Representatives, passing hundreds of progressive legislative proposals, including landmark disability rights legislation; was a champion for environmental and civil rights; and led the fight to create CHIP.

Glen Maxey has been involved in most (and co-founded many) of the Party Caucuses: GLBT (now Stonewall), Coalition of Black Democrats, Environmental, Choice, and more.

Don't miss this chance to hear from the candidate himself, and to ask the questions that are on your mind!

EBJ and DFA

Written by: michael thomas on Apr 4, 2006 1:32 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Democracy for America (DFA) Dallas

DFA Dallas has joined in the effort to re-elect Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. We will be working directly with the campaign to train activist-volunteers and Precinct Chairs across the 30th Congressional District. We hope to increase the turnout in many areas by up to 50%! These kinds of increases will have important effect on a number of City and County races and help change the course of Texas politics.

As you know, Democracy for America supports candidates who are fiscally responsible, socially progressive and have demonstrated broad grassroots support. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has demonstrated these qualities throughout her 40 years of State and National service.

In the Nation's Capital she is widely known as the "Gentlewoman from Texas." The appellation is apt. Eddie Bernice Johnson became the first woman and the first African-American to ever represent the Dallas, Texas area in Congress when she was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1992. Congresswoman Johnson served as the past chair of the Congressional Black Caucus during the 107th Congress. In 2001 Ebony Magazine named Congresswoman Johnson as one of the ten most powerful black women.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is widely recognized as one of the most effective legislators in Congress. She is credited with originally authoring and co-authoring more than 33 bills that were passed by the House and Senate and signed into law by the President.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, a 7th term Democrat and a nurse, has established herself as an influential member in Congress on issues involving science, transportation, health and education. A strong advocate for her constituents, she has become a thoughtful voice on complicated issues like clean air and preparedness for national disasters. She is the Senior-Ranking Texan on the influential Transportation Committee and she is the third most Senior Member on the Science Committee. Johnson's experience, know-how and strong work ethic have led to increasing responsibilities within the House Democratic leadership. She currently serves as Senior Deputy Whip.

Congresswoman Johnson was the first African-American woman to ever win elected public office in Dallas. In 1972, she began her public career when she was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. She chaired the Labor Committee, becoming the first woman in Texas history to lead a major Texas House committee. Her reputation as a hard working negotiator earned her an appointment by President Jimmy Carter to become Regional Director of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in 1977. In 1986, she was elected Texas State Senator. Again the first Dallas area woman elected to this office and first African-American to hold it since Reconstruction, she spearheaded measures to improve neighborhoods, health and childcare.

Congresswoman Johnson prides herself as being a mainstream and independent Representative in Congress. For her, enacting good public policy and improving the lives of her constituents is much more important than "playing politics," especially in times like these. For fourteen years she has been an ear and a shoulder for her constituents who are concerned about with numerous issues including the economy, civil rights, education and military conflicts. She hopes to continue her work for the thirtieth district of Texas by reflecting the bedrock philosophies of opportunity, responsibility and fairness.

Please show your support for Congresswoman Johnson by visiting the campaigns page on DFALINK or by visiting www.ebj06.com.