Jim Dean, National Progressives Rally for Donna Edwards

Written by: Mike Hersh on Feb 12, 2008 4:59 AM EST

Linked to groups: Democracy for Montgomery County

Progressive Democrats of America National Board Chair Mimi Kennedy flew in from L.A. Friday night to ride through Maryland's 4th District on a Bus. PDA National Board Member Rev. Lennox Yearwood rushed back from an appearance in Texas to Prince Georges County, where was "born, went to public school, was ordained, and commissioned into the Air Force." Why? To rally voters for Donna Edwards, the most exciting and progressive candidate this district has seen. The room was packed with Donna's supporters, swelled by PDA and DFA members from Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties.

Democracy For America Executive Director Jim Dean, like Mimi, rode through this sprawling district, meeting voters, waving signs, passing out information about Donna. PDA Vice Chair Steve Shaff, Board Member Steve Cobble, National Field Director Diane Shamis, Store Director Tom Pallow, and Maryland State Coordinator Mike Hersh also rode in the caravans to canvass at several shopping centers on the way to the big rally for Donna Edwards at the United Food & Commercial Workers offices in Landover, MD. Local DFA leaders including Sharon Polidoro, Maida Schifter, Suzanne St. Cyr and Donna's Montgomery County Campaign Organizer Gina Angiola joined in.

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Montgomery County Congressional Candidates Forum

Written by: Mike Hersh on Jan 25, 2008 3:40 PM EST

Linked to groups: Democracy for Montgomery County

Don't miss the Montgomery County Congressional Candidates Forum on foreign policy this Sunday!
Topic: The Role of Congress in U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, Iran, and National Security

When:  Sunday, January 27, 2 - 4 p.m

Where: County Council Office Building, 3rd-floor hearing room, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville.
From Rockville Metro Station (red line) 1 block N on Maryland Ave. http://tinyurl.com/3dwdtp
Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/2n9hu2

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Book Talk Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar

Written by: Mike Hersh on Nov 29, 2007 10:34 AM EST

Linked to groups: Montgomery County Progressive Alliance

We have a great event coming up 7:30 PM Tuesday December 4, 2007 (this Tuesday) in Wheaton, Maryland. Please RSVP http://dfalink.com/rsvp_event.php?id=25739 and pass along this information to all your friends in the DC area. Please let me know if you can make it. We'd like to know how many books Dorothy should bring.

Book Talk Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar: Dorothy Fall, author of an exciting and informative new biography about her husband Bernard Fall, will discuss and sign copies of her book.

Sabang Restaurant
2504 Ennalls Avenue
Wheaton, Maryland 20902
http://www.sabangrestaurant.com/
Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/2whqqu
Short walk from the Wheaton Metro on the Red Line
Fully Accessible - Great Food - Bring Money to Buy a Copy of the Book - RSVP: http://dfalink.com/rsvp_event.php?id=25739

Book Description: Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar (Paperback) by Dorothy Fall. Bernard Fall wrote the classics Street Without Joy and Hell in a Very Small Place, which detailed the French experience in Vietnam. One of the first (and the best-informed) Western observers to say that the United States could not win there either, he was killed in Vietnam in 1967 while accompanying a Marine platoon.

Written by his widow Dorothy, Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar tells the story of this courageous and influential Frenchman, who experienced many of the major events of the twentieth century. His mother perished at Auschwitz, his father was killed by the Gestapo, and he himself fought in the Resistance. It focuses, however, on Vietnam and on two love stories.

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Book Talk Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar

Written by: Mike Hersh on Nov 16, 2007 8:59 AM EST

Linked to groups: Democracy for Montgomery County

Please attend and publicize our event:

Book Talk Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar
7:30 PM Tuesday December 4

Dorothy Fall, author of an exciting and informative new biography about her husband Bernard Fall, will discuss and sign copies of her book.

Sabang Restaurant
2504 Ennalls Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
http://www.sabangrestaurant.com/

Free Parking in the Front Lot / Fully Accessible to all
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Ennalls+Avenue+Wheaton+MD+20902
Short walk from the Wheaton Metro Stop (red line)

Book Description: Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar (Paperback) by Dorothy Fall. Bernard Fall wrote the classics Street Without Joy and Hell in a Very Small Place, which detailed the French experience in Vietnam. One of the first (and the best-informed) Western observers to say that the United States could not win there either, he was killed in Vietnam in 1967 while accompanying a Marine platoon.

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'07 Legislative Wrap Up, 7:30 PM Tuesday, May 1st

Written by: Mike Hersh on Apr 28, 2007 10:23 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Montgomery County Progressive Alliance

'07 Legislative Wrap Up, 7:30 PM Tuesday, May 1st

Buffet Dinner and Discussion with:
Democratic Party Chair Terry Lierman
State Senator Jamie Raskin (D-20)
State Delegate Roger Manno (D-19)
State Delegate Jane Lawton (D-18)
State Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher (D-18)
State Delegate Heather Mizeur (D-20)
[other invited guests may still confirm]

We'll recap progress in our state including the 2007 Legislative Session, and discuss plans for the rest of 2007 and 2008. The Maryland primary is February 12, 2008 - less than a year away!

Please RSVP now, to make sure there's space (and food!) for you: http://www.dfalink.com/rsvp_event.php?id=19305

Sabang Restaurant
2504 Ennalls Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
Google Maps: http://tinyurl.com/p5uv4

Cost per person: $15 plus additional cost for tip and any beverages. More information about the restaurant: http://www.sabangrestaurant.com

Plenty of Free Parking in the Front Lot (near Blockbuster video)
Public Transportation see: http://www.wmata.com/
1 Block from Wheaton Metro: http://tinyurl.com/2sfu4t
Fully Accessible to all

Please RSVP now, to make sure there's space (and food!) for you: http://www.dfalink.com/rsvp_event.php?id=19305

BIG meeting in Maryland

Written by: Mike Hersh on Apr 13, 2007 7:46 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Montgomery County Progressive Alliance

Event Title:DFA / PDA / MCPA / Victory 2008 Meeting

This is a BIG meeting. We're inviting local elected officials and Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Terry Lierman to recap progress in our state including the 2007 Legislative Session, and to discuss plans for the rest of 2007 and the 2008 elections in Maryland including the presidential primary Feb 12 2008 - less than a year away! 

Event Date:Tuesday, May 1, 2007 / Event Time:7:30 PM  

Venue Name:Sabang Restaurant 2504 Ennalls Avenue Wheaton, MD  20902

Handicapped Accessible:Y

Google Maps  /   Phone Number:301.942.7859

Website:http://www.sabangrestaurant.com/  

RSVP: http://www.dfalink.com/rsvp_event.php?id=19305

 

Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Today: Work for Justice in Health Care

Written by: Mike Hersh on Apr 4, 2007 10:28 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Health Care Maryland

“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.” -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On April 4, 2007, the anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, please join PDA and Healthcare NOW! in honoring his life and legacy by calling your Congressional representative to sign on to the only national plan to end this injustice - H.R. 676, the “National Health Insurance Act/Expanded and Improved Medicare for All.”

Sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (MI) and Rep. Denis Kucinich (OH), H.R. 676 will provide comprehensive universal coverage through a single-payer system of privately-delivered, publicly-financed healthcare - giving all Americans better healthcare at less cost. It will cover all medical expenses – doctors, nurses, hospitals, dental, optical, mental health services, prescription drugs and long-term care.

Under non-bureaucratic single-payer, our society saves close to $300 billion a year in healthcare costs – by eliminating private insurers and their wasteful bureaucracies, advertising, commissions, profiteering and multi-million dollar CEO salaries.

If your member of Congress has already signed on as a co-sponsor, please take this opportunity to thank him or her for responding to the demand of the American people. See a current list of co-sponsors: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR00676:@@@P

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DFA Link Meeting in Wheaton Maryland

Written by: Mike Hersh on Mar 3, 2007 6:59 AM EST

Linked to groups: Montgomery County Progressive Alliance

Topics this month: legislative report on voting reform and global warming, upcoming PDA national grassroots leadership summit in DC.

If you haven't already PLEASE pay annual dues for 2007. Bring $15 for the year or pay online here: http://paypal.com and make payment to mikehersh@mikehersh.com

We're meeting at Sabang Restaurant regular day, first Tuesday this month. Free parking in front lot. Handicapped access. A few blocks from Wheaton Metro stop (red line).

Event Date:    Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Event Time:    7:30 PM

Venue Name:    Sabang Restaurant
Address:    2504 Ennalls Avenue
City:    Wheaton
State:    MD
Zip Code:    20902
Handicapped Accessible:    Y
Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2504%20Ennalls%20Avenue++Wheaton+MD+20902&hl=en
Website:    http://www.sabangrestaurant.com

Jan. 27th Anti-War Mobilization

Written by: Mike Hersh on Jan 17, 2007 7:48 AM EST

Linked to groups: DFA Blog Network

Event Title:    Jan. 27th Anti-War Mobilization

Event Type:    Rally
 
Organized by:    Democracy for Montgomery County
 
IT IS TIME FOR CONGRESS TO ACT!

With support from Progressive Democrats of America, MoveOn.org, True Majority, Working Assets, the RainbowPUSH Coalition, the National Organization for Women and hundreds of other national and local groups, word about the Jan. 27th antiwar mobilization is reaching far and wide. Momentum is building and people from all walks of life and every corner of the country will be marching on Washington, DC, on Saturday, January 27th.

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Attend Citizen Lobby Day on Monday, January 29

Written by: Mike Hersh on Jan 17, 2007 7:25 AM EST

Linked to groups: DFA Blog Network

Please attend Citizen Lobby Day on Monday, January 29, 2007 at 10:00 AM.

You can RSVP at:
http://www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=17198

What: Citizen Lobby Day
When: Monday, January 29, 2007, 10:00 AM
Where: House and Senate Office Bldgs
Capitol Hill - Washington DC 20515

UFPJ Congressional Advocacy Day (lobby day) January 29, 2007

March to the Capitol on J27 -- march into your Rep. and Senators' offices on J29!

Register Here:
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/modinput4.php?modin=121

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