Interested in reconstituting Arl/Alex DFA?

Written by: edrie irvine on Jul 24, 2006 5:18 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Arlington/Alexandria Democracy for America

Hello,

My name is Edrie Irvine and I am interested in pulling back together the Arlington and Alexandria chapters of Democracy for America. I am contacting you to see if you would be interested in participating, what topics you would like to see the group address, and what role you would like to play.

The mid-term elections coming up in November of this year will play an important role in shaping our country's policies for the final two years of the current Administration. This is an opportunity, not unlike the one we had in 2003 when we first began following Governor Dean, to rise up and take back our country.

On the DFA website, you find this mission statement:
"Inspired by the presidential campaign of Howard Dean, Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government--from school board to the presidency."

We are fortunate to live in an area of Virginia where fiscally responsible and socially progressive candidates can and do get elected. But even here, it is not a certainty. The Arlington and Alexandria chapters of DFA can help ensure that our area continues to support the best candidates at all levels of government - through voter registration drives, voter participation efforts, campaign support and debating the issues.

If you would like to see the DFA chapters in this area re-form and become active, for the November 2006 elections and forward, please let me know by responding to this message. If enough people accept this challenge, I will arrange a meeting time and place in the very near future. (We anticipate have two groups - one meeting in Alexandria, one in Arlington, with the larger group joining up together periodically for actions and parties.) Thank you.

Edrie Irvine
Arlington, VA
edgery@gmail.com

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Location: Arlington, VA 22202