[Tcdp_newsletter] Travis County Democratic Party Weekly
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Travis County Democratic Party Weekly Newsletter
Friday, January 26 - Friday, February 2, 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Anti-War March on Saturday, January 27
- Become a TCDP Sustaining Member
- Presidential Campaigns
- Calendar of Upcoming Events
- In the News
- Contact Info for TCDP Administrative Office
- Newsletter: How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe Your E-Mail
- To Subscribers Who Use AOL
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ANTI-WAR MARCH
Saturday, January 27, 2007
3:00pm, the march will commence at 3:30pm
Austin City Hall
You are invited to join in a demonstration against the war. It will start at
Austin City Hall and march to the Capitol. According to the press release:
A coalition of local activist groups called Stop the War Coalition- Austin
has planned a statewide anti-war march in solidarity with national
gatherings in major cities such as New York, San Francisco and Chicago. The
nonviolent action will call for the end of war and the immediate withdraw of
United States military from Iraq.
Music and speakers will greet the marchers at the Capitol grounds and City
Hall. All anti-war Texans are invited to attend.
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BECOME A TCDP SUSTAINING MEMBER!
Are you happy that Democrats have taken over Congress?
Did you know that Democrats cut in half the Republicans’ majority in the
Texas House of Representatives?
IT ALL STARTS HERE!!!
Although much of Texas still votes Republican, Travis County is leading the
charge toward a new political landscape in this state. In 2004, we did the
unthinkable - we took back three elected seats from the Republicans. State
Representative District 50, a district judgeship, and County Constable
Precinct 3 all went from Republican held seats to Democratic. In 2006, the
Travis County legislative delegation became completely Democratic for the
first time since 1992, and we took back the office of Justice of the Peace
Precinct 3 from the Republicans. There are now only three Republicans
holding Travis County offices. Great things are happening here in our own
backyard, much to the chagrin of Republicans everywhere.
If you agree, we encourage you to support your local Democrats by becoming a
Sustaining Member. You can become one for as little as $10.00 per month or
$120.00 annually.
For added recognition, you can join at the Finance Council level at $84.00
per month or $1,000.00 annually. Finance Council members receive: prominent
listing in our publications and website (updated list coming soon) as well
as at Travis County Democratic Party functions and free general admission to
TCDP sponsored events.
The Travis County Democratic Party is funded and operates by donations of
local Democrats and progressives like you. We are a separate entity from
the state and national parties and depend on you to fund our web site, our
e-mail service, office and staff and coordinated campaigns such as last
year's successful and award-winning True Blue Travis and much much more!
You can become a Sustaining Member or Finance Council Member of the Travis
County Democratic Party and join online by going to: HYPERLINK
"http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/"http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org
and click on "Donate" at the bottom of the page. Or contact us at (512)
477-7500 or HYPERLINK
"mailto:info at traviscountydemocrats.org"info at traviscountydemocrats.org.
Mailed donations for the Party should be made out to "Travis County
Democratic Party" and mailed to:
P.O. Box 684263
Austin, TX 78768-4263
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS
With the numerous announcements by Democrats saying that they are running
for President, the Travis County Democratic Party is providing you a list
below of the web sites for each of these fine individuals, any one of them
better than what we have now and better than anyone the Republicans put up.
Barack Obama for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.barackobama.com/"www.barackobama.com
Bill Richardson for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.richardsonforpresident.com/"www.richardsonforpresident.com
Chris Dodd for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.chrisdodd.com/"www.chrisdodd.com
Dennis Kucinich for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.kucinich.us/"www.kucinich.us
Hillary Clinton for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.hillaryclinton.com/"www.hillaryclinton.com
Joe Biden for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.joebidenforpresident.org/"www.joebidenforpresident.org
John Edwards for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.johnedwards.com/"www.johnedwards.com
Mike Gravel for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.gravel2008.us/"www.gravel2008.us
Tom Vilsack for President HYPERLINK
"http://www.tomvilsack08.com/"www.tomvilsack08.com
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
The TCDP Calendar changes almost daily as we receive new information, so we
encourage you to check the calendar often. Go to: HYPERLINK
"http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/calendar.php"http://www.traviscountyde
mocrats.org/calendar.php
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Friday, January 26, 2007
Diane Henson's Investiture
TIME: Friday, January 26, 2007 at 3:00pm
PLACE: Price Daniel Sr. Building, Room 100, 209 W. 14th Street
CONTACT: HYPERLINK "mailto:hensonlaw at aol.com"hensonlaw at aol.com
Please join Diane Henson for her Investiture as a Justice for the Third
Court of Appeals. A reception will follow.
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Yeller Dawg/Saturday Sages Meeting
TIME: Saturday, January 27, 2007 at 11:00am-1:00pm
PLACE: Tres Amigos Restaurant, 1801 S. Capitol of Texas Hwy (AKA 360)
CONTACT: Bill McAfee at HYPERLINK
"mailto:bmcafee at austin.rr.com"bmcafee at austin.rr.com
Please join the Yeller Dawg/Saturday Sages for their weekly meeting.
ANTI-WAR MARCH- Please refer to this item at the beginning of this
newsletter.
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Sunday, January 28, 2007
Lunch with Congressman Ciro Rodriguez
TIME: Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 1:00pm-3:00pm
PLACE: Home of Lulu Flores and Scott Hendler, 1300 Alta Vista Ave.
CONTACT: Tara Austin at 843-971-9008 or HYPERLINK
"mailto:taustin at hendlerlaw.com"taustin at hendlerlaw.com
The November 2006 elections were pivotal for Democrats nationally, but the
icing on the cake came in December when Ciro Rodriguez beat seven-term
Republican incumbent Henry Bonilla right here in Texas.
Ciro's win was sweet not only because it returned a truly progressive
champion to Congress (Ciro had served from 1997-2005), but also because it
unseated a powerful Republican sub-committee chair. It was the culminating
victory resulting from the fight against Tom DeLay's illegal redistricting
map.
Ciro will be here in Austin on Sunday for a fund-raising luncheon. Please
join supporters and friends to ensure that Ciro has the needed funds to wage
a successful reelection campaign in this important swing district in 2008.
Requested Donation: $100
Sponsorships: Host: $1,000; Benefactor $500; Patron $250
Barack Obama Meetup
TIME: Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 5:00pm
PLACE: Scholz's Beer Garten, 1607 San Jacinto Blvd.
CONTACT: Ian at HYPERLINK
"mailto:texansforobama at gmail.com"texansforobama at gmail.com
You are invited to join the Meetup for Texans for Obama. They will gather to
discuss the latest 2008 news and form Obama action committees. Also,
discussions will center around their local rally plans for Obama's upcoming
announcement on Feb. 10.
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
TCDP County Executive Committee Meeting
TIME: Wednesday, January 31, 2006 at 6:00pm
PLACE: County Commissioners' Courtroom, 11th at Guadalupe, The Granger
Building, room #120
CONTACT: TCDP at 477-7500 or HYPERLINK
"mailto:info at traviscountydemocrats.org"info at traviscountydemocrats.org
Please join Chris Elliot, Chair Travis County Democratic Party, for our next
County Executive Committee (CEC) monthly meeting. This will be the first
meeting in 2007!
The TCDP Executive Committee is made up of all our Democratic precinct
chairs in the county. Meetings are open to the public and are held the last
Wednesday of the month.
Austin Tejano Democrats
TIME: Wednesday, January 31, 2006 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
PLACE: El Mercado Restaurant (private meeting room), 1702 Lavaca Street
CONTACT: Sylvia Camarillo-Brittain at 784-5810 or HYPERLINK
"mailto:austintejanodemocrats at yahoo.com"austintejanodemocrats at yahoo.com
Please join the Austin Tejano Democrats for their monthly meeting.
Texas Environmental Democrats Monthly Meeting
TIME: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
PLACE: Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 East Cesar Chavez Street
CONTACT: Blair Dancy at 468-1961 or HYPERLINK
"mailto:bdancy at austin.rr.com"bdancy at austin.rr.com
Please join the Texas Environmental Democrats of Austin for their next
monthly meetings.
University Democrats Meeting
TIME: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 8:00pm
PLACE: UTC 2.102A on the UT Campus
CONTACT: Nick Chu at HYPERLINK
"mailto:president at udems.org"president at udems.org
Please join the University Democrats for their weekly meeting.
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Thursday, February 1, 2007
Austin Area Urban League 2007 Equal Opportunity Day Banquet
TIME: Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 6:00pm
PLACE: Hyatt Regency, 208 Barton Springs Rd.
CONTACT: Alta Moten at HYPERLINK
"mailto:alta_moten at aaul.org"alta_moten at aaul.org
The Austin Area Urban League invites you to attend their banquet in
celebration of their 30 years of service. Individual seats- $100
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IN THE NEWS
For up to date political news and commentary, please go to our web site at
HYPERLINK
"http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/"www.traviscountydemocrats.org and
click on "Current News"
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CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TCDP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Travis County Democratic Party Administrative Office
1311-B East 6th Street, Austin, TX 78702
Web: HYPERLINK
"http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/"www.traviscountydemocrats.org
E-mail: HYPERLINK
"mailto:info at traviscountydemocrats.org"info at traviscountydemocrats.org
Chris Elliott - Chair
HYPERLINK
"mailto:chair at traviscountydemocrats.org"chair at traviscountydemocrats.org
Elizabeth Yevich - Executive Director
HYPERLINK
"mailto:elizabeth at traviscountydemocrats.org"elizabeth at traviscountydemocrats.
org
Garry Brown - Assistant Director
HYPERLINK
"mailto:garry at traviscountydemocrats.org"garry at traviscountydemocrats.org
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ph (512) 477-7500 Fax (512) 477-7769
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 684263
Austin, TX 78768-4263
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