Progressive Democrat Issue 38: VIRGINIA GROUPS AND EVENTS
Democracy for America: One of the best ways to get active! FIND YOUR LOCAL DFA MEETUP AND GET INVOLVED!
Tuesday, August 16th, 5:45pm, A Forum for Undecided Voters in the 2005 Virginia Governor’s Election. Attend a Town Hall Meeting with Tim Kaine, with a question and answer session. This is your opportunity to make the progressive voices in Virginia heard. The meeting is at Jeb Stuart High School in “The Little Theater”, 3100 Peace Valley Lane, Falls Church, VA, This event is free and open to the public. Info or RSVP to Hallie Schneir, 703-720-2600 x117
*****August 18th through August 21st, Help educate citizens about Verified Voting at the Arlington County Fair. They need people to hand out literature at the Arlington County Fair this August. The fair is at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 South Second Street • Arlington, VA 22204 Verified Voting Organization of Virginia is working to support legislation in the state legislature that will assure that everyone who casts a vote in a Virginia election will get a verifiable receipt.. There is legislation before both houses in Virginia that will assure that voters get receipts that can be accurately recounted and verified as needed when they vote. Now we need to get the bills passed and signed by Governor Warner. Contact Joan at JjP3871@aol.com to volunteer.
***Verified Voting Hearings in Richmond: Virginia is holding hearings to consider requiring voter-verified paper audit trails for voting equipment. Many Virginia jurisdictions have purchased paperless electronic voting machines, and others are considering doing so. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THESE HEARINGS. Your future vote may depend on it!
Digital voting machines that lack a voter-verified paper trail are subject to programming errors and possible fraud, with no ability for meaningful audits or recounts.
Attend the hearings and show support for voter-verified audit trails by wearing orange shirts or ribbons. A large audience will show that Virginians care about the integrity of our elections, and that we demand transparent and reliable elections.
Joint Subcommittee Studying Voting Equipment, General Assembly Building, Richmond
· Monday, August 22, 2005, at 12:30 p.m. in House Room C
· Monday, November 21, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. in House Room C
More information can be found at http://www.vavv.org and http://www.verifiedvoting.org.
Tuesday, September 13th, 6:30-9:00pm, Virginia Grassroots Coalition Labor Night at Capitol City Brewing. The VGC labor folks will take the lead in a discussion of issues of economic justice in the workplace.
Saturday, September 17th, a public forum on National Health Insurance in Roanoke, VA. Public Policy Virginia & Virginia Grassroots Coalition sponsoring an event in Roanoke, VA, on September 17th at William Ruffner Middle School, (3601 Ferncliff Ave NW, Roanoke, VA) around the issue of National Health Insurance. The aim of this event is to help inform people of the scale of the problems inherent in our current health care system and about an alternative to this system. When people leave this event, we want them to be more comfortable with the idea of a single payer system and to be able to communicate the advantages of this system to others. We are trying to make citizens aware of the fact that there is a solution to the fact that 45 million Americans lack health insurance and millions more are underinsured. To volunteer to help with the event in Roanoke or for more information, contact Dan Barish at dbarish@ppvir.org www.ppvir.org
The Democratic Party: Here are links to some of your local Dem clubs. This is another very important way to be active.
Albemarle County Democratic Committee, Albemarle County, VA
Arlington County Democrats, Arlington VA. Contact Name: Elizabeth Weitzman mewsician1@msn.com (703) 528-8588
Arlington Young Democrats, Arlington VA. Contact Name: Jaime Mulligan publicity@arlingtonyoungdems.org 571-334-7626
Democratic Party of Fluvanna County, Virginia, Bremo Bluff, Virginia VA
Hanover Democrats, Ashland VA
Loudoun County Democratic Committee, Leesburg, VA. Contact Name: Steve Deak chairman@lcdems.com
Norfolk Democratic Party Meetup, Norfolk VA. Contact Name: Alma D. Kesling akesling@yahoo.com 757 333-8694
Rappahannock County Democrats, Rappahannock VA.
Stafford County Democrats, Fredericksburg VA:
Virginia Beach Democrats, VA
Virginia Young Democrats, Richmond, VA. Contact Name: Justin Wilson justin@justin.net
Drinking Liberally: An informal, inclusive weekly Democratic drinking club. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Find your local drinking liberally group or start your own with a few buddies. Currently there are only two Drinking Liberally groups in all of VA (see below). But it is easy to start your own!
Charlottesville, Virginia Drinking Liberally: Every Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Mellow Mushroom, 1320 West Main Street, Hosted by Jared Jenkins, charlottesville (at) drinkingliberally.org
Richmond, Virginia Drinking Liberally: Every Thursday, 7:30 pm onward Commercial Taphouse, 111 N Robinson St. Hosted by Scott Goode, richmond (at) drinkingliberally.org
RUNNING FOR CHANGE: And if you want a healthier alternative to Drinking Liberally (or want to do some running after your drinking), you can RUN for progressive causes. Building a progressive America through organized runs and other grassroots activities. To find your local Running for Change events, CLICK HERE.
Tuesday, August 16th, 5:45pm, A Forum for Undecided Voters in the 2005 Virginia Governor’s Election. Attend a Town Hall Meeting with Tim Kaine, with a question and answer session. This is your opportunity to make the progressive voices in Virginia heard. The meeting is at Jeb Stuart High School in “The Little Theater”, 3100 Peace Valley Lane, Falls Church, VA, This event is free and open to the public. Info or RSVP to Hallie Schneir, 703-720-2600 x117
*****August 18th through August 21st, Help educate citizens about Verified Voting at the Arlington County Fair. They need people to hand out literature at the Arlington County Fair this August. The fair is at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 South Second Street • Arlington, VA 22204 Verified Voting Organization of Virginia is working to support legislation in the state legislature that will assure that everyone who casts a vote in a Virginia election will get a verifiable receipt.. There is legislation before both houses in Virginia that will assure that voters get receipts that can be accurately recounted and verified as needed when they vote. Now we need to get the bills passed and signed by Governor Warner. Contact Joan at JjP3871@aol.com to volunteer.
***Verified Voting Hearings in Richmond: Virginia is holding hearings to consider requiring voter-verified paper audit trails for voting equipment. Many Virginia jurisdictions have purchased paperless electronic voting machines, and others are considering doing so. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THESE HEARINGS. Your future vote may depend on it!
Digital voting machines that lack a voter-verified paper trail are subject to programming errors and possible fraud, with no ability for meaningful audits or recounts.
Attend the hearings and show support for voter-verified audit trails by wearing orange shirts or ribbons. A large audience will show that Virginians care about the integrity of our elections, and that we demand transparent and reliable elections.
Joint Subcommittee Studying Voting Equipment, General Assembly Building, Richmond
· Monday, August 22, 2005, at 12:30 p.m. in House Room C
· Monday, November 21, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. in House Room C
More information can be found at http://www.vavv.org and http://www.verifiedvoting.org.
Tuesday, September 13th, 6:30-9:00pm, Virginia Grassroots Coalition Labor Night at Capitol City Brewing. The VGC labor folks will take the lead in a discussion of issues of economic justice in the workplace.
Saturday, September 17th, a public forum on National Health Insurance in Roanoke, VA. Public Policy Virginia & Virginia Grassroots Coalition sponsoring an event in Roanoke, VA, on September 17th at William Ruffner Middle School, (3601 Ferncliff Ave NW, Roanoke, VA) around the issue of National Health Insurance. The aim of this event is to help inform people of the scale of the problems inherent in our current health care system and about an alternative to this system. When people leave this event, we want them to be more comfortable with the idea of a single payer system and to be able to communicate the advantages of this system to others. We are trying to make citizens aware of the fact that there is a solution to the fact that 45 million Americans lack health insurance and millions more are underinsured. To volunteer to help with the event in Roanoke or for more information, contact Dan Barish at dbarish@ppvir.org www.ppvir.org
The Democratic Party: Here are links to some of your local Dem clubs. This is another very important way to be active.
Albemarle County Democratic Committee, Albemarle County, VA
Arlington County Democrats, Arlington VA. Contact Name: Elizabeth Weitzman mewsician1@msn.com (703) 528-8588
Arlington Young Democrats, Arlington VA. Contact Name: Jaime Mulligan publicity@arlingtonyoungdems.org 571-334-7626
Democratic Party of Fluvanna County, Virginia, Bremo Bluff, Virginia VA
Hanover Democrats, Ashland VA
Loudoun County Democratic Committee, Leesburg, VA. Contact Name: Steve Deak chairman@lcdems.com
Norfolk Democratic Party Meetup, Norfolk VA. Contact Name: Alma D. Kesling akesling@yahoo.com 757 333-8694
Rappahannock County Democrats, Rappahannock VA.
Stafford County Democrats, Fredericksburg VA:
Virginia Beach Democrats, VA
Virginia Young Democrats, Richmond, VA. Contact Name: Justin Wilson justin@justin.net
Drinking Liberally: An informal, inclusive weekly Democratic drinking club. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics. Find your local drinking liberally group or start your own with a few buddies. Currently there are only two Drinking Liberally groups in all of VA (see below). But it is easy to start your own!
Charlottesville, Virginia Drinking Liberally: Every Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Mellow Mushroom, 1320 West Main Street, Hosted by Jared Jenkins, charlottesville (at) drinkingliberally.org
Richmond, Virginia Drinking Liberally: Every Thursday, 7:30 pm onward Commercial Taphouse, 111 N Robinson St. Hosted by Scott Goode, richmond (at) drinkingliberally.org
RUNNING FOR CHANGE: And if you want a healthier alternative to Drinking Liberally (or want to do some running after your drinking), you can RUN for progressive causes. Building a progressive America through organized runs and other grassroots activities. To find your local Running for Change events, CLICK HERE.
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I hope the democrats can work to improve the health care system as we have millions which lack health coverage.
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