Next meeting of the Progressive Democrats of Buncombe County will be April 8, 2008. This will be held at 7 PM at North Asheville Library. Our last meeting on February 12th was sparely attended, and the notes from the meeting were posted on my blog.
I did get a response from this blog post – Jim Neal, running for the US Senate, said he is interested in an endorsement from Progressive Democrats of America (PDA). We are a member group of PDA, along with four other groups in NC. I have started the process, but have not gotten the candidate questionnaire back from Jim Neal (or any other candidates) yet.
We have also been asked for an endorsement from Cecil Bothwell, who is running for county commissioner. We do not have an endorsement process in place for local elections, so I think the place to start is to invite all candidates for
Is there anyone who would like to research which Democrats are running for office in
The Buncombe County Democratic Party has lots of events in March posted on their website. I recommended registering with the website and then signing up for their emails, to keep up with what is being planned. Here is a link to their website:
The NC Democratic Party precinct meeting is March 11, 2008.
The NC Primary is May 6, 2008.
Sincerely,
Susan Oehler on behalf of Progressive Democrats of Buncombe County (If you would like to be removed from this emailing, please let me know.)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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03/04/08 WNC Peace Coalition meeting at Unitarian Universalist Church at 7 PM. Please enter from the north side, at the basement level. Please contact Susan at dancewater2@gmail.com for more information. We will be planning for our annual Peace Rally.
03/04/08 Department of Peace Campaign meeting at 7 PM at the Community Action Opportunities Meeting room at
03/10/08 Dr. Robert Musil will deliver a talk at Broyhill Chapel at
03/11/08 Dr. Robert Musil will deliver a talk at Broyhill Chapel at
03/11/08 Die-in at noon on the Quad at UNCA. This action is sponsored by Students for a Democratic Society at UNCA.
03/11/08 Precinct meetings for the NC Democratic Party
03/12/08 Veterans for Peace meeting at 6:30 at Atlanta Bread Company.
03/12/08 Democracy for
03/12/08 to 03/16/08 Winter Soldier 2008 in
Friday, March 14 – Monday, March 31: Congressional Easter recess
03/14/08 Activist Movie Club in Waynesville. Movies and discussions – for more information, contact John at JohnBuckleyX@gmail.com or call Buffy at 926-2508 after 5:30PM.
03/14/08 Movie night at Unitarian Universalist Church at 7 PM. They will be showing “Caught in the Crossfire” a short film about Fallujah, then we will show two short films from No More Victims. A speaker from No More Victims will talk about their projects to help Iraqi children and what we are planning to do here in
03/15/08 House Party for Rusul of No More Victims! This is hosted by Jeanne and Lew Patrie at their home from 3 to 5 PM. Ann Cothran of No More Victims will speak about the efforts to get medical treatment to an Iraqi child. Contact Lew at patrie.wncpsr@main.nc.us or call 828-299-1242 for more information and to RSVP.
03/15/08 Major action in DC to protest the continuing occupation of
03/15/08 “From the Ground to the Plate” the first annual African American food security forum will be held at Stephens Lee Auditorium from 3 to 5 PM. This is hosted by the Shilooh Community Association, the Bountiful Cities Project and the City of
03/16/08 Caterpillar Day of Action on the 5th anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s death.
03/16/08 Ethical Culture Society will meet at 2 PM at the Botanical Gardens at UNCA.
03/16/08 Anti-war protest in
03/17/08 to 03/21/08 - FIVE DAYS OF ACTION BY THE WNC PEACE COALITION TO MARK FIVE YEARS OF OCCUPATION – MORE DETAILS TO COME
03/17/08 WNC Peace Coalition will host a movie night at Pack Library at 6 PM. The movie will be “The Dreams of Sparrows’. This film was finished in June 2004, and in somber self-interviews made after the production, the filmmakers reveal the dramatic changes in their belief caused not only by the situation in Iraq, but also the process of documenting it. Free, donations accepted, there will be pot-luck vegetarian snacks, and discussion in the lobby afterwards.
03/17/08 Operation First Casualty will be held at 12:35 PM on the Quad at UNCA. This action is sponsored by Students for a Democratic Society at UNCA.
03/18/08 Veterans for Peace will read the names of US military killed in
03/18/08 WNC Physicians for Social Responsibility will meet at Unitarian Universalist Church in
03/18/08 WNC Peace Coalition meeting at Unitarian Universalist Church at 7 PM. Please enter from the north side, at the basement level. Please contact Susan at dancewater2@gmail.com for more information. We will be planning for our annual Peace Rally.
03/19/08 WNC Peace Coalition will hold a short rally at First Congregational Church in downtown
03/19/08 Mass Nonviolent Civil Disobedience in
03/20/08 Student at UNCA will gather at 3:30 PM to march downtown for a rally at 5 PM at
03/21/08 Women in Black stand from 5 to 6 PM at
03/23/08 Removal of the Iraqi Civilian Flags from the lawns of UU church in
03/23/08 Noetic Sciences meeting in Swannanoa. For more information, call
03/24/08 Mountain Green Lunch & Learn Series Perspectives On Sustainable Development at WWC Gladfelter, Canon Lounge. Time is 11:30 to 1 PM, cost is $5.50 cash for the lunch from the Cafeteria. PLEASE RSVP - 828.771.3781 Cost: $5.50 cash - payable to the Cafeteria upon arrival. Topic is Sustainable Development Practices at the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation
03/27/08 Wenoca Sierra Club meeting at 7 PM at
03/28/08 Activist Movie Club in Waynesville. Movies and discussions – for more information, contact John at JohnBuckleyX@gmail.com or call Buffy at 926-2508 after 5:30PM.
04/01/08 Department of Peace Campaign meeting at 7 PM at the Community Action Opportunities Meeting room at
04/05/08 Full day workshop on Peace Issues at New Garden Friends Meeting in
04/07/08 Mountain Green Lunch & Learn Series Perspectives On Sustainable Development at WWC Gladfelter, Canon Lounge. Time is 11:30 to 1 PM, cost is $5.50 cash for the lunch from the Cafeteria. PLEASE RSVP - 828.771.3781 Cost: $5.50 cash - payable to the Cafeteria upon arrival. Topic is Building for an Aging Population: Ideas for a Shifting Demographic
04/08/08 Progressive Democrats of Buncombe County meeting at 7 PM at North Asheville Library. Contact Susan at dancewater2@gmail.com for more information.
04/12/08 Nonviolence Workshop at Church of the Savior on
04/13/08 April Action for Peace in
04/14/08 to 04/19/08 Operation Common Cause, coordinated by Chuck Fager of the Quaker House in
04/15/08 Meteorological Society and Colburn Earth Science Museum will sponsor talks on Climate Change in 2008: Past, Present and Future are three talks on climate change that are free and open to the public. All talks will be at 7 p.m. at Diana Wortham Theatre at
04/19/08 Transylvanians for Peace will host a discussion and film viewing at 2 PM at Brevard Public Library. For more information contact Connie at 828-884-9467.
04/20/08 Meeting will be held by Final Exit Network of the Blue Ridge Mountains will be held at UU
More information also at this website: http://finalexitnetwork.org/default.htm.
04/23/08 to 04/28/08 Amnesty International will hold their Annual Meeting in
04/24/08 Joseph Cirincione will be speaking at the
04/26/08 NC Green Party will hold their state convention in
05/05/08 Mountain Green Lunch & Learn Series Perspectives On Sustainable Development at WWC Gladfelter, Canon Lounge. Time is 11:30 to 1 PM, cost is $5.50 cash for the lunch from the Cafeteria. PLEASE RSVP - 828.771.3781 Cost: $5.50 cash - payable to the Cafeteria upon arrival. Topic is Sustainable Development: Perspectives from a Land Planning Company
05/23/08 to 06/03/08 Congressional Memorial Day recess
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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ACTIONS
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We Support the Troops Who Oppose the War
On the weekend of 13-15 March, 2008, Iraq Veterans Against the War will assemble history's largest gathering of US veterans of
Please go to this website to sign the petition.
Also: “The Myth of the Surge” by Nir Rosen
Hoping to turn enemies into allies, U.S. Iraq
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From Email from YDNC:
Lillian’s List Training
On March 25th, EMILY's List and Lillian's List of NC will be offering a terrific training opportunity for campaign staffers working for pro-choice Democratic candidates in
The program will begin with registration at 8:00 am on Tuesday, March 25th and will be filled with training on fundraising, message development, direct mail and other important campaign issues, ending at 5:00 pm. The program, including materials and meals is free, however space is limited. Partial participation is not possible - you must make a commitment to attend the full program in order to be allocated a seat at the training. Please note: Due to popular demand but limited space, we ask that only first time participants register for our Political Opportunity Program training sessions. If you have any questions, or would like further details, please contact Michelle Stephenson at 202-419-3073 or mstephenson@emilyslist.org.
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From Email from YDNC:
Our Judicial Candidates Need Your Help
With all of the energy and enthusiasm surrounding the Democratic presidential races, it's easy to forget other races on the ballot. Democrats have a strong slate of judicial candidates running for office. They include:
Supreme Court
Suzanne Reynolds (Edmunds seat)
Court of Appeals
John Arrowood (Arrowood seat)
John Martin (Martin seat)
Cheri Beasley (McCullough seat)
Linda Stephens (Stephens seat)
Kristen Ruth (Tyson seat)
James Wynn (Wynn seat)
Our judicial candidates need your help. They are all participating on the public financing system. To qualify for public funds, they each need to receive 350 contributions between $10 and $500. Your contribution can make a difference. Send your contribution today of at least $10 to the candidate or candidates of your choice. With your check, don't forget to state your occupation and employer. For more information on our judicial candidates, go to: http://ncdemocraticjudges.org/donate
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Plans for a New
Q & A
Q: What is “Complex Transformation”?
A: Complex Transformation is the Bush administration’s plan to overhaul the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex. The plan includes a new bomb plant that would enable the mass-production of nuclear weapons for the first time in two decades. Complex Transformation would also consolidate weapon-grade nuclear materials (uranium and plutonium) into fewer locations and reduce the Complex footprint. Detailed information can be found at www.fcnl.org/nuclear
Q: What happened to Complex 2030?
A: Complex Transformation supersedes Complex 2030. In October 2006 the Energy Department introduced Complex 2030, which contained many similar and some major differences to Complex Transformation. The bomb plant proposed as part of Complex 2030 was much larger than the one proposed by Complex Transformation, and was rejected by Congress in 2007. Complex Transformation was released, partially as a response to congressional rejection to Complex 2030, in January 2008. The U.S. Energy Department is a federal agency that maintains the Nuclear Weapons Complex.
Q: What is FCNL’s position on Complex Transformation?
A: Complex Transformation is a comprehensive plan to modernize and consolidate the entire Nuclear Weapons Complex. There are many different components to the plan—some that FCNL support and others that we do not. FCNL supports consolidating weapon-grade nuclear materials into fewer locations and reducing the Complex footprint. FCNL opposes increasing weapon production capacity by building a new bomb plant. February 2008
Q: What is the “new bomb plant” in the Complex Transformation plan?
A: The new nuclear bomb plant proposed in the Complex Transformation plan is officially called the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement nuclear facility (CMRR). It would have the annual capacity to build 80 plutonium pits, the “triggers” of new nuclear warheads. The proposed bomb plant would enable a sharp increase in U.S nuclear weapons production capacity. In fact, the
Q: Didn’t we already defeat the “new nuclear bomb plant”?
A: Yes! In fact, arms control advocates have repeatedly stopped the administration from building nuclear bomb plants of varying sizes over the years. The bomb plant that was proposed as part of Complex 2030 was officially called the
Q: How can you oppose the CMRR bomb plant?
A: Express your views on new nuclear weapons directly to the federal government. The Energy Department (DOE) is required to consider your recommendations on Complex Transformation and the proposed CMRR bomb plant through public hearings and comments. Thirteen public hearings will be held across the country in Complex Transformation-effected states starting February 21 and ending March 25. For times and locations of the hearings visit FCNL website.
Public comments will be accepted by the DOE through April 10, 2008. Submit comments by email to: ComplexTransformation@nnsa.doe.gov
Submit comments by mail to:
Mr. Theodore Wyka
Office of Transformation, NA-10.1
U.S. Department of Energy/NNSA
Washington
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These Are the Times in Which We Live.
This Is Our Time to Respond. We Will Not Be Silent!
Join the Nonviolent Action and Civil Disobedience in
Wednesday, March 19
United by common demands and organizing principles, groups are encouraged to participate in nonviolent mass actions and/or organize their own actions in coordination with others. There could be sit-ins, die-ins, blockades, pray-ins, bike blockades, street theater, poetry readings, puppets, speak-outs and more at government agencies, war profiteers, corporate media, military recruitment centers, or other pillars of war and empire in DC. Unleash Your Imagination!
Start organizing affinity groups and local meetings now. For more information about the DC actions on March 19th contact: www.5yearstoomany.org or email dc@5yearstoomany.org .
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Clip from article in the Rolling Stones titled THE CHICKEN DOVES:
The really tragic thing about the Democratic surrender on
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Bush Policies Escalate Crisis in
The Bush administration’s policy of endless war has driven up the
War, occupation and military build up is not the way out of the terrible political and humanitarian crisis in in the
Send a Personal Letter to Members of Congress on the Appropriations Sub-Committee to question the increase in military aid to
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