Cookout TODAY! Sunday, July 27 1 to 5 PM

4th Annual DFMC Community Cookout
TODAY! Sunday, July 27th 2008, 1 to 5 PM

Wheaton Regional Park (Shelter G)
2000 Shorefield Rd. Wheaton, MD 20902

Bring your friends and family for food, fun and conversation--$7 per adult, children free. Burgers, veggie burgers, chicken and hot dogs and veggie dogs provided.

Confirmed Speakers: Delegates Ana Sol Gutierrez and Roger Manno, and Council Member Marc Elrich, also representatives of important organizations.

Representatives Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards invited, spokespeople for both confirmed. Other speakers invited.

Please bring food or drinks to share with about 8-10 people

Last names beginning with:
A-F Non-Alcoholic Beverages (single-serve containers)
G-L Snacks / Appetizers
M-R Salads / Side Dishes
S-Z Desserts

Please RSVP: sepolidoro@yahoo.com or http://democracyforamerica.com/

Democracy for Montgomery County is a local Democracy for America inspired organization that supports progressive issues and candidates. See: www.dfalink.com/montgomerycounty

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SAVE THE DATE: PDA of Montgomery County August Meeting
7:30 PM Tuesday August 5th -- Saigonese Restaurant
11232 Grandview Ave. Wheaton, MD  20902 -- RSVP / More info

Hope to See You There,

Mike Hersh
PDA Maryland State Coordinator


P.S. Please sign the Healthcare NOT Warfare petition and ask your friends to sign as well.

Progressive Democrats of America is a grassroots PAC that works both inside the Democratic Party and outside in movements for peace and justice. Our goal: Elect a permanent, progressive majority in 2008. PDA's advisory board includes seven members of Congress and activist leaders such as Tom Hayden, Medea Benjamin, Thom Hartmann and Rev. Lennox Yearwood. More info: pdamerica.org | Maryland PDA

Spread the Progressive Word--Shop PDAstore!

The Dictator--A Music Video by Charlie Chaplin and Dan Reed

Dan Reed (Dan Reed Network) collaborated with the Chaplin Group to mix
the sound and images of the famous, poignant speech from the film "The
Great Dictator" with his own vocals, music, and a montage of video clips
to create a wonderful new piece of art. You can see and hear Dan in
Denver with Progressive Democrats of America at Progressive Central, and
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzf6xE4zdpo

The Dictator--A Music Video by Charlie Chaplin and Dan Reed
Lyrics by Charlie Chaplin and Dan Reed, Music by Dan Reed and Brad Fish
Director - Noah Shulman for Sleepless City Productions
Special Thanks to Max Wasa from Liquid Music Group

See Roy Zimmerman in Concert - Thanks for the Support

Sunday, July 20 - 8 pm
Roy Zimmerman - Thanks for the Support - Political Humor
Fireside Room, River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation
6301 River Road, Bethesda, MD
$15 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)

PDA Peace Activist Group Housing Forming in Funky & Historic City of Mt Rainier

PDA Peace Activist Group Housing Forming in Funky & Historic City of Mt
Rainier

Do you want to live inexpensively on the DC city line, and at the same
time be surrounded by the deepest pool of progressive politics in the
Washington area? If you do, you have found your happy home! It is the
new, Progressive Democrats of America, Washington DC Activist House. You
can rent a room at the PDA Activist House for as little at$475/month
plus a set monthly fee for all utilities and necessary household goods.
Other rooms are $550/month plus the $60 fee. A TBD deposit will be needed.

Our beautiful home, with large backyard, CAC, D/W, W/D, Fireplace 2 full
baths, is in quaint, Mount Rainer MD on the NE DC line. Bus and Metro
accessible, the PDA House makes it easy to get to stores, work, and/or
progressive political activism on the Hill. Come join us in living
inexpensively, while helping to change the world! If you are interested
contact Tom Pallow at 202-903-1133.

Take Action: Prevent War on Iran

Attack on Iran Imminent! Stop HCR 362! If there is a time this year that you are going to take action, this should be it.  A new bill, House Concurrent Resolution 362, which essentially calls for a blockade of Iran, is steamrolling its way through the House.  Please call or email your Representative to urge a vote AGAINST HCR 362 the Blockade of Iran bill. As an antidote, SUPPORT HCR 321 which calls for a comprehensive diplomatic engagement with Iran and other Middle Eastern nations as a way to resolve disputes and provide a responsible end to our occupation of Iraq. Join PDA and other groups in a national call-in/email campaign beginning immediately. Read more details from the PDA web site. Call the Capitol switch board (202)-224-3121 and ask for your Representative, or click here for an email Action Alert. You can also use our action alert system to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper(s) and national media outlets. HCR 362 is a dangerous bill calling for severe sanctions--far beyond those proposed by the Bush administration--and could be interpreted as an act of war under international law. It would further alienate Iran and could trigger retaliation against our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, blockage of oil shipments through the straits of Hormuz, and potential involvement of other nations in the region.  If we want catastrophe in the Middle East,  deeper recession and gas at $6 per gallon, this would do it. A much more effective alternative is HCR 321 which calls for a serious and sustained diplomatic initiative involving Iraq, Iran, Syria, and other neighboring states.  This bill provides a responsible way out of Iraq and an avenue for dispute resolution with Iran and other nations. PDA supports HCR 321 as a major step toward returning to diplomacy not war as our primary tool of foreign policy.  PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND TAKE ACTION TODAY. Thank you, Howard Jennings for the End the War, Redirect Funding Issue Organizing Team PDA Has Clout on Air America Richard Greene has been very supportive of PDA. Show PDA's support in return by listening to "Clout" at 9:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM PDT every weekday. Click here to listen to the live stream. Help us drive up online listener numbers to keep "Clout" on the air with PDA! Progressive Democrats of America is a grassroots PAC that works both inside the Democratic Party and outside in movements for peace and justice. Our goal: Elect a permanent, progressive majority in 2008. PDA's advisory board includes seven members of Congress and activist leaders like Tom Hayden, Medea Benjamin, Jim Hightower, Thom Hartmann and Rev. Lennox Yearwood. Spread the Progressive Word--Shop PDAstore!

Progressives on Air America Tuesday July 8!

Progressives on Air America Tuesday July 8!

Tune in online here to listen to Mimi Kennedy on Air America with our PDA leaders Tim Carpenter and Lila Garrett, joined by our endorsed Healthcare NOT Warfare Candidate Harry Taylor from North Carolina on CLOUT with Richard Greene. Mimi will be co-hosting with Richard Greene, who has been very supportive of PDA. We hope to show our support in return by listening to "Clout" at 9:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM PDT daily. Click here to listen to the live stream. We need to drive up the online listener numbers Tuesday to keep "Clout" on the air with PDA!

Richard writes: "I reached out to PDA in the hopes that Tuesday nights could become the Progressive Community's 2 hours on radio--every week, same time, same Bat Station. If, tomorrow, we could show a serious bump in stream numbers, 2,000 or more PDA members who log on at the beginning at 6:06 Pacific/9:06 Eastern and that they stay (I would love for them to also call in and jam the call lines--866-303-2270), this would give me enough CLOUT! to keep this kind of community radio on the air."

Click to listen, call in, support PDA on the Radio TONIGHT: 9 PM ET, 6 PM PT!

"Healthcare NOT Warfare"

"Healthcare NOT Warfare"

As PDA board member Norman Solomon pointed out in this article, “nearly one in six Americans has no health insurance, and tens of millions of others are woefully under-insured--while the war in Iraq continues to further skew the U.S. government's budget priorities.”

We say “Healthcare NOT Warfare” and ask you to join our campaign. The time has come to redirect unnecessary and wasteful military spending to meeting human needs. 

Among  those needs is the healthcare crisis and we're focusing our attention on the Democratic Party by gathering signatures on a petition  to prioritize "Healthcare NOT Warfare." The signed petition will be distributed to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democratic Committee Chairman Howard Dean, and your member of Congress.

In addition, we hope to pass resolutions to support “Healthcare NOT Warfare” at the upcoming local, state, and national Democratic conventions, and in cities, counties, and states across the country.
Please, sign the petition, and join us in this effort by taking action on one or more of the following items:

Host a House Party--get your “Healthcare NOT Warfare” materials and  house party kits, here.

Download the flyer to distribute at meetings and events. Use it to bird-dog congressional candidates!

Download the sample resolution, change it to meet your needs, and pass it at your local and state Democratic Parties, cities, and counties.

Click here for additional resources and action items.

Sat. July 19 GSSDC Cookout!

This is a great event. I hope to see everyone there. Here are the details:

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008 Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Place: Home of Rebecca Lord & Jonathan Shurberg
305 Hamilton Avenue Silver Spring, MD
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=305+Hamilton+Avenue+Silver+Spring,+MD

This event is fast becoming a Maryland political tradition! Don't miss
it! Hot dogs, burgers and soft drinks will be provided by GSSDC.

In true Democratic fashion, admission is free but monetary contributions
to cover expenses would be cheerfully accepted and genuinely appreciated.

For more information, please contact either Mark Woodard at
(301)592-1811, Donna Graham at (301) 585-4759, or Paul Mitchell at (301)
588-7126.

We hope you can join us for another great afternoon of hot dogs, cold
drinks, and the latest political news of the day. We have averaged 200
people the last several years and hope that this year will be even
better as an historic election beckons in the fall.

In addition to the Montgomery Legislative delegation, the Governor, Lt.
Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller as well as members of Congress
and county government have been invited. We hope that you will join us
again or for the first time.

Best,

Mark Woodard
Chair, GSSDC

PDA Leadership on Air America Tuesday July 1!

PDA Leadership on Air America Tuesday July 1!

Tune in online here to listen to Mimi Kennedy on Air America with our PDA leaders Dr. Bill Honigman and Marcy Winograd, joined by our endorsed Healthcare NOT Warfare Candidates Bill Durston and Steve Young on CLOUT with Richard Greene. Mimi will be co-hosting with Richard Greene, who has been very supportive of PDA. We hope to show our support in return by listening to "Clout" at 9:00 PM EDT / 6:00 PM PDT daily. Click here to listen to the live stream. We need to drive up the online listener numbers Tuesday to keep "Clout" on the air with PDA!

Richard writes: "I reached out to PDA in the hopes that Tuesday nights could become the Progressive Community's 2 hours on radio--every week, same time, same Bat Station. If, tomorrow, we could show a serious bump in stream numbers, 2,000 or more PDA members who log on at the beginning at 6:06 Pacific/9:06 Eastern and that they stay (I would love for them to also call in and jam the call lines--866-303-2270), this would give me enough CLOUT! to keep this kind of community radio on the air."

Click to listen, call in, support PDA on the Radio tomorrow: 9 PM ET, 6 PM PT!