Montgomery County Chapter Meeting - 7:30 PM November 11 in Wheaton
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) will lead a coalition of peace
and justice groups and activists in a Veterans' Day Vigil in Rockville
at the Metro stop, starting 5 PM on November 11, 2008. Then, we'll hold
our regular monthly meeting at the Saigonese restaurant in Wheaton to
recap the elections and make plans for the rest of 2008 and the
beginning of 2009.
Saigonese Restaurant 11232 Grandview Ave
Silver Spring (Wheaton), MD 20902
A few blocks walk from the Wheaton Metro
Keep the Maryland Guard at Home, an organization working to end the
Maryland National Guard deployment, is part of a nation-wide movement to
bring Guard personnel back from Iraq. If successful, this effort will
help end the occupation of Iraq and also will challenge the concept of
the "imperial presidency." The coalition is asking Maryland Governor
Martin O'Malley to read the results of last Tuesday's election and end
the deployment of Maryland National Guard.
Maryland State Senator Richard Madaleno and Maryland Delegate Jill
Carter plan to sponsor legislation in the Maryland General Assembly that
will direct Governor O'Malley to end the Maryland National Guard
deployment. This coalition, including PDA and Keep the Maryland Guard at
Home, strongly supports Sen. Madaleno and Del. Carter and works to
inform and educate the public about the Constitutional and other issues
raised by National Guard deployments. Members of the coalition will
contact their State Senators and Delegates and urge them to support
Madaleno and Carter's bill.
The "Keep the Maryland Guard at Home" coalition is launching its first
petition drive at the vigil Tuesday night, and will also sponsor and
participate at hearings, press conferences, town halls and other events.
See http://www.MDGuardHome.org.
Hope to see you Tuesday,
Mike Hersh
Maryland 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 such as Tom Hayden, Medea Benjamin, Thom Hartmann, Jim
Hightower, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood.
Progressive Democrats of America Monthly Meeting:
One week after the elections, we'll discuss the results and make plans
for 2009 including plans for peace on Veterans Day.
Saigonese is a short 2 block walk from the Wheaton Metro Station (red line)
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