The DFA Meetup here was pretty nice. There's a good bunch of stuff coming up.
Good location. The Red Line is a really nice bar, a little on the upscale side. Had a great roast beef sandwich there, with real homemade mashed potatoes.
There's a bunch of things to help with coming up here... starting tomorrow! The Progressive Democrats of Somerville, is meeting at 99 Dover Street at 7pm on Thursday. Apparently they've got a real structure and some real ability to make things happen. I'm gonna go check them out tomorrow night.
Upcoming events
July 10, Saturday (9:30) - Kerry canvass. Going to Dover, NH to go door-to-door for Kerry/Edwards. This wouldn't be too tempting at this point, except for the fact that doing this gets you two free tickets to:
July 12, Monday 5-9pm - Rally with John Kerry, Jackson Browne, and Michelle Branch (who?) at the FleetBoston Pavilion.
July 13, 7pm - Democratic Party Meetup. I don't know if I'll go to this, but it'd be interesting to see how this differs from DFA. I'm guessing they won't have "Finneran No Speaker-For-Life" bumper stickers at that event, for one thing. Also they probably won't be pushing the Progressive challengers to the pseudo-Democrats in some nearby state house races. They probably will push for support for Pat Jehlen's targeted race, though.
July 22, 7pm - Kerry 2004 Meetup. *shrug* Maybe.
July 23, 9pm - Driving Votes Party. VFW Hall in Davis Square. $10 (rumored) to go and benefit the "get volunteers to drive to swing states and register voters likely to be on our side" group.
July 24-25 - DemocracyFest. Camping in Western MA, guests including Howard Dean, Zephyr Teachout, Barrios, and some of the Dean Dozen. Camping out there. $35 including campground fees. Workshops including things like how to campaign and info on the electoral college.
July 26-29 - Democratic National Convention
All of this is mentioned at DemocracyforMA.org.
There are also three local state house campaigns they pushed...
Pat Jehlen, Middlesex 27th, in Somerville. She's a local Democrat being targeted by GovernorPaw, er, Romney. Time to get out there and push for her.
Carl Sciortino, Middlesex 34th, in Medford and Somerville. This is a primary race, trying to get a progressive Dem in in place of an established right-wing Dem, Vincent Ciampa.
Avi Green, Middlesex 26th, in Somerville and Cambridge. Another primary race, trying to oust a right-wing Dem, Tim Toomey.
Wondering what district you're in? Try Where do I vote MA?
So, who's with me tomorrow night at the Progressive Democrats of Somerville?
Good location. The Red Line is a really nice bar, a little on the upscale side. Had a great roast beef sandwich there, with real homemade mashed potatoes.
There's a bunch of things to help with coming up here... starting tomorrow! The Progressive Democrats of Somerville, is meeting at 99 Dover Street at 7pm on Thursday. Apparently they've got a real structure and some real ability to make things happen. I'm gonna go check them out tomorrow night.
Upcoming events
July 10, Saturday (9:30) - Kerry canvass. Going to Dover, NH to go door-to-door for Kerry/Edwards. This wouldn't be too tempting at this point, except for the fact that doing this gets you two free tickets to:
July 12, Monday 5-9pm - Rally with John Kerry, Jackson Browne, and Michelle Branch (who?) at the FleetBoston Pavilion.
July 13, 7pm - Democratic Party Meetup. I don't know if I'll go to this, but it'd be interesting to see how this differs from DFA. I'm guessing they won't have "
July 22, 7pm - Kerry 2004 Meetup. *shrug* Maybe.
July 23, 9pm - Driving Votes Party. VFW Hall in Davis Square. $10 (rumored) to go and benefit the "get volunteers to drive to swing states and register voters likely to be on our side" group.
July 24-25 - DemocracyFest. Camping in Western MA, guests including Howard Dean, Zephyr Teachout, Barrios, and some of the Dean Dozen. Camping out there. $35 including campground fees. Workshops including things like how to campaign and info on the electoral college.
July 26-29 - Democratic National Convention
All of this is mentioned at DemocracyforMA.org.
There are also three local state house campaigns they pushed...
Pat Jehlen, Middlesex 27th, in Somerville. She's a local Democrat being targeted by Governor
Carl Sciortino, Middlesex 34th, in Medford and Somerville. This is a primary race, trying to get a progressive Dem in in place of an established right-wing Dem, Vincent Ciampa.
Avi Green, Middlesex 26th, in Somerville and Cambridge. Another primary race, trying to oust a right-wing Dem, Tim Toomey.
Wondering what district you're in? Try Where do I vote MA?
So, who's with me tomorrow night at the Progressive Democrats of Somerville?
- Current Mood:
tired
Comments
Hey, that DemocracyFest sounds like a whole lotta fun! Wish they'd do something like that here in MN.
Huh. Guess that's what having a lot of Dems gets ya. Relatively cheap and cool events like this, cheap because they make it up in volume... though they did say "if you can afford it, how about donating a little extra?"
This is almost, but not quite, the district I live in.
I'm not saying he's corrupt (I have no idea), just that I disagree with him whenever I've noticed his position.
Makes me wonder how a state rep can afford to live in some districts at all...