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Apr 26
Public meeting on King County Council redistricting
Please join the King County Districting Committee at an upcoming community meeting about redrawing King County Council districts. The meetings are an opportunity to learn about how population has shifted in King County and to share your ideas and priorities for Council redistricting, which must be done to equalize population following each U.S. Census.
Monday, May 2, 6:30 p.m.
King County Courthouse Council Chambers
516 Third Avenue, 10th Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
Apr 26
King County Democrats Picnic
Sunday, July 31 · 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Lower Woodland Park Shelter #1
Apr 25
Commitment to Better & Best: Washington’s Public Schools
Renton Community Foundation’s “Maxwell Fund for Youth & Families” invites you to:
COMMITMENT TO BETTER & BEST: WASHINGTON’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Presented by Bill Daggett, Ed.D, nationally recognized educator, speaker, and CEO of the International Center for Leadership in Education. Dr. Daggett knows – our state’s education system, federal education mandates, current issues and trends – and he will share what all students need to succeed.
Monday – May 16th, 2011
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center
400 South 2nd Street, Renton, 98057
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Apr 22
News from Congressman Adam Smith
For those of you in the 9th Congressional District part of the 11th LD:
Smith Supports Access to Healthcare
With the passage of the budget following extensive negotiations, disagreements over access to healthcare continue to be a sticking point in the House of Representatives. Following a vote on the budget, the House took up two additional measures in an effort to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and defund Planned Parenthood. Continue reading
Apr 21
Membership Committee Meeting
The Membership Committee will meet to discuss ideas for activating inactive members and attracting new members. The active membership must get involved and bring in new blood if we want to succeed in our endeavors to get democratic candidates elected and further the goals of the Democratic agenda.
April 28th @ 6pm
SeaTac, WA 98168
Apr 21
Peaceful Rally for Justice
Please join Ndns for Justice in exercising its free speech having leaders from the American Indian community and their allies who ARE NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT FOR JUSTICE. Emcee is Ravenspeaker; and Host Drum is Sacred Water Canoe Family. Co-sponsored by United Indians of All Tribes Foundation and AFSC Indian Arts and Crafts Committee.
WHAT: Peaceful Rally for Justice (Part II)
WHEN: Saturday, April 23, 2011
TIME: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
WHERE: Indian Park (Victor Steinbrueck Park) by Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
WHO: Ndns for Justice
WHY: Support US DOJ’s Investigation
Apr 20
KCDCC Executive Board Meeting – April 2011
April 26, 2010 KCDCC Executive Board
Revised Draft Meeting Agenda
Apr 18
Boehner seeks to divert funds for gay marriage fight
The Republican party, which claims that it wants less government and less interference in our lives, and that Democrats are the kings of wasteful spending… wants to divert money from the Justice Department so Congress can defend DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act).
So much for their argument for less government interference in our private lives and less wasteful spending. I’m sure the Justice Department doesn’t need that money for more important things, right?
Apr 18
Resolution Against the Privatization of Medicare – Updated
The resolution has been updated. You can find the new copy here: 2011-5-2 Resolution against Medicare privatization
Apr 17
General Meeting Update – April 2011
I made a mistake when I posted the details of our general meeting. Bruce Harrell’s campaign staff will pay us a visit at our meeting, seeking an update on his behalf. He has another commitment during our meeting. Sorry about the confusion.
Apr 16
Senator Margarita Prentice Newsletter – 4/15/2011
From Senator Prentice:
Happy Spring, Daylight Savings time, and April Fools’ day! April 1st means there are 23 constitutional days remaining in the regular 2011 session. The recent budget forecast predicts continued declining revenues – $800 million less than expected – so the hardest work is still ahead. You can try out your ideas to balance the budget via the Senate Democrats website using the Governor’s budget calculator by clicking here.
http://blog.senatedemocrats.wa.gov/prentice/sen-prentice-e-newsletter-4-1-2011/
Apr 15
Kathy Keene retirement party
Trading big slugs for big cockroaches
The slugs are slimier, but the roaches move much faster. That won’t stop Kathy Keene from going to Florida, fortunately for them and unfortunately for us.
Burien City Council Member and Water Commissioner Kathy Keene is retiring to Florida. There will be a retirement party at the regular Drinking Liberally night at Mick Kelly’s, 436 SW 15nd St in Burien on Wednesday April 27th. Starts at about 7PM. Let’s share some memories and wish Kathy a great retirment. Maybe a betting pool on how long she’ll stay out of local Florida politics? My guess would be about three months.
