Events

Event Description:

Save this Mother's Day for our annual Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie. We will visit our congressional representatives bearing pies and requesting they fund the cabinet level Department of Peace with a small piece of the funding pie (federal budget).

On May 12th, tell Congress that PEACE wants a PIECE of the PIE!  Ask your U.S. Representatives to support HR 3760 and Senators to support S1756 to establish a cabinet-level Dept of Peace to begin focusing on proven effective programs that reduce violence.   Join us on May 12th (the Friday before Mother's Day), with pie in hand and/or Mother's Day cards and come to the Mickey Leland Building, 1919 Smith St., front entrance on Friday at 11 AM.  We are expecting press coverage, so we need a good turnout.  And also call your  Members of Congress on Friday and ask for 1% of the U.S. budget to create a Department that will research, articulate and facilitate nonviolent solutions to domestic and international causes of violence.  Call Senators in D.C.  Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 or http://www.congress.org for Representative's local numbers. Ask them to put a focus on reducing violence by cosponsoring HR 3760 or S1756 to establish a Dept of Peace.

Event Sponsor:
Department of Peace Campaign

Event Contact Name:
Kathy Kidd

Event Phone Contact Information:
713.443.9938

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.dopcampaign.org

Event Description:

Join your fellow Democrats who care about your State Party Platform to express your view on issues you believe should be in our Platform - State of Texas issues and National Issues impacting Texans.  Click on the title of this event to read the details.

Event Sponsor:
Texas Democratic Party and the Harris County Democratic Party

Event Contact Name:
Stan Merriman

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-666-8444

Event Email Address:
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Event Description:

The Harris County Democratic Party will honor our precinct chairs at a swearing in ceremony.  Mingle with great Democrats and meet the candidates:  Glen Maxey, James G. Pierre, Boyd Richie (representative). Join us for a delicious BBQ dinner (free for precinct chairs, $15 per person for others).

Event Fee:
BBQ Dinner: $15 per person for people who are not precinct chairs (not required!)

Event Description:

The next meeting of the OilPatch Democrats will be Thursday May 18th

at Cosmos Cafe 69 Heights Blvd at intersection of Heights and Washington

Our guest speaker will be Leo Gold, host of The New Capital Show on KPFT Thurs mornings at 10:00 am

Event Sponsor:
OilPatch Democrats

Event Contact Name:
Randy Scott

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-683-9531

Event Email Address:
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Event Description:

Please join us for a fundraiser for Dot Nelson-Turnier, candidate for State Representative in District 150. She is running against Republican incumbent, Debbie Riddle.

Event Website:
www.votedot.org

Event Description:

Please join HCDP for the upcoming Energy Workshop. Speakers include:

Tom Rowan PHD, owner , Rowan Marketing. Tom has spend forty years researching, working in and advising about technology and energy issues . He has worked with NASA, done market research on various industries including energy, published research and proprietary reports on
numerous energy and technology related topics. He is also a long time Democratic activist.

Stephanie Hrabar, PHD of ENVIRONMENATL INITIATIVE OF THE HOUSTON REGION DEMOCRATS. Stephanie has studied and talked and lobbied on issues of environment and energy for a number of years and brings to the
discussion her expertise and passion.

This is going to be a VERY HOT TICKET! Register early!
May 20, 2006 Schedule

Event Sponsor:
Sponsored by Harris County Democratic Party and Democracy For Houston

Event Contact Name:
Murvin Auzenne

Event Fee:
Suggested donation: $10.00

Event Description:

Please join the San Jacinto Democratic Veterans Brigade, Code Pink and Veterans for Peace in a Memorial Day observance for US military casualties from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

• Ceremony: May 28th - 10am - 5pm
• Flag Display May 29th - 30th

VOLUNTEERS are NEEDED to read names and place flags. For more information, please contact Jim Rine at escramble('sanjacsec','yahoo.com'); or at 281 414-1386 

Event Sponsor:
San Jacinto Democratic Veterans Brigade, Code Pink and Veterans for Peace

Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine

Event Phone Contact Information:
281 414-1386

Event Email Address:
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Event Description:

Did you attend the Houston Social Forum?

Did you like it?

Do you want to talk about the next one?

Did you miss the first?

Do you think it is a bad idea and want to tell us why?

Either way, come to the Houston Social Forum Memorial Day Weekend Fiesta at the Crosier's.

Click on the event title for details.

Why:

Relax and enjoy the company of others who are tired of corporate-dominated globalization and all the problems it creates.
Continue what we did at the HSF - visit and make connections with others, so we can support each other and help all of our groups become stronger.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Social Forum organizing committee

Event Contact Name:
Cheryl & Bill Crosier

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941

Event Description:

This special workshop is for progressive delegates and alternates attending the Texas Democratic Party (TDP) state convention the following week.

This is being organized by members of the PAA, PPC, DFH, and other local progressive groups.  It is NOT for all delegates -- just for those wanting to help turn the TDP around in a positive direction, that focuses on electing progressive candidates who will talk about issues like election reform, the prison-industrial complex, improving public education, health care for all, regulation (such as for pollution, energy, and more) being controlled by the regulated, getting out of Iraq, impeachment, ending the assault on our civil liberties, and more. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the title of this event for details.

Event Sponsor:
Progressive Action Alliance, Progressive Populist Caucus, others

Event Contact Name:
Bill Crosier

Event Phone Contact Information:
713-641-4941

Event Email Address:
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Event Description:

The 2006 State Convention is right around the corner!  Join thousands of Democrats from across the state in Fort Worth at the Ft. Worth Convention Center from June 8-10 for three days of inspiring campaign speeches from our candidates, training sessions for activists and just the opportunity to spend a weekend with fellow Democrats planning for the final months until the election.  All Democrats are welcome to attend!  If you are reading this on the PAA home page, be sure to click on the title or the "Read the rest of this entry" for the whole article.

Event Website:
txdemocrats.org/Convention06

Event Description:

The 2006 State Convention is right around the corner!  Join thousands of Democrats from across the state in Fort Worth at the Ft. Worth Convention Center from June 8-10 for three days of inspiring campaign speeches from our candidates, training sessions for activists and just the opportunity to spend a weekend with fellow Democrats planning for the final months until the election.  All Democrats are welcome to attend!  If you are reading this on the PAA home page, be sure to click on the title or the "Read the rest of this entry" for the whole article.

Event Website:
txdemocrats.org/Convention06

Event Description:

The 2006 State Convention is right around the corner!  Join thousands of Democrats from across the state in Fort Worth at the Ft. Worth Convention Center from June 8-10 for three days of inspiring campaign speeches from our candidates, training sessions for activists and just the opportunity to spend a weekend with fellow Democrats planning for the final months until the election.  All Democrats are welcome to attend!  If you are reading this on the PAA home page, be sure to click on the title or the "Read the rest of this entry" for the whole article.

Event Website:
txdemocrats.org/Convention06