Democracy For The Southern Adirondack/Tricounty Area: December 2011

Democracy For The Southern Adirondack/Tricounty Area

Monday, December 05, 2011

Tricounty DFA Update: Reminders -Meeting Wednesday, Vigil Saturday, More

Hello Everyone!

In this update for December 5th, 2011:

1. Glens Falls DFA Meeting Wednesday, 7pm

2. VIgil In Support of Occupy Wall Street Saturday, 11am

3. Great Work At Truman National Security Project

4. Must Read

1. Glens Falls DFA Meeting Wednesday, 7pm

We will be holding our usual meeting of Democracy For The Greater Glens Falls Area this coming Wednesday, December 7th, at 7pm at the Rockhill Bakehouse Cafe in downtown Glens Falls.

On the agenda will be setting up contingency plans for next year''s congressional race, which will be the dominant ones here in NY, since NY is a very safe state for Obama, and also, I think, pretty safe for GIllibrand. I say contingency plans, because we do not know, and may not know until as late as May, into what Congressional District we will be placed by the legislature. The only thing we can say for sure is that we will not wind up in Peter Welch's district. But, as Pasteur famously said, luck favors the prepared.

2. VIgil In Support of Occupy Wall Street Saturday, 11am

We will be holding another vigil in support of Occupy Wall Street this Saturday, December 10, at 11am in front of the Civil War Monument at the corners of Bay, Glen and South Streets in downtown Glens Falls. Come, bring a friend, there are usually plenty of signs, and show your support for the 99%.

3. Great Work At Truman National Security Project

I am sure many of us fondly remember working with Scott Murphy campaign staffer Liz Mckenna during the campaign last year, Liz is now with the Truman National Security Project in Washington, D. C., and is running their new campaign to protect international development - Make US Strong (http://www.makeUSstrong.com).

One of the latest initiatives of the Truman Project is a campaign to stop the Republicans from endangering the US ad the world by slashing foreign aid. Accordng to Liz, "Yesterday, we introduced a new narrative into the debate over this funding: Connecting the foreign aid programs of the Greatest Generation to today’s fight against terrorists around the world and America’s role as a world leader. The ad, called “Tell 'Em Joe Sent You,” reminds viewers that foreign aid and international development made America safe and strong and is a necessary tool of American strength and standing in the 21st century."

You can check it out at http://makeusstrong.com/muss_blog/watch-gi-joe-stars-in-our-new-ad/

4. Must Read

I want to pass on a must read from Rolling Stone Magazine that Dick recommended to me -- it is an extraordinary overview of how we got to where we are economically, and why, in a sense, there is now a movement for the 99%: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-the-gop-became-the-party-of-the-rich-20111109?print=true

Thanks everyone! See you all Wednesday,

Larry

Labels: Democracy For America, Democracy For The Greater Glens Falls Area, DFA, Glens Falls, Occupy Wall Street, Rockhill Bakehouse Cafe, Truman National Security Project