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MAY, 2008

  • MONDAY, MAY 5  7:30 to 9:30 PM Warning: Keep Away From Children - A Mother’s Day Discussion Panel to Stop the Aerial Sprayings! ~ Mon., May 5, Bay Club Marin in Corte Madera Town Center RSVP to Lisa at lisalkrausz@comcast.net Panelists include:
    * Judi Shils, the Executive Director for Search for the Cause
    * Paul Schramksi, the Executive Director for Pesticide Watch
    * Charles McGlashan, Marin County Board of Supervisors
    * David Dilworth, Executive Director of 1Hope of Monterey County
    * Sarabenet Sequeira, a Holistic Pediatrician with Pediatric Alternatives
  • TUESDAY, MAY 6 7:00-9:00 PM -  DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA, Marin Meetup. DFA Marin is getting ready to pull out all the stops for the June 3rd. DFA invites all voters who care about single payer, the environment, clean money and education to attend the May meetup. Corte Madera Town Center community room.
  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7  7-9 PM 6th AD Democratic Club General Meeting Regular Meetings are on the first Wednesday of every month.Tamalpais Bank 575 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, CA 94904 Contact:  Evelyn Woo, 686-6071 Help plan our next community events – bonfire on Muir Beach after the June 3rd primary (if it gets too windy and cold, then we all retreat to the Pelican Inn!) and the Democratic Unity Day Victory Party after the Nov. election.
  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 - 5:30-7:00 PM - Free - Meet Joe Nation, State Senate Candidate Fundraiser Free 304 Riviera Circle, Larkspur
  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 6:30-9:30 and THURSDAY, MAY 8 (at San Rafael farmers market) Phone banking and leafletting for State Senator Carole Migden. Information: 485-1040 coastlaw@earthlink.net
  • FRIDAY, MAY 9 12 NOON: Marin County Bar Association sponsored State Senate candidate's (lunchtime) debate. All three candidates - Assemblyman Mark Leno, State Senator Carole Migden, and former Assemblyman Joe Nation will be participating. Rafael Theater, 1118 4th Street, San Rafael. Earlier forums and debates between these candidates have ranged from educational to outright entertaining; none has been boring. A well-spent lunch break at the beautiful Rafael Film Center. Former Tiburon mayor Paul Smith moderates. Cost: $15 (boxed lunch included; please specify turkey or vegetarian) RSVP: By May 7, 2008 to rgaspar@30nsp.org or call MCBA 415-499-1314 (Drops-ins welcome for a suggested donation of $5, without lunch)
  • FRIDAY, MAY 9 Phone-banking/walking for Mark Leno Call Leno headquarters to confirm times, or to pick up Leno signs: 485-LENO (5366) 1344 4th St., San Rafael.
  • FRIDAY, MAY 9 - 5:30-7:30 PM - Free - Meet Joe Nation, Adobe Creek Golf Course, Club House 1901 Frates Road, Petaluma RSVP: 415.453.0388.
  • SATURDAY, MAY 10 9:30 AM-noon Mom’s March to Stop the Spray  Corte Madera Town Center Parking Lot 9:30 AM – Start to Gather  10 AM – March to Corte Madera Town Park for Rally  Noon – Rally Over Check www.StoptheSprayMarin.org  for regularly updated information. State Senator Carole Migden, and possibly other State Senate primary candidates will be attending.
  • SATURDAY, MAY 10 - 10:00 AM State Senate Candidate Joe Nation Walk in Marin County, ~ Sat., May 10, 10 AM – 1 PM 781 Lincoln Ave, San Rafael RSVP to 415.453.0388
  • MONDAY, MAY 12 NWPC Membership Meeting 6:00-9:00 PM Ping’s Mandarin Restaurant, 812 W. Francisco Blvd, San Rafael Dinner plus program: $15; program only: $5.Kelly Brisbois, historian, attorney, and filmmaker will discuss, “Does History Repeat Itself?” - how the tools of history help us deal with today’s events.
  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 7 PM Health Care for All, Marin ~ Regular monthly meetings are on the second Wednesday of every month.Social Justice Center of Marin 1000 Sir Francis Drake #18, San Anselmo
  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 14  5-7 PM Fundraiser House Party for Joe Nation, State Senate Candidate 2 Rosalia Court in Novato For info and to RSVP: (415) 453.0388 or senate@joenation.com. Hosted by Bob and Joanne Del Torre, Gary Delagnes and The San Francisco Police Officers Association.
  • WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 6:00-8:00 PM EMERGE CALIFORNIA 4TH ANNUAL RECEPTION At the Regency Center - The Lodge Room , 1290 Sutter Street (at Van Ness Avenue) San Francisco, CA With Special Guest Speaker  Washington Governor: Chris Gregoire Contact: Margot Biehle mbiehle@comcast.net
  • SATURDAY, MAY 17  10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Are you a blue-county Democrat who’s interested in supporting Democrats running for office in "red" areas? Join us for a few hours and learn what it’s all about. Hear from Bay Area people who’ve volunteered in rural campaigns and from rural people who welcome the support. Katherine Forrest’s widely praised "Talking Politics" workshop can help you become a better communicator.Sharpen your skills in workshops on voter registration, phone banking, and canvassing, led by experienced political activists. Location:  SEIU-UHW, 560 Thomas L. Berkley Way, Oakland (20th St., between Telegraph and San Pablo; near 19th St. BART  Registration and coffee at 9:30 a.m. Lunch included with registration fee $25; $15 low-income/student Contact: Mary Renaud, maryre@comcast.net , 415-460-1571; Eileen Foster, eileenfoster1@comcast.net , 415-921-0743; Martha Gamez, gamezm@comcast.net , 209-836-9030 PRE-REGISTER ONLINE here

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Editor:  George W. Bush is pushing our nation toward a cataclysm from which we may never recover. He has no authority to persist in the occupation of Iraq, let alone order a troop escalation. He has no authority to start a war with Iran. He may not dismiss the concerns and desires of the American people, his own generals, and Congress, and it is the duty of Congress to set him straight!

The "Bush Plan" amounts to splashing gasoline on an already raging fire. Bush's bellicosity toward Syria and Iran is counter-productive. If the region needs anything, it is cooperation among the nations of the Middle East in order to stop the violence, defuse the tensions and animosities, and begin to build a secure peace throughout the region.    --- Louisa  A.  January, 2007

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Please Note: Not all of the events listed here are directly associated with the Democratic Party.  Such events are listed because it is felt they might be of interest to local Marin Democrats.  The listing of these events does not constitute an endorsement of these events, the persons associated with these events, or the views expressed at these events, by the Marin Democratic Party.

 
 
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