Updated June 15, 2007 Vashon Democrats: Political Open Mic, Night!
Do you have a burning desire to tell your friends and neighbors what you think of a
particular presidential candidate? Is there an issue that has you so fired up that
you'd like to share it with others? Then come to the Vashon Democratic Club
meeting on Saturday, June 16, for our Political Open Mike Night. All are
welcome! You'll have three minutes to make your case, vent your spleen, or just have
your say, after which others will have a brief opportunity to comment on what you said.
If there is time, we'll return to those topics that really engaged people's interest and
discuss them further. We'll have seating arranged in a circle, so you won't have to stand
in front of an audience. With all the hot political topics churning today, both locally
and globally, there should be no shortage of lively discussion. Please join us! We meet
in the Land Trust building: potluck social at 6:00, meeting 6:30-8:30. Please help us
accomplish our goal of a no-trash potluck by bringing your own, non-disposable
dinnerware! For more information, call Roger Fulton at 669-9459.
Updated June 9, 2007 Candidates Square Off
Agenda with final candidate filings now posted!
Our June 13 meeting will be one of the highlights of the year - our candidate forum.
Please plan to come early and stay late. We will be meeting and questioning a lot of candidates for county, city, school district, and special district offices. We want to give everyone a fair shake, and we want them to respect us and our process.
We do not, and will not, issue invitations to candidates. Almost all of them have contacted us already. If you know of any candidates who you think might not be aware that we are having this forum, then by all means contact them and let them know. We figure that if they are savvy enough to run for office around here, they are savvy enough to seek out organizations whose help they might value. Continued on the June minutes page.
Updated June 2, 2007 June 13th Candidates' Forum
June 13th is our regular monthly meeting and is also our 2007 Candidates' Forum. Candidates
for offices throughout the 34th District will assemble to answer questions about their positions
on issues vital to the 34th District. Download a document which lists all known races and
candidates in the 34th District in 2007. More details about the agenda for the Candidates' forum
are posted in the chair's letter and on the Agenda Page. These details will
be updated on a regular basis as the program develops.
Click here for minutes and other materials
from the May 9th District meeting. Read more in the June newsletter which can be dowloaded here.
Updated June 21, 2007 Candidates' Forum - Front Page News in the West Seattle Herald
by Tim St. Clair
Ever vote for a candidate who is not a Democrat?
The 34th District Democrats' candidate's forum is always two events in one. There's the parade of candidates with each getting a few minutes at the microphone to convince the assembled group why they ought to be the Democrats' nominee.
The 34th District Democrats often meet at The Hall at Fauntleroy, where there's also a constant hubbub in the back of the room from people exchanging political gossip, arguing the issues of the day, analyzing strategy and updating friends about the kids. The Democrats had a potluck dinner prior to the forum so they were relaxed and convivial.
For more of this story, go to the West Seattle Herald website or buy a Herald on the newstand.
Calendar Events in June, 2007
Fri, June 1, 2007 West Seattle Community Resource Center GRAND OPENING
• The West Seattle Food Bank and Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association invite you to the GRAND OPENING of the West Seattle Food Bank, One Community Commons and West Seattle Community Resource Center.
• Celebrate the grand opening of this wonderful new resource in our community with Mayor Greg Nickels, King County Councilman Dow Constantine and other community leaders and supporters who helped make this project possible.
• Corner of SW Morgan & 35th Avenue SW, June 1st, 4 to 7 PM
• 4 to 7 PM : Open House, Tours, Refreshments & Entertainment
• 6 to 6:30 PM : Program
Mon, June 4, 2007 Dow Constantine Campaign Kickoff
• Come join and help Dow kick off his campaign for re-election as our 8th District King County Councilmember.
• Monday, June 4th, Luncheon - Noon to 1:00 PM. Washington State Convention Center Skybridge, 7th and Pike, Seattle
• Featured speaker former Seattle Mayor Charley Royer
• RSVP to dowconstantine2007@gmail.com or visit the website at dowconstantine.org for more details
Sun, June 10, 2007 Starbucks White Center Heights Park Ultimate Park Makeover!
• Just like you've seen on TV but this is in our own neighborhood and it's helping our community and you know that means the 34th District Democrats will be there to help! We're sending a team of volunteers to help restore a neighborhood park that will be a safe, educational and family friendly place to go and we need your help!
• The date is Sunday June 10th, the time is 12:15 pm to 4:00 pm and the 34th meeting place will be on the corner of 8th AVE SW and SW 102nd ST (look for Tim Nuse and a 34th District sign) across the street from the park.
• All volunteers will receive a t-shirt, lunch, snacks and, of course, lots of coffee!
• If you have any questions and/or to RSVP please call Tanya Aguilar at 206-293-9613 or on Sunday call Tim Nuse at 206-226-4849. We hope you can join us!!
Sun, June 10, 2007 Is Puget Sound losing its Middle Class?
• A Seattle Town Hall Forum Sponsored By UFCW 21, 44 and 81
• Sunday, June 10, 1:30 PM, Town Hall, Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave (8th And Seneca)
• In recent years, the decline of the middle class has been the stuff of headline news. While corporate profits are rising, too often workers aren't earning a livable wage. They aren't getting affordable health care coverage; sick leave; family friendly scheduling; a secure retirement; or the ability to save enough money to send their kids to college. Why is the struggle to stay in the middle class tougher than it's ever been before?
• Featuring Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Pramila Jayapal, John de Graaf
• More information: www.townhallseattle.org
Wed June 13, 2007 Eliot Spitzer Lunch for Christine Gregoire
• Join New York Governor Eliot Sptizer at a luncheon benefiting Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire - 12:00 PM, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle
• RSVP to Ansley Lacitis at 206-328-2969 or via e-mail.
• For printable details and RSVP document click here.
Friday, June 15, 2007 Washington Public Campaigns' First Annual Awards Banquet
• Guest Speaker David Donnelly, Organizer and Architect of Maine's Clean Elections Program
• 6:00 - 9:00 PM, Jerry Brockey Center, South Seattle Community College, $35 per person
• Marcee Stone is putting together a table of 10 from the 34th for folks to go. Would you like to join me? You'll get a small break on the price $32 instead of $35. Contact her via e-mail.
• More information at the washclean.org website.
Saturday, June 16, 2007 Vashon Island Democrats
• Program: Do you have a burning desire to tell your friends and neighbors what you think of a particular presidential candidate? Is there an issue that has you so fired up that you'd like to share it with others? Then come to the Vashon Democratic Club meeting on Saturday, June 16, for our Political Open Mike Night. All are welcome! You'll have three minutes to make your case, vent your spleen, or just have your say, after which others will have a brief opportunity to comment on what you said. If there is time, we'll return to those topics that really engaged people's interest and discuss them further. We'll have seating arranged in a circle, so you won't have to stand in front of an audience.
• With all the hot political topics churning today, both locally and globally, there should be no shortage of lively discussion. Please join us!
• If you or your group would like to make a presentation at one of
our meetings, or for general information, please contact Roger Fulton at 669-9459.
• We meet in the Land Trust building: potluck social at 6:00, meeting
6:30-8:30. Please help us accomplish our goal of a no-trash potluck by bringing your own,
non-disposable dinnerware.
Wed, June 20, 2007 How Would You Change King County Government?
• Every 10 years a citizen commission reviews the county charter - the constitution of our county. How is your chance to tell the commission what you would change about how the county does business. Informal public hearing in West Seattle at:
• The Hall at Fauntleroy, 9131 California Ave SW, Seattle, in the Emerald Room, Wednesday, June 20th, 6:30 to 8:30 PM
• County Councilmember Dow Constatine will be present to hear your issues, along with many members of the Charter Review Commission
• More information at www.metrokc.gov/exec/charter or via phone at 296-4628 (Mark Yango)
Wed, June 20, 2007 Tax Fairness Forum
• "Is there a prescription for fixing Washington State's tax system?"
• Find out at a forum on tax fairness featuring: William Gates, Sr., and a panel of other experts:
• Wednesday June 20, 2007 - 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, Seattle Labor Temple, Hall 8 - 2800 First Avenue - Seattle
• Sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr., County Labor Council and others
• For more information: Please call Verlene Jones at 206.441.7102 or email her.
Sat, June 23, 2007 United States versus George Bush
• Elizabeth de la Vega, author of United States v. George W. Bush et al., will speak at Courthouse Square, Vashon Island, on Saturday, June 23. In her book, set as a presentation to a grand jury, de la Vega brings her experience and her passion for justice to the most important case of her career. The defendants are George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, and Colin Powell. The crime is deceiving the nation into war, or, in legal terms, conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with pre-Iraq-invasion intelligence.
• This free event is open to the public. It begins at 7:00 PM; doors open at 6:30. Participating groups: The Vashon-Maury Island Green Party, the Vashon Democratic Club, UMO Ensemble, and the Backbone Campaign.
• For more information, contact Maryrose Asher at 567-0593 or dmasher@comcast.net.
Sun, June 24, 2007 Constitution in Crisis: A Call to Action
• Pigott Auditorium, on the Seattle University Campus. Sunday, June 24th,
1-5 PM, Doors open at 12:00. A town hall meeting will be featuring nationally
published speakers authors Elizabeth de la Vega, Dave Lindorff and Phil Burk.
There will be packets of free information including a nice copy of our Constitution.
Immediately following the speakers, will be a short training to equip us to speak
easily in our communities about the constitutional onslaught and one important
remedy of impeachment. Our training section is designed to be self-replicating, and
move across the country during this "CONSTITUTION SUMMER.
• A donation of $10 is suggested.
• Sponsored/endorsed by Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation,
Washington For Impeachment, Alliance for Democracy-Greater Seattle, Progressive
Democrats of America, Veterans for Peace, Evergreen Peace and Justice, World Can't
Wait, Drive Out the Bush Regime, Not a Number, Moral Politics, Evergreen Peace and
Justice and other citizens' groups.
Tue, June 26, 2007 What Happened to Election Reform in the Legislature?
• Announcing the June meeting of Washington Citizens for Fair Elections, co-sponsored this month with Washington Public Campaigns
• Tuesday June 26, 2007, 7 pm - 9 pmm, University Heights Center Room 110 (first floor, north end of the building), 5031 University Way NE, Seattle WA 98105
• A Discussion with State Senator Eric Oemig, 45th District and Marcee Stone of Washington Public Campaigns
• Several significant election reform bills on topics such as public financing for elections, and audit requirements for optical scan tabulators were introduced in the last session, but did not pass. What were the bills and what happened to them? What can be done in the future to advance election reform?
• For more information, contact Phil Harrison.
Fri-Sat, June 28-29, 2007 Washington State Democratic Central Committee meeting
• Friday, June 29th 2007, at 6:00 PM through Saturday, June 30th 2007, at 6:00 PM
• Pasco, Washington - call 206-583-0664 for more information
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