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Here's what we "Progressive Populist Caucus" folks covered at the Houston Public Library in the Heights tonight:
1. Precinct Chair Task Force There will be a Precinct Chair training session the evening of Monday, May 16 at Poblano's in Meyer Park Shopping Center. This is for ANYONE interested in organizing Dems at the precinct level, not just precinct chairs. There is a need for people to be Precinct CAPTAINS: You can be a captain for the precinct where you live or another precinct (see? I'm always learning something new!), whereas to be "Chair" you have to live there. A Captain can help a Chair or fill in for an inactive chair.
If you're interested but can't make May 16, there will be more training sessions, and also training for trainers. May 16 is just the next one on deck. The "curriculum" is HCDP-reviewed and -approved. So PPC is essentially doing this for the county Party.
2. Voter-Verifiable Paper Trail
See SoniaS's thread for the latest developments on the state level. This is EXCITING - if Sonia and all the others wearing out their shoes for this in Austin are successful, we could join 16 other states with Voter Verifiable Paper Trail voting! No more "faith-based voting" for Texans! Rock on!
PPC is also working on a Plan B towards improving our voting machines here locally, in case VVPT doesn't work out statewide. But a statewide victory would obviously be better.
3. Website
PPC is working on a website. They could use some help...
4. Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, Monday May 30, the San Jacinto Democratic Venterans Brigade will sponsor a POWERFUL Memorial ceremony for the service members who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq. Each person's name and other biographical data will be read as a flag is planted for each fallen service member. Those from Texas have a Texas flag just below the US Flag. The reading of the names will begin at noon and is expected to take 3-5 hours; taps will be played at the end. No other speeches or music.
Help is needed reading the names. ALSO, the City required a ridiculous amount of liability insurance (unaffordable) in order to keep the flags up overnight. So, in order to leave a powerful display for the downtown employees arriving at work on Tuesday morning after their holiday, volunteers are needed to re-plant the flags starting at first light on Tuesday. I live nearby, so I plan to bike over, plant flags for a few hours, then bike home and shower for work. Can't think of a better way to spend Memorial Day.
5. SAVE AMERICA WITHOUT DELAY
FINALLY, on a much lighter note, a Democracy For Texas rep reminded us all about the Save America Without DeLay Family Fun Festival at Tom Bass Regional Park all day May 14. A fabulous time will be had by all ('cept Republicans!) More on this on other threads.
Okay that's your DU Special Report on these Houston goings-on! Feel free to PM me if you need any specifics.
Yours, :patriot:
CitySky
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