Coming Events for July 2008 and beyond
Distributed by West
County Democrats
www.westcountydems.org
Wednesday, July 23
Movie Night, 7 pm
at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Free and open to the public, free refreshments and
discussion to follow the film. For a cool, refreshing film in hot July, we
are showing the Canadian documentary, Being Caribou.
This
award-winning film tells the
story of a couple's
honeymoon trip, where the wife-and-husband team walked/skied across 1,500
kilometers of the rugged area to follow a herd of 120,000
caribou.
Wear your parkas and join in the Arctic fun.
Friday, July 25
GREEN TOUR, 9:20 am - noon.
Did you know we have state of the art, unique single-stream recycling
facilities in our area? Want to see how it works? Join JILL SCHUPP FOR STATE
REPRESENTATIVE (82nd District) on a visit. We will meet at her home (418 N.
Mosley, 63141) to carpool at 9:20 am on the 25th. Our return is planned by
Noon. Call 314.225.1410 to RSVP or if you have any questions. Here's
our destination: Resource Management – St. Louis, 4375 Ryder Trail North,
Earth City, MO 63045. Tour begins at 10:00 AM.
Saturday, July 26
There's a Kirkton Canvass on
Saturday, July 26, meeting at Jeanne’s home at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast &
coffee. To rsvp or for more information:
jkirkton2008@earthlink.net
Saturday, July 26
A Literature Drop for Mike
Garman, 9 am. There will be four locations: Maryland Heights, Eureka, Troy
(Lincoln Co.), and O'Fallon (St. Charles Co.) Check on
www.garmanforcongress.com
under the Events tab for further details and exact locations.
This will be the largest literature drop we've ever had. Give us three
hours of your time on July 26th and we'll give you a new Democratic
Congressman that truly represents the values and concerns of the people of
the 2nd Congressional District.
Sunday, July 27
Marty Ott is running for MO House
District 86 and asks for donors and volunteers to help with her campaign.
She will hold a second town hall forum on Wednesday, July 16, at the Sachs
Library at 7 PM. An UMSL professor will address the state of the economy.
On July 27 a fund raiser will be held at Barbara Mitchell’s home.
Monday, August 11
West County
Democrats Monthly Meeting, 9:30 - 11:30 am at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Sister Rose Rita Huelsmann will speak about
efforts to enact a moratorium on the death penalty.
Saturday, August 23
21st Annual Equality Day Brunch: the celebration will feature Lilly
Ledbetter (Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.) as speaker. It will be
held on August 23, 10 am - 2 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 7750 Carondelet,
Clayton -- Crystal Ballroom; free parking on the Orange Level. Cost is
$35. For more information, call Shirley Breeze at 314-831-5359 or Lynne
Roney, 314-727-7175.
Wednesday, August 27*
Movie Night, 7 pm
at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Free and open to the public, free refreshments and
discussion to follow the film. Movie: At the Death House Door.
Monday, September 8
West County
Democrats Monthly Meeting, 9:30 - 11:30 am at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Program TBA.
Wednesday, September 24
Movie Night, 7 pm
at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Free and open to the public, free refreshments and
discussion to follow the film. Movie: Marriage Iranian Style.
Monday, October 13
West County
Democrats Monthly Meeting, 9:30 - 11:30 am at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Program TBA.
Wednesday, October 22*
Movie Night, 7 pm
at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Free and open to the public, free refreshments and
discussion to follow the film. Movie TBA.
Monday, November 10
West County
Democrats Monthly Meeting, 9:30 - 11:30 am at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Program TBA.
Wednesday, November 26*
Movie Night, 7 pm
at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Free and open to the public, free refreshments and
discussion to follow the film. Movie TBA.
Monday, December 8
West County
Democrats Monthly Meeting, 9:30 - 11:30 am at United Food
& Commercial Workers, Local 655,
300 Weidman Road
in Ballwin. Program TBA.
*This Movie Night date is subject to
change, depending on the availability of UFCW Local 655's meeting room.
National Council of
Jewish Women’s
Election Education
Series
NCJW invites you to join in lively
discussions with informative speakers about issues in the upcoming 2008
national and state elections. Come to one or all -no cost to attend!
August 20: PARTYTIME!!! Steve
Sorkin will help to unravel the confusing and tangled web of the republican,
democratic, green, reform and libertarian parties and what they all stand
for. He'll teach us about the Electoral College, delegates, caucuses and the
voting process. Marlene Hammerman, NCJW's National Board Representative will
then introduce an NCJW national Initiative "Promote the Vote - Protect the
Vote".
September 17: THE BALL'S IN YOUR
COURT - Judge Patricia Cohen will address the Presidents influence on
the Supreme Court and the impact that your vote has on the process. She'll
also explore the district and appellate courts, jurisdiction and the court
of last resort.
October 15: UNDER THE INFLUENCE
-- Eric Mink will discuss how the media influence our decisions in the
voting booth and which ads are effective and which ones are downright
deceptive and dangerous. We can debate the opinions of Rush Limbaugh and Jon
Stewart and the influence they bring to the process.
November 19: Election 2008 Wrap Up
- Jo Mannies will give an overview of how It all played out. Who made
mistakes and what techniques worked! What to look for in 2009, and beyond.
ALL SESSIONS ARE ON WEDNESDAYS,
11:45 am - 1 pm at NCJW offices, 8350 Delcrest (I-170 and Delmar), free and
open to members and non-members. There is no charge for the program. but
please let us know that you are coming. Call the NCJW office at 314-993-5181
to register. Bring your lunch or pre-paid lunches are available for $10 with
advance reservation (chef salad or turkey sandwich). Must order lunches at
least one day in advance.
Other Helpful
Information
To find out which political township
you live in, go to the St. Louis County Board of Elections website, http://www.co.st-louis.mo.us/scripts/elections/index.cfm
and type in your address. Some townships have active Democratic clubs, and
some don’t. Here are some that do:
Creve Coeur Township Dem Club meets the
2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Creve Coeur Govt Center, 300 N. Ballas Rd.
between Ladue and Olive Street Rd. Contact WCD member Stan Edelstein at
(314) 878-6041.
Jefferson Township Club meets every
last Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Shrewsbury City Center, 5200 Shrewsbury
Ave. (From Murdoch, south on Shrewsbury 4 blocks until it dead-ends.) For
more info, WCD member Margaret Hasse, (314) 961-0272.
Lafayette, and Queeny Township Dem
Clubs meet together on the 4th Monday 7:30 p.m. at EMS Station, 223 Henry
Ave., Manchester. Contact for Lafayette is Bob Levine (boblevine@hotmail.com.)
Contact for Queeny is Ken Curtis (636) 225-7227.
The Mo River township is no
longer meeting with Queeny and Lafayette. They are meeting separately.
Contact for Missouri River is Cecil Sharp
ctsharp@earthlink.net.
PROGRESSIVE RADIO options in St.
Louis area.
KDHX 88.1 FM Monday thru Friday 6
p.m. “Democracy Now” with Amy Goodman. Wednesdays 7 p.m. Ed Bishop,
editor of the St. Louis Journalism Review, interviews high-powered guests.
Satellite radio: XM – Air America
(online at http://xmradio.com/ )
Satellite Radio: Sirius – Talk Left
(especially Mike Malloy); online at www.sirius.com/siriusleft
Randi Rhodes, Air America, on radio
station 1190 AM from 3 to 6 pm, Mon-Fri.
Starting Monday, February 19th,
Thom Hartmann replaces Al Franken on the Air America Radio Network. Listen
for him live, noon-3 pm on your local Air America affiliate, 1190 AM
Bookmark his great website also:
http://www.thomhartmann.com
TELEVISION
Labor Vision -- Watch LABORVISION on
Cable TV! LaborVision is a locally produced public affairs program that
features social and economic analysis from a progressive perspective.
LABORVISION is produced by MO Pro-Vote.
St. Louis City (Charter Ch. 21) -
Monday @ 8pm Thursday @ 8pm Friday @ 1pm Saturday @ 3:30pm
St. Louis & Jefferson Counties; Alton,
East St. Louis & Belleville, Illinois (Charter Ch. 18) Wednesday @ 7:30pm
St. Peters (Charter Ch. 18) Wednesday @
7:30pm Saturday @ 4:30 pm
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 10
p.m. weeknights on the Comedy Channel - repeats are aired (in no particular
order) at 7 p.m. weeknights.
Keith Olbermann’s Countdown on MSNBC, 7
p.m. Monday thru Friday. His serious stuff is very good, but he also
dabbles in junk TV like celebrity marriages etc.
NEWSPAPERS/NEWSLETTERS
Rep. Jeff Harris (Missouri House) sends
out periodic emails about a new initiative called Moving Missouri Forward.
To receive these emails, go to www.MovingMissouriForward.com
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