Puget Sound Liberals Weekly
Newsletter #122
Enhancing Freedom,
Opportunity and Cooperation in Puget Sound and
Beyond
Through informing
and networking Liberals and Liberal Organizations.
Our vision is
hundreds of thousands of well-informed Puget Sound Liberals working together.
2300 members May 16, 2008
Our Political Priorities
·
Fair Clean Elections and Open Government
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Fair Taxes and Competent Spending
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Investment for Productivity
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Quality Health, Education, Jobs, Income and Retirement
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Environmental Protection and Energy Independence
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Personal Security and Equal Rights
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Justice and Peace Everywhere
·
International Cooperation and Leadership
Conservatives
oppose all of these
Let’s End Our National Nightmare
Let’s
Restore Our American Dream
More
on Conservative opposition to our American Dream
Washington
State’s 4 Major Needs
·
Federal Funding for Health and Education
·
A Progressive Income
Tax
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Public Campaign
Financing
·
Replacing Republican Legislators
Quote of the Week
Life is a Glorious
Struggle. Dave
Thomas
For more. For
more.
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Calendar of Events
Friday, May
16 at 6:30 PM at Candy Sullivan and Jule Sugarman’s place (1140 Alki Ave SW #505, Seattle)
– inSPIRe monthly potluck and
discussion: with Valerie Tarico
on the Evangelical Mindset.
Friday, May 16 at
7 PM at Redmond Town Center
Marriott – Spring Fundraising Gala to Benefit the Northwest Progressive
Institute. Includes Chip Hanauer, the
most successful hydroplane racer in the sport's history, Darcy
Burner, our candidate for Congress in the 8th, Major General
Paul Eaton (Ret.) who led the creation of the Army's Stryker force at
Fort Lewis,
and Seattle
radio personality Mike West as master of ceremonies with music by
legendary jazz guitarist Don Mock. There will be a rich buffet and no host bar. $60.
Saturday, May 17 at 9 AM at IAM #751 Hall (9125 – 15th Place South,
Seattle) – Rally and Door Knocking in Seattle
on McCain’s disastrous record for working families. Sponsored by AFL-CIO
officer Arlene Holt Baker, 8th CD candidate Darcy Burner, WSLC
officer Al Link and other labor leaders and union volunteers.
Saturday, May 17 at 1 – 4 PM at Seattle Labor
Temple, Hall 6 (2800 – 1st Avenue, Seattle) – Health Care House Party Training, sponsored by Washington CAN. To
register.
Monday, May 19 at 6:30 at Shoreline
conference Center
(18560 1st
Avenue Northeast, Shoreline) – King County
Council Town Meeting on Public Campaign Financing.
Monday, May 19 at 7 PM at REI-Seattle (222 Yale Avenue North, Seattle) – REI Cool State Forum:
New Green Economy: Where are the opportunities and benefits? RSVP
Monday, May 19 at 7 PM at Kane Hall 130 (University of Washington)
– Niger Delta Forum by Sweet Crude film crew who were
detained in Nigeria
and others. $10.
Tuesday, May 20 at 5 PM at Olympic Sculpture Park
Pavilion (2901 Western Avenue,
Seattle) – Jim McIntire Campaign Kickoff & Fundraiser for Washington State Treasurer. For
more.
Tuesday, May 20 at Redmond City Hall
(15670 NE 85th Street,
Redmond) – 48th District Legislators’ Town Hall, with Rodney Tom, Ross Hunter and Deb
Eddy
Friday, May 23 at 6:30 PM at Rick
Hegdahl’s home (104
- 165th Avenue NE) – Lake Hills Liberals Salon, including
Light Buffet and discussion of Priorities
for Our 2009 Democratic Administration. Bring beverage, fruit, cheese,
crackers, etc
Friday, May 23 at 7 PM at King County
Library Administration
Building (960 Newport Way NW,
Issaquah) – American Democracy Movie
Night “Cheney’s Law” and discussion, hosted by 5th District
Democrats. About the struggle over the
power of the presidency.
Saturday, May 24 at 3 PM at
the Bradford Center (750 – 108th Avenue NE, Bellevue)
– Movie and Discussion of Uncounted: the
New Math of American Elections, sponsored by Eastside Fellowship of
Reconciliation.
Thursday, May 29 at 7 PM at
the Sammamish Public Library (825
– 228th Avenue NE) – Dinner and Issues
in American Democracy discussion of
‘absentee ballot only’ voting in King
County, led by
Elizabeth Walter and Jason Aaron Osgood of Washington Citizens for Fair
Elections. Sponsored by 5th
LD Democrats and Democrats of Inglewood
Neighborhood.
Thursday, May 29 at 7 PM at Ethic Cultural
Center (3931 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Seattle) - Zero Point Presentation and
discussion of Energy, Exotic Weaponry,
and the Mystery of 9/11. $10.
Sponsored by 911TruthSeattle
and the Metaphysical Library of Seattle.
Sunday, June 1 at 2:30 PM at
Greater Tacoma Convention
& Trade Center
(1500 Broadway, Tacoma) – Sound Alliance
Founding Assembly. For more about Sound Alliance.
Friday, June 6 at 7 PM at Seattle Town Hall (1119 8th Ave, Seattle) – Cindy Sheehan speaking on Moving from a War Economy to a Peace
Economy $10-25. For more.
Friday,
June 6 at 7 PM at the Rainier UU Center (835 Yesler Way, Seattle)
– Screening and Discussion of Broken
Limbs: Apples, Agriculture and the New American Farmer.
Saturday,
June 7 at 2 PM at Burlington
Public Library (820 E. Washington
Avenue, Burlington)
– SiCKO, Special Features and HR 676: The Single Payer Solution. Sponsored by United for National Healthcare. To
help arrange this event.