Puget Sound Liberals Weekly Newsletter #125

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                        Table of Contents  *Featured Articles

 

About Puget Sound Liberals

Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

  How Would You Spend $3 Trillion instead of Iraq?

 

Commentaries from Our Members

Dick Kroeger on Who is a Progressive?*

 

Liberals and Democrats Links to the Beef

Achieving Unity among Democrats*

How Many Democrats Voted for Candidates

 

State and Local  Links to the Beef

History of Our Washington Economy

History of Our Washington Tax System*

Vision 2040*

Neighborhood Sociability

 

Nation and World  Links to the Beef

Bye Bye Manufacturing.  Now Bye Bye Hi Technology.

Whither Our Economy?  Yuk!

Growing - and Sharing - the Economic Pie

Reducing Our Military Spending*

Cultural Factors Count Most for Development

 

Our Liberal Spirit

On Reconciliation*

 

Recommended Books

 

 

 

 

Our Political Priorities

 

·       Fair Clean Elections and Open Government

·       Fair Taxes and Competent Spending

·       Investment for Productivity

·       Quality Health, Education, Jobs, Income and Retirement

·       Environmental Protection and Energy Independence

·       Security and Equal Rights

·       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

·       Public Campaign Financing

·       Replacing Republican Legislators

 

Quote of the Week

Pray you now, forget and forgive.  William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "King Lear", Act 4 scene 7

 

More Quotations about Forgiveness

 

More William Shakespeare Quotations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar of Events

 

King County Democrats - LD Meetings            Some 2008 Legislature Lobby Days

 

Thurston County Progressive Net                  Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation

 

Alliance for Democracy                                Democratic Underground.Com                          

 

Town Hall Seattle Calendar                            Sierra Club Cascade Chapter Calendar          

       

Washington Public Campaigns Calendar          Conversation Cafe

 

Whatcom County Peace and Justice Calendar  Drinking Liberally                                        

 

Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice – Friday Night Movies      Liberal films on PBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Calendar of Events

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 9:45 AM – 4:30 PM at the Atrium in the Broderick Building (615 – 2nd Avenue, Seattle) – Values and Framing Workshop, How to Use Progressive Values to Win Elections and Influence People.  Sponsored by Progressive Majority.  RSVP.

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.

Saturday, June 7 at 6:30 PM at Mountaineers Building (300 Third Avenue West, Seattle) – Progressive Majority 4th Annual Casino Night Fundraiser, with Ron Sims. $35. For more information and to register.

Saturday, June 7 at 7 PM at University Temple United Methodist Church (1415 NE 43rd Street, Seattle) – Dahr Jamail speaking Iraq and its relationship with Iran.  Sponsored by Interfaith Network of Concern for People of Iran, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and Church and Society Team of University Temple United Methodist Church.

Thursday, June 12 at 11 AM at Portage Bay Café (4210 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle) Washington Public Campaign No-host Lunch Reception with Author David Sirota talking about his new book, The Uprising.  For more information and RSVP.

Thursday, June 12 at 5:30 PM at Clarion Hotel (31611 – 20th Avenue South, Federal Way) – State Representative Mark Miloscia Campaign Kickoff.  For more.

Tuesday, June 17 at 6:30 PM at Bellevue city council chambers room 1E-126 (450 – 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue) – Out of Iraq Town Meeting, with Darcy Burner, Judith Shattuck and Dick Blakney.  Sponsored by Evergreen Peace & Justice Community, Progressive Democrats of America, and Eastside Democracy for America. 

Thursday, June 19 at 6:30 at University Christian Church (4732 – 15th Avenue NE, Seattle) – Washington Health Care Caucus. Sponsored by Healthy Washington Coalition.  For info or carpool.

Friday, June 20 at 6 PM at Roger Goodman’s and Liv Grohn’s home (338 – 10th Avenue, Kirkland) – Roger Goodman’s Re-Election Campaign Kick-Off Backyard Picnic.  Food and beverages provided.  Children welcome.  Bring friends.  Please RSVP.

Saturday, June 21 at 9 AM – 4 PM at Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle – Washington State Good, Green Jobs Conference by Washington State Blue-Green Alliance and Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.  Featuring keynote speaker Governor Chris Gregoire and Larry Fahn, David Foster and Ron Sims.  Many labor, environmental and other sponsors. $15.  To register.

Saturday, June 21 at 7 PM at Jerry M. Brockey Center, South Seattle Community College (6000 – 16th Avenue SE, Seattle) – Washington Public Campaigns 2008 Awards Banquet and Fundraiser, with speaker David Domke and silent auction. $40.  For more information and RSVP.

Saturday, June 21 at 6:30 PM at Jim and Joanne Dufour’s home (3406 Manning Street, Seattle) – inSPIRe Potluck Social with presentations and discussion of Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project.  

Tuesday, July 1 at 6:30 at Temple Beth El (5975 South 12th Street, Tacoma) – Washington Health Care Caucus. Sponsored by Healthy Washington Coalition.  For info or carpool.

Tuesday, July 15 at 6:30 at Holy Family Catholic Church (5315 Tieton Drive, Yakima) – Washington Health Care Caucus. Sponsored by Healthy Washington Coalition.  For info or carpool.

 

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Opportunities, Petitions and Feedback

 

Opportunities

How would you spend the $3 trillion the Iraq War will cost us?  On what other government programs?

Download free Center for Policy Alternatives 2008 agenda.

See a great collection articles on climate solutions, including a ten year plan for what you can do.

Check how green you are.

Try MoveOn’s new game: What’s the difference between President Bush and Senator John McCain?

Free bumper sticker ‘Bush’s Third Term, McCain ‘ from MoveOn.  You may need to become a member.

Learn how to talk politics with young people.

Sign up to volunteer with Darcy Burner’s campaign to become our 8th CD congresswoman.

 


Petitions and Donations

Sign a unity pledge to work for unity among Democrats to elect Barack Obama president.

Tell your congress member to vote against funds for continued occupation of Iraq.

Tell your senators to vote against the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act as written.

Tell your senators to strengthen and pass the Climate Security Act.

Vote immediately to bring Wesley Clark to work with Darcy Burner on a volunteer project.

 

Feedback

 

Are there topics which you think should be covered more thoroughly?

 

Commentaries From Our Members

 

Dick Kroeger on Who is a Progressive?

 

I think Michael Schwalbe’s questions provide a pretty comprehensive definition of the progressive movement in our time.  [Michael Schwalbe is a professor of sociology at North Carolina State University. His most recent book is