Your DFA/Anne Arundel steering committee has been hard at work laying the ground work for a Summer of Action in progressive political activity in AA county. With the arrival of the first day of summer, it's time to get busy, and planning sessions are scheduled for next week!

Action Item -- Iraq War Forum

At the national level, Democracy for America is planning a series of forums on the Iraq War this summer. Your local group has led the way in this area, producing the first such forum last October at the University of Maryland.

The event was a phenomenal success - so we're going to do it again, toward the end of August at a location in Anne Arundel.

Thus far, we have tentative commitments to speak from Lt. Paul Rieckhoff, Executive Director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and former Secretary of Defense Dr. Lawrence Korb from the Center for American Progress. An invitation has been sent to Rep. Jack Murtha to speak as well.

The symposium is intended to get people thinking about the war - because recent polling shows that when the issue of Iraq is held up to the light, Progressives win. If you have the skills, experience or a desire to get involved with a high profile speaking event, this one is for you.

How do you get involved?

Attend the following planning session on Wednesday, June 28.

Iraq War Forum: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Skills you can bring (or learn on the job!):

Media planning & contact
Audience outreach
Marketing
Video production
Site logistics
Program format and questions
... and more