May Hunterdon DFA Wrap-up & events & announcements

Written by: Rosi Efthim on May 9, 2008 9:32 AM EDT

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Wrap-up & events & announcements from Wednesday's Hunterdon DFA:

THIS MORNING - Linda Stender in Flemington - Stender will be in the Borough Park Gazebo at 11:00am to talk environment and receive the Sierra Club endorsement. Open to the public, please join us! (11:00am, Court St. & Park Ave. behind the Historic Hunterdon Courthouse).

Hunterdon DFA invites you to support your gay neighbors - Our ally, Garden State Equality, is hosting a Neighborhood Action Summit in Lambertville Tuesday. It will be a quick hour of action to urge legislators to pass marriage equality in '08. New Jersey is now the bluest state in the USA (NYTimes says so), and the beauty of this place is that we stand up here not only when it affects us personally, we stand up when it's right. So, if you're gay, you're already on the front lines of this, and if you're straight, I hope you especially will come with us. Tuesday, May 13 (7:00pm), Lambertville House (32 Bridge Street 08530). RSVP: Brian McGinnis at 856-304-4691 or McGinnis@gardestateequality.org (indicate Lambertville). Come hungry, there's pizza.

Save-the-date! Our first-ever Summer Picnic Sunday June 29 (7:00pm) - Duke Island Park concert!  Progressive Picnic Music Extravaganza. Bring a dish to share, and lawn chairs or a blanket and come hang out. Pure fun, families invited, live music and the best progressive chatter. We're donating to the food banks, so please bring non-perishable food items, lawn chairs, dish to share. Details TBA.

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Hunterdon DFA Wednesday night

Written by: Rosi Efthim on May 6, 2008 12:31 PM EDT

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Happy Spring everybody! At Wednesday night's meeting:

Celebrating NJ Families: Our friends at Garden State Equality are coming to Hunterdon next Tuesday for the Neighborhood Action Summit for marriage equality. I'll be there & hope you will be too. If you're straight, I especially hope you'll come. One of the reasons NJ's already the most progressive state in the USA is that we stand up for everybody's rights here, whether it directly affects us or not. It's one of the very best things about us. The Neighborhood Action Summit will be a fun & focused evening of direct action and pizza. Special Guest Brian McGinnis, Garden State Equality South Jersey Director at DFA Wednesday.

Planning Summer Picnic with Somerset DFA: Pure fun, families invited, live music and the best progressive friends around. Totally in the planning stage. Come weigh in on the when & where.

Awesome new Democratic HQ: No more crampy working conditions, better parking, cool location and smelling ever so faintly of ... candy? Yep, it's a new HQ & we'll talk about ways to keep it afloat so our wonderful Dem volunteers can win us some big races in 08.

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Obama/Clinton Primaries & Hunterdon Organizing - DFA Wednesday

Written by: Rosi Efthim on Mar 4, 2008 4:56 PM EST

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Just a reminder - Wednesday is our March Hunterdon DFA meetup. And it's a big one -

Texas - Ohio - RI - Vermont Primaries - Day-After Quarterbacking: Do the big Tuesday primaries knock Clinton out of the race? Or does she win big? Does Obama continue to dominate & rack up delegates? Or does he slow down? Will the April 22 PA primaries even matter?

Neighborhood Leader Project: Special Guest Jorge Santos is a DNC Organizer working right here for NJ Democrats, with an inspiring 20-minute video with organizing tools perfect for Hunterdon where we're winning more uphill battles. Like this one: 

Raritan Township is next: Both of the candidates running in Raritan Twp. are DFA members we know & believe in. We'll hear from them both (one may be a surprise) and get the lowdown on everything Raritan.

Hunterdon DFA - Wednesday March 5 (7pm) Friendly Grounds Coffee, 36 Mine St., Flemington

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Is Hunterdon Hungry for Change?

Written by: Rosi Efthim on Feb 29, 2008 4:12 PM EST

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Super Tuesday cracked open a bunch of new realities, even here in Hunterdon, where - overnight - we watched thousands of independent voters switch from independent to Democrat, so they could cast their votes for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or another Dem.

So ...how do we grab that opportunity, and make some miracles for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, for Stender & Holt. Can we really turn this red county blue?

Hunterdon DFA - Wednesday, March 5 (7pm) Click to RSVP!
Friendly Grounds Coffee (36 Mine St., Flemington)

Part #1 - The Neighborhood Leader Project (national):
Special Guest Jorge Santos, Field Organizer for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) working right here for NJ Democrats, will introduce a cool short video, The Neighborhood Leader Project. The Democratic Party's basing their entire national win strategy on local people & an organized grassroots strategy. It's how we win the White House, a bluer Congress, and even get better people in some of our local town councils & committees.

Part # 2- Using Neighborhood Leader Project for local miracles - and BREAKING NEWS about DFA & Raritan Township
It's no secret our own Marianne Rampulla's running for office in Hunterdon's biggest municipality. Now, her running-mate's also DFA. Find out who on Wednesday!   Our friends, the great Raritan Twp. Dems are our Special Guests. We'll get the lowdown on everything Raritan. And we'll talk about how local neighborhood organizing might just do the trick there, and where you live too.

Cick to RSVP!

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50-State Strategy = 21-County Strategy = Hunterdon wins!

Take Deep Breaths, Super Tuesday is over - DFA Wednesday!

Written by: Rosi Efthim on Feb 5, 2008 8:49 PM EST

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What adventures did you have in today's Super Tuesday NJ Primary?  Wednesday is Hunterdon DFA, so let's get everybody from all our campaigns together and start planning how we're going to work together.

Wednesday at 7pm: Hunterdon DFA: (Friendly Grounds Coffee, 36 Mine St., Flemington)

And Tonight! Impromptu Primary Watch Party (Finnagels Pub, Clinton)

Finnagels is in Clinton, on Rt. 31 South, just north of Rt. 78. We're in the bar area.
Directions From South of Clinton: Rt. 31 North - - Cross over Rt 78. Get in Right Lane. Take first overpass to right, bear right (on rt 626) Take first Right, going over Rt 31. (see Finnagels on right while going over bridge) Stay in Right Lane. At first light, Right onto Center Street First quick Right onto GreyRock Pass Coldwell Banker Real Estate on Rt Go to end. (Rt 31 South) Finnagels on right. 1531 Rt 31, Clinton, NJ 08809, 908-735-0300

Rosi Efthim, for Hunterdon DFA

Hunterdon for Obama meeting Friendly Grounds @ 7 pm, Tuesday, Jan 29

Written by: Gordon Sell on Jan 27, 2008 11:05 PM EST

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  Hunterdon for Obama ‘08 Invites you to join the campaign.
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Join us in support of Barack Obama in advance of next Tuesday’s New Jersey Presidential Primary Election.
 
Tuesday, January 29 at 7:00 PM
 
Friendly Grounds Coffee Shop.
36 Mine St
Flemington, NJ 08822
 
RSVP’s greatly appreciated
 

Yes – I will be there
Yes – I hope to be there
No -- but I still want to help the campaign
No — I’m not interested

Campaign Contact: Gordon Sell <gordon@gspr.com> 908-625-7635

Feel Free to forward this to friends who would want to join us.

 
  

In Hunterdon now - Your Presidential Candidate needs you

Written by: Rosi Efthim on Jan 26, 2008 10:10 AM EST

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Our chance to help choose the Democratic nominee comes in just days - February 5, 2008.

Hunterdon DFA members are gearing up to lead efforts for Edwards, Obama and Clinton, and would love to hear from you.

John Edwards Phone Bank - - starts TODAY 3pm

Where: Bob Flisser's office: Software School, 135 Main St., Flemington (just 2 doors down from Hunterdon Democratic HQ)

We have some land lines, but if you have cell with working minutes, please bring it!

Edwards Campaign Contact: Rosi.Efthim@gmail.com, or 908-782-5233

 

 

Gordon Sell is organizing for Barack Obama in Hunterdon. You can reach Gordon at gordon@gspr.com

 

 

Hillary Clinton phone banking from the Hunterdon Democratic HQ is cancelled.

To phone from a law office in Frenchtown, please contact: chankleung@hotmail.com or (908) 247-9541

Or from home: janicekovach@embarqmail or (908) 399-8921

 

No matter who your candidate, stay tuned for our NJ Primary Watch Party - Feb. 5 in Hunterdon.

 

Rosi Efthim

TONIGHT - Linda Stender at Somerset DFA & NH Primary Watch Party

Written by: Rosi Efthim on Jan 8, 2008 2:55 PM EST

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As those who attended Hunterdon DFA meetup a few days ago know, Linda Stender will join us tonight at Somerset DFA's meeting, which will include visitors from all the DFA's across NJ-7 - - Hunterdon, Somerset, Union & Middlesex. A strategy work session with our next Congresswoman. Then, New Hampshire results!

 You're invited! RSVP here! 

7pm - Linda Stender at Somerset DFA - 40 North Bridge St. (corner N. Bridge & High streets), Somerville. Room 118.

 8:30 pm (or whenever meeting ends) - New Hampshire Primary Watch Party - Manions Pub, 150 West Main Street, Somerville.  

Stender will be joining us in Hunterdon soon. Stay tuned!

Rosi Efthim, for Hunterdon DFA

Linda Stender TONIGHT Somerset DFA & NH Primary Watch Party

Written by: Rosi Efthim on Jan 8, 2008 1:57 PM EST

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As those who attended Hunterdon DFA meetup a few days ago know, Linda Stender will join us tonight at Somerset DFA's meeting, which will include visitors from all the DFA's across NJ-7 - - Hunterdon, Somerset, Union & Middlesex. A strategy work session with our next Congresswoman. Then, New Hampshire results!

You're invited!

7pm - Linda Stender at Somerset DFA - 40 North Bridge St. (corner N. Bridge & High streets), Somerville. Room 118.

8:30 pm (or whenever meeting ends) - New Hampshire Primary Watch Party - Manions Pub, 150 West Main Street, Somerville.

Stender will be joining us in Hunterdon soon. Stay tuned!

Rosi Efthim, for Hunterdon DFA

DFA Meetup tonight & Mastellone swearing in Thursday!

Written by: Rosi Efthim on Jan 2, 2008 6:27 PM EST

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A delegation from Hunterdon DFA is going to Richard Kuhrt's swearing in to Raritan Twp. Committee - tonight 7pm. We'll be a few minutes late to DFA meetup at Friendly Grounds.

You're welcome to join us! Our own Marianne Rampulla is the 2008 candidate, and we're going tonight in her honor. Or - order coffee & get DFA started till we join you a few minutes late. Tonight, we'll connect to DFA folks working the Iowa Caucus. 

And tomorrow night - - Thursday - - Hunterdon DFA's first homegrown candidate Linda Mastellone will be sworn in to Flemington Council. She won because of you, so please come! A famous, big-name Democrat (hint! hint!) is coming, just to administer the oath of office to her.

Linda Mastellone Swearing-In - Thursday, Jan. 3 at 6pm (be there 5:45pm) - Borough Hall, 38 Park Ave in Flemington (behind Firehouse).

Richard Kuhrt Swearing-In - tonight 7pm - Raritan Twp. Municipal Bldg, Dvoor Circle (Rt. 12 Circle).

Rosi Efthim, for Hunterdon DFA