Attend DFA Linkup - Chicago Loop on October 4!

Written by: Michael Blossom on Oct 3, 2006 5:13 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Dear Member,

Please attend DFA Linkup - Chicago Loop on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 7:00 PM.

This month, we'll have as a guest speaker an aldermanic candidate from the 50th ward, Greg Brewer. In addition, we may have another guest speaker, and have plenty of other things to talk about, including an update on the Askew campaign, and what to do on election day in November to help Democrats get elected. Hope to see you!

You can RSVP at:

www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=125...

What: DFA Linkup - Chicago Loop
When: Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 7:00 PM
Where: Exchequer Restaurant & Pub
226 South Wabash
Chicago IL 60604

Loop DFA: Summary / Protest TODAY! / Askew events

Written by: Michael Blossom on Sep 8, 2006 1:04 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Hello Member, thanks for being a member of Loop DFA!

-> Here is a summary of Wednesday's Loop DFA linkup:
* 25 people attended.
* Our guest speaker was Cuahutemoc Morfin, who is running for alderman in the 25th ward (Pilsen/Tri-Taylor/Chinatown). Temoc gave a great speech, and wants to bring power back to the people of his ward -- right up our alley! Hopefully, Temoc will keep us updated as his campaign progresses.
* Our main event was training for David Askew's campaign. David has been attending our meetings and events for over a year -- he's one of us, and he's running a great campaign for alderman of the 2nd ward. See below for info about how to get involved. His campaign will be one of our group's main focuses in the next few months.
* We updated the group on Democracy For Illinois, which is about to adopt by-laws and elect coordinating committee members. See below if you're interested.
* We discussed our planned New Orleans trip. It's taking shape! We want to go for 5-7 days, probably sometime between Nov. 8 and Nov. 18, or possibly in early December. We'll be volunteering through Hands On New Orleans to help rebuild housing for low-income N.O. residents, and they provide housing & food. We'll be looking for discounted transportation options. Please contact me if you want to join us, and let me know your date preferences.
* Ted gave a brief review of the Bud Billiken Parade and the preliminary budget hearing, and we will discuss the budget hearing and local issues more next month.
* We invited members to join us to protest Hastert this Friday (today!). See below for details.


-> PROTEST TODAY at 5:30!
* Today (Friday) at 5:30, we'll be joining our friends at CodePINK in front of the Chicago Hilton (722 S. Michigan) to protest Dennis Hastert, who's hosting a fundraiser there. The Speaker of the House is a pro-war destroyer of civil liberties and deserves to hear from us! No need to RSVP, just meet us there. Details are at:
www.ccawr.org/actions/details/?i...


-> LET'S WIN THIS ONE! DAVID ASKEW for 2nd Ward Alderman
* DFA is all about building the 'farm team' all over the nation, and our guy is running for alderman. Please do what you can to help us secure a real victory! For example:
* Loop DFA will do a group event to collect petition signatures on Tuesday, Sept. 19th, after work at 5:30pm, in the South Loop. Several people signed up at the linkup -- Please join us! Details and RSVP:
www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=127...
* Even more important: Rally & petitioning on Saturday, Sept. 23rd! This is David's formal announcement rally. Afterward, we'll branch out to collect signatures that day. They need a lot of people for this one, so please join us if you can. Even if you cannot stay & petition, please come to the rally & bring interested friends & family. We will meet downtown and go together to the rally site. Details & RSVP:
www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=127...
* David also needs volunteers for events this weekend:
1. He will be going to a South Loop event today, Friday, at 4:30.
2. He will be manning a booth at the UNCF Walk-a-thon tomorrow, Saturday, morning at 7:00.
3. He will be attending a lawyer's picnic tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon.
4. He will be attending another South Loop event Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
5. He will be attending and MC'ing a big West Side event Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
To volunteer for these, email David at:
askewdr@hotmail.com


-> Interested in helping build Democracy For Illinois?
* DFI will soon be adopting by-laws and electing volunteers to its Coordinating Committee. If you are interested in any of these positions, please let me know by sending me an email at:
loop_meetup_host@muskoxen.net
Moderator of Liaison Committee
Secretary of Liaison Committee
Membership Chair
DFA Link Page Coordinator
DFI Webmaster
DFI Web Editor
Treasurer
* Also, anyone interested in DFI should join the statewide DFA-Link group at:
www.dfalink.com/illinois...


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Loop Supporters of Democracy For America
www.dfalink.com/chicagoloop...

Attend DFA Linkup - Chicago Loop on September 6!

Written by: Michael Blossom on Sep 5, 2006 6:19 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Dear Member,

Please join us for our September linkup! It's tomorrow, Wednesday, September 6th, at 7pm.
RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=109...

This month, in addition to our usual dose of food, drink and political discussion, our agenda includes:

* David Askew update and training. David is our group member who is running a great campaign for alderman of the 2nd ward. He will be officially launching his campaign this month, and so we'll be learning how we can help by collecting petition signatures, and more. Our group has adopted the South Loop and downtown portions of the 2nd ward, and we're going to win this campaign! We helped win Wisconsin for Kerry, we damn near won the primary for Cegelis, and now it's time to win for real, and David is our guy!

* Cuahutemoc Morfin, candidate for alderman in the 25th ward, which is Pilsen. Cuahutemoc is one of the new wave of independent candidates for the City Council, and he is coming to introduce himself to our group.

* New Orleans service trip. We are now tentatively scheduled to work with Hands On New Orleans, a great organization which provides volunteers with housing and food, as well as projects of course (gutting/rebuilding housing). We're looking at the 2nd/3rd week of November for our trip, so please come tomorrow and help us finalize the plans!

* Protest this Friday! We'll have a group outing to a protest of Dennis Hastert this Friday in front of the Chicago Hilton & Towers. Mr. Hastert, in case you don't follow him, has been pro-war, anti-civil liberties, and basically one of the bad guys in Washington. Now he's hosting a $500 per plate fundraiser at the Chicago Hilton, so we'll be there along with Chicago Area CodePINK and the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism. 5:30 this Friday.

Ok, I hope to see you at our September linkup tomorrow!
RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=109...

- Mike

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Loop Supporters of Democracy For America
www.dfalink.com/chicagoloop...

Loop DFA: August Summary

Written by: Michael Blossom on Sep 5, 2006 5:48 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Hi Loop DFAers, just wanted to give you a rundown of what happened at last month's linkup, and since then:

* At the August linkup, we heard a recap of the recent DFA training in Warrenville, which by all accounts was a resounding success.

* We also had a vibrant discussion of local issues!

* Building on our discussion of local issues, we had a presence (and delivered a speech) at the City of Chicago's Preliminary Budget Hearing on August 24th.

* On August 12th, we marched in the Bud Billiken Day Parade, along with Code Pink, getting great response to signs calling for impeachment and to get out of Iraq.

* On August 26th, our group member Ray organized and issues canvass for a great candidate for state representative, Joe Vosicky (www.joevosicky.com...).

Stay tuned for another email about September's linkup, which is Wednesday, September 6th!

- Mike

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Loop Supporters of Democracy For America
www.dfalink.com/chicagoloop...

Attend Chicago Preliminary Budget Hearing on August 24!

Written by: Michael Blossom on Aug 23, 2006 3:14 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Dear Member,

Please attend Chicago Preliminary Budget Hearing on Thursday, August 24, 2006 at 5:30 PM. The event is at the South Shore Cultural Center at 7pm, but we'll meet downtown at 5:30pm and ride Metra together. You can RSVP at:

www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=117...

What: Chicago Preliminary Budget Hearing
When: Thursday, August 24, 2006, 5:30 PM
Where: Chicago Cultural Center (on the steps)
SW corner of Michigan & Randolph
Chicago IL 60602

Attend Bud Billiken Parade! on August 12!

Written by: Michael Blossom on Aug 7, 2006 11:22 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Dear Member,

Please march with fellow Loop DFAers at the Bud Billiken Parade! on Saturday, August 12, 2006 at 11:30 AM. You can RSVP at:

www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=112...

What: Bud Billiken Parade!
When: Saturday, August 12, 2006, 11:30 AM
Where: Bud Billiken Parade
500 E. Oakwood Blvd.
Chicago IL 60653

Attend DFA Linkup - Chicago Loop on August 2!

Written by: Michael Blossom on Aug 1, 2006 11:12 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Dear Member,

Tomorrow (Wed. Aug. 2nd), at 7pm, is our August DFA linkup. I hope you can join us!
RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=100...

This agenda this time will be short and sweet, leaving plenty of time to have a cold, refreshing beverage to celebrate the end of the heatwave. We'll talk about upcoming events:
Voter Registration in Grant Park (Tuesdays in August)
Bud Billiken Parade (Aug. 12)
Blue Basin canvass for Joe Vosicky (date to be discussed)
Chicago Preliminary Budget Hearing (Aug. 24)

We will also have an open discussion about local issues. So bring your ideas and opinions!

RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=100...

Hope to see you tomorrow!

What: DFA Linkup - Chicago Loop
When: Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 7:00 PM
Where: Exchequer Restaurant & Pub
226 South Wabash
Chicago IL 60604

Attend Freedom Museum event: Supreme Court Review on July 13!

Written by: Michael Blossom on Jul 10, 2006 5:50 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Dear Member,

Please join your fellow Loop DFAers for another event at the Freedom Museum: Supreme Court Review
Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 6:00 PM. You can RSVP at:
www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=103...

Your admission will be FREE if you RSVP on DFA-Link by Thursday morning!

What: Freedom Museum event: Supreme Court Review
When: Thursday, July 13, 2006, 6:00 PM
Where: Freedom Museum
445 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago IL 60611

Attend DFA Linkup - Chicago Loop on July 5!

Written by: Michael Blossom on Jul 4, 2006 1:03 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Dear Member,

Why not do something patriotic this week, and come to the July DFA linkup on Wednesday, July 5th. (7pm at the Exchequer, as always.)
RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=904...

This month, we will have two more aldermanic candidates, Pat Dowell and Peter Zelchenko, as speakers, and we will have a discussion of all the candidates we've heard from in the past few months.

And we have lots of upcoming activities:
Voter registrar training, July 19 (www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=925...)
Voter regsitration at Outdoor Film Festival, beginning July 25
Bud Billiken Parade, Aug 12
City Council budget hearings, August
New Orleans trip to rebuild housing, November

And of course we'll have some time to chat and celebrate our independence! See you there!

RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=904...

What: DFA Linkup - Chicago Loop
When: Wednesday, July 5, 2006, 7:00 PM
Where: Exchequer Restaurant & Pub
226 South Wabash
Chicago IL 60604

Upcoming Loop DFA events - Freedom, Al Gore & more!

Written by: Michael Blossom on Jun 9, 2006 3:47 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Loop DFA

Hi Loop DFAers,

24 of you attended our linkup on Wednesday, including six new faces--thanks for coming.

We were honored to have Christine Cegelis present, to thank us for the work we did on her campaign, and to introduce Joe Vosicky, who is running for state representative.

As dicussed at the linkup, we have some great stuff coming up, so please join us:

* Next Wednesday 6/14, we're going on a field trip to the new Freedom Museum for a free event, called "First Freedoms: A Documentary History of First Amendment Rights in America."
Details & RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=925...

* Wednesday 6/21, a group trip to see An Inconvenient Truth (the Al Gore movie about global warming).
Details & RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=925...

* On July 19th at 6pm, we will be attending a class downtown to become deputized voter registrars. (For the rest of the summer, we'll begin registering voters at the Outdoor Film Festival in Grant Park, and on Blue Basin events, so please attend the class if you can.)
Details & RSVP: www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=925...

* In August, we are planning (as part of Democracy For Chicago) to host an issue forum on "The Future of the Democratic Party." If you did NOT already sign up at the meeting, and you would like to help with the organization of this, please email Alan at .

* In November, we are planning a trip to New Orleans to help rebuild housing (and have a little fun too). If you have not already let me know of your interest in this, you can email me at
.

See you next Wednesday at the Freedom Museum!

- Mike

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Loop Supporters of Democracy For America
www.dfalink.com/chicagoloop...