Care about censuring Bush? Or who will be Mayor of Oakland?

Written by: Eden James on Apr 5, 2006 9:22 AM EDT

Linked to groups: Oakland DFA Meetup

Hi,

Hope you are doing well as we approach tonight's April Oakland DFA Meetup -- only two months until Election Day!

If you care about holding George W. Bush accountable via censure or impeachment, if you care who is elected Mayor of Oakland, or if you care about the future of the Oakland City Council, this Wednesday's Meetup is one you don't want to miss.

It would be difficult to top March's Meetup when 81 progressives got pumped to dump Richard Pombo in the 11th District and we wrote 72 letters to ask Senator Perata to support Clean Money legislation. But April could be even better:

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OAKLAND "DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA" MEETUP
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
Rockridge Library, 5366 College Ave
6:30 pm: Dinner & the Daily Show!
7 pm: DFA Meetup
9ish: Drinking Liberally at the Conga Lounge
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Please RSVP now at:
www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=572...
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* PETER KEANE, UC Hastings Professor of Law and KRON-TV Legal Analyst

* ANDRE SPEARMAN, Campaign Manager representing Oakland mayoral candidate Ron Dellums

* NANCY NADEL, Oakland City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate

* AIMEE ALLISON, candidate for Oakland District 2 City Council (and landslide winner of last year's DFA Meetup Distict 2 straw poll)

* UPDATES on the status of California Clean Money legislation, Jerry McNerney's congressional campaign to defeat Richard Pombo, Debra Bowen's campaign to bring election integrity to Sacramento, and more...

With such an excellent agenda, this will no doubt be one of our best Oakland DFA Meetups ever. So we can prepare (pizza, copies, chairs), please RSVP now at:

www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=572...

As if that wasn't enough, there's also "Dinner and the Daily Show" pre-meetup entertainment from 6:30-7, our traditional free raffle, and "Drinking Liberally" at the Conga Lounge after the Meetup (see more about Drinking Liberally at the bottom of this message)!

Here's a brief overview of the speakers and what they'll talk about at Wednesday's meetup:

Prof. Keane, a highly-respected professor and legal analyst on Ch. 4, will discuss the current legal landscape as it relates to the Bush Administration's warrantless wiretapping and other potential grounds for censure or impeachment. Andre Spearman (representing Ron Dellums) and Nancy Nadel will discuss why it is important to support their respective candidacies to become Mayor of Oakland. And Aimee Allison will talk about her campaign to bring a more progressive vision to the City Council, representing District 2.

The larger a meetup is (dozens have signed up already), the more work we need to do to prepare. Can you help us by RSVP'ing now at:

www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=572...

See you on Wednesday!

United We Meetup,
Eden, James, Herb, Amy, Terry, Skay, Jason, Sharon, Janet and Laura
Your DFA Meetup Team

p.s. Curious about "Drinking Liberally"? We've decided to team up with the DL crew to support their events at the Conga Lounge. The first Meetup/DL mashup will be on Wednesday night after the Meetup (the Conga Lounge is conveniently just one block away from the Rockridge Library). Join us!

If you've never attended a DL, check out what it's all about:

Drinking Liberally Oakland provides a open forum all of us to discuss the news, issues, concerns of the day, both in person an on the internet. While most participants are expectedly progressives or moderates, all points of view are welcome. Drinking Liberally currently meets twice a month at the The Conga Lounge at 5422 College Avenue. Check the events section of the blog for many other DL/Oakland hosted events:

oakland.drinkingliberally.org...

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Location: Oakland, CA 94618