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 32nd District Democrats
Monthly Meeting
August 10, 2011 Wednesday
Masonic Hall Shoreline, 753 N 185th St, Shoreline
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Agenda
7:00 PM Meeting Called to Order
7:15 PM Darshan Rauniyar - candidate for Congress - 1st Congressional District
Program: VoteBuilder Training
7:45 PM Break - Raffle!
7:50 PM Endorsements Considered
Standing Rules Update Considered
8:35 PM Business Meeting, Committee Reports, Resolutions
8:45 PM Unfinished Business
New Business
Good of the Order
9:00 PM Adjourn
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32nd Legislative District Democrats Endorsements as of 8.1.11
Position recommendations
Endorsed Candidates
King County
Snohomish County City of Edmonds City of Lake Forest Park City of Kirkland City of Shoreline |
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Jesse Salomon for Shoreline - Grilled Salmon and WA Wine fundraiser
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Monday, August 8 · 5:30pm - 7:30pm |
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Join co-hosts: Michael Althauser * Josh Castle * Linda Clifton * Zach Carstensen * Rob Dolin * Scott Forbes * Megan Gustafson * Cyrus Habib * Chad Lupkes * Hillary Madsen * Hon. Luis Moscoso * Andrew Peabody * Andrew Villeneuve * Steve Zemke to support Jesse's candidacy for Shoreline City Council.
Jesse is endorsed by the King County Democrats, 32nd Legislative District Democrats, and King County Young Democrats for the Shoreline City Council.
Organic, wild-caught salmon paired with Washington wine will be served.
Suggested donation: Guest: $40, Co-Hosts: $100
Learn more about Jesse's candidacy at JesseForShoreline.com |
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Volunteer at the Evergreen State Fair Sept 1, 2011
Volunteer at the Snohomish County Democrat's Booth
at the Evergreen State Fair. The 32nd LD is responsible for staffing the booth on September 1, 10am to 10pm.
Shifts are 4hrs.
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6:45 pm |
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Let Carin know if you are interested!
carin.chase@32democrats.org
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From ADRIFT:Charting Our Course Back to a Great Nationby William C. Harris and Steven C. Beschloss
"Is there a link between taxes and patriotism? From a contemporary perspective, it's hard to imagine the intensity of civic activism that defined the World War II home front as American soldiers battled overseas. There was a war to win, a common enemy to battle, a time for sacrifice and shared adversity. That included paying taxes, just as it did in every other time in the nation's history. Just before the war broke out in 1939, the top tax rate was 70%. By 1942 it was raised to 88 %, then raised again in the last years of the war, hitting an extraordinary level of 94%. Since there was a war to win, everyone would have to do their part, including the country's wealthiest. Throughout the 1950s until 1963, a period that included the launching of Sputnik and America's mission to the moon, that top income bracket was still taxed at 91% and stayed at 70% or above until Ronald Reagan became president.
With the rise of distrust and frustration toward government, the consistent antigovernment drumbeat since the 1980s, the shift from citizens to consumers, and the decline of civic engagement and political participation, it may seem inevitable that our political leaders would fail to expect or demand Americans to make sacrifices for the good of the country.
In 2008, as the country careered toward its worst recession since the Great Depression and embroiled in two major military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan over oil, the president chose not to ask Americans to sacrifice by raising taxes. All during that time, and still today, the country's top tax bracket hovered at 35%, down from the 39.1% rate when President Bush took office. "
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You are invited to
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where:
Thornton Place Lounge
337 NE 103rd St. (through the plaza)
Seattle WA 98125
Will you attend?
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Creighton for Council Summer Lake Fundraiser
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Wednesday, August 3 · 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
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Anthony's HomePort Kirkland
135 Lake Street
Kirkland, WA |
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Come enjoy sunshine and good company, and hear John's plan for moving King County forward. If you can't make it and are interested in helping support voter outreach so that John will have a strong showing in the August 16th primary election, please consider donating online at www.creightonforcouncil.org |
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From Hiroshima to Hope
Saturday August 6 is the 66th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
As we do every year, we've been working with a coalition of other groups to create From Hiroshima to Hope, the largest commemoration of the opening of the era of nuclear war outside of Japan.
This year's event will include some old favorites:
· Drumming by Seattle Kokon Taiko,
· Shakuhachi flute playing by Peter Hill
· Marcia Takamura on Koto.
· New voices will be:
· Trevor Tate, President of the United Nations Association-Seattle
· Native youth from Red Eagle Soaring Theater performing "The Right to Justice".
And, of course, a thousand lanterns floating on Seattle's Green Lake.
6 pm Gathering & Lantern preparation
7 pm Program
9 pm Lantern floating.
The location, as always, is on the NW shore of Green Lake, just south of the Bathhouse theater.
If you have time to volunteer, we need help all day, with setting things up, running the event, and cleanup afterwords. Email fhthvolunteers@gmail.com or call me.
Peace Action of WA
206 453-4471
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