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Dear Progressives,
Some of you may not remember that The Progressive Center of Texas here in Dallas grew out of the energy, relationships, and philosophy that manifested in 2007-2008 as ObamaDallas, one of the premier grassroots Obama groups in the country. Molly Hanchey, co-founder of both ObamaDallas and The Progressive Center, was one of the first to see the full promise in a certain young U.S. Senator, believing whole-heartedly that Barack Obama was going to be our next President. One of the few in 2007 that would have joined her just as enthusiastically would be David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager. We're especially excited to be co-hosts with the Dallas Democratic Forum as David Plouffe comes to Dallas in an exclusive engagement to talk about the 2008 campaign, the future of campaigning/organizing, and offer signed copies of his new book, The Audacity to Win.
Check out this YouTube clip of David Plouffe.
Please join us on Monday, November 9th as we welcome David Plouffe to Dallas in the new, exclusive event space at Mockingbird Station, Deux, between the Angelika cinema and Trinity Hall. More details in the event listings below.
Non-Dallas Democratic Forum members can purchase tickets by clicking: 
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Last Chance! Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd! Check out the links below for our local board of election websites in the DFW area. Also, The League of Women Voters - Dallas has produced a voter's guide for your reading and voting pleasure, covering the DISD Board of Trustees races and the Texas Constitutional amendments. It looks like the local option votes on beer & wine sales in DeSoto and Sunnyvale have been the big draws in Dallas County - can we give some attention to the DISD races, too? Whether you have kids in the system or not, if you live in the city of Dallas, they are spending your tax dollars every year. Thanks!
Everybody might as well bookmark their board of elections websites right now, because we've got the 2010 primaries in March, and it looks like we'll have a free-for-all special election in May for an empty U.S. Senate seat here in Texas. 2010?!? YES! 2009 is almost over and 2010 going to be a big year as the Democrats and Republicans duke it out for dominance as we begin local and national redistricting in just a little over a year. Here are the board of elections website links for the big counties in our immediate area:
Collin County Elections 
Dallas County Elections
Denton County Elections
Tarrant County Elections
LoWV - Dallas
Be Well, and Be Progressive!
Tracy Clinton & Molly Hanchey
Upcoming Progressive Center Events: The Audacity to Win - David Plouffe
Monday, November 9th - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
The Progressive Center of Texas is partnering with The Dallas Democratic Forum to host a lecture and book-signing event for David Plouffe, President Obama's former campaign manager, and his new book, The Audacity to Win. David Plouffe worked on several successful Congressional campaigns through the 1990's before going into the private sector doing media messaging. Beginning in 2003, Plouffe and fellow AKP&D partner David Axelrod worked on Barack Obama's 2004 Illinois Senate campaign, beginning his association with Obama. Plouffe worked with Axelrod on the successful 2006 campaign of Deval Patrick for Governor of Massachusetts. After winning the election on November 4th, 2008 Obama credited Plouffe in his acceptance speech, calling him "the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the ...best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America."
Plouffe will be sharing stories from the 2008 campaign and speaking about the campaign strategies developed to create the most innovative campaign in decades - setting the gold standard for campaigning in the 21st century.
Join us at Deux, the new, exclusive event center in Mockingbird Station. We look forward to introducing all of you to this exciting new venue in Dallas. It is right on the rails at Mockingbird Station, and as an added bonus several restaurants are offering discounts to those who attend our lecture and book signing. We want to thank Deux's management, and the area participating restaurants for their help us make this a special event for David Plouffe and you.
2009 Dallas Democratic Forum Patrons/Sustaining Members - Free
General Admission - $20.00
Cash Bar / Copies of "The Audacity to Win" available for purchase Non-Forum members can purchase tickets by clicking:
Dallas)
 Other Progressive Events in the Area: ONE YEAR AGO
Wednesday, November 4th, starting at 6:30pm
It's coming up on one year since we finished the first stage of our journey, our new commitment to making this a more perfect union. We made new friends and rediscovered old acquaintances almost forgotten. Our work in the community is far from over, but it's important to take stock of where we were just a year ago and celebrate!
Your local Organizing For America chapter in Dallas and many other activist leaders in the community invite you to join them for a commemorative social event on Wednesday, November 4th, celebrating the election of Barack Obama as our 44th President of the United States. The party is at Poor David's Pub (1313 S Lamar St, Dallas) starting at 6:30pm. It's mostly a no-frills event, so loosen up, throw on a piece of Obama gear, and be ready to share your tall tales from last year! They're collecting can goods for the local food pantries, so bring a couple of those, too, if you could. See you there!
(Poor David's Pub, 1313 S Lamar St, Dallas)
CRUDE: a film by Joe Berlinger
starting Friday, November 6th - one week only!
"A fascinating and important story. CRUDE does an extraordinary job of merging journalism and art." -Christiane Amanpour, CNN Chief International Correspondent
The inside story of the infamous "Amazon Chernobyl" case, Crude is a real-life high stakes legal drama, set against a backdrop of the environmental movement, global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the media, multinational corporate power, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures. Cameras rolled as the conflict raged in and out of court, and landed on the cover of Vanity Fair. Some of the film's subjects sparked further controversy as they won a CNN "Hero" award and the Goldman Award, the environmental equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
www.CrudeTheMovie.com
(Angelika - Mockingbird Station, 5321 East Mockingbird Lane at Central Expressway, Dallas)
Community Involvement in Urban Revitalization - A New Approach
Friday/Saturday, November 5th/6th
What if revitalize didn't have to mean gentrify?
Presented by Institute for Urban Policy Research at the University of Texas at Dallas. (link) In the last fifty years, we've seen tremendous change in the way community revitalization takes place. In this two-day event, we'll hear from three of the country's leading innovators in urban planning and have an opportunity to see those principles in practice in Dallas.
On Friday, November 6th, we'll have a dialogue with these three experts, followed by a reception at the UT Dallas School of Management. On Saturday, November 7th, we'll board a bus and visit several promising projects in Southern Dallas, followed by a box lunch and discussion at the Institute's South Dallas office.
Advanced Registration is Required.
For more event details and to RSVP, click here.
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Directions and Contact:
Our address is: South Side on Lamar, 1409 S. Lamar Street, Suite 1021 (in the Artist's Gallery area), Dallas, Texas, 75215
South Side is on Lamar Street between Belleview Street and Arnold Street.
Enter South Side from Belleview Street. The Progressive Center is located on the ground floor artists' quarters next door to the Janette Kennedy Gallery.
Click here for a Google Map
Free parking for event guests is available in the Sala Tex-Mex restaurant parking lot on the northeast corner of Belleview and Lamar. Paid parking is available in the lot behind Bill's Records and Poor David's Pub.
We encourage you to carpool or ride
DART Rail to the event: either the Red or Blue line to the Cedars
Station, which is just down the street from South Side on Lamar.
ADA assistance is
available for Progressive
Center events by
contacting us. We will make any arrangements needed.
For this or any other questions or comments call us at 214.485.2720 or write to us at frontdesk@progressivecenteroftexas.org
Our web site is at http://www.progressivecenteroftexas.org
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