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Dear Progressives,
Several of us took a break after the primaries and runoffs, and we've
come back as early voting starts for municipal elections all over Texas.
Check out your local board of elections website for your county to find the voting locations. Please find your local chapter of the League of Women Voters, who do an excellent job of creating handy voting information documents, and see what's up in your corner of the world. I'm out and about today, delivering signs for a candidate endorsed by a non-partisan organization I belong to, Dallas Friends of Public Education. Check them out at www.dfpe.org if you're interested in DISD issues - and then head out to the polls! That's it for now as I get some sunscreen for this weekend's Mega March 2010 (see below). Enjoy the mild weather this week...
Be Well and Be Progressive,
Events at The Progressive Center:
Civil Rights Awareness Forum
Saturday, May 8th, 9:30am sign-in - 10:00am to Noon event
What is a civil rights abuse? If your civil rights have been abused, what do you do? Diana Clark, head of the NAACP Legal Redress Committee, has invited judges and lawyers in our community to fill a panel of experts to talk about what your civil rights are in Texas and what you can do when you feel you've been wronged. The panel will be taking questions and offering very preliminary advice for what can be very complicated situations. We'll also have Edward Elizondo on hand to address basic workplace questions and issues related to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. RSVP HERE: http://tinyurl.com/Rights201005
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Other Progressive Events in the Area:
The Most Dangerous Man in America
April 30 - May 6, 2010
Co-winner of this year's Freedom of Expression Award from the National Board of Review (and one of their Five Best Documentaries of the Year), Winner of the Special Jury Award at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and Academy AwardŽ Nominee for Best Documentary, The Most Dangerous Man in America tells the story of Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, who in 1971 leaked 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, exposing decades of lies and making headlines around the world.
(Landmark Magnolia Cinema, 3699 McKinney Avenue, Suite 100, Dallas)
Mega March 2010 for Immigration Reform
 Saturday, May 1st, starting at 1:00pm
The May 1 march will seek to rally support for congressional passage of a comprehensive, sensible, and feasible immigration bill for the USA. Like the march four years ago, it will begin at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe at Ross Avenue and Pearl Street, and then end at City Hall. There will be speakers from the community at the end of the march talking about immigration reform and giving a call to action.
For more information and to download printable fliers, click here.
(Guadalupe Cathedral, 2215 Ross Avenue, Dallas)
Moving Forward with Health Care Reform
Tuesday, May 4th, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
A unique opportunity for citizens to learn more about the Affordable Health Care Act, the recently signed health care reform legislation. People will receive accurate information, get many of their questions answered, and discuss the legislation's impact on their lives. You've heard the rhetoric, now hear the truth!
Guest Speakers: Winfred Parnell, M.D., Doctors For America,
attorney Scott Chase, health care law legal specialization
(Northaven United Methodist Church, 12111 Preston Rd, Dallas)
AuthorSpeak: Robert Bryce on Myths of Green Energy
Thursday, May 6th, 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Robert Bryce, journalist and author of Power Hungry: The Myths of Green Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future will be the first speaker in the "AuthorSpeak" series presented by the Dallas Public Library and the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. Bryce will discuss his new book, which will be followed by a book signing.
For more information and pricing, click here.
(Central Library, 1515 Young St., first floor auditorium, Dallas)
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Directions and Contact Information
Our address is:
South Side on Lamar, 1409 S. Lamar Street, Suite 1021, Dallas, TX, 75215
South Side on Lamar is on South Lamar Street between Belleview Street and Arnold Street. Enter South Side from Belleview Street. The Progressive Center is located on the ground floor "Artists' Quarter" next door to the Janette Kennedy Gallery.
Click here for a Google Map
Free parking for event guests is available in the 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
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