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"This is the time to do as much as we can as fast as we can."
- Molly Hanchey
Dear Progressives,
Our friend Molly Hanchey and her friends, Steele Burrow, Ibraheem Nasralla, and Bill Amos, have created a three minute, personal labor of love called "Battle Cry Texas." I think you should take a look at it and join them on Facebook.
This is a non-partisan call for citizen involvement - to register to vote, to go to the polls, to work in community service or a political campaign of your choice.
Please review and decide for yourself, and if you like it, help spread the word by sending this link to as many people as possible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaPexDdmpbc
Thank you for all you do to help our beloved, beleaguered Texas.
Be Well and Be Progressive,
Progressive Center Events:
Street Law: a Civil Rights Forum
Saturday, September 25th, 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 experts 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 emphasis for this forum will be on 4th Amendment concerns about unreasonable searches and seizures. The panel will be taking questions and offering very preliminary advice for what can be very complicated situations.
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Other Progressive Events in the Area:
GreenDrinks Dallas Presents: "Tapped"
Wednesday, September 8th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Join us for the free screening of the movie "Tapped" ( www.tappedthemovie.com ). The movie and the local panel of water experts will discuss bottled water and quality of water in our community.
In addition, eco-conscious community organizations and businesses will have tables set up, so that you can learn more about what they do in our community.
(LaGrange, 2704 Elm Street, Dallas)
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's 18th Annual Community Appreciation Day
Saturday, September 11th, 11:30am - 2:30pm
Dallas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson is sponsoring a community appreciation day at Fair Park's Texas Discovery Gardens. The Texas Discovery Gardens is a year-round organic urban oasis filled with natural wonders for visitors of all ages, including a the brand new Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium. Meander down the canopy walkway and see hundreds of free-flying tropical butterflies and our collection of tropical plants.
There will be information about community services and a table for voter registration. Be sure to bring a canned good to be entered into the raffle!
For questions, contact Larry Traylor at 214-922-8885
(3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Dallas)
Unify South Dallas - Monthly Meeting
Saturday, September 11th, sign-in at 9:30am - meeting begins at 10:00am
There have been new developments in how the S.M. Wright Freeway will be reworked as part of a larger transportation plan for Dallas. Come to the meeting to find out more about how that is starting to happen. Also, learn more about what Unify South Dallas is doing to try to guide the redevelopment of S.M. Wright Freeway so that the affected neighborhood is truly reunited again in a way that hopefully sets the stage for more economic development there.
(Forest Heights Community Center, 3203 Holmes St, Dallas)
FREE Water-Wise Landscape Seminars
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Sponsored by: Dallas Water Utilities, City of Dallas Stormwater Management, and Mountain View College.
Plan to attend one or both of our free seminars. Landscape designer and author Bonnie Reese will be the speaker at both sessions. The first 100 attendees at each session will receive a copy of Ms. Reese's book, "Common-Sense Landscaping." Attendees can also enter a drawing for a free 60-gallon rain barrel at the end of each session. Rain barrels generously donated by Catch the Rain, LLC.
Water-Wise Landscape Design 101 - 9:00 am to 12:30pm
Whether you have a new landscape or plan to update an existing area, it is critical to begin with a good design. This program teaches the principles of landscape design with an emphasis on how to create a beautiful landscape that will save resources - natural and financial!
Fantastic Plants for North Texas - 1:30pm to 5:00 pm
Using colorful photographs, Bonnie demonstrates the natural beauty of native and adapted plants that
thrive in the North Texas region. Learn when, where and how to plant each of the recommended plants, their size and height at maturity, seasonal color, texture and more. This program provides information ontrees, shrubs, vines, perennials, groundcovers and turf grasses.
Space is limited, please register online at SaveDallasWater.com or by calling (214) 670-3155. Let us
know which seminar(s) you would like to attend, and how many will be attending in your group.
(Mountain View College Performance Hall, 4849 W. Illinois Ave, Dallas)
Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade / Dallas Pride Festival at Lee Park
Sunday, September 19th, Parade start: 2:00pm
Dallas Pride weekend offers numerous events across the city. The highlight of the weekend is the annual Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade. Now in its 27th year, the parade is expecting to include nearly 2,000 marching participants and draw more than 40,000 spectators from across the nation and around the world. Immediately following the parade will be the Pride Festival at Lee Park. For more information and a schedule of events, please visit www.dallasprideparade.com
Like many gay pride celebrations, Dallas Pride roots back to the late 70s when up to 300 men and women marched through downtown Dallas waving flags and shouting gay rights slogans. This year, grand marshals of the Parade will include Erin Moore, known for her work with the Dallas Stonewall Democrats organization, and Paul Lewis, the long-time organizer of the Parade who also worked with Alan Ross for many years.
Just as it has for the past 27 years, the Parade will begin at Wycliff Avenue at 2 p.m. and march down Cedar Springs Road to Robert E. Lee Park. The celebration will continue with a festival that includes vendor booths, live music performances and more.
(Parade start: 4200 block of Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas / Lee Park: 3333 Turtle Creek Blvd, 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. 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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