January 01, 2011

MC NOW congratulates and honors elected officials.

MC NOW congratulates and honors elected officials.

Please join us for an informal reception recognizing State Senators and
Delegates, County Council Members, School Board Members, and others.
Several elected officials confirmed! Including Sen. Roger Manno,
Delegates Al Carr, Tom Hucker, Heather Mizeur, Kathleen Dumais, Jim
Gilchrist, and Shane Robinson, Councilwoman Nancy Floreen, Sheriff
Darren Popkin, School Board Member Christopher Barclay, Clerk of Court
Loretta Knight. Many others invited and expected.

Help MC NOW kick off 2011! Pizza and Pot Luck will be served.

ALL PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT WOMEN'S ISSUES ARE INVITED

Monday, January 3 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Wheaton Regional Library Meeting Room downstairs
11701 Georgia Ave Wheaton, MD

For more information/RSVP: info@mcmdnow.org

December 31, 2010

Montgomery County NOW Reception with Elected Officials

Montgomery County NOW Reception with Elected Officials
Monday, January 3, 2011 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Wheaton Regional Library
11701 Georgia Ave, Wheaton, MD 20902
Meeting Room downstairs

Several elected officials confirmed! Including Sen. Roger Manno,
Delegates Al Carr, Tom Hucker, Heather Mizeur,Jim Gilchrist, and Shane
Robinson, Councilwoman Nancy Floreen, Sheriff Darren Popkin, School
Board Member Christopher Barclay, Clerk of Court Loretta Knight. Many
others expected as well.

Montgomery County NOW congratulates those candidates who were victorious
in their election campaigns.

Please join us for an informal reception of invited State Senators and
Delegates, Councilmembers, School Board, and others. Pizza and potluck
served.
ALL PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT WOMEN'S ISSUES ARE INVITED

For more information contact info@mcmdnow.org

Save The Date! Free Speech and Fair Elections for the People Sunday, February 6th

Free Speech and Fair Elections for the People: A Public 'Teach-In' on Democracy Reform and Amending the Constitution
Sunday, February 6th Join us for this exciting and educational forum, featuring some of the top advocates of democracy reform.

2:00 - 4:00 PM
Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church
3215 Powder Mill Rd
Adelphi, MD 20783
Click Here for Directions


Call 443-766-0894 or email fairandcleanmd@gmail.com for more information

Topics will include national and state-level measures, including a Constitutional Amendment.

Panelists:
Congresswoman Donna Edwards of Maryland's 4th district, speaking on the Constitutional amendment she has introduced to allow Congress to regulate the range of speech rights of corporate entities, and on other federal measures she recommends to reduce undue corporate influence on elections.

Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin, American University Constitutional law professor, who represents Takoma Park and is a member of Maryland's new campaign finance task force, on proposed state legislation for campaign finance transparency and reform.

Anna White, Democracy Organizer for Public Citizen, on the growing national grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment and how Marylanders can get involved.

Jessica Sharp, co-founder and co-director of Fair and Clean Elections Maryland, on opportunities to lobby for pertinent Maryland legislation and take part in other supporting activities.

Sponsoring Organizations Include:

December 29, 2010

Roger Manno writes: ‎"Political Pulse" TV Interview.

Maryland Senator Roger Manno (D-19) writes: ‎"Political Pulse" TV
Interview. Please tune in to "Political Pulse" [channel 16 on Montgomery
County cable TV] this week for my conversation with Charles Duffy.
Topics include the recent state elections, my appointment to the Senate
Budget & Taxation Committee, Maryland's fiscal picture, the new 19th
District Delegation, pension reform, and others. 12/30 at 9:00 p.m.,
12/31 at 6:00 p.m., 1/1 at 6:00 p.m., 1/2 at 6:00 p.m., and 1/4 at 9:30 p.m.

See: http://www.stoptransfer.org/STOP_manno-to-discuss_29_12_2010

December 28, 2010

Thanks to You, "the Dream Shall Never Die."

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
  -- Ted Kennedy at the Democratic Convention in 1980

You are necessary! Thanks to you, the Montgomery County Progressive Alliance is making progress in Montgomery County, Maryland, and the USA.

As we move into 2011, the work goes on. With your help, the dream shall never die. NO OTHER ORGANIZATION is involved and promoting progress on such a wide range of issues and efforts! But we need you to keep MCPA going and growing. MCPCA is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We can only keep working with generous member donations. We will not be able to pay for social networking tools such as Meetup.com, rent venues for special events, print flyers and other materials, and keep organizing for progress without your support.

Please donate safely and easily online: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UW2R635KZPP9L or bring your donation to our meetings and events. Note: donations to MCPA are not tax deductible.

We organize events, support candidates, and inform you about progressive efforts in our area and have been since 2003. We have big plans to work with our friends and allies in the county and state on healthcare, peace, the environment, equality, and more! MCPA is organizing, supporting, and promoting all kinds of events--and with your help--we'll do so better than ever in 2011.

Help keep us working for you! Please support the MCPA with a generous donation now.

We hope you will give $25 or more, but we appreciate any help you afford in these tough economic times. You can donate safely and easily online here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UW2R635KZPP9L or bring your donation to our meetings and events. Note: donations to MCPA are not tax deductible.

Join us 7 to 9 PM Tuesday, January 4th 2011 Combined MeetUp/Meeting for MCPA, DFMC, PDA, and more.

Progressive Coalition Meeting to plan future events and actions.

Saigonese Restaurant
11232 Grandview Ave
Wheaton, MD 20902 

Public Transportation: Short walk from Wheaton Metro (red line)
Google Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=11232+Grandview+Ave+Silver+Spring+MD+20902

Report on progress in our county and state on Healthcare, the Environment, Education, Labor, Transportation, Energy and other issues. We're building up our coalition and lobby efforts on the state and national level, planning special events, forming a steering committee, and working on meetings with legislators, and other organizations.

Stay In Touch With Us!


Please join the Montgomery County Progressive Alliance Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/mcprogressivealliance
If you're on Facebook, please join the MCPA group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3401340272&ref=ts
Join our Progressive Victory Meetup Group: http://www.meetup.com/progressive-victory/

What is the MCPA Again?


Four Meetup groups--Progressive Victory, Democratic Party / MCPA, Montgomery County Progressive Alliance and this one--get together with like-minded activists working for Progressive Victories in 2010 and beyond. We meet at least once each month to discuss and plan events and actions.

1. MCPA: The Montgomery County Progressive Alliance is a result-oriented coalition working on local, state, national and international issues. MCPA includes more than 1,000 local activists, mainly in and around Montgomery County, Maryland. The organization began in 2003 when Democracy for America Meetup members joined other Meetups and other groups. In 2005, 100s of Montgomery County for Kerry members and local Progressive Democrats of America members joined the MCPA. MCPA has held meetings or special events nearly each month since 2003.

2. DFA/DFMC: Democracy for America emerged from Gov. Howard Dean's presidential campaign in 2004, and has organized grass-roots activists to support socially progressive, fiscally responsible candidates. DFMC is Democracy for Montgomery County, a local DFA-inspired organization which is not directly or legally affiliated with DFA. DFMC has organized events and meetings; and endorsed and organized volunteers for several candidates. DFMC is currently seeking additional steering committee members. Please contact me, mikehersh@mikehersh.com if you're interested. You can sign up for DFA here: http://democracyforamerica.com/session/new

3. PDA: Progressive Democrats of America began just after the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Bringing together people from the 2004 Kucinich and Dean Campaigns with other progressives, PDA adopted an "inside/outside strategy" uniting activists working inside the Democratic Party with those working in peace and justice movements. PDA's core issues include clean, accurate and transparent elections; environmental protection; single-payer healthcare; economic and social justice; and peace. Sign up for PDA: https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/personal2.asp?formid=signup