Fwd: PDA Weekly Field Report - 7/19 - 8/2
Conor Boylan
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Dear friend,
Congrats Rush!
Congratulations to Rep. Rush Holt who won the endorsement of PDA members this past week for his bid for US Senate from the state of New Jersey. You can listen to the endorsement call here. Rush stands with us on our supported legislation as you can see here.
The Primary will be Tuesday, August 13th. We need all hands on deck. You can make calls by emailing Mike Fox here or by donating here
Please share this video of Rush showing his support for Social Security.
Letter Drop Campaign
It's hard to believe that August is upon us, and that means another round of letter drops are around the corner on August 21st. We finished July with 237 letter drops around the country. Some of the highlights from July included:
- we now have 38 states represented in this campaign,
- we had our first ever letter drop in Hawaii and
- we had 56 new letter drop organizers.
You can view photos here.
Since the July 17th drops we have gained new Co-Sponsors to our legislation:
- 6 Representatives signed onto H.R. 1000: The Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act,
- 5 Reps signed onto H.R. 676: The Expanded and Improved Medicare For All Act, and
- 3 Reps signed onto H.R. 1579: The Inclusive Prosperity Act
We will have our planning for our August 21st drops this coming Wednesday, August 7th. Email Conor if you want to be involved in that.
Progressive Round Table
In case you were not aware we also held another Progressive Round Table on Capitol Hill last week. You can read the minutes here and see video from the day.
Wisconsin here we come!
PDA Board Chair Mimi Kennedy, John Nichols, (the Nation, MSNBC), Deputy Executive Director Conor Boylan, and Mike "The Phone Guy" Fox and progressive leaders from around the region will descend on Madison, WI for a great day of progressive political discussion, film, and action next Saturday, August 10th! Get the full details here.
Issue Teams:
Please listen to our last ERA 3 State Strategy Issue Team Report from Capitol Hill with legislative updates from both Washington, DC and several states. Hear discussion about targets for legislation and who the new signers are. Also covered were candidates and endorsements based on commitment to the ERA - New Jersey is next with their upcoming special election.
Check out the new ERA demo page here . We hope to have this available for all Issue Teams in the coming weeks as part of our website upgrades.
Calls this week:
On Wednesday we will have our Economic and Social Justice call. RSVP here.
BlogTalk Radio
Topic: Conversation with Joe Brewer
About: Joe is the Founder and Director of Cognitive Policy Works. He is an innovation strategist who weaves together brilliant people and ideas to create integrated solutions at the intersections of the advocacy, policy, and technology worlds. Throughout the last decade Joe has sought to understand human values and behavior through the study of cognitive semantics and complex systems with the goal of helping build livable communities for the 21st Century. Much of his work has focused on values, identity, and modes of thought that shape cultural understandings of political and social issues. Listen here.
Topic: Conversation with Phyllis Stenerson
About: After many years of political activism, including two stints working for members of Congress, Phyllis Stenerson thought the world was moving along fairly well without her vigilance. She walked away from politics to become an artist. Then, the tragedy of September 11 happened. When her adult son called and asked, “What will happen now?” Phyllis responded by readily assuring him that our government is so strong, we will be all right.
Then the buildup to preemptive war with Iraq began. That outrageous action was the catalyst that sent Phyllis back into the political arena, reactivated and ready to fight for peace. MoveOn.org sponsored a project for citizens to visit members of Congress and Phyllis organized her District. More MoveOn.org actions followed and then she worked fiercely to elect John Kerry. The disappointment in the candidate, the campaign and the outcome was stunning. Read more and listen here
Read:
August Recess Legislator Meeting Fact Sheets are found here.
Read the newsletter from our good friends at CCDS titled Cracks Spreading in 'White United Front' |
Funding HR 676: The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act - How we can afford a national single-payer health plan - find out here.
Keystone XL Protesters Converge On The Capital
Video:
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Rep. Keith Ellison at PDA's Progressive Roundtable - July 25th, 2013 here.
Rep. Jim McGovern Sits Down with PDA at the Progressive Roundtable - July 25, 2013 here.
Rep. Mike Capuano Talks to PDA's Progressive Roundtable - July 25, 2013 here.
Spot the new signs!
Advisory board member, Rep. Raul Grijalva, LOVED the new signs
when our very own Kurt Bateman delivered one to his office this week!
In solidarity,
Conor Boylan, PDA Deputy Director
Andrea Miller, PDA Deputy Field Director
Tim Carpenter, PDA National Director
Judy Hess, PDA National Field Coordinator
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