Budget Town Hall + Letter Petition to End Pay-to-play politics

[jeremiah lowery]

Hello Community Members,

On May 8th, DC For Democracy is hosting a Budget Town Hall with Council member Elissa Silverman, on May 8th from 630-8pm at Shaws Tavern. If you have any pressuring budget issues, now is the time to ask! 

Facebook invite:  https://www.facebook.com/events/296761351220136/    

Also DC For Democracy is running a campaign to end pay-to-play in DC. They are asking for like restricting financial income and investments of Councilmembers from entities that do business with the city. 

You can sign on to our petition letter here:  https://actionnetwork.org/letters/end-pay-to-play-politics-in-washington-dc-now?clear_id=true 

More information below!

Best

Jeremiah 

Save the Date for the May Meetup! A Budget TownHall with At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman Wednesday, May 8th 6:30 - 9:00pm Shaw's Tavern (520 Florida Avenue, NW) It is time to reform the laws and institutions that allow such corrupt behavior to flourish and to go to the root of the pay-to-play politics that breed corruption. Accordingly, at the April meet-up, our members decided on using a petition letter campaign calling on the Council to take action to: Restrict financial income and investments of Councilmembers from entities that do business with the city Abolish the use of constituent service funds and add additional revenue for emergency assistance funds for DC residents Ban second jobs for all DC Councilmembers Push the Mayor to appoint qualified members of the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) and reform it to give it additional oversight powers and resources   Click Here To Send a Letter to DC Council Members calling on them to end pay-to-play in DC NOW. Additionally, we plan on hitting the ground and talking to our neighbors to ask them to support our campaign to end pay-to-play. On May 4th from 11am-1pm we plan to meet at the Dupont Metro Stop (Q Street NW exit) to canvass and talk to residents about our campaign. If you can make it, please RSVP at dcforde...@gmail.com In Solidarity, Jeremiah Lowery DC For Democracy Chair P.S. Please send a letter and also share with friends and family members and encourage them to send a letter as well.

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Jeremiah Lowery
(240) 772-1356
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[jeremiah lowery]

Reminder: 

Hello Community Members,

On Wednesday, May 8th, DC For Democracy is hosting a Budget Town Hall with Council member Elissa Silverman, from 630-8pm at Shaws Tavern. If you have any pressuring budget issues, now is the time to ask! 

Facebook invite:  https://www.facebook.com/events/296761351220136/    

Also DC For Democracy is running a campaign to end pay-to-play in DC. They are asking for the DC Council to take action to ban second jobs for Council Members, restrict financial income and investments of Councilmembers from entities that do business with the city, and appoint  members to the Board of Government Ethics and Accountability . 

You can sign on to our petition letter here:  https://actionnetwork.org/letters/end-pay-to-play-politics-in-washington-dc-now?clear_id=true 

Best

Jeremiah 

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