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Little coverage is given by the mainstream media to all of the good things that have happened since Democrats took over. And there has been plenty of good news for them to report: the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Omnibus Land Management Act, and the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crime Act; strengthening credit card regulations, killing the F-22 jet program, lifting restrictions on stem cell research. The list goes on and on. But the mantra of the mainstream media is that Democrats are failing and discouraged and that there will be a poor turnout of Democrats at the midterm elections coming up this November. We should start now reminding our Democratic friends and neighbors how important it will be in November to turn out and elect Democrats so that the list of good legislation can continue to grow.
Gail Nicolls, Editor of Online Announcements
Skagit County Democratic Party
Listed below are upcoming events and an announcement reminding us that the food bank continues to need our support.
EVENTS
Annual Martin Luther King Celebration, Saturday, Jan. 16, 1:00 – 5:15 p.m., Skagit Valley College, Mount Vernon
Corporate Rule, Climate Change, the Economy: Everything is Connected
Place: Philip Tarro Auditorium at Skagit Valley College,
2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon
Three presentations will be followed by discussion among all present. The presentations:
Paul Cienfuegos - Dismantling Corporate Power : The hidden history and root causes of the corporate takeover of our democracy; strategies for recovering democracy.
John Rawlins - 21st Century: Humanity's Bottleneck Century -- It's not just peak oil, but peak everything!
Joel Magnuson - Neo-classical Economics : How to produce stuff (but not well-being), war and oppression (but not security), and top it off with environmental devastation!
Suggested donation: $10 (to cover the expenses of the event)
Sponsored by People for a Peaceable Planet and Calling All Colors of Skagit Valley College
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Paul Cienfuegos is the co-founding director of Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County based in Arcata, CA, and is the co-author of “Measure F: The Arcata Advisory Initiative on Democracy and Corporations. ” He gives lectures and workshops on corporations and democracy, and was a featured speaker at this year's Village Building Convergence in Portland. Listen to an interview with Paul on KBOO Radio Portland: http://kboo.fm/node/14909.
With a Ph. D. in nuclear physics, John Rawlins has taught college physics, most recently at Whatcom Community College, and spent nearly 20 years working in the nuclear power facilities at Hanford. Since 2004, he has made an intensive study of the world's terminal consumption not just of petroleum (peak oil), but also of other conventional energy sources (coal, natural gas, uranium), and how that will affect the world's industrial and food systems, both of which are dependent on cheap, abundant energy.
Joel Magnuson, Ph.D. is an economist based in Portland, Oregon and specializes in non-orthodox approaches to political economy . He is an active member of an international research group based in Europe that is working toward new philosophical foundations for economic theory and practice. He is a visiting fellow at the Ashcroft International Business School at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, England and advisor to the editorial board of Anglia's journal, Interconnections. Magnuson is most known for his book, Mindful Economics: How The U.S. Economy Works, Why It Matters, and How It Could Be Different, published by Seven Stories Press, New York, 2008.
Mardi Gras, 39th LD Fund Raiser, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., The Anchor Pub, Everett
Mark your calendar for a Mardi Gras Party, including a gumbo/Slaw/Cornbread Buffet, no host bar, live dance music and SPECIAL surprises. Live music 8:30pm - midnight).
For more info: http://wa-democrats-39ld.org/mardigras.php
Order tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/90409
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. From Skagit County Democratic Headquarters
A. Please remember to bring a non-perishable food item each time you visit.
B. We continue to make phone calls to '08 caucus attendees and welcome help making calls.
Thank you!
