April 2006 The Northeast Democrat Newsletter of The Northeast Democratic Club In This Issue
Taking It to the Streets The Long War ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please join us Wednesday, April 19, 2005 at 7:00 PM at the El Arco Iris Restaurant, 5684 York Ave., Los Angeles. "Immigrants Rights Forum" with Congressman Xavier Becerra on "Status of Current House and Senate Legislation," Pete Navarro (Affordable Housing Commissioner) on "The March of 2006," and Father Richard Estrada (parish priest at 'La Placita') on "Effects of the Proposed Legislation. " We'll also have a presentation from the Clean Money Campaign. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Taking It to the Streets" Bill Rumble, NEDC President, discusses historic immigrants rights controversy Sometimes it is quite easy to recognize an historical moment. In the past few weeks, more than two million Americans have demonstrated against proposed immigration reform measures. 300,000 took to the streets of Chicago. Tens of thousands marched in Costa Mesa, in normally conservative Orange County. Two weeks ago, between 500,000 and one million demonstrators jammed the streets of downtown Los Angeles. It was, by far, the most massive demonstration in the history of the city. By any measure, we are living through a unique period of the nation?s history..... Find out more.... - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=47djnubab.0.0.go854rbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastdemocrats.org%2Fnews.php%3Fextend.34 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Long War Democratic candidates and officeholders need to lead, not follow, in getting America out of Iraq Two weeks ago, I attended my first antiwar rally in more than 35 years. After church, my wife, daughter, and I joined 200 others in Pasadena?s Central Park, where we listened to political speeches and protest songs, then fell in with the column of protesters that snaked through downtown before laying siege to Parsons, the military contractor with offices two blocks north.... Mixed feelings Now as then my feelings were mixed. First, I did not want to dishonor the sacrifices of my fellow soldiers and others like them, who?if they survived?were then mostly not among my fellow protesters at Columbia, just as two weeks ago veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts were not obviously present. On the other hand, I felt the familiar heartsickness that my country was again pursuing a senseless war of subjugation under the guise of bringing freedom to the unfortunate peoples of distant lands.... Find out more.... - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=47djnubab.0.0.go854rbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastdemocrats.org%2Fnews.php%3Fextend.33 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ California Democratic Council Convention Statewide candidate debates mix with club management and issue-oriented workshops The California Democratic Council?s 54th Annual Convention, held in Santa Clara, March 24th to 26th, drew 250 representatives from perhaps three dozen Democratic clubs from throughout California. Joining delegates from six or eight other LA County clubs, NEDC?s two representatives were the only ones from Los Angeles itself..... Find out more.... - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=47djnubab.0.0.go854rbab.0&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastdemocrats.org%2Fnews.php%3Fextend.32 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The editors of The Northeast Democrat hope you found this issue informative. Please visit our website to learn more about the NEDC.Sincerely, Dick Price and Sharon Kyle Northeast Democratic Club email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.northeastdemocrats.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
