Annual Cookout & Award Presentation
The Beverly Democratic City Committee will hold our very popular annual cookout on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 8 Shore Avenue, Beverly, MA from 2-4 PM. An Award for Outstanding Service will be presented to John Lozada, long-time BDCC activist, Recording Secretary, and Campaign Headquarters Coordinator for the 2008 election.
Suggested donation is $20/person, $30/couple, children free. Members are asked to bring something to be shared, a side dish, dessert or salad. Please contact Bonnie Hannable at bhannable@comcast.net or 978-922-7190 for further details.
This is our major fund-raiser of the year. Please spread the word, and bring your friends! RSVP by 8/21/09 to bhannable@comcast.net or duanderson@hotmail.com, 978-922-2368.
Live webcast for veterans and their families
From Mary Grant:,
This email brings you some updates – please go to my website for the details and other new information. www.Maryegrant.com
June 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.: The Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services invites you to join a live webcast discussion about programs and services available to veterans and their families.
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Grassroots Organizing Forum
Don’t miss your chance to help keep the movement alive!
Organizing for America - Massachusetts, presents:
The OFA-MA Grassroots Organizing Forum
President Obama’s Agenda: Health Care • Energy • Education
Saturday, May 16, 2009 9am-3pm (registration 8am-8:45am)
FREE Admission • Lunch provided
SEIU Hall, 150 Mt. Vernon St., Dorchester, MA 02125
Near Bayside Expo & JFK/UMass Red Line stop • unlimited free parking
BDCC - Awards Guidelines - 2009
Looking for Nominations!
We are asking for nominations for the John and Marguerite Condon Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Outstanding Service Award. For criteria, please see below. Nominations should be sent to Duane Anderson duanderson@hotmail.com no later than 3/24/09.
For a history of the awards given by the BDCC, please visit our Awards page.
To see the guidelines, click on the link below.
We are the ones!
We have often heard President Obama quote, ‘We are the ones we have been waiting for.” I hope we do not repeat it so often that it loses its power. There is so much to be done in the arenas of healthcare, education and the environment, to name a few. What needs to be done isn’t going to magically happen - and that is a good thing! Change is a continual thing, and we are all a part of it. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work. We are the ones!
Idea Factory a Great Success!
The Idea Factory, held on February 7 immediately following the Beverly caucus, was a tremendous success! Over 35 people participated, including Congressman John Tierney and Representative Mary Grant.
Below are the notes from Paul Speidel, focusing on the ideas discussed and suggestions the democrats present would like to work on. If you are interested to help, or just want to stay informed, please shoot us an e-mail! Several workgroups have been formed to dig a little deeper, and come up with actionable priorities as well as possible speakers, events and activities for the next 12 - 18 months.
Rinus Oosthoek
IDEA FACTORY NOTES
ENERGY
- job creation for people at all income levels
- City reduce energy costs by turning off street lights
- Beverly Clean Energy Committee
- technological solutions to pollution (green algae consumption of pollutables; Amruta Eswara)
- fuel cell development (coal to fuel cell; Narsing Eswara)
ENVIRONMENT
- pollution from Salem power plant (additional exposure if North Billerica power plant goes online; Charlie Flowers)
ECONOMY
- include the poor in solutions for economic challenges (homelessness; affordable housing)
- identifying revenue sources and concomitant costs
EDUCATION
- adequate funding for NCLB (also economy)
- lead people at all income levels out of economic distress
HEALTHCARE
- patients’/users’ needs considered vis. a vis. business interests
- prescription drug affordability
EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ACTION/PUBLIC RELATIONS
- choose local issues and projects that people care about and bring to the attention state/federal government rather than discussing general topics with legislators; Congressman Tierney
- engage in effective communication; see book entitled Yes
- use the bevdems.org website to link to issues to be acted on
- identify existing state/federal legislation that corresponds to issues
- partner with local groups addressing same issues
PATRIOTISM
- a Democratic value; do not cede to Republicans
CIVIL/RIGHTS IMMIGRATION
- bi-lingual education