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- What are the strategic implications of the election and the economic crisis?
- What are the next steps for bringing together progressive groups in NC in a unified and effective social movement?
- How do we effectively move the Democratic Party and the legislature in a progressive direction?
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David Mills
PDNC Treasurer
1607 Delaware Ave.
Durham, NC 27705
Fees
Friday night: $25 early bird (by Nov. 30th); $35 after Nov. 30th. Includes dinner
Saturday: $30 early bird (by Nov. 30th.); $40 after Nov. 30th. Includes lunch
A limited number of scholarships will be available for students and low-income people.
Registration at either event includes annual membership dues. Membership is open to any voter registered in North Carolina as Democrat or Unaffiliated who openly espouses the PDNC Statement of Purpose and actively supports the policy agenda of the organization.
Progressive Democrats of North Carolina, as you know, decided to endorse in the Lt. Governors race in the Democratic Primary. We have endorsed Dan Besse in that race. The board felt that the issues in the primary for state Commissioner of Labor and Commissioner of Insurance were also very important to progressives, but, because candidates for those positions were not known until right before the filing date, we felt that we did not have the time and resources to do an endorsement process.
The PDNC Nominations Committee, consisting or Matilda Philips, Pete MacDowell, and Delmas Parker, recommends the following slate of candidates for election at the PDNC Convention on Friday, December 5th. Other members are also encouraged to run and to announce their candidacy to the nominations committee as soon as possible.
• President – Heide Kober
• 1st Vice President (Political Action Chair) - Mike Sprague
• 2nd Vice President (Membership Chair) - Pat Seibert
• 3rd Vice President (Outreach Chair) - Isaac Coleman
A Facing South Special Investigation
BANKRUPT POLITICS: How did the Republicans get an $8 million bailout from failing Wachovia?
On the brink of collapse, Wachovia bank has been denying loans and credit to thousands of regular customers this year. So why did it throw the National Republican Congressional Committee -- a customer plagued with financial scandals -- an $8 million lifeline to help elect GOP candidates this fall?
By Chris Kromm
Dear Progressive Democrats,
Probably never in our lifetime has so much been at stake.
Never before has a strong and united progressive voice and progressive action been more important in politics.
Accordingly, the Progressive Democrats of North Carolina (PDNC) and the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) have decided to forge links of sisterhood.
What does that mean?
Coalition Calls for Resignation of Johnston County Sheriff Over Inflammatory Anti-Hispanic Remarks
The HKONJ coalition of progressive groups has called on Johnston County Commissioners to request the resignation of Sheriff Steve Bizell because of inflammatory anti-Hispanic and anti-immigrant remarks he made. News and Observer article. More articles.
A vigil will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Smithfield Courthouse, 124 S. Second St. Smithfield, NC. For more information contact Irene Godínez Irene@elpueblo.org
Please click on the Resolutions button to the left to view the PDNC resolutions for precinct meetings. Copy them to your desktop, put your precinct and county name in place of the blanks in the "Therefore Be It Resolved" sections, print them out for the meeting, and move their adoption. The more precincts pass the resolutions, the better chance they will pass at the state convention. Please let us know by posting a comment below how it went in your precinct. You can also suggest other progressive resolutions on this blog.
