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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.
2009 PDNC Convention Agenda
Confronting Corporatocracy
Saving Democracy
9:00 Registration
9:30 Welcome and Introduction – Heide Kober, PDNC President
9: 45 Sacrificial Poets
10:00 David Donnelly, The Selling Out of the Change Agenda in DC
11:00 break
11:15 PDNC Strategy Proposal – Jack Sanders
11:45 Small Groups discuss and evaluate proposal and formulate key questions.
12:15 Lunch - Sacrificial Poets
1:00 Gene Nichol – Money, Power, and Poverty
1:30 Bob Hall – How Raleigh Works and Winning Campaign Reform in NC
Democratic Party Precinct meetings begin this Tuesday evening, Feb 24th.
Here is my attempt at a brief resolution on Climate Change and Energy that hits at the main issues before state government in the coming period. We can certainly expand and modify it as we go along. Suggestions are very welcome.
Resolution on Climate Change and Energy
HKonJ (Historic Thousands on Jones Street) will hold its 3rd annual march and rally on Feb. 14th,Valentine's Day, in Raleigh. Details will follow soon. See http://carolinajustice.typepad.com/hkonj/ Progressive Democrats on NC is one of the 80 plus HKonJ partner groups who support the 14 point People's Agenda. 2009 marks the 100th Anniversay of the NAACP and a new beginning for national, and hopefully, state politics. We need to work with the NAACP and other allies to help build county progressive assemblies across the state to pressure our elected leaders to move on the 14 point agenda.
Candidate for Outreach Chair – Isaac Coleman
· Candidate Statement
BYLAWS AMENDMENTS To Be Proposed To The
2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF PDNC
1. AMENDMENTS ADDING TWO ADDITIONAL OFFICERS TO THE BYLAWS
This group of amendments adds two additional positions to the list of officers, 5th Vice President and 6th Vice President
By changing Article VIII Section 1 as follows:
CURRENT: The officers of this organization shall be the President; the Vice President; the Second Vice President; the Third Vice President; the Fourth Vice President; Treasurer; and Secretary.
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
