https://www.nwprogressive.org/gala/ Featuring Senator Maria Cantwell, Congressman Adam Smith, Andrew Villeneuve and Gael Tarleton from NPI, plus speakers to be announced 2012 Spring Fundraising Gala: Buy tickets What: A special event to benefit the work of the Northwest Progressive Institute When: Thursday, April 12th, 2012 Reception starts at 6:30 PM, main program at 7:15 PM Where: …
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Mar 31
Precinct Caucus – Surrogate Affidavit Form
Can’t make it to the precinct caucus on April 15th because of a disability, military service, or religious reasons? You can fill out a surrogate affidavit form so your vote will still count even though you cannot make it to the caucus. A copy of this form properly completed and signed must be sent either …
Mar 30
11th Legislative District Caucus & Nominating Convention
Legislative District Caucus & Nominating Convention This caucuses shall be held on April 28, 2012 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. at the IAM 751 International Machinists and Aerospace headquarters 9125 15th Place South Seattle, WA 98108-5100. Details here: 11th Legislative District Caucus & Nominating Convention
Mar 23
Camp Wellstone: Seattle
Register today! This 2.5 day training, running from 3-9pm Friday, 9am-6:00pm Saturday, and 9am-3:30pm Sunday, combines lectures from highly experienced trainers, stimulating exercises, and interactive simulations. We’re counting on you to organize around issues that matter, help build campaigns for the future, and elect progressive candidates to office. Camp Wellstone is divided into three tracks: …
Mar 23
LAC & Jobs
The King County Democrats LAC meets every month at various convenient locations to discuss, update and answer questions from the attendees. To find LAC meeting times: go to King County Democrats website or email sarajane3h@comcast.net. There are 10 issues of importance to the committee for legislative action. I have selected HB 2793 for starters. This bill …
Mar 21
Special session starts and budget update from Zack Hudgins
Because the House and Senate were unable to agree on a supplemental operating budget during regular session, we are currently in a 30 day special session. (As a reminder, there was a philosophical shift in the Senate during the last week of regular session, when three conservative Senators voted with Republicans to move a Republican …
Mar 20
Internship Opportunities in Congressman Adam Smith’s Offices
Congressman Adam Smith’s Washington, D.C. and Tacoma, WA Offices Currently Accepting Internship Applications The offices of Congressman Adam Smith are accepting applications for Summer 2012 internships. By assisting the Congressman’s district staff, interns have the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge about how a Congressional office provides constituent services and interacts with the community. Interns in the Washington, …
Mar 16
Newsletter – March 2012
The newsletter for March 2012 has been posted. You can read it here: 2012-03-March
Mar 15
The Governor will sign HB 1860
Govenor’s Bills HB 1860 The Governor will sign HB 1860 this Friday at 1:30. Democrats are encouraged to attend. Zach Smith will represent the State Party at the bill signing. Rep. Hunt, on behalf of the State Central Committee I would like thank you for the leadership you demonstrated in shepherding this bill to preserve PCO …
Mar 07
HB 1860 PCO Bill
HB 1860 HB 1860 is on the Governor’s desk… Good work, everyone. Our PCO bill passed the House 97 to 1, and is now awaiting the Governor’s signature.
Mar 06
SAVE THE DATE: Social media training on 3/15
From Misty Shock Rule: The Precinct Caucuses are coming up fast, and April 15th will be here before we know it. We’re working on developing our communications plan for the caucuses, and we want to help you with yours! With that in mind, we will be hosting an online webinar on how to use social media …
Mar 04
OFA Organizing Boot Camp
Organizing for America is doing a series of courses for their boot camp. Sorry about the late notice on this, but I just received the info. There are still plenty of courses left. I’ve attached the flyer for details: OFA Night School 2 0 Flyer The next course if on Tuesday, March 6th. Register for the …
Mar 02
How to follow 11th LD posts via RSS
After the website upgrade, your RSS feeds won’t function correctly anymore. Hopefully, you have seen this message. The new link to follow via our RSS feed is: http://www.11thlddems.org/feed/
Feb 29
People’s Academy for Community Engagement Leadership Training
The City of Seattle is offering leadership training with a focus on developing young leaders, especially among minority communities. More information is included in the following word document / brochure (pdf). PACE brochure PACE Application Form
