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August 08, 2005
Join the Backbone Cabinet conference call tonight
The Backbone Campaign, the Progressive Government Institute, the Progressive Democrats of America, and a coalition of grassroots organizations have initiated a process to empower citizens to nominate, comment on, and rate progressive leaders to serve as a virtual Progressive Parallel Administration. We want to demonstrate that the progressive movement is not an opposition but a propositional movement, and that we are not content running campaigns but preparing to run the country.
Phase II of this project is Conversations with the Cabinet, a weekly webcast conference call and podcast designed to create links between grassroots activists and our most effective policy and movement leaders. Join the email list to be notified of opportunities to participate in these calls.
This week's guest is:
David Van Os,
Democratic candidate for
Texas Attorney General
When: Monday, August 8th, 5:30 PM Pacific/ 8:30 PM Eastern
(7:30 pm Texas time, y'all!)
Where: Everywhere...
How to Participate? Two ways:
1. RSVP to join the conference call by clicking here. Or:
2. Log in to chat and ask questions while you listen at Voice of Vashon.
David Van Os (bio) is a progressive populist Democrat who has taken on numerous federal and state court battles in the cause of Constitutional and civil rights, including hard-fought cases vindicating Freedom of Speech and other precious liberties of the Bill of Rights, voting rights cases on behalf of principled organizations such as LULAC and the NAACP, and countless civil rights cases for individuals who would have been powerless were it not for his efforts.
We welcome David's nomination on the Backbone Cabinet. He understands what progressives mean by "backbone", 'cause he has spine to spare for all the right stuff. Please RSVP at the link above if you'd like to join this conversation.
Click here to listen to past programs, including our recent conversations with Paul Loeb, Hunter Lovins, Ralph Cavanagh and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
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Van Os will be in the Houston/Galveston area for several events this week:
-- on Wednesday August 10 he'll be speaking to the West University Democrats, beginning at 7:30 pm at the West U Community Center, 6104 Auden, Houston 77005.
-- a former general counsel of the Texas AFL-CIO, Van Os will be attending the unions' meeting in Houston August 11-13, at the Hilton Americas downtown.
-- and on Satuday, August 13, meet David on the Island at 3202 Avenue O, Galveston TX (private residence) from 6-8 pm.
RSVP to Marcey Casey at 409-762-4786 or mkcasey@yahoodotcom (replace 'dot' w/., of course).
Posted by: PDiddie at August 8, 2005 03:20 PM