06 @ Noon

by: bertinlefkovic

Thu Jan 19, 2006 at 11:25:10 PM EST

PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS MEETING - SAVE THE DATE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2006 @ 12:00 NOON
John F. Kennedy Library
500 Hoes Lane - Piscataway

bertinlefkovic :: REMINDER: Statewide Progressive Caucus Meeting - 1/28/06 @ Noon

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT?

The Progressive Caucus of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee cordially invites you to join us in an effort to develop an issues platform for 2006 and beyond.

To RSVP for this meeting, please send an e-mail to:

bertinlefkovic@njfordemocracy.org

Please include your name, address, and best contact phone number so that we may contact you via mail or phone as well as e-mail for future follow-up. You may also offer suggestions about the policy and political issues that you would like to have raised at this meeting.

Some of the issues that we hope to address include the following:

Marriage Equality
Property Tax Reform
Department of Peace
The War in Iraq/Foreign Policy
Transportation Trust Fund
Pension Reform
Ethics Reform
The Future of the Death
Penalty in New Jersey
Energy
Environment
Homeland Security
Stem Cell Research
Crime & Poverty
Education
Reproductive Rights
Universal Health Care
Labor/Jobs/Trade
Women's Rights
Social Security/Medicare
Open Government
Eminent Domain
Election Reform
Budget/Deficit Reduction
Human/Civil Rights
Campaign Finance
Reform/Pay-to-Play
Party Reform

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SUGGEST OTHER
ISSUES TO DISCUSS WHEN YOU RSVP

Contributed refreshments (pot-luck style) would be greatly appreciated to minimize individual expenses (when you RSVP, please let us know what, if anything, you can bring). We look forward to seeing you at this meeting.

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REMINDER: Statewide Progressive Caucus Meeting - 1/28/06 @ Noon | 1 comments

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Bert-
first of all i think there are too many issues listed, while i certainly agree that we should take a policy position as progressives on all of them, how about picking 3-5 and then having all the progressive groups in the state focus on those issues? In Morris County DFA/PDA we picked three issues that we will be focusing on this year: the war in iraq, campaign and election reform, and workers rights/wage issues. I just think having too many issues dilutes our message
Also rather than focusing simply on issues, i think we need to talk more about how all the progressive groups in the state can work together to achieve far more. I would like to see groups like DFA and PDA work increasingly with NAACP, NJ NOW, Gay PASG, Garden State Equality, and local unions. We need to get more statewide media coverage, and local media coverage and need to reach out to far more people.
On a personal note, i like your platform listed on www.njfordemocracy.org and many of us in Morris County will vote for you for one of the 7 leadership positions in DFA: we appreciate your support for more networking with other organizations and the need for us to be more of a "working union" as DFA rather than a "loose confederation of DFA groups". I disagree with your support for DFA being a non partisan organization,because i feel supporting any Republican is dangerous at this point, but i have no doubt the other members on the 6 member committee will stop that from happening. You should be commended however, for your recognition of the need to build more coalitions, build membership, and have more communication with statewide leaders

"the Blue underground in Red Morris"

by: BootGOP @ Fri Jan 20, 2006 at 19:52:22 PM UTC