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President Obama’s Listening Tour in Pahrump

Featheriver — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:10:38 +0000

President Barack Obama

Organizing for America (OFA) has officially landed in Nevada. Organizing for America is dedicated to forwarding President Obama’s agenda through grassroots action, and to creating a progressive, grassroots movement in the State of Nevada.

In order to best serve Nevada, OFA will visit cities throughout the state to re-engage and mobilize the grassroots movement in support of President Obama.

For Organizing for America to succeed, we need to hear from you – your effort and commitment are the backbone of this movement, and your input will help guide our action in Nevada.

At this meeting, we will provide an overview of what the President has accomplished, describe the mission statement of our organization, let you know how you can get involved, and ask for your thoughts on how we can best organize Nevada going forward. Your ideas will be used to write a Nevada-specific plan for Organizing for America in 2009 and beyond.

Come, and make your voice heard. All are welcome. We look forward to meeting new people and seeing familiar faces. Help us build a progressive movement to improve Nevada and our country!
Time: Thursday, July 16 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Host: Evan Sutton
Location:
Rudd Community Center (Pahrump, NV)
150 N Highway 160
Pahrump, NV 89060
Maps:

* Google Maps
* MapQuest
* Yahoo! Maps

Directions: Join us in Room B at the Rudd Community Center, just north of E Basin Ave.
Associated Groups: Nevada Students for Obama, Southern Nevada for Obama

Clark County Democratic Black Caucus Meeting

Featheriver — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:09:09 +0000

The Clark County Democratic Black Caucus is holding a meeting May 18, 2009 in Las Vegas. [Facebook]

You are invited to join members of the Clark County community to discuss the grassroots support of a City and County Diversity Plan empowering minority, women owned, and local small businesses. For years many in the community have been discussing the lack of diversity participation within our State. Therefore, a grassroots movement has begun. Community organizations, businesses, associations, and citizens are coming together to preview an award winning diversity “model” that includes the full participation of all citizens, creates jobs, training, mentoring/protege programs, small business development and reinvestment, while empowering community programs that provide much needed services. We want your input and suggestions to make this plan the best that it can be.

A note to our African-American brothers and sisters here in Nye County. You are welcome to join the Pahrump Valley Democratic Party Meetup. Look it over. It is a progressive group.

Sonoma County’s Energy Efficiency Program

Featheriver — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:32:00 +0000

Just read a tweet from Paul Reeves which, in turn, provided me a link to the Sonoma Press Democrat in California.

Looks like Sonoma is far ahead of Nye County. Property owners in Sonoma County will be able to borrow money from their county government for energy-efficient improvements, the pay it back in installments on their tax bills over 20 years at 7% interest. The loans will be for things such as solar panels, double-paned windows voltaic units, solar thermal devices, tankless water heaters, attic and wall insulation. Water efficient technologies to conserve water (i.e., low-flush toilets) are also eligible.

Their program will create energy improvements, jobs and kick their economy into gear. People can apply for loans this coming Wednesday.

More than half of homeowners found it “motivating” to participate, along with an equal number of commercial property owners.

Property owners will also be eligible for additional rebates, as well as state or federal tax credits once they make the improvements.

The energy-saving measures are intended to help achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and cut water consumption during the drought.

Shouldn’t Nye County Commissioners be taking a look at the Sonoma County program?

More information is at www.sonomacountyenergy.org.

Special Meetup Scheduled

Featheriver — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:10:00 +0000

Please join us for our next monthly meeting. Apr 6 Mon 6:30 PM

Where? Rubalcaba’s Taco Shop – 270 Dahlia St Pahrump, NV 89048

A formal invitation is extended to all the candidates that willing ran for a leadership position on the Nye County Central Committee. Please come to the Meetup so that we can formally thank you.

Their willingness to be a candidate needs to be celebrated. All democrats, no matter how they describe their affiliation, are also encouraged to attend. Each and every one of us should extend our hand to these people and give our personal ‘THANKS’ for stepping forward.

Those individuals that will be honored are: Bonnie Swadling, Don Rust, David Bennett, Cynthia ‘CJ’ Ross, Fran Rust, Laurayne Murray, Brian Nelson, and Joyce Smith-Call.

We all owe you our commitment to help you in anyway to bring unity, strength, wisdom, fairness, and heart to the Nye County Democratic Central Committee of Nye County.

Election of a new Central Committee is just a beginning. What then? We’ll talk about that and any other subject those that attend want to address.

· How can lines of communication be established to achieve a dialogue between all 9,400+ Nye County Democrats and the new Central Committee?

· What steps are necessary to bring a united base together with a committed leadership?

· What should be done about establishing an ongoing program for funding our efforts?

· What steps should the new Central Committee take in securing "Precinct Captains" in each precinct in Nye County?