Alachua County Democrats

Please note the change of venue for Wednesday’s DEC meeting. All meetings are at the Democratic Party offices at 901 NW 8th Ave., Suite A3, unless otherwise stated.

Tuesday, Nov. 10
6 PM: Latino/Hispanic Democrats. All are welcome!

Wednesday, Nov. 11 (Veteran’s Day!)
12 Noon: Events & Services Committee

7 PM: November DEC Meeting. Since the County administration Building and all public buildings will be closed Wednesday, we will meet at the Democratic Party Center. Since we can seat about 42, bring a folding chair if you have one.

Thurssday, Nov. 12
6–8 PM: Black Caucus (the first meeting at the Democratic Party Center rather than Juniors). All are welcome.

This year is our BIG chance to finally fix our broken health care system! In the past, reform has failed when its opponents were able to confuse and scare the public with distortions, exaggerations, and outright lies. Write a letter to the editor to help educate the public about the urgent need for reform and the President’s vision for achieving it. Organizing for America (OFA) has a letter writing tool to help you! Click HERE!

online casinoThe next meeting of the Alachua County Democratic Party will be Wednesday, October 14th at 7:00 pm in the County Administration Building (SE 1st St. and University Ave.). All Democrats are encouraged to attend! Some of us will gather before the meeting (around 5:30 pm) at Emilano’s Cafe (7 SE 1st Ave.) for supper and to socialize. Please join u

Join us on November 20th from 5-7 for the next Blue Door Cafe at the Democratic Party Center (901 NW 8th Ave., Suite A-3, Gainesville) from 5 to 7 PM. Bring a spouse/friend/co-worker, your favorite food or drink if you’d like, and enjoy good conversation with other Democrats! You’ll find out about immediate opportunities to get involved and make a difference. Also, a monthly opportunity to join Facebook!

On August 19th, Fred Pratt, VP of the Alachua County Democrats with Disabilities Caucus, and several other ACDEC members met in Gainesville with Celeste Brown, Regional Director to US Senator Bill Nelson (D, FL) to encourage his sponsorship of the Community Choice Act of 2009 (HR 1670/SB 683). Ms. Brown was very positive in her response and is passing along our requests to Senator Nelson. The Community Choice Act will allow the allocation of Medicaid funds for long-term, home-based care.

“Organizing for America” (OFA) is the follow-up to the Obama “Campaign for Change.”  For more information go to www.barackobama.com <http://www.barackobama.com/>and enter the Gainesville zip code. For any questions, you can also e-mail Jim Conner at jcgator2@aol.com <mailto:jcgator2@aol.com>.

Congratulations to the ACDEC Legislative Committee recent initiative to develop a resolution against a state law to end-run the Free Choice Act poised for presidential signature as a federal law. Our elected officials at the state level recently voted against the proposed state law! Thanks also to our Communications Committee for developing a press release April 20 to send out with the resolution. All Florida lawmakers (more…)