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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Meet Jim Dean at June 21-22 DFA Campaign Academy in ABQ

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Jim Dean at YearlyKos convention last year in Chicago

It's just been confirmed. We're very excited that the much-in-demand Democracy for America Chair, Jim Dean (who just happens to be the brother of DNC Chair Howard Dean) will be coming to Albuquerque to be a part of DFA's Campaign Academy in Albuquerque on June 21-22 at UNM Law School. Jim will attend Saturday's morning session and is expected to give another of his famous barn-burner speeches during lunch that day. RSVP for the Training Academy, and come on down and be a part of the action.

DfalogoAs I posted previously, the DFA Campaign Academy is a must-attend event for anyone involved with a progressive campaign in any capacity. The training empowers everyday citizens to manage successful campaigns, become grounded in the mechanics of successful campaigns and even run for office themselves. Co-organized by local activists in Albuquerque's DFA-Democracy for New Mexico, the training is shaped to fit the needs of local grassroots activists like you.

Refreshments will be provided throughout the day and a social event will be organized Saturday evening so you can mingle and network with other activists in your area. The training will run from 9 AM to 6 PM on Saturday and Sunday.

If you are a candidate running for office and plan on attending, please email DFA at training(at)democracyforamerica.com and let them know.

Campaigns are encouraged to send representatives from among their staff and volunteers to take advantage of some of the best campaign training available anywhere.

Slots are filling up fast, so sign up today.

To learn more and/or RSVP, visit www.democracyforamerica.com/newmexico_training.

The DFA Campaign Academy brings together dozens of local activists and candidates for two days of intensive campaign training. Top campaign professionals give you a step-by-step guide to running a winning grassroots campaign. Sessions include: field planning and targeting, voter contact, fundraising, communications, volunteer recruitment and much more.

DFA has extensive experience running highly acclaimed and heavily attended training academies all over the country. We're very pleased to have them presenting a two-day session in Albuquerque this election cycle.

Join DFA Chairman Jim Dean and dozens of local grassroots activists in Albuquerque for two days of energizing campaign training.

Here's the important info on the weekend.

  • Where: UNM Law School, 1117 Stanford NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131 (Room 2401 plus breakouts)
  • Tuition Cost:
    • $60 if paid in advance
    • $70 the day of the training
    • $30 discounted rate for students or low income attendees

The Albuquerque DFA-Democracy for New Mexico Meetup is a coalition partner of the national organization Democracy for America. DFA, located in Burlington, VT, has coalition partners in virtually every state in the union. DFA originated as the Dean for America campaign. After Howard Dean withdrew from the 2004 presidential race, DFA became Democracy for America and changed its mission to progressive grassroots activism. It's now the nation's largest progressive political action community.

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June 15, 2008 at 01:20 PM in Candidates & Races, DFA, DFNM - Albq, Education, Events | Permalink | Comments (2)

Saturday, June 14, 2008

NM-Sen: McCain and Pearce Got Money from Controversial GOP Fundraiser Who Compared Rape to Bad Weather

PearcebwATTENTION STEVE PEARCE: Return the money from discredited Texan Clayton Williams, and repudiate his repulsive remarks about rape.

According to an article in The HIll:

The Democratic Party is turning up the pressure on Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), saying he should return the money raised by a Texas oilman who once compared rape to bad weather.

McCain has already cancelled a fundraising event next week at the home of Clayton Williams, according to ABC News, after being asked about the remarks. Now, the Democratic National Committee is calling on McCain to return the $300,000 Williams has reportedly raised for him.

... Williams made national headlines when he was running for governor of Texas in 1990. [He eventually lost to Ann Richards.] A reporter heard him make the comparison between rape and weather. “As long as it’s inevitable, you might as well lie back and enjoy it,” he was quoted as saying at the time.

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Turns out the GOP's Senate candidate in New Mexico, Steve Pearce, has also received money from the disgusting and demeaning Williams. According to OpenSecrets.org, Clayton Williams of Midland, TX donated $2,000 to Steve Pearce on January 15 of this year. He also gave money to Pearce last election cycle. Williams is one of the GOP's top fundraisers, so who knows how many thousands of dollars he "bundled" from others for Pearce's campaign.

But there's more.


Ann Richards campaign ad criticizing Williams on rape comment (h/t )

A website maintained by the Trans-Pecos Society of Petroleum Engineers features what appears to be a 2004 news article from the Odessa American that reports on Pearce and Williams sharing their distaste for so-called "radical environmentalism" and how it gets in the way of oil and gas profits.

These two share the shortsighted views that owners should have zero rights when it comes to oil and gas drilling on their land, and that protecting special places like Otero Mesa and the Arctic Wildlife Refuge from the ravages of energy extraction is part of some "radical" agenda. Last time I looked, polling numbers showed that a large majority of New Mexicans favored protecting Otero Mesa, including both environmentalists and ranchers. Guess they're all "radicals" too.

Let Pearce Know How You Feel
So, Wiliams and Pearce seem like two peas in a pod in more ways than one. I think we should find out if Pearce also shares Williams' view that women being raped should just relax and enjoy it.

Remember, Pearce is a guy always carrying on about "family values" and how he'll seek to get Americans in line by imposing the dictates of his personal view of what's "valued." In fact, his campaign slogan is "New Mexico Values for U.S. Senate."

You might ask him if he shares Williams' "values" about women and the horrible crime of rape. And demand that he return all the donations he's received via crude and nasty Clayton Williams:

People for Pearce
--(575) 523-4906, 121 Wyatt, Suite 14, Las Cruces, NM 88001
--1005 21st Street, Suite B, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
No email contact info listed: You could try info@peopleforpearce.com

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June 14, 2008 at 04:33 PM in 2008 General Presidential Election, 2008 NM Senate Race | Permalink | Comments (2)

"Blackwater" Author Jeremy Scahill's Book Tour to Stop in ABQ

ScahillNation Books author Jeremy Scahill will appear in Albuquerque later this month to sign and discuss his powerful book, Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army. The event is cosponsored by KUNM Community Radio and Bookworks bookstore. A thoroughly revised and updated paperback edition of the revealing New York Times best seller was launched this month.

According to the publisher, the book tells the unauthorized story of the epic rise of one of the most powerful and secretive forces to emerge from the U.S. military-industrial complex, hailed by the Bush administration as a revolution in military affairs, but considered by others as a dire threat to American democracy.

BlackwaterBlackwater USA is the powerful private army that the U.S. government quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. With its own military base, a fleet of twenty aircraft, and twenty-thousand troops at the ready, Blackwater is the elite Praetorian Guard for the "global war on terror." Blackwater was also hired during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by the Department of Homeland Security, as well as by private clients, including communications, petrochemical and insurance companies.

Jeremy Scahill: Blackwater
Booksigning & Discussion
Friday, June 27, 2008, 7:00 PM
UNM Continuing Education Center

1634 University Blvd, Albuquerque, NM
Co-sponsored by KUNM Community Radio and Bookworks bookstore

Tickets on Sale at with proceeds to benefit KUNM. General admission $10.00 or buy a book with your ticket and receive admission for 2. Get your tickets at Bookworks (4022 Rio Grande Blvd. NW) or at the door. Call (505)344-8139 for more info.

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Blackwater in New Orleans after Katrina

Jeremy Scahill is a Polk Award-winning investigative journalist. He is a frequent contributor to The Nation magazine and a correspondent for the national radio show Democracy Now! Scahill has reported extensively from Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, and Nigeria. He is currently a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute. Scahill lives in Brooklyn, New York

Paperback Edition Has New Material
For more on the new edition of Blackwater, check out Amy Goodman's June 2nd interview with Scahill on Democracy Now! The paperback version of Scahill's book has more than 100 pages of new material, including a section that carefully details the circumstances surrounding the killing of 17 Iraqi civilians last September by Blackwater forces in Baghdad's Nisour Square. He tells Goodman:

... what's become very, very clear over the past year is that without Blackwater, the occupation of Iraq would be untenable. I mean, this is a company now that has become so central to the US occupation that it can be responsible for one of the single greatest killing sprees of Iraqi civilians and face basically no consequences for that action and in fact continue to win hundreds of millions of dollars in US State Department contracts.

Blackwater in Iraq was awarded over $100 million in contracts just in the two weeks following the Nisour Square shooting. It's had over a billion dollars in contracts from the United States State Department. And the men who were alleged to have been responsible for those killings at Nisour Square, to this day, are walking around as free individuals.

Your Own Private CIA
The paperbook edition of Blackwater also delves into the company's recent development of something called Total Intelligence Solutions -- essentially a privatized, globalized version of the CIA. According to Scahill, Blackwater's owner Eric Prince has joined forces with former high-level U.S. intelligence honchos to build:

.. what they call a "global fusion center" in Total Intelligence Solutions headquarters, which is modeled after the CIA's Counterterrorism Center that [Cofer] Black once ran, with huge plasma-screen TVs, analysts sitting at desks. They have about a hundred people now working for the company, and they're marketing what they say in their literature are CIA-type services -- what they say -- to Fortune 1000 corporations and foreign governments, and the United States government, as well.

Cahill goes on to explain:

The US has sixteen intelligence agencies now under one umbrella. 70 percent of their combined budget is now in the hands of the private sector. You have private contractors working basically at every level of the US intelligence apparatus.

And so, what we see now, through Total Intelligence Solutions, is that Erik Prince is taking the decades and decades of CIA experience, the careers of people like Cofer Black, Robert Richer, Enrique Prado, and putting all of their contacts, their knowledge, their networks, their intimate relationships with governments and heads of state around the world, on the open market for bidding. You know, services that were once the realm of sovereign governments are now on the open market for bidding. And Blackwater has some of the heaviest hitters in the history of US intelligence, whose services are now available for private hire.

What's Next for Blackwater?
Scahill reports that Blackwater intends to go "full spectrum" in their services, including establishing mysterious new facilities in the United States:

Erik Prince, the owner of Blackwater, says that in the future Blackwater is going to be a full-spectrum operation. That's what he talks about. So they're manufacturing their own armored vehicle, which can go sixty-five miles an hour, and they're trying to get it licensed for use on US highways, which raises questions about what they want to do with these. They're also making a surveillance blimp that could be used by the Department of Homeland Security, for instance, Blackwater says, in monitoring the US-Mexico border.

The other thing that's happened is that Blackwater recently was defeated in its attempt to open up a private base in the south of California in a tiny town called Potrero. They were run out of town, basically, by 850 people ... They have another one in Illinois.

Chilling as hell, isn't it? Clearly, Cahill's appearance in Albuquerque is a must-see for anyone interested in the dangers that privatized, corporatized "defense" and homeland security companies pose to civil liberties and national sovereignty around the world. Imagine what's to come if companies like Blackwater are allowed to continue to provide their lucrative, secretive services to the highest bidders, both at home and abroad, without any meaningful oversight of any kind from American or international agencies or watchdogs. The "security services" they provided during Katrina were just a test run.

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June 14, 2008 at 01:30 PM in Books, Events, Iraq War, Military Affairs | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sandoval County Dem Women to Host Potluck

From Janice Saxton, President, Democratic Women of Sandoval County: On Wednesday, June 18, at 6:30 PM, the Democratic Women of Sandoval County will meet for a potluck dinner at UU Westside Congregation Church, 1650 Abrazo, Rio Rancho. Please bring a dish to share. Coffee, tea, and water will be available. There will be a business meeting beginning at 7:15 PM. The public is encouraged to attend. Guests are welcome. For info call Janice Saxton at 867-1139 or email jnjsaxton@msn.com.

June 14, 2008 at 11:19 AM in Democratic Party, Events, Local Politics | Permalink | Comments (0)

Friday, June 13, 2008

NM-Sen: Have You Signed Tom Udall's Letter to Bush?

Rep. Tom Udall is sending a letter to George Bush urging him to support the troops and sign the new GI bill. He'd love to add your name to the letter. Monday's the deadline. New Mexico FBIHOP has the . You know what to do.

June 13, 2008 at 02:27 PM in 2008 NM Senate Race, Military Affairs, Veterans | Permalink | Comments (2)

Wesley Clark Challenges McCain's National Security Credentials

Auditioning to be Obama's VP? Gen. Wesley Clark is questioned on Morning Joe (above) about his statements challenging John McCain's claims to posses strong national security and military credentials. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Clark said:

"I know he's trying to get traction by seeking to play to what he thinks is his strong suit of national security," Clark said of McCain while speaking from his office in Little Rock, Arkansas. "The truth is that, in national security terms, he's largely untested and untried. He's never been responsible for policy formulation. He's never had leadership in a crisis, or in anything larger than his own element on an aircraft carrier or [in managing] his own congressional staff. It's not clear that this is going to be the strong suit that he thinks it is."

Resume aside, though, Clark also took issue with the Arizona Republican's instincts on national security. "McCain's weakness is that he's always been for the use of force, force and more force. In my experience, the only time to use force is as a last resort. ... When he talks about throwing Russia out of the G8 and makes ditties about bombing Iran, he betrays a disrespect for the office of the presidency."

I just read another riveting (and scary) piece on McCain's militaristic foreign policy views. Did you know he was one of the infamous supporters of PNAC and the "Wolfowitz Doctrine"?

By the way, you have through Sunday to weigh in on our Dem VP Straw Poll. So far, Bill Richardson is ahead with 23% of the votes and John Edwards is second at 16%.

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June 13, 2008 at 10:49 AM in 2008 General Presidential Election | Permalink | Comments (1)

NM-01: Heinrich Celebrates Victory and Unity (with Photos, Video)


Rebecca Vigil-Giron introduces and urges support for Martin Heinrich

Click to view the entire photo album of this event at Flickr.

Martin Heinrich hosted a festive, high-energy celebration last night at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. He welcomed his long-time supporters and reached out to those who may have backed other Dems in the June 3, 2008 Dem primary in NM-01. It was a victory party and a unity rally all rolled into one, and it was packed with Democrats excited about our prospects in November. True Blue energy was in the air.


Heinrich addresses the crowd, and Micah joins him

The event was co-hosted by primary rival Rebecca Vigil-Giron, and prominent Dems Clara Apodaca, Richard Romero, John Kelly and others. The festivities brought out a large and diverse crowd of Dems, from campaign staffers, to volunteers, to grassroots activists to officeholders and well-known voices within the Party.


We HAVE TO WIN this race ...

Martin welcomed people on the patio and then moved inside for more conversation and the speeches. In a very gracious move, Vigil-Giron introduced Heinrich at the event and gave a rousing speech urging everyone in the First District to come together and work for a win, no matter their background or which candidate they had supported in the primary. Whole lotta unitin' goin' on.

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Martin welcomes crowd on patio

Both the speeches and the discussions among the crowd stressed the must-win nature of this race. In a year when Dems have top-notch candidates from Obama for Prez on down the ticket -- and the GOP brand is considered toxic by a majority of Americans -- this is our chance to take back this seat once and for all. IF we work hard at it. IF we unite and work together.

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Rebecca Vigil-Giron and Martin Heinrich

Heinrich stressed that our work has only just begun, despite a long, tough primary contest, and that it will be an uphill battle to defeat Darren White come November. But win we must with so much at stake right this minute in terms of peace, security, health care, education, energy, the environment, restoring our Constitutional rights and so much more.

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All eyes on Heinrich

We need the kind of change that only Dems can bring. We need the people-powered change that a Martin Heinrich win can bring in the First District. We need wins at every level, in each and every race we can manage it. We need to pitch in and stay active and talk to friends and neighbors and raise money and donate money and make phone calls and knock on doors and really win this time. Really win this time. Really win this time.

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Martin's son Micah joins him during speech

The Congressional contest in New Mexico's First District is seen as one of the premier races in the country. We have a really good chance to take a seat long held by Republicans and turn it BLUE this Fall. We have a strong candidate. We have psyched up Dems. We have the eyes of the nation upon us. We have the hopes of future generations hanging in the balance.

It's up to us to make it happen. Are you ready? Click.

See more photos of this event at Flickr. All photos and video by M.E. Broderick.

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June 13, 2008 at 01:48 AM in Democratic Party, Local Politics, NM-01 Congressional Seat 2008 | Permalink | Comments (3)

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Paper Ballot Surplus: Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing

Ballot1The Albuquerque Journal seems to be ever-vigilant about certain types of perceived errors or wrongdoing on the part of Dems that can be used for political fodder. Lately, it's been hitting hard on the existence of a surplus of paper ballots for New Mexico's June 3rd primary. Given their continuing front-page coverage of this issue, you'd think it constituted a scandal of epic proportions. The problem is, their reporters don't ask the right questions to get at the facts or the real problems. Many Journal reporters seem to have that habit -- or at least that's how their editorial bosses make them look.

Almost Flawless Election in Bernalillo County
The Journal started out hitting Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who just happens to be a Dem running for re-election this Fall against Repub challenger Richard Abraham. By all accounts, Oliver ran one of the most problem-free elections in recent years on June 3rd. She added three more early voting sites, effectively communicated important voting info to the public, operated with maximum transparency and improved poll worker training. The election went off without a major hitch. No long lines. No shortage of ballots. Timely reporting of election results. Everyone who wanted to vote got to do so easily and quickly -- a real success in a county that has experience election problems in the past.

The GOP: Always Whining
The smoothly run election must have irritated GOP operatives who like to whine about fake "voter fraud," despite their accusations being found to be thoroughly without merit, time and time again. This is the bunch who is also up at arms because New Mexico switched to a paper ballot system that replaced dreaded touchscreen and other electronic voting machines proven to be unreliable and hackable. You know, the machines being banned all over the nation because they lack any verifiable way to ensure votes are counted accurately. The GOP hacks consider the switch to paper ballots a step backward, probably because paper ballots provide a permanent record of what goes down on election day.

Whipping Up a "Scandal"
It's common knowledge that the Journal has always been highly amenable to regurgitating GOP talking points. I think the paper ballot oversupply "scandal" is just one more instance of this propensity.

The Journal keeps repeating that it cost $1.3 million for the 1.5 million unused paper ballots that were shredded after June 3rd, and wringing their hands about how much this cost taxpayers. Oh, shame on the Bernalillo County Clerk for following the formula for ballot printing designated by the Secretary of State. This, after the Journal made it a virtual crusade to milk the story of insufficient ballots for February's Dem Party presidential caucus for maximum political gain. Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

First off, the Journal cites a per-ballot price of 93 cents. Based on that, they total up how much extra it cost for the surplus ballot supply. The problem is that everybody (except, apparently, the Journal reporters) knows that printing costs aren't figured like that. The main costs come from the set-up and initial run of the job. As more and more copies are printed, the unit cost actually goes down.

Say the print job costs $150,000 for an initial run of 200,000. A significant portion of that pays for the intial set-up. Each additional copy printed after the 200,000 will cost substantially less because the set-up costs have already been offset. The farther away you get from the initial run, the less the per-copy cost. So there's no way that the surplus ballots cost 93 cents each. They may still have been overpriced, but the figuring is off.

The Journal did have to reveal that similar numbers of surplus ballots were printed in the past. And that many extra ballots have to be printed to serve early voting sites that require 850 different versions of the ballot needed for precincts that might have voters show up. But they still insist that there was extensive "waste" in this primary, and then place the "blame" on officeholders who just happen to be Dems.

Start Investigating the Real Culprits
I wish Journal reporters would target the real culprits making our elections such expensive affairs -- the big, mostly Repub-owned corporations that produce, sell and service modern voting equipment and materials. The way things are run in Bush World pretty much dictates that election officials must go to one or another of these often secretive and monopolistic vendors for what's needed in elections. ES&S, Automated Election Services, Diebold (now Premier Election Solutions) and a few others dominate the business of elections. They sometimes tend to jack up costs and keep everything proprietary so no-one knows what's going on inside the machines.

A handful of corporations literally owns American elections, and they force election officials to buy on their terms and enter into expensive maintenance and other contracts after their systems are purchased. It's a very lucrative racket, especially when you consider how unreliable their equipment and services have often proved to be. The public needs to be informed about these kinds of issues so pressure can be brought to convince government representative to fix the problems pronto.

Having a generous supply of extra ballots is part of the solution, not part of the problem. So is switching to voter verifiable paper ballots, as we've done in New Mexico. We're definitely moving in the right direction with our elections, even if some new problems emerge as we move into the paper ballot era. Let's praise election officials when praise is due, as in the case of the Bernalillo County Clerk.

Concentrate on Informing the Public
Another good idea for local journalists would be to provide more in-depth, quality reporting on local and national politics year-round so that more potential voters are knowledgeable and excited about participating in voting. As it stands, a 30% or so turnout of registered voters is considered excellent in these parts. And don't even begin contemplating the huge numbers of our citizens who aren't even registered.

Don't you wish the Journal would try to do something about improving its political coverage instead of pounding on an election official who's done a knock-out job so far? Less pseudo-scandals and rumor-mongering; more fact-based reporting on issues, candidates and voting, please.

It's fine to investigate the surplus ballot issue and whether it would be workable to have print-on-demand ballots at early voting sites or pursue other improvements. But making this story a front-page "scandal" for days on end is just more politically biased BS in my book. Much ado about (almost) nothing, but rife with the juicy anti-Dem innuendo too many in our local media are so fond of.

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June 12, 2008 at 03:57 PM in 2008 Bernalillo County Elections, Election Reform & Voting, Media | Permalink | Comments (12)

News from SAGE Council

NavalogoFrom SAGE Council:
The Native American Voters Alliance (NAVA) Get Out the Vote program such a success. Overall, we made over 11,000 phone calls and 1,000 doorknocks concentrating in Albuquerque as well as Laguna, Acoma, and Isleta Pueblos. Voter turnout doubled in Laguna and nearly tripled in Acoma. This is a huge success for NAVA as we prepare to move forward with the general elections. Thank you to our many volunteers who dedicated a lot of time and energy into making this victory possible!

Mt. Taylor Thunder Run: June 21st-22nd
SAGE will be doing a prayer run to Mt. Taylor June 21st and 22nd. The run is to honor and recognize the sacredness of Mt. Taylor. Runners will come from different directions and meet up at the base of Mt. Taylor. The run from Albuquerque will begin at the Petroglyphs the morning of the 21st and head west towards Mt. Taylor. Saturday night we will camp out at the base of Mt. Taylor. Sunday morning will begin with a prayer ceremony and then we will finish with the last leg of the run to the peak of Mt. Taylor.

Currently, Mt. Taylor is under threats from the uranium industry who want to reopen their mines. We hope that with this run we can convey the sacredness and significance of Mt. Taylor to these outside interests. Included in the run will be time for cultural learning opportunities as the youth and elders unite. We hope you can join us for this important event! Please call Theron, Chris, or Bruce at 260-4696 if you would like to participate.

NAVA Convention: July 31st-August 1st
The 2nd Annual NAVA Convention, co-sponsored by Picuris Pueblo, is scheduled for July 31st and August 1st at the Hotel Santa Fe in Santa Fe. We will have keynote speakers, trainings, time for people to meet and collaborate on different projects, and a meet and greet with elected officials. This is sure to be an exciting event, so make sure you mark your calendars! Trainings will include message development, power analysis, and the ins and outs of civic engagement. Please call Laurie at 260-4696 for more info!

Protect Mt. Taylor: June 14 Committee Meeting
Mt. Taylor in Grants is currently being nominated for a Traditional Cultural Property designation in the State Register of Cultural Properties. This designation will help to protect this sacred mountain from uranium companies who want to reopen their mines on Mt. Taylor. The tribes nominating Mt. Taylor are Acoma Pueblo, Laguna Pueblo, Zuni Pueblo, Navajo, and Hopi.

There will be a meeting held by the Cultural Properties Review Committee to vote on whether or not Mt. Taylor should become a Traditional Cultural Property. The meeting will be on June 14th at the Cibola County Building in Grants at 10:30 AM. Public comment and testimony will be accepted before the committee votes. We urge everyone interested in protecting this mountain to show up at the meeting and let your voice be heard! For more information, please call Nadine at 260-4696.

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June 12, 2008 at 11:41 AM in Events, Native Americans | Permalink | Comments (1)

Get Tix Now for Santa Fe County Dem Unity Celebration

Unity Celebration, Democratic Party of Santa Fe County
Sunday June 22, 2008, 2 PM – 5 PM
Fraternal Order Of The Eagles - 833 Early Street, Santa Fe

Enchilada Dinner, Soft Drinks
Food And Beverage Supervisor: Bernie Logue Y Perea
Desserts Courtesy Of Osteria D’ Assisi
Music: Sol Fire; Door Prizes

Tickets Purchased in Advance:
$20.00 Per Person, $ 7.00 Children, Infants Free

Tickets Purchased After Tuesday, June 17:
$25.00 Per Person $ 10.00 Children Under 10

PURCHASE TICKETS by sending the following information:

NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER & E-MAIL
NUMBER OF ADULTS ____ NUMBER OF CHILDREN___
TOTAL $______ (Sorry no credit cards)
MAIL TO:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF SANTA FE / COORDINATED CAMPAIGN
720 ST. MICHAELS, SUITE 2-L
SANTA FE NM 87505-7626
Or Email sfdparty@newmexico.com
For more information: 505-982-1967

SPONSORS:
Obama For President, Tom Udall, Ben R. Lujan, Bennie J. Shendo, Jr., Harry B. Montoya, Bruce Thorne, Joseph M. Maestas, Paul D. Campos, Angela R. “Spence” Pacheco, A.J. Salazar, Joe Campbell, Rhonda King, Peter Wirth, Brian F. Egolf, Jr., Virginia Vigil, Elizabeth T. Stefanics, Valerie L. Espinosa, Jeffery L. Ludwig

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June 12, 2008 at 11:14 AM in Candidates & Races, Democratic Party, Events, Santa Fe Politics | Permalink | Comments (0)