Democracy for New Mexico

RSPV Now for NM Voices for Children 20th Anniversary Gala

The Board of Directors and staff of New Mexico Voices for Children invite you to join us for an evening of celebration at our
20th ANNIVERSARY GALA
Honoring our past...charting their future
Friday / November 9, 2007 / 6 PM - 9:30 PM
Cocktails & Silent Auction 6 - 7 PM
Embassy Suites Hotel
1000 Woodward Place NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Help us honor & recognize 20 outstanding "Voices for Children" who have dedicated their lives to New Mexico's children. We will also honor 20 current Legislative Champions. (See below)

The evening will include dinner, a silent auction and live entertainment. Semiformal attire.

Master of Ceremonies:
Eric Griego
Executive Director
New Mexico Voices for Children
Keynote Speaker:
Victor Rivas Rivers
www.victorrivers.com

Please respond by November 1st
(505) 244-9505 Ext. 21
or click here to RSVP online

Outstanding "Voices for Children"

The Albuquerque Tribune
Janie Lee Hall, School Health Advocate
Chris Baca, Youth Development Inc.
Ruth Hoffman, Lutheran Office of Govermental Ministry
U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman
Erin Hourihan, Child Haven
Ken Carson, Wise Men, Wise Women
Dr. Andy Hsi
Don Chalmers, Don Chalmers Ford
The McCune Foundation
Former NM Representative Max Coll
Ellen Moore, Los Puentes Charter School
The NM Council on Crime and Delinquency
The New Mexico Pediatric Society
Lt. Governor Diane Denish
The Santa Fe Business Alliance
Mary Dudley, Ph.D.
Southwest Organizing Project
Jose Frietze, Families & Youth, Inc.
Leonard Tsosie, Navajo Nation Delegate

Current Legislative Champions

Senator Sue Wilson Beffort
Representative Rick Miera
Representative Ray Begay
Representative Brian K. Moore
Representative Gail Chasey
Senator Cynthia Nava
Senator Dede Feldman
Representative Danice Picraux
Senator Clinton D. Harden Jr.
Senate Majority Floor Leader Michael S. Sanchez
Senator Timothy Z. Jennings
Representative Edward C. Sandoval
Representative Rhonda S. King
Representative Mimi Stewart
Representative Linda M. Lopez
Representative Thomas E. Swisstack
Speaker of the House Ben Lujan
Representative Luciano "Lucky" Varela
House Majority Floor Leader W. Ken Martinez
Representative Peter Wirth

10.20.07: Two Chances to Hear Voices from Darfur in ABQ

From the Save Darfur Coalition:
Voices from Darfur, a national speaking tour featuring Darfuri refugees, will be visiting Albuquerque on next Saturday. Voices from Darfur offers a unique opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of the genocide from the people who have lived through it. On Saturday, October 20, you will have two opportunities to see Voices from Darfur:

2:30 PM
University of New Mexico, ABQ
Anthropology Lecture Hall - Room 163

7:00 PM
First Unitarian Church
3701 Carlisle NE, ABQ

To learn more about these events, visit the Voice from Darfur website and click on 'find an event'. You can also email Laura at laura@savedarfur.org for specific event information.

Sunday: Party to Benefit Conservation Voters NM

From :

Ned & Janis Farquhar cordially invite you to:
"Protect New Mexico"
a party to benefit
Conservation Voters New Mexico & CVNM PAC
Sunday, October 14, 3:00 - 5:30 PM
1414 Camino Amparo NW,  Albuquerque NM 87107

We will honor our local 2007 Conservation Champions, including: Sen. Dede Feldman, Sen. Cisco McSorley, Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, Rep. Elias Barela, Rep. Miguel Garcia, Rep. Rick Miera, Rep. Mimi Stewart and Rep. Peter Wirth. (invited)

For more info, click to see flyer (doc).

New National President to Keynote Common Cause NM Annual Luncheon

From Common Cause New Mexico:
Please join me on Saturday, October 20 for Common Cause New Mexico's annual luncheon. You don't want to miss this year's event!  Dr. Bob Edgar, the new national president of Common Cause, will be delivering the keynote speech on efforts to enact much-needed ethics reforms in response to a series of high-profile corruption scandals both in New Mexico and Washington, DC.

This will also be your chance to meet the new executive director of Common Cause New Mexico, Steven Robert Allen.  Please RSVP today. Here are all the details:

What:  Common Cause New Mexico's annual luncheon; $20 includes a catered lunch, and all proceeds support our work in New Mexico

When:  Saturday, October 20 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Where: UNM Continuing Education Building (click for a map)

Who:  Bob Edgar, president of Common Cause, and you !

Please register today to reserve your spot!   If you have any questions, please call (505) 323-6399.

Thank you, and I hope you can join us on October 20 to hear about the growing movement for ethics reform both on the national level and here in New Mexico.

Sincerely,
Jack Taylor
Chair, Common Cause New Mexico

Tonight: NARAL Auction for Choice

From NARAL Pro-Choice New Mexico: Pull on your finest Western-wear and join us for

NARAL Pro-Choice NM's 27th Annual Auction for Choice
"Even Cowgirls Get to Choose"
Friday, September 28, 6 PM
Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road, NW
Food by Ambrozia & Artichoke Café
Emcee: Eric Griego; Music by Long Gone Trio
Tickets are $30
To RSVP, call 505-243-4443 or email info@prochoicenm.org.

Join other pro-choice New Mexicans for an evening of "Western Glitz" as you support NARAL Pro-Choice New Mexico and the political work we do to protect a woman's right to choose in New Mexico. This year's auction items include hot air balloon rides, luxurious spa packages, and a weekend in California wine country!

Focus Ink Hosts Progressive 'Network for Change' 9.29.07

Don't miss this one if you're interested in progressive politics and hooking up with others dedicated to organizing for positive change. Albuquerque's Focus Ink is hosting an open house/progressive gathering on Saturday, September 29, from Noon to 4:00 PM, so people can "Network for Change." Almost four dozen organizations, candidates and elected officials will have info tables at this festive gathering. Click for a flyer (pdf).

Open to all -- join us! Free refreshments too. Parking will be at Highland High School adjacent to the gathering. Click for map. Pass it on!

There's still time to have your organization table at the event. Contact:

Nancy Denker
Focus Ink, Inc.
We Print EVERYTHING from walnuts to signs!
www.focusink.com
505-265-3497, 505-266-4538 fax
335 Jefferson SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) #195766
International Union of Sign Painters and Allied Trades
Official licensed vendor for International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Re-Runs to Air of We The People's ABQ City Council District 2 and 4 Candidate Forum

WE THE PEOPLE: DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
How did the Candidates for Albuquerque City Council Districts 2 and 4 feel about local issues? Check the Cable Channel 27 Re-Run of the Forum from 9/13

COMCAST CABLE - Channel 27
Sunday Sept. 23rd at 7 PM
Tuesday the 25th at 11 am and 9 PM
and simultaneously on your high-speed computer at: https://www.quote-unquote.org. (Click for Channel 27s Media Stream - half way down the page on the right.)

Also remember our District 6 Forum - Live - Channel 27 on September 27th at 6:00 PM

WE THE PEOPLE is an innovative call-in television show looking for TRUTH and TRANSPARENCY in local, state and federal governments. THANKS FOR WATCHING, Mickey Bock, Host; Judith Binder, Producer

Calling All Democrats: RSVP NOW for NM State Organizing Summit Hosted by DPNM, DNC

From the Democratic Party of New Mexico: What a year we had in 2006! Didn’t it feel great to win? Wouldn’t it be great to feel that way again in 2008 when we elect a Democratic President?  JOIN the Democratic Party of New Mexico (DPNM) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for the New Mexico State Organizing Summit and help make us a

Blue State in ’08!

The DPNM, in conjunction with the DNC, will host a free training summit for party activists, community members and candidates. Training will focus on Volunteer Recruitment, Party Building, and Voter Contact. Two separate trainings are scheduled; all activists and party members are encouraged to join us:

Saturday, September 29th, 2007- 9:00 AM -12:30 PM
Alamogordo, NM ♦ Alamogordo Senior Center ♦ 2201 Puerto Rico Ave.
Register ONLINE
Download Alamogordo Agenda


Sunday, September 30th, 2007, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Albuquerque, NM ♦ UNM School of Law ♦ RM 2401 ♦ 1117 Stanford NE

Download Albuquerque Agenda

The 2008 Election Cycle will be the most important election of our time. To prepare for this momentous event, the New Mexico State Organizing Summit will equip you with the tools to organize other Democrats for the upcoming elections. You’ll have an opportunity to hone your skills as a grassroots activist and learn effective tactics in making positive changes in our state and our country.  By participating in this training and using what you learn at the precinct level, you will help ensure that Democrats win elections from the Roundhouse to the White House.

Pleases RSVP with the DPNM by calling 1-800-624-2457 and asking for Mike Wilder or Joseph Casados no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday, September 27th, 2007. You may also email Joseph Casados or Mike Wilder.  To receive training materials and reserve a seat at the summit you must RSVP.

Meet Democratic Senate Candidate Don Wiviott

Meet Democratic
U.S. Senate Candidate
Don Wiviott
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Ladera Golf Course
3401 Ladera Dr.
Albuquerque, NM

Free dinner will be served

Contact:
Theresa Trujeque, (505) 328-4000
RSVP@donfornewmexico.com
Paid for by Wiviott for New Mexico

You're Invited: Send-Off for Departing DPNM Staffers

From Ana Canales:
Join us for a party honoring Matt Farrauto and Angela Chavez. It's hosted by Bernalillo County Democratic Party Chairwoman Ana Canales and State Democratic Party Chairman Brian S. Colón along with Chris Garcia, Mike Davis and Brian Miller:

Saturday September 22, 2007
7:30 PM (after the Lobo Game)
Home of Chris Garcia and Jason Loera
6230 St Josephs Ct NW, Abq NM, 87120
505-410-0348, Map
Click for flyer (doc)