Democracy for New Mexico

Support Last Griego Comedy Fundraiser!

“It’s better than Cats!”

“I can’t wait to see the Chavettes!”

Please join us for a Final Fundraiser with Mayoral Candidate
Eric Griego

An Evening of Comedy
The Golden West Saloon
620 Central Ave. SW
7 PM, Monday, September 26

Suggested Donation:  $20
For Tickets call the Golden West Saloon at 242-2353 or call Molly at 224-9042
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Only Two Weeks Left

NOW is the time to help the Griego for Mayor Campaign:

Go watch the cool new TV ad, then please donate online to help us get it aired as many times as possible!

Yard Signs and Bumper Stickers - where are yours? Here at the office! Call 224-9042 ext 6# to gather your Eric Griego gear.

YOU are the necessary part of Eric's campaign. A couple hours over the next two weeks will MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! Call now and sign up for door-knocking and phone-banking:

Door Knocks: Two hours, walking shoes and you! The schedule is:

Monday - Thursday from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturdays from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Call Melanie at 224-9042 ext. 6# to schedule a time to volunteer.

Phone Banks: Call, call, call! The schedule for phone-banks is:

Monday - Thursday from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM.
Saturday 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Call Melanie at 224-9042 ext. 6# to schedule a time to volunteer.

Events: We have events that we need your help at to cover and share information about the campaign. This week we have:

WHAT: Swing Dance
WHERE: Jefferson Middle School
WHEN: Tuesday, September 20th, 7 - 9 PM

WHAT: MAS Poetry Slam
WHERE: Winning Coffee Co, 111 Harvard SE
WHEN: Wednesday, September 21st, 7:00 - 8:30 PM

WHAT: Preview Gala for Downtown Arts Fest
WHERE: Downtown
WHEN: Thursday, September 22nd, 6:00 - 9:00 PM

WHAT: Dist 4 & Dist 8 Coalitions of Neighborhoods Mayoral Forum
WHERE: Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church
WHEN: Thursday, September 22nd, 7:00 - 9:00 PM

WHAT: GO Downtown Arts Festival
WHERE: Downtown
WHEN: Friday, September 23rd, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM      

WHAT: UNM Tricentennial Day
WHERE: UNM Campus
WHEN: Friday, September 23rd, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

WHAT: Symphonic StarWars
WHERE: Popejoy
WHEN: Friday, September 23rd, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Weekend Events:

WHAT: Downtown Growers Market
WHERE: Robinson Park, 8th & Central
WHEN: Saturday, September 24th, 7:00AM - 11:00AM

WHAT: AIDS Walk 2004
WHEN: Saturday, September 24th, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

WHAT: Corrales Harvest Festival
WHERE: Corrales
WHEN: Saturday, September 24th, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

WHAT: GO Downtown Arts Festival
WHERE: Downtown
WHEN: Saturday, September 24th, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

WHAT: Fundraiser to benefit the Annual Dia De Los Muertos Marigold Parade and Festival
WHERE: Out Ch'Yonda, 929 4th Street SW
WHEN: Saturday, September 24th, 6:00 - 9:00 PM

WHAT: Salsa Dance at UNM
WHERE: UNM Sub Ballroom
WHEN: Saturday, September 24th, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Call Melanie at 224-9042 ext. 6#

The Eric Griego Campaign looks forward to seeing you at upcoming events, and appreciates and needs your continued support!

ERIC GRIEGO FOR MAYOR
Melanie Maldonado
Field Director

email: info@ericgriego.com, phone: 505-224-9042
web: https://www.ericgriego.com 

Local Hurricane Relief Benefits to Help Farmers and Musicians

Drum In for Hurricane Recovery
Saturday, September 24, 11 AM - 1 PM
La Montanita Coop (formerly The Marketplace)
913 W Alameda, Solana Center, Santa Fe
With  Nina / Christina / Akeem/ and friends

Come have fun and help overcome the great challenges that lie ahead. 100 % of donations will go directly to The Federation of Southern Cooperatives, which assist farmers, their families and Co-ops in rebuilding their homes, farms and lives.

The Coop will match Dollar for Dollar up to $10,000. Suggested donation $8-$15------More if you can, less if you can’t.

ALL AGES WELCOME --- NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Bring an instrument if you have one / many will be provided. We will be outdoors so come prepared to make yourself comfortable
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Yard Sale to Benefit Katrina Relief for New Orleans Musicians
Donations, Volunteers Welcome
September 23 – 25
Email rriverstone@yahoo.com or come by 1239 Summer, NW (1 block North of Mountain, off 12th Street), Albuquerque

All proceeds to benefit https://www.preservationhall.com/

Please donate to the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund. This fund is established by Preservation Hall to provide musicians with financial support during this tragic time. All of the proceeds raised through this fund will go directly to New Orleans musicians. Thank you for your continued support.

You can currently only donate by calling 1-888-229-7911 and providing your credit card info over the phone or by sending a check to:
New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund
PO Box 9081
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Donation by phone is preferred at this time.

Rogi Riverstone,  https://rriverstone.com

REMINDERS

Click on the links under Coming Events on the right-hand side of the page to find the details on today's events.

Come on down to see Eric Griego perform comedy to benefit hurricane relief at the Golden West in downtown Albuquerque tonight at 7:00 PM.

This afternoon, there's another in the series of Forums by the Ecumenical Voices for Democracy, as well as an Accountability Session for Mayoral Candidates hosted by Albuquerque Interfaith.

In fact, you should frequently check the Upcoming Events section of the website to stay current on political happenings in Albuquerque and other parts of the state. If you have an event you'd like publicized, click the Email Me link at the top of the right-hand column to send me information.

Interfaith to Hold West Side Mayoral and City Council Accountability Session

A very important community event will take place this Sunday, September 18th on Albuquerque’s West Side. Albuquerque Interfaith will host an ACCOUNTABILITY SESSION with the candidates for Mayor of Albuquerque / West Side City Council Districts 1 & 5 from 3:00PM to 4:30PM at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, located at 5415 Fortuna Road (East of Coors Blvd. and approximately one mile north of Central Ave.).

The session will focus on the stories of those affected by many of the critical issues facing West Side families, neighborhoods and whole communities: parents camping out the night before to enroll their kids in before/after school programs only to find out that slots are severely limited, elementary schools busting at the seams due to explosive sprawl development, immigrant families afraid to access basic services because they live in fear, grandparents holding families together while young parents cope with substance abuse and a jail that has become dangerously overcrowded and in need of preventative/intervention services.

If you’ve ever been to one of Albuquerque Interfaith’s "accountability sessions," you know that they mean business. When Albuquerque Interfaith got involved in the school bond election two years ago (just after the school bonds failed in 2002), 600 of their community leaders knocked on 16,000 doors around the city and the bonds passed decisively, providing $144.9 million for the building and improvement of schools in our community.

Translation and child care will be available.

Music will begin at 2:30PM, peformed by El Grupo Amor Eterno and Holy Rosary’s Spanish Choir. For more information, call the Albuquerque Interfaith office at 268-3991.

Artists for Eric II This Friday

From Eric Griego for Mayor:
Join us once again for an evening of music, food & spirits and great art!

We will once again be auctioning off a wonderful selection of art donated by New Mexico artists and nationally recognized artists. We hope you will join us in supporting Eric Griego for Mayor and our talented artists!

What: Silent Art Auction
When: Friday, September 16, 2005
Where: Eric Griego Campaign Headquarters, 1020 Coal SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Time: 6:00-9:00 PM

ERIC GRIEGO
Our City. Our Mayor.
www.ericgriego.com

All proceeds from the art auction will benefit the Eric Griego for Mayor campaign. To donate a work of art or for more information please call Alicia Lueras Maldonado at 224-9042 Ext. 4# or email alicia@ericgriego.com.

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An Evening of Comedy to Benefit Hurricane Relief

Please Join

Eric Griego

for

An Evening of Comedy

To Benefit
Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

at

The Golden West Saloon
620 Central Ave. SW

7 PM, Sunday, September 18

Tickets are $20

For Tickets,
Call the Golden West Saloon at 242-2353
Call Molly at 224-9042

Join the NMAS AIDS Walk in ABQ on 9/24

From Equality NM:
Come join the fun, support a great cause and get some excercise!

Saturday, September 24th, 2005 is the 14th Annual AIDS Walk hosted by New Mexico AIDS Services and EQNM is participating. The cost for registration is $25.00 for adults, $10.00 (12 and under).

Yes, it's early but LOTS of fun!

Equality New Mexico is recruiting folks to join our group for the 5k walk from

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM at Johnson field on the SE corner of UNM campus.

Contact Charisse for more info if you would like to join the fun at charisse@eqnm.org or call (505) 224-2766.

Please join us on Saturday morning!

Arts Alliance Hosts ABQ Mayoral Forum Tonight

From the Arts Alliance:

As in years past, the Arts Alliance is hosting a Mayoral Forum for the four candidates to talk about arts and culture in our community.  In light of the upcoming vote to ask residents of Bernalillo County to approve the Quality of Life Initiative (gross receipts tax), it is vitally important that the arts community delivers a clear message to the candidates by staging one of the best-attended forums this year!  It will also be an opportunity for us to learn about their position on this upcoming initiative.  Please forward this information to friends and relatives, and urge them to attend.

Mayoral Forum
Tuesday, September 13
5:30 -­ 6:30 PM
Albuquerque Little Theatre
224 San Pasquale SW

At the end of the forum there will be an opportunity for questions from the audience.  We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT.  Feel free to call the Arts Alliance if you have questions at 268-1920.

Thank you! PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL LIST!

Voter Action Update

From Voter Action:

United Voters of New Mexico State Fair Booth Opened to Much Success and Interest
The State Fair opened Friday and with it the United Voters of New Mexico booth which has brochures and information regarding our work at Voter Action.Thanks to all the fabulous volunteers and in particular Laura Stokes and Sonja Elison for organizing all of this and making it happen. There are still many shifts available to fill!  Contact Laura at stokescorrales@comcast.net , subject line “state fair volunteer."  Provide your contact info, and you’ll receive an email with available shifts. Alternately, please call 505 328 1767. The more people who help the more successful it will be!

Depositions Allowed to Proceed
The deposition with Director of Elections Marquez was allowed to proceed and discovery has commenced. Additional depositions are scheduled the week of September 19, 2005. This is an important piece to understanding what needs to happen to improve the accuracy of the vote counting process. Stay tuned!

September 16, 2005 Voter Action Meeting in Albuquerque
Mark Rudd will be leading a discussion in Albuquerque at 2:00 – 3:30 PM Friday, September 16 at the Flying Star in downtown ABQ(8th and Silver SW) to encourage greater understanding about the issues and problems regarding the vote count of 2004 and think through ways to bring this information to the greater public. Space is limited so please RSVP if you would like to attend to info@voteraction.org , subject line “RSVP”.

Voter Action is a project of the International Humanities Center: www.voteraction.org