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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
See Timely Obama Videos on Whitehouse.gov
Visit Whitehouse.gov to see timely videos of President Obama, including the State of the Union Address; Reaching Across the Aisle; and the President’s Weekly Address. You can also see our First Lady Michele Obama as she kicks off a new campaign to help improve the health of American children.
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
OFA Health Care Action Center
OFA (Organizing for America) has announced an online tool, the Health Care Action Center! Take a look!
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Meetings & Events This Week
All meetings are at the Democratic Party offices at 901 NW 8th Ave., Suite A3, unless otherwise stated.
Monday, March 8
6:00 p.m.: Organizing for America (OFA) strategy session with state leaders at the Downtown Public Library. p.m.
Wednesday, March 10
noon: Events and Services Committee
7:00 p.m.: Regular monthly meeting of the Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee [...]
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Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Next ACDEC Meeting – Wed., March 10th!
online casinoThe next meeting of the Alachua County Democratic Party will be Wednesday, March 10th 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 [...]
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Blue Door Cafe, Friday, March 19th!
Join us on March 19th 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 [...]
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Help Pass Health Care Reform! Write a Letter NOW!
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 [...]
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
ACDEC Supports the Community Choice Act!
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 [...]
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
A Few Recent Democratic Party Events
On April 16th Gov. Howard Dean gave a rousing and insightful talk at UF, and Friday we had a lively Blue Door Café. On Saturday, April 18th, jon Reiskind, Susan Bottcher, and Lizzie Jenkins attended a Clay County DEC fundraiser in Orange Park where Karen Thurman was the guest of honor.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
Congrats to New ACDEC Officers!
The ACDEC met Dec. 3 to elect officers for the next four years. Congratulations to our newly elected officers (as well as to all who ran): Chair: Jon Reiskind; Precinct Committeewoman: Susan Bottcher; Precinct Committeeman: Terry Fleming; Vice Chair: Evelyn Foxx; Recording Secretary: Michelle Ott; Treasurer: Jocelyn Peskin; Corresponding Secretary: Dan Cicenia.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Local Democrats Meet w/Senator Bill Nelson
On February 21st local Democrats Krysten Rosen (UF College Dems), Susan Bottcher, Evelyn Foxx, Jon Reiskind, and Zach Moller (UF College Dems) met with Senator Bill Nelson in Gainesville. Senator Nelson invited a few dozen local Democratics and community leaders to discuss politics and have lunch at SFCC. Senator Nelson’s message was clear: for Democrats [...]
