33rd Thought for the Week

Republicans are the best reason to vote for Democrats!

Get Involved – Events in Washington

Here are some of the things that are going on in Washington state. Click here for the list.

33rd General Membership Meeting

Our next General Membership meeting will be held on Monday, January 16th, 2012 at 7pm at the Normandy Park Congregational Church at 19247 1st Avenue South. We look forward to seeing you there. We will be opening our meeting doors at 6:30 PM for a half-hour social mixer. We encourage everyone to attend! The meeting will start promptly at 7 PM.

Community Meeting Re-districted 9th

Senator Adam Smith discusses important issues with members of the Asian and Asian Pacific Islander communities of the Ninth Congressional Distirict. Meet at 2 pm in conference room #3 in the Tukwila City Hall, 6200 Southcenter Boulevard.

Crab Feed & Grassroots Forum

This annual event will be held on Presidents Day, February 20th at St. Martins University in Lacey. The Grassroots Forum runs from 10 am to 4 pm. Some of the sessions include Campaign Messaging, How to Become a Delegate, and Vote Builder Training. Cost for the forum will be $15 and includes lunch. The Crabfeed starts at 5 pm and is $50. If you have any questions, please contact Shawna Ousse at shawna@wa-democrats.org or (206) 583-0664.

Women of Valor Awards

Join US Senator Maria Cantwell for this February 22 event held at the Seattle Sheraton, 1400 6th Avenue. Maria’s guests are US Senators Barbara Boxer, Mary Landrieu, Patty Murray, and Jeanne Shaheen. General seating is $150. RSVP to Joanna at (206) 285-2012 or joanna@cantwell.com.

Initiative 1163

Passing the home care initiative was great but Washington state residents passed the reform before and our legislators ignored it. Click to go to the Save Our HomeCare website and find out how you can keep reminding the legislators that now it is their turn to act. Support revenue and stop the cuts.

Move to Amend petition

City councils of Los Angeles, California, and Albany, New York, voted unanimously to support constitutional amendments that would undo the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. Remember it is ‘we the people’, not ‘we the corporations’. Click here to visit the Move to Amend website. Choose Sign the Petition and sign.