Third Thursday of the month, 7:00 p.m.

Waukesha Democratic Party General meeting

Democratic Office

1726 S. West Ave.,

Waukesha

Click HERE for map.

http://www.orchidforchange.com/parties/waukeshadems.com/

Democratic Party of Washington County

Location may vary but are generally held at the

Cedar Lake United Educators Building,

411 N. River Rd. in West Bend 

For more information visit: www.washingtoncountywisdems.org

Ozaukee County Democrats Monthly Meeting

Click HERE for map.

Location: Cedarburg City Hall, W63 N645 Washington Avenue.
City Hall, W63 N645 Washington Avenue.
Cedarburg, WI 53012

Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 8:30am.

Washington County Dems Breakfast Meeting 

Cedar Ridge Apartments off Scenic Drive,

113 Cedar Ridge Drive

West Bend, WI 53095

Please join us for our regular breakfast meeting at:
'Top of the Ridge Restaurant'

Cedar Ridge is on the west side of West Bend, take Hwy. 33 west out of West Bend, then south on Scenic Drive West (note there are 2 Scenic Drives
in Washington County, I don't know why). Then a left turn onto Cedar Drive. Park in the main parking lot and enter through the main entrance (113 Cedar
Ridge Drive).

For Map: click here:

Contact Barb Landis for more details:
262-334-2234

DPMC meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month.

Democratic Party of Milwaukee County

www.milwaukeedemocrats.org

We meet in the Hall of Fame Room at the Pettit Ice Center, 500 S. 84th Street, at State Fair Park.  

OconDems Feb. 6 Breakfast

10:00 a.m.

 The OconDems meet for Breakfast on the first Saturday of each month.  10 a.m.

Dear OconDems,

Just a note:

I have confirmed the Master of Ceremonies for our Feb. 6 OconDems Breakfast Meeting.

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Jim Schroeder is the past Chairman of the Jefferson County Democratic Party. He has been a forceful leader for the Democratic cause in Wisconsin, and continues to work hard for the people of Jefferson County and the State of Wisconsin.

Program so far:

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1. Jim Schroeder, Master of Ceremonies.

2. Tom Barrett - Unconfirmed.

3. Sandy Pasch - Speaker. 22nd AD. Formerly taught at Columbia in NYC.

                Experienced lecturer in the Healthcare Field. Confirmed.

4. Sen. Feingold Campaign - Unconfirmed.

5. Terry Ludeman - Chief Economist, State of Wisconsin -Retired.Confirmed.

6. Waukesha County Campaign Updates.

See you on Feb. 6.

Dwayne Block

Senator Jim Sullivan has just been confirmed as a speaker at our March 6 OconDems Breakfast. 

The Depot /

Maxims Restaurant on Hwy. 67 in the center of Oconomowoc at the RR tracks.  The address is:

 
Our 2010 Founder's Day Gala is officially scheduled for April 10th at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee.
We are excited to welcome our keynote speaker - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.

More details to follow.

5th CD Convention

Sunday

April 11

1:00 - 4:00?

1:00 for lunch and registration

2:00 Convention Starts

The 5th CD will hold their annual Convention at Libby Montana's Bar and Grill in Mequon

Libby Montana
5616 W Donges Bay Rd, Mequon, WI 53092 US Website (262) 242-2232

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Mequon&state=WI&cat=Libby+Montana&country=US&latitude=43.236401&longitude=-87.984398&geocode=CITY

Registration and Lunch will start at 1:00 p.m.

The Convention will start at 2:00 p.m.

Only currently paid members of the Democratic Party, as verified by the State Party HQ, can be Delegates to the Convention.  Guests are allowed, but not allowed to vote.  If there aren't enough Delegate positions available, you can ask to be an Alternate and can be raised to Delegate level, by your County Chair in the event that your Delegate does not attend.

The County Party officers are responsible for putting together the lists of Delegates and Alternates who will attend the CD Convention and the State Convention.  The State determines the quota (total number of delegates) you are allowed to have.  In Counties that are part of multiple CD's, County officers will need to sort out the delegates from their counties according to the CD they belong to, in the lists that they send to both the State HQ and the CD Chairs.  The cut off date for sending the county lists of Delegates and Alternates to the State and the CD Chair, is 21 days prior to the convention.  Anyone wanting to be a Delegate at either Convention should contact their County Chair or other appointed official to make sure that they are properly listed on the official list being sent to the State Party HQ.  Double check with the State HQ BEFORE the deadline to make sure that you are properly listed ON THE LIST, in case you need to make any corrections.

Total Delegate Quotas from Each County in the 5th CD are as follows:

Jefferson County 4

Milwaukee County 54

Ozaukee County 22

Washington County 29

Waukesha County 80

The cut off dates for paid memberships to be in to the State Party HQ is fourteen days prior to the CD Convention, for you to be a valid Delegate.  DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.  Get your memberships in NOW.  It takes up to three months for a credit card payment to be validated to the State Pary and updated on their data base, and up to two months for a check payment.  If you are going to wait until the last minute, you will need to DRIVE your membership, with a cash payment, to the State Party HQ, 14 days prior to the Convention, and make sure you get there before 5:00 p.m.  If you payment is not VALIDATED, even if you made your payment by the cut off date, you can still be refused a seat as a Delegate.   

Since this is a Midterm election year, we expect to have a large number of candidates speaking at the Convention.

We will also be voting on any edits or approvals of the Party Platform, which will then go on to the State Convention for final approval by all of the gathered delegates.  60% of the votes of the delegates on the floor are required for any proposed amendments from the Convention floor.  (In the case of CD Conventions, these would only be recommended amendments to be submitted for approval by the entire delegate body at the State Convention, which would then require 60% of the total number of delegates on the floor to pass.)

Resolutions will also be considered.  A maximum of ten resolutions from each county, which have received the most votes at a county party meeting, will be reviewed, edited as necessary and a total of ten resolutions out of all of them will be submitted to the Platform and Resolutions Committee for final approvals at the State Convention.  A maximum of ten resolutions from each county must be provided to me (via email at the address at the end of this posting), by a County Officer, a minimum of ten days prior to the Convention.  Click on the Platforms and Resolutions link on the left margin of this page to get information on how to write Resolutions, and get an idea of what Platforms and Resolutions have looked like in the past.

We will also be voting for a Platform and Resolutions Committee Representative (voting) 3 year term, and a Platform and Resolutions Committee Alternate (non-voting) 1 year term.

Anyone interested in being elected to those positions should contact me in advance, or have someone move and second your candidacy at the meeting.

Two individuals will be appointed to two State Convention Committees (1 person to each committee).  The committees are the Credentials Committee and the Rules Committee.  It is helpful to have some background and experience in party policies and the Constitution and Bylaws regarding party functions, but it is also helpful for those who are interested in getting a better understanding of how things work.  Let me know if you are interested.  Contact me at:  Chair5thcddpw@gmail.com

If anyone is interested in being a guest speaker at the event (Democratic Candidates or Party Officers and Elected Officials), please contact me at the above email address.

April 13, 2010

7:00 p.m.

April 13 program on Universal Right to Quality Preventive Healthcare (& what we can learn from the Global South)

Quality & Preventive Healthcare as a Universal Right

and what we can learn from our neighbors to the south

Hear Dr. Luther Castillo

Featured in the movie "Salud" & now leading the largest international health mission in Haiti

Tuesday, April 13, 7pm

Central United Methodist Church,

This is an invitation to attend & to consider co-sponsoring or otherwise supporting the April 13th program in Milw. on the Universal Right to Quality Preventive Healthcare (& what we can learn from innovations from the Global South, in less-resourced nations). All sponsors will be welcome to have table space for literature re your programs, etc.

This will not be theoretical, but based on direct hands on experience, featuring Dr. Luther Castillo, featured in the inspiring & award winning movie "Salud," which I also urge you all to see and screen if you have not already. (Available from at least the Milwaukee, Shorewood Racine Public Libraries, from UWM's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; from Peace Action WI, 1001 E. Keefe Ave., Milwaukee, (414) 964-5158. My office, for the Wis. Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, has copies to sell for only $16, $20 post paid; or we can loan out copies for free, with a $15 deposit; call 273-1040 & ask for Jackie, jwalker@igc.org. You can also order it & see more info from www.saludthefilm.net.)

Note that there will be a similar program at Carroll College in Waukesha at 7pm on Monday, April 12

(at Wisconsin Ave., free parking south of the Church) Free & open to the public

Also featuring Dr. Paul Brodwin, who teaches Medical Anthropology at UWM and the Medical College of Wis. He has extensively researched the delivery of medical services in developing societies, and will discuss how innovations from the "global south," such as the model of community health workers, could help improve the broken US healthcare system.

Dr. Castillo represents a fresh approach to the healthcare crisis affecting not only the US and our lack of a comprehensive system to deliver healthcare to the whole population, but also worldwide, where is there is a huge brain drain of medical talent from developing nations – even without natural disasters such as the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile.

Featured in the award-winning movie "Salud," Dr. Castillo presents an inspiring life story. He is one of the first Honduran doctors from the Afro-Indigenous Garífuna population. He was president of the first graduating class of the renowned Latin American School of Medicine in Havana, established exclusively to provide free medical education to students who promise to return and work in their under-served communities after they graduate. Preventive medicine, rather than commercial medicine, is its core value.

Dr. Castillo and other LASM graduates established the first medical clinic serving the Garífuna people. He was named as "Doctor of the Year" by Rotary International in Honduras. He spoke to the National AFL-CIO convention right before it passed its resolution condemning the military coup in Honduras. He has been targeted by the military coup government and was a major spokesperson for the Honduran resistance to the coup. He now helps supervise over 750 doctors from over 20 countries (including the U.S.) working in at least 20 medical encampments in Haiti, forming the largest international mission working in Haiti today, including hundreds of Haitian doctors educated for free in Cuba. For an update see

"Dispatches from Haiti" at http://mediccglobal.wordpress.com.

Please join us sponsoring this program to advance the discussion in this country about healthcare as a right, domestically and internationally, and the importance of preventive medicine if we are to solve our current crisis. Current sponsors include Latin America Solidarity Committee; Peace Action Wis.; Grass Roots North Shore; Pan-African Community Assn.; Central United Methodist Church; Progressive Students of Milw.; Milw. Students for a Democratic Society; Wis. Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba; Local 212, Am. Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO; Youthaiti; and the Council for the Spanish Speaking, Inc.

For more information, contact Art Heitzer by April 4th at 414-273-1040 ext. 12, aheitzer@igc.org; or the Latin America Solidarity Cmte. at 414-507-3745, lascmilw@gmail.com.

Here is the latest from Waukesha. Like in Milwaukee, Dr. Luther Castillo will be speaking on health care as a universal right.

Dr. Luther Castillo APRIL 12 @ 7:00 PM Ballroom

CARROLL UNIVERSITY SPEAKER

MONDAY, APRIL 12, 7:00-9:00 PM

CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM

Welcome:  Dr. Doug Hastad, President

WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR MEETINGS WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY, CLASSES FROM NOON WHEN HE ARRIVES TO CAMPUS.

CONTACT:

Elena De Costa, Modern Languages and Literatures for bookings on campus and in the community

edecosta@carrollu.edu

262-524-7284

Sat.

May 22,

2010

10:00 a.m.

Senator Feingold Canvassing in Waukesha

Meet at Waukesha Labor Council 

Waukesha County Party Democratic Office

1726 S. West Ave.,

Waukesha

Click HERE for map.

http://www.orchidforchange.com/parties/waukeshadems.com/ 

DPW State Convention will be held in Madison at the Middleton Marriott West on June 11, 12

The DPW is not sending out copies of the Platform and Resolutions in your Convention Packets via the mail this year, in an effort to cut down on postage expenses.  You will receive it in your Convention Packets AT the Convention.

If you would like to get an advance copy, you can get it online from the DPW Website http://www.wisdems.org/release_details.asp?id=456  (You will need Adobe Acrobat software in order to open the documents and view them. - at minimum Adobe Acrobat Reader.)  You can download a free copy from CNET   http://download.cnet.com/Adobe-Reader/3000-10743_4-10000062.html  or Adobe's website at:

http://get.adobe.com/reader/?& 

2010 Democratic Party of Wisconsin Convention Delegates and Alternates
From:        Mike Tate, Chairman
Date:         June 1, 2010
RE:         Convention Delegate Materials


Thank you for registering as Delegate or Alternate for this year’s State Convention on June 11th & 12th in Middleton! Convention is the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s biggest event of the year. It is a time to celebrate the Party, see old friends and make new ones. We’re excited that you will be joining us for a memorable event featuring DNC Chairman Gov. Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, and our next Governor, Tom Barrett!
 

When you first arrive at Convention, proceed to Registration, located in the Geneva room. There, you will receive your credentials and Convention materials. The registration room will be open from 3pm to 8pm on Friday and 8am to 11am on Saturday.
 
New Delegate Orientation & Caucus Meetings:
For any first-time Convention attendees, there will be an orientation at 4:00pm on Friday, June 11. Seasoned Convention-goers and Party leaders will answer questions and walk newcomers through the process. Most Caucuses will meet on Friday between 4:15 PM and 6:00 PM, and a few Caucuses meeting on Saturday. See the included schedule to determine when your Caucus is meeting.
 
Marriott Location & Parking:
The Madison Marriott West Hotel is located at 1313 John Q Hammons Drive, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562. Questions about the Hotel can be directed to 1-608-831-2000. There is complimentary on-site parking at the Marriott.
 
Alternate Hotel Options:
Here are a few other hotel options in the area: Hilton Garden Inn (608-831-2220), Courtyard by Marriott (608-203-0100), Fairfield Inn & Suites (608-831-1400).
 
Additional Information:
If you need additional information, visit www.wisdems.org or call 608-255-5172. Thank you for all your hard work to advance Democratic causes. I look forward to seeing you at Convention!

Revised Schedule

Friday, June 11th

3:00 p.m.     Registration opens (Geneva) 

4:00 p.m.     New Delegate Orientation (Ballroom E)

Black Caucus Meeting (Ballrooms F&G)

County Chairs Association Meeting (Ballroom D)

Elections Commission (La Crosse)

         Platform and Resolutions Committee Meeting (Madison Board Room)

4:15 p.m.     LGBT Caucus Meeting (Ballroom A)

4:45 p.m.     Latino Caucus Meeting (Ballroom H)

         American Indian Caucus Meeting (La Crosse)

         College Democrats (Ballroom E)

Veterans Caucus Meeting (Ballroom C)

5:00 p.m.     Rural Caucus Meeting (Ballrooms D)

         Welcome Hospitality with Congressman Kind (Tiffany Grille)

         Convention Hall opens (Superior and Michigan)

6:00 p.m.     General Session Begins (Superior and Michigan)

         Call to Order

         Presentation of Colors

         Pledge of Allegiance

         Invocation

         National Anthem - Gregory Brumfield

         Convention Reports

            Approval of Convention Rules

            Approval of Election Rules

            Treasurer’s Report

            Credential Committee Report

6:30 p.m.     Introduction – Dane County Chair, Wayne Bigelow

      Welcome – Local Officials

      1st Vice Chair’s Report

      State Chair’s Report

6:45-9:30 p.m.   Speakers:

         Wisconsin State Legislative Leaders

         Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton

         Members of our Congressional Delegation

Senator Russ Feingold                                  

DNC Chair – Governor Tim Kaine

         Governor Jim Doyle

7:00 p.m.     Green Room opens (Backstage)

8:00 p.m.     Registration closes (Geneva)

9:30 p.m.     Close for the Evening

10:30 p.m.   Green Room closes (Backstage)

Todd Kolosso has a hospitality suite directly after the Friday 10:00 p.m. close to 2:00 a.m.  They will be serving brownies and root beer and soda floats, but have a limited supply so, show up early if you want one.  Don't have a specific room for the hospitality suite, but here's a general map showing the Atrium and meeting rooms, Ballroom and Conference Rooms.

Hospitality Suites open 15 minutes after the close of Friday’s session.

Saturday, June 12th

7:45 a.m.     Women’s Caucus Meeting (Ballroom D)

8:00 a.m.     Breakfast with Senator Kohl (Ballroom E)

            Registration Opens (Geneva Room)

8:30-9:30 a.m.   Platform and Resolutions Debate (Superior and Michigan)

9:30 a.m.     Convention Reports

            Credential Committee Report

            County Chairs Association Report

            College Democrats Report

9:45 a.m.     Speakers:

            Senator Herb Kohl

            Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Barrett

10:20 a.m.   Raffle winners announced

10:30 a.m.   Speakers:

            Statewide Elected Officials and Candidates

            DNC Candidate

11:00 a.m.   DNC Election by Acclamation

            Registration Closes (Geneva Room)

11:15-1:15 p.m.   Platform and Resolutions Debate (cont.)

1:15 p.m.     Convention Ends

1:30 p.m.     Labor Caucus Meeting (Mendota)

August 8

1 P.M.

Canvassing in Waukesha out of Feingold Field Office 251 West Broadway in Downtown Waukesha.

After canvassing, join Russ at the official office open house from 4-5:30 p.m. 

UPDATE: Russ will be arriving earlier, at 2:30 p.m. a change in the previously announced schedule.

If you want to volunteer, contact Matt Stienstra to sign up at stienstra@russfeingold.org or 446-0697.