Reminder From Trotwood Dems: Sunday is the Big Day

Reminder: this Sunday at 5PM is the Trotwood Democrat Club's annual White Donkey Auction.  The auction will be at the Trotwood UCC, 18 N. Broadway St. at Whorley Ave.

Bring something to auction new, used, or funny and your full pocketbook

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from your Trotwood Democrat Club

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Update to the Community and Call to Action with Commissioner Judy Dodge and Ambassador Tony Hall, Alliance to End Hunger

In 1993, Ambassador and former Congressman Tony Hall, went on a 22 day water-only fast to protest proposed budget cuts and the elimination of the only Congressional committee that worked to reduce hunger. He was successful in drawing attention to these issues with very powerful results.

Today, on behalf of the poor and the hungry, Ambassador Hall is fasting again and calling for those who share his concern to join him.

Montgomery County Commissioner Judy Dodge invites you to attend an update to the community from Ambassador Hall, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger. Ambassador Hall will share insights as he continues his hunger fast to raise public awareness about the issues of our most vulnerable citizens, globally and locally.

“There are 50 million hungry Americans, 17 million of them are children,” states Ambassador Hall. “They didn’t get us into this mess, and hurting them is not the way out of it. We shouldn’t balance the budget on the backs of poor people.”

Commissioner Dodge will also present information on the current local initiatives addressing hunger issues in our community.

Montgomery County is focusing efforts in a Food Policy Coalition to identify and propose solutions to improve local or state food systems, stimulate economic development, and make food systems more environmentally sustainable, socially just and economically viable.

Plan to join us on Friday, April 15th, 2011, 10:00 – 11:00 AM, at the House of Bread, 9 Orth Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45406.

Please RSVP to Emily Jackson at jacksone@mcohio.org, or 225-6470, by Wednesday, April 13, 2011.

We Are Ohio Rally This Saturday-With Bus Information!!

This is just a reminder that there will be a rally on Saturday in Columbus. This  rally will kick-off the Repeal SB 5 campaign. The rally will be from 12pm-3pm on the West Lawn of the Ohio State House.

There will be a bus leaving the CLC at 4127 E Second St in Dayton. The bus will leave Dayton at 10am and depart from Columbus at 3:30pm. If you would like to ride the bus or have questions, please contact Stacey at 937-823-6755.

April Calendar of Events

Here is the calendar of events for April and here are some highlights:

• Dayton City Commissioner Nan Whaley will have a fundraiser at Jimmie’s Cornerstone on Tuesday, April 19^th from 5-7pm. It will cost $20/person. Join Nan for last call at Jimmie’s before it moves across the street!
• County Recorder Willis Blackshear will have his 5^th annual Burgers with Blackshear on Thursday, April 21^st from 4-7pm. It will be $20 person and will be held at Dem HQ.
• The next Party meeting will be held on April 28^th.

Stay tuned for an update on the SB 5 referendum.

Also, don’t forget to follow MCDP on facebook for the most up-to-date information!  

SB 5 Update!

The enthusiasm that has been pouring into HQ through your visits, phone calls, and emails is amazing! Thanks to your help, on Monday about 3,000 signatures were turned in to the Secretary of State’s office to begin the process to repeal SB 5. A few hundred of those signatures came from Montgomery County, so again, thank you!!

A lot of folks have been asking: “What can we do next?!”

Currently the language that will appear on the ballot is being approved by the Attorney General’s office. It should be approved in about 10 days and then the process of collecting signatures will begin. Statewide, we need to collect 231,149 signatures. They need to come from 44 counties, and in those counties the number of signatures must equal 3% of the votes cast for Governor in 2010. In Montgomery County, we will need to collect 5600 signatures from registered voters. The 231,149 signatures need to be turned in by June 30^th.

We will certainly need everyone’s help in collecting signatures throughout the county. If you are interested in volunteering, please send us an email at contact@montgomerydems.org, or call our HQ at 222-4007. You should also consider becoming a fan of MCDP on facebook to get the most up to date information. “Like” our page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Montgomery-County-Democratic-Party-Ohio/157816130939943

In the mean time, please see the email I received this morning from the Ohio Democratic Party about a kick-off rally that will be held this Saturday in Columbus.

Dear Gen ,

We have a long road ahead. We overcame the first hurdle to repeal Senate Bill 5: turning in 1,000 signatures so that we can get ballot language approved. That language will be approved within the next 10 days and we will then begin to gather 231,149 signatures by June 30 in order to put Senate Bill 5 on the November ballot. Then we must mount a massive, statewide grassroots-based campaign to educate Ohioans on the need to overturn the bill.  Out-of-state corporate interests will spend millions to defeat us, but we will beat them with a groundswell of activism from supporters like you.

Our journey begins this Saturday, April 9, as thousands of Ohioans will descend on the Statehouse in Columbus to officially kick off the campaign to repeal Senate Bill 5. We wanted to extend you, your friends, your co-workers and your family an invitation to attend the ‘We are Ohio’ Senate Bill 5 Repeal Rally Kickoff.

Click here to RSVP.

Details are as follows:

Saturday, April 9, 2011

‘We are Ohio’ Rally Kickoff

West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse

1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH

Rally begins at 12:00 p.m.

Please join Ohioans from all walks of life who believe as you do that we must fight to protect the middle class in our state. Let us know you can make it by clicking here.

We hope to see you Saturday at noon.

Sincerely,

Liz Brown, Political Director

Ohio Democratic Party

P.S. Can’t make the rally? Click here to find out what you can do to repeal Senate Bill 5!

Signatures Needed Today and Solidarity Day Tomorrow

In order to start the process in repealing SB5, we need 1,000 signatures to begin the referendum campaign. There will be someone at Democratic HQ today until 6pm with petitions that you can sign. If you are a registered voter and have a few minutes to come to HQ and sign the petition we would really appreciate it.

Democratic HQ is located at 131 S Wilkinson St in Dayton.

There will be a rally tomorrow at the UFCW Local 75 Hall. This rally will bring together workers across the country to stand together for good jobs and laws that protect and strengthen the middle class.  The rally will begin at 4:30 pm at 7250 Poe Avenue in Dayton. In case of inclement weather, the rally will be held at Teamsters Local 957, 2719 Armstrong Lane in Dayton.