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Tuesday
August 15, 2006 |
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The
Vision of the Community Partnership for the American Dream & |
B
L A C K D E M S |
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at
the next general meeting |
| Sunday
August 20 |
| 3:00 -
4:15 p.m. |
| City
Hall, Space City Boardroom (901 Bagby) |
| B
L A C K D E M S Founding Chairman |
| James
Robertson, Jr. |
talks
about the true Vision of B
L A C K D E M S, African Americans and Politics in Houston,
and why WE are needed now more than ever before. If you haven’t
made a meeting yet, don’t miss this one! |
This
meeting is open to all interested parties. |
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Map
of 901 Bagby St
Houston, TX 77002-2526 |
Chairman
Appointed to County Clerk's African American Advisory Council
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Chairman
Robertson was appointed as one of the members of the African
American Advisory Council. This council is comprised
of about twenty members who are charged with the responsibility
of ensuring that there is an open dialogue between the African
American community and the County Clerk’s Office. Teneshia
Hudspeth from the County Office will be coordinating monthly
meeting as well as setting the general agenda items. Council
members include elected officials, Church leaders, non-profit
leaders, ect. |
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“This
is a positive first step in starting a running dialogue
between the African American community and the County
Clerks office.” |
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James Robertson Jr |
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TSU
Director Aisha Savoy, Marc Bygrave, and Marcia Miller were
also present and actively participated in the inaugural meeting
held on the campus of Texas Southern University on . |
B
L A C K D E M S Register's Voters at one of Houston's Largest
Health Fairs |
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Children's
Health Day, one of Houston's largest annual health fairs,
was hosted by Families Under Urban & Social Attack,
Inc. and Almeda Mall on Sat. July 29. |
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team of B L A C K D E M S members represented the Community
Partnership for the American Dream (our non-partisan political
action committee) and registered voters in the crowd of
thousands. |
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B
L A C K D E M S and the Urban League |
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This
month BLACKDEMS members educated shoppers at Sharpstown
mall about how to save homes from foreclosure through
a program that is currently being executed through the
Urban League. There is a 1 800 number that affected
individuals can call for assistance the slow or stop
the foreclosure on homesteads in the Harris County area
if people act quickly enough. |
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“We
are really proud of Slyvia Brooks for her leadership
as well as the other members of the Urban League for
continuously doing good work in the community and we
will do everything that we can to assist this organization
in educating and empowering people that need help the
most.” |
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Alysia Minor, B
L A C K D E M S Vice Chairwoman |
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| Upcoming
Training Opportunity |
B
L A C K D E M S will host |
"Cultural
Competency: Understanding the Culture of Poverty"
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Presented
by People In Partnership |
Sat.
September 9, 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m. |
Location:
TBA |
For
details contact Charlotte Rosette at crosette@blackdems.com |
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Camp
Wellstone is Coming to Houston! Aug 18-20! |
Camp
Wellstone is a training program that teaches progressives
how to win on issues and elect good candidates.Three
tracks are available: candidate, campaign, and citizen
activist. |
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Moving
Forward on All Cylinders! |
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Members
of B L
A C K D E M S have been busy preparing for chapter
expansions and important local partnerships with community
leaders and organizations over the past few months .Several
community leaders across Texas have already made commitments
to starting B
L A C K D E M S Chapters in their city this year alone!
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“It
is truly a great thing to get the amount of request that we
do for endorsements and public support. For many of our members,
the issues are more important than the candidates themselves.
We believe that politics is a necessary piece to the underprivileged
to achieve empowerment and prosperity; therefore “our”
candidates must be positioned to provide opportunity for those
they wish to represent. “ |
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–
James Robertson Jr., B L A C K D E M S Chairman |
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Membership
Renewal Time!! |
The
end of our fiscal year is approaching (Aug. 31) |
Current
members don't forget to renew your annual membership
for as little as $25. |
Dues
will be accepted at the next general meeting, or donate online
at |
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Donate
Today! |
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Fund
the Dream ... Contribute Online Today! |
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Partnership for the American Dream |
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B
L A C K D E M S is a member organization of the Community Partnership
for the American Dream Political Action Committee. B L A C K D E M
S does not determine membership eligibility based on race, age, religion,
sexual orientation, or political affiliation .Please visit: www.blackdems.com |
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