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May 16 Monthly Membership Meeting
Apologies for the late notice but due to a scheduling conflict the May Stonewall Democrats of Austin membership meeting will be held on May 16th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd) beginning at 6:30 pm instead of the usual 2nd Wednesday. Our guest speaker this month will be Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas, who will speak about the "gay panic" defense that was recently successfully used in a trail here in Travis County. We hope to see you on May 16th at Cafe Express. |
| Attachments:
May 2018 SDA Agenda.pdf
SDA May 2018 Treasurers Report.pdf
April 11 Monthly Membership Meeting
Join the Stonewall Democrats of Austin at our monthly membership meeting
on Wednesday, April 11th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd) beginning
at 6:30 pm. Our main order of business is to conduct officer elections
for the positions of Vice President and Secretary. |
County/Senate District Conventions on March 24
The County/Senate District Democratic Conventions will be held this Saturday,
March 24th. Travis County will be at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Barton Springs. Registration
begins at 8:00 am and the convention will begin at 10:00 am. For more
information: http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/county-convention/ There will be interest group caucuses throughout the day. The Stonewall caucus will at 9:00 am in Texas Ballroom 5. Precinct caucuses are scheduled for 11:30 am. Williamson County will be at Leander High School, 3301 S. Bagdad Rd, Leander. Registration
begins at 8:00 am and the convention will begin at 10:00 am. For more
information: http://www.wilcodemocrats.org/news/2100/2018-County-Convention Below are a number of resolutions that will be offered at Conventions across the state. If you want to go to the State Convention in Ft. Worth (June 21-22), you must sign up as a delegate in your precinct. |
| Attachments:
2018 Democratic Party Resolution on Discrimination in the guise of religious liberty.pdf
2018 Democratic Party Resolution on Nondiscrimination.pdf
RESOLUTION GenderIdentity_Resolution.pdf
RESOLUTION PREP_Resolution.pdf
RESOLUTION Relative to sex characteristics.pdf
TSDC RESOLUTION.pdf
March Membership Meeting Cancelled
Due to scheduling issues and a lack of a substantive agenda, there will
not be a membership meeting this month. We will conduct our officer
elections for Vice President and Secretary at the April 11 meeting. If
you, or someone you know, is interested in running for either position
please email rich@stonewallaustin.org |
Stonewall Endorsed Candidates for March 6 Primaries
The Stonewall Democrats of Austin announce the following endorsements
for the March 6th primaries (in some races no candidate reached the 60%
threshold and dual endorsements were made). Early Voting runs from February 20th to March 2nd. Voting locations are linked below the endorsements. U.S. Representative, District 10: Michael Siegel Governor: Lupe Valdez Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals, Pl 3: Chari Kelly Travis County Judge: Sarah Eckhardt |
February 14th Monthly Membership Meeting
Join
the Stonewall Democrats of Austin at our monthly membership meeting on
February 14th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd) beginning at 6:30 pm.
Our guest speaker will be Austin City Council Member Greg Casar who will
be taking about the proposed Paid Sick Leave ordinance. The proposed agenda is below:
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Candidate Forum & Endorsement Meeting January 10th at 6:30 pm
The Stonewall Democrats of Austin
will be holding a 2018 Democratic Primary Candidate Endorsement Forum on Wednesday, January 10th in the Smith Auditorium of the
Congregation Beth Israel (3901 Shoal Creek Blvd). The
meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. In order to be considered for endorsement a candidate must have filled out our questionnaire (we will have copies of the candidates’ responses to our questionnaire
available at the meeting). Candidates will have 3 minutes to address the membership. After we
hear from all the candidates that evening the membership will discuss each race
then cast ballots. The entire membership may participate in the candidate forum and the discussion of the candidate's positions but only those members eligible to vote as defined above may cast ballots. A 60% vote of eligible members present and voting shall be required for the endorsement of any candidate. Below is the agenda as well as the responses from the Federal, State, County, and Judicial Candidates. Copies will be available at the endorsement meeting. |
No December Membership Meeting - Holiday Party Instead
There will not be a Stonewall Membership meeting in December, instead we
invite you to attend the TCDP/One Texas Resistence Holiday Party on
Thursday, December 14, 2017 from 6-8PM at The North Door, 501 Brushy
Street. So come out and join in the holiday festivities! It will be a time to celebrate, drink merrily (and safely), and enjoy the holiday season together before the 2018 elections. So please come and enjoy with us as we continue preparing for the 2018 elections that are already underway. See you at the One Texas Resistance Holiday Party! Our next meeting will be a Candidate Endorsement Forum to be held in January. Details are still being worked out but will be provided once finalized. |
November 8th Monthly Membership Meeting
Join
the Stonewall Democrats of Austin at our monthly membership meeting on November 8th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd) beginning at 6:30 pm.
Our guest speaker will be State Representative Gina Hinojosa. The proposed agenda is below:
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October 11 Monthly Membership Meeting
Join
the Stonewall Democrats of Austin at our monthly membership meeting on
October 11th at Cafe Express (3418 N. Lamar Blvd) beginning at 6:30 pm. Our guest speakers will be Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea and
AISD Trustee Cindy Anderson, who will be talking about the upcoming
Travis County and AISD Bond Proposals. The proposed agenda is below:
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