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As a member of your state leadership team, you are invited to join the PDA Grassroots Leadership Conference in Washington DC on March 23-25. Space is limited! Please register today.
Page address: http://pdamerica.org/articles/chapters/-2007-02-14-16-18-02-chapters.php
Conference Location:
University of the District of Columbia (UDC)
David A. Clarke School of Law, Room 201 Building 38
4200 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington DC, 20008
UDC is located immediately off the Van Ness/UDC stop on the Red Line of the Metro.
The fee for the conference is $60 and includes:
Plan to arrive Friday morning if you can! We’re arranging meetings with local congressmembers on Friday afternoon. We already have a 12:30 pm meeting scheduled with Congressman Jim McGovern. More meetings and details to be posted here soon!
5:30-6:00 pm - Registration and Informal wine-and-cheese meet-and-greet with fellow PDA grassroots leaders from around the country!
6-6:30 pm – Conference Opening Remarks by Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ)
6:30-7:00 pm – Informal wine-and-cheese meet-and-greet continues!
7-9:00 pm - Panel Discussion
“Mobilizing Inside and Outside the Democratic Party: Building an Expanded, More Diverse PDA Base/ Creative & Effective Strategies for Organizing Around PDA’s 5 Priority Issues”
Panelists include: Medea Benjamin, PDA Board Member/Code Pink, Marilyn Clement, PDA Universal Health Care Issue Organizing Team/Health Care Now!, Lori Wallach, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, Bill Fletcher, Center for Labor Renewal. Moderated by Steve Cobble, PDA Board Member.
8-8:45 am - Check in and Continental Breakfast
8:45-9:00 am – Framing the Day
9-10:15 am - Panel Discussion
“Integrating PDA with the work of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) and other Democratic progressives while we build the base inside State Democratic Parties and the DNC”
Panelists include: Bill Goold, CPC Executive Director;Terry Lierman, PDA Board Member and Maryland Democratic Party State Chair; Greg Moore, PDA Board Member, Glenn Miller, Senior Policy Advisor for Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ7). Moderated by: Tim Carpenter, PDA Executive Director
10:15-11:45 am - Fundraising for PDA
Including discussion and goal setting for:
Also including introduction of “The War Tapes” – a fundraising tool for house meetings.
Session led by Sherry Bohlen PDA Deputy Director with input from PDA Advisory Board Vice Chair Steve Shaff, Laura Bonham PDA Web Content Manager, and Chuck Lacy Executive Producer of “The War Tapes”.
11:45 am-1:15 pm - Lunch Breakout Sessions
Grab a slice of pizza and a soda and gather with others interested in talking about:
1. One of our Issue Organizing Teams (IOTs)
2. Or, catch a preview of our New Database Program – Led by Laura Bonham, PDA Web Content Manager.
1:15-2:45 pm - Guided Dialogue Focusing on our “State Coordinating Committee” Concept
Including discussion of how a State Coordinator can effectively facilitate the creation and maintenance of a statewide Coordinating Committee; who should be on the State Coordinating Committee; possible roles of State Coordinating Committee members (fund raising specialist, media liaison, outreach coordinator, database coordinator, CDPP coordinator, etc); how to build shared leadership; how to support the creation of new chapters in your state; etc.
Discussion led by State Coordinators – Dan O’Neal (AZ), Frances Anderson (NY), Dr. Bill Honigman (CA), Mary Nichols-Rhodes, (OH)
2:45-3:15 pm - Break - Afternoon Snack
3:15-4:45 pm - Guided Dialogue Focusing on Chapter/CDPP Organizing
Including discussion of how to build attendance at your chapter meeting (through email and phone calling); how to run a meeting; how to interrupt behavior that shuts down a meeting; how to maintain interest in between elections; how to build your chapter through coalition building; how to effectively coordinate with your congress member’s office; how to most effectively influence your congressional representative – emails, faxes, personal visits, developing relationships with staffers, etc.
Discussion led by Chapter Leaders and CDPP – Dan O’Neal (AZ), Lorin Klugman (IL), Michael Carano (OH), Judy Hess (CA)
4:45-5:15 pm - Working with the Media to Get Our Progressive Message Out
Including samples of good press releases; approaches to mainstream media; preparing an effective sound bite or quote; etc.
Discussion led by Jeff Cohen, Writer and Lecturer and PDA Communications Consultant
5:30-7:30 pm - Dinner and Book Signings - Time for fun!
Dinner Hosted by “Bus Boys and Poets”
Special thanks to “Bus Boys and Poets” www.busboysandpoets.com and our good friend Andy Shallal for hosting this dinner!
Book Signing by: Medea Benjamin, Jeff Cohen, and Lori Wallach.
7:30 pm - Movies and Popcorn
Sneak preview of Rhode Island’s special DVD on the January 27th March on Washington introduced by Bill Shaw, RI State Coordinator and the RI PDA Team.
9-10:00 am - Continental Breakfast
9:15-9:45 am - Interfaith Service – Led by NY PDA Organizer Charles Lenchner.
10-11:00 am - Guided Discussion of PDA’s Timeline for 2007-2008 - including benchmarks for:
11-12 noon – Guided Discussion of PDA’s Endorsement Policy for the Next Election Season
12-12:30 pm – Guided Discussion… Where will PDA be in 2010?
12:30-1:00 pm – Repeat of Laura’s “Preview of New Database Program” for anyone who missed it on Saturday!
1:00 pm – Closing
Check this page daily for updates.
Page address: http://pdamerica.org/articles/chapters/-2007-02-14-16-18-02-chapters.php
We encourage your home chapter to work collectively with other chapters in your state to do fundraising to subsidize the cost of the trip for those attending and representing your state. Your attendance is important to the success of this gathering! Sign up here.
Suggested Accommodations:
Days Inn
4400 Connecticut Ave
Washington DC, 20008
202-244-5600
www.daysinn.com
This Days Inn is a short walk from UDC. PDA has a block of 2-bed rooms reserved under PDA’s name until Feb 23. The room rate is $149.00 per night. (The rate otherwise is $199.00) When you call to make your reservation, tell them that you are reserving one of the rooms in the PDA block.
Holiday Inn Washington Georgetown
2101 Wisconsin Ave Nw
Washington, DC 20007
Call 1-877-477-5817
1.81 miles from UDC
Windsor Park Hotel
2116 Kalorama Rd Nw
Washington, DC 20008
Call 1-877-477-5817
1.88 miles from UDC
Jurys Normandy Inn
2118 Wyoming Avenue Nw
Washington, DC 20008
Call 1-877-477-5817
1.95 miles from UDC
Transportation Options:
You can fly into DC through Dulles, Reagan, or BWI airports. BWI often has the best rates.
From Dulles, take a shuttle or cab.
From Reagan, take the metro, shuttle, or taxi – metro is a breeze from here.
And from BWI, take the free shuttle to Amtrak and transfer to the Metro at Union Station or take a shuttle or cab. (If three of you come in together, the shuttle is probably the best value.)
If you rent a car you will incur additional daily parking fees. Parking is a challenge so this isn’t recommended.
Metro info http://www.wmata.com/
Amtrak info: http://http://www.bwiairport.com/ground_transportation/amtrak/
Shuttle Service: http://www.supershuttle.com/htm/cities/dca.htm
Restaurants and Sundries Close to UDC:
Super Panda -
4221 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 966-3298 - close 0.1 mi NW
KFC -
4221 Connecticut Ave NW # A
(202) 237-6668 - close 0.1 mi N
Pizza Hut -
4221 Connecticut Ave NW # A
(202) 237-6669 - close 0.1 mi N
Taco Bell -
4221 Connecticut Ave NW # A
(202) 237-6668 - close 0.1 mi N
Gourmet Express -
4250 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 362-5599 - close 0.1 mi N
Epicurean & Co -
4250 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 237-7711 - close 0.1 mi N
Your Way Cafe -
4250 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 362-5599 - close 0.1 mi N
Charlie Chiang's Restaurant -
4250 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 966-1916 - close 0.1 mi N
Schlotzky's -
4340 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 537-1040 - close 0.2 mi NW
Potomac Food Co Inc -
4422 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 363-8218 - close 0.3 mi NW
Burger King -
4422 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 363-8218 - close 0.3 mi NW
Subway Sandwiches & Salads -
4401 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 362-6000 - close 0.3 mi NW
Tesoro Restaurant -
4400 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 363-6766 - close 0.3 mi NW
SIPs Cafe -
4418 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 237-0802 - close 0.3 mi NW
Delhi Dhaba -
4455 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 537-1008 - close 0.3 mi NW
Shanghai Garden -
4469 Connecticut Ave NW
(202) 362-3000 - close call - 0.3 mi NW
Category: Restaurant Carry Out Foods
Hart Food Inc -
4481 Connecticut Ave NW,
(202) 537-3400 - close 0.3 mi NW
Fried Frank Harris Shriver
3525 Alton Pl NW,
(202) 237-0062 - close 0.4 mi NW
Grocery Stores
Giant -
4303 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC
(202) 364-8250 - close 0.1 mi NW
7-Eleven -
3530 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC
(202) 244-7933 - close 0.5 mi SE
Brookville Supermarket -
3427 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC
(202) 244-9114 - close 0.6 mi SE
Yes Organic Market -
3425 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC
(202) 363-1559 - close 0.6 mi SE
Magruder's Grocery -
3501 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC
(202) 237-2531close - 0.6 mi SE
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