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VGFD Book Club
May meeting: Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 pm
This Month's Book: Outright Barbarous: How the Violent Language of the Right Poisons American Democracy Outright Barbarous: How the Violent Language of the Right Poisons American Democracy by Jeffrey Feldman Meeting with the author!! Books available at the meeting.
Location: Denny's, 5525 Sepulveda Blvd, Van Nuys (Corner of Burbank Blvd) Map/directions. Please plan to arrive between 6:30 and 7:00 to order your meal and be prepared for a lively discussion. Everyone is invited to join us and participate in the discussion whether or not you have read the book.
You can order the book by clicking here. VGFD will make a commission for each book purchased through this link. Previous book club selections are listed here.
For more information on the book club please email Steve at bookclub@valleygrassrootsfordemocracy.com
Coming up:
June: Not Much Left: The Fate of Liberalism in America by Tom Waldman Meeting with the author!! Books available at the meeting.
May VGFD Meeting
May 17 2008 - 10:00am
May 17 2008 - 12:00pm
Location Name:
State Building Auditorium
Address:
6150 Van Nuys Blvd
Van Nuys, California 91401
Van Nuys, California 91401
Join us for our monthly meeting on May 17.
Our guest will be Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes who will be speaking about his first year in the Assembly. We will also have a presentation on Propositions 98 and 99, and how you can become a poll worker.
We will be collecting items for the AIDS Project Los Angeles food bank. Please bring toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, shaving cream, deodorant, and small cans of tuna. We will deliver them to the food bank at our next volunteer night on the 21st.
After the scheduled end of the meeting, around noon, we'll be showing the movie "Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections." We'll order pizza and drinks so bring a few bucks to cover the cost.
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Valley Grassroots for Democracy Endorsements
June 3 2008 Primary Election
37th AD: Ferial Masry
38th AD: Carole Lutness
39th AD: Felipe Fuentes
40th AD: No Endorsement
41st AD: Julia Brownley
42nd AD: Mike Feuer
43rd AD: Paul Krekorian
21st SD: Carol Liu
23rd SD: No Endorsement
26th CD: Russ Warner
27th CD: Brad Sherman
28th CD: Howard Berman
29th CD: Adam Schiff
30th CD: Henry Waxman
Community Service Opportunities
AIDS Project Los Angeles' Necessities of Life Food Bank
Founded in 1986, APLA’s Necessities of Life Program is the nation’s largest food pantry for people with HIV/AIDS. Groceries and other items are bagged at the main distribution center in North Hollywood for distribution to clients throughout Los Angeles County.
VGFD has committed volunteers for the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm to help bag groceries in North Hollywood. Our next scheduled date is January 17. We need 10 people per month on an ongoing basis. More information about the food bank is at http://apla.org/programs/nolp.html
Blood Drive
We are gauging the interest of a blood drive in conjunction with Providence Health System.
If you are interested in helping with the food bank or blood drive, please contact Tauby at rosstauby@yahoo.com
Presidential candidate events and volunteering
Valley Grassroots strongly encourages you, our members and friends, to actively support the candidate of your choice, with the expectation that we'll all come together to help elect a Democratic president, just as we work together now to achieve our common goals.
This ongoing column will keep you up-to-date on local and national organizations, volunteer opportunities and events. No explicit VGFD endorsement of any candidate or event is implied.
• Hillary Clinton
Local supporters: hrclinton.meetup.com/43
National: www.hillaryclinton.com
Make out-of-state phone calls from home: More info
• Barack Obama
Local supporters: www.valleyforobama.com
National: www.barackobama.com/
Make out-of-state phone calls from home: More info
Other local Obama events and volunteering: More info
