Caucus Is Coming!
Submitted by owen_perkins on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 3:06pm
Count Down
Tuesday, March 16th--7:00 p.m.
Voter Registration Deadline, February 16th
Please click here to visit the Democratic Party of Denver's Caucus Center, featuring eligibility requirements and deadlines, Caucus rules and agenda, Caucus training sessions, a step-by-step guide to the evening, a complete list of Denver Caucus Sites, and much more.
Party Updates
Service Center
Submitted by owen_perkins on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 12:46pm
Visit the Democratic Party of Denver's "Service Center" to:
- find the latest opportunities to engage in community service in your neighborhood and throughout the city including:
--A February Service Project in House District 4, going door-to-door to inform residents about the Census and help people feel comfortable with sharing their information on Census forms and with Census takers. - learn about recent service projects involving Denver Democrats, including
--A Day of Service in House District 4 on January 24th, focusing on an alley clean-up and graffiti removal in the neighborhood of the Nettie Moore Playground;
--Governor Ritter's Holiday Food Drive, during which the Denver Dems and the Denver Young Dems raised over $600 in food and donations;
--House District 5's Food Drive for the Bienvenidos Food Bank, which raised over $1,200 in cash and more than 40 crates of food; - Review resources including speeches and releases from the Obama administration and news articles related to service.
Denver City Councilman Rick Garcia Appointed Regional HUD Chief
Submitted by owen_perkins on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 4:59pm
Denver City Councilman Rick Garcia has been chosen as regional director of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, overseeing a six-state area that includes Colorado.
“I am honored to have been selected and appointed by President Obama to serve as HUD’s regional director during this important time of economic challenge and opportunity in our nation’s history,” Garcia said in a statement. “My understanding of western cultures, land use, transportation, housing and community economic development allows me to hit the ground running and lead the Rocky Mountain region in achieving HUD’s national objectives.”
President Obama's State of the Union Address, January 27, 2010
Submitted by owen_perkins on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 3:42pm
"...We face big and difficult challenges. And what the American people hope -– what they deserve -– is for all of us, Democrats and Republicans, to work through our differences; to overcome the numbing weight of our politics. For while the people who sent us here have different backgrounds, different stories, different beliefs, the anxieties they face are the same. The aspirations they hold are shared: a job that pays the bills; a chance to get ahead; most of all, the ability to give their children a better life.
"You know what else they share? They share a stubborn resilience in the face of adversity. After one of the most difficult years in our history, they remain busy building cars and teaching kids, starting businesses and going back to school. They're coaching Little League and helping their neighbors. One woman wrote to me and said, "We are strained but hopeful, struggling but encouraged."
"It's because of this spirit -– this great decency and great strength -– that I have never been more hopeful about America's future than I am tonight. Despite our hardships, our union is strong. We do not give up. We do not quit. We do not allow fear or division to break our spirit. In this new decade, it's time the American people get a government that matches their decency; that embodies their strength...."
Watch a video of President Obama's Q&A with the U.S. House Republican Caucus in Baltimore, January 29, 2010
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