From: David Redlawsk

Friends,

Our next Lunch with Dems will be on FRIDAY MAY 20, from Noon to 1:00pm
at DIAMOND DAVES in the Old Capitol Mall. The plan is for these lunches
to be a regular monthly activity, generally on the 3rd Friday of the
month. No agenda, just a chance to get together with fellow Dems to
talk about whatever!

For our May lunch, Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek will join us as our invited
elected official. Any other "electeds" are more than welcome to show up
as well; always the more the merrier.

No need to rsvp -- just come and we'll have lunch (dutch treat, of
course) and good Democratic camaraderie!

Dave

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- posted by John @ 5:18 PM

From: Jeffrey Fields

Hey Dems,

The A-Team met on April 27th and is pushing forward with our various
projects. We

Next Meetings: Wednesday May 11th @ 6 pm
@ El Ranchero Restaurant, 21 Sturgis Corner Drive, Iowa City

Wednesday May 25th @ 6 pm @
@ Flannigan's Bar & Grill, 501 1st Ave, Coralville

The Big Picture: We discussed focusing our efforts on two general
areas: Registration (of voters) and Recruitment (of activists). We
agreed that during non-election cycles, our time would be better spent
on Recruitment with more limited Registration efforts.

Recruitment: This is the really big, really exciting news. Starting
now (yes, right now), we're focusing our efforts on recruiting people
of difference for appointed/elected positions on state, county, and
local levels.

Juneteenth Civic Engagement Event: We're not sure if this will be a
lunch, dinner, tea, or something else, but it will be on or about
Juneteenth (June 19th or the third Saturday in June). The likely
dates/times are Thursday June 16th (evening), Saturday June 18th
(evening), or Sunday June 19th (afternoon). For those who are not
familiar, check out www.juneteenth.com.

The idea here is to host a "by-invitation-only" event for people of
difference who have a confirmed interest in elected/appointed
positions. Though we will be using a by-invitation-only model in
planning this event, it will be open to the public. Rather than simply
advertise to JCDems or in press releases, we will actively seek persons
of difference who are interested in elected/appointed positions. And
we will personally invite these interested persons to this event. This
will take some effort on all of our parts.

The agenda and format for this event will be similar to the Electing
Progressive Women group here in Johnson County. We'll share the exact
agenda when we get closer to the date. This event will be our
launching pad. The general plan is to get together three or four times
a year to check in and meet new candidates.

Outcomes: Our goal is to have one person of difference per month apply
to a board or commission or register as a canidate for elected office
or be elected to the central committee. This may not seem like big
numbers, but this is not currently happening in Johnson County. Thus,
our goal is to mentor and/or assist with 8 applications, between May
1st and the end of the calendar year.

Mentorship Teams: A benefit of the Civic Engagement Group will be to
match group members with mentor teams. Mentor teams will be comprised
of three people: an Executive Committee member, a local elected
official, and a county/state elcted official. Obviously, there is
flexiblitiy here, but we want to give our group a network of expereince
to rely on in applying/campainging for positions.

Voter Registration: For the summer we are going to limit registration
efforts to particular "events of difference", such as Cinco de Mayo (we
need help with this) and Pride Fest (June 18th, 1pm to 5pm), and the
Evert Conner Center ADA Celebration (date?). St. Patick's church has a
Cinco de Mayo event on Friday May 6th. I'll forward details when I
know more.

African American Ministers: James and I are still working on this
project (yes, we've been slow). One of the new goals of meeting
African American Ministers will be to ask for referals of church
members who might be intersted in the Juneteenth Group

Delegating A-Team tasks: The A-Team has lofty goals. We need help
achieving them. James and I are putting together a "To Do" list. If
you have a particalur skill, interest, or contact that would be of
assistance to any A-Team project, please let one or both of us know.

Thank you. All feedback/input is welcome.

Respectfully,Jeffrey FieldsJCDemAction@yahoo.comAffirmative Action
Co-ChairJohnson County Democratic Party319-339-0994 (Office/Mobile)

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- posted by John @ 9:43 PM

From: "Terrence Neuzil"

319-356-6000 (work)
319-338-3482 (home)

For Immediate Release
May 2, 2005

(IOWA CITY IA) Terrence Neuzil, member of the Johnson County Board of
Supervisors, will be holding Government and You listening posts in May.

The listening posts are held weekly at different locations in and
around Johnson County and provide residents an opportunity to discuss
issues and have a conversation with Supervisor Neuzil. A list of dates,

times and locations include:

Thursday, May 5th, 3:15pm-4:15pm at the Dry Dock in Shueyville.

Thursday, May 12th, 3:15pm-4:15pm at the Johnson County Administration
Building, Board of Supervisors Offices, 913 South Dubuque Street in
Iowa City.

Wednesday, May 18th, 7:30am-8:30am at McBride=92s Landing in Solon.

Friday, May 27th, 10:30am-11:30am at the Iowa City =96 Johnson County=20
Senior Center in the lobby and dining area.

For more information, please call 356-6000 or 338-3482.

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- posted by John @ 4:34 PM