Friends,

With Labor Day coming up it's appropriate to remind everyone about the Labor picnic on Monday, Sept 5, beginning at noon. All Friends of Labor are welcome - come out for lots of fun, food, and fellowship, and recognize the important role Labor plays in our community, Iowa, and the Nation. Location is Shelter #2 in Upper City Park.

Dave Redlawsk

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- posted by John @ 3:31 PM

From Dennis Roseman <roseman21@mchsi.com>

The Johnson County Democracy for America is hosting a state-wide DFA meeting/workshop on Sept. 10th at the Iowa Memorial Union. We will have some good speakers-Jim Dean and Chris Warshaw from DFA in Burlington, Vermont, and our own Sarah Swisher, plus several other candidates and local Iowans. This is not just for DFA folks, but for everyone who would like to move Iowa in a progressive direction. Everyone is welcome!

Democracy for America
Announcement and Agenda for a Statewide Meeting of

September 10
Iowa Room, Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City, Iowa
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

This will be the first such statewide DFA meeting for Iowa. At this meeting we will:

- Have direct communication between DFIA grassroots and national leaders of DFA

- Provide opportunity for members of local groups to meet each other and share ideas

- Plan specific coordinated actions for the next several months

- Develop communications for sharing practices, coordinating campaigns, and working on issues

- Decide what goals and state-wide structure DFIA will have

There is a $15 registration fee (includes lunch !)

For further information contact Dennis Roseman
roseman@math.uiowa.edu
(319)-337-4925

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- posted by John @ 3:22 PM

From David Loebsack, david@loebsackforcongress.org

David Loebsack Announces His Candidacy for U.S. House District 2

(Mt. Vernon, IA) ­ Today David Loebsack, a Democrat and long-time Cornell College educator, announced his candidacy for congress in Iowa’s second congressional district.

Loebsack stated “It is time for real change in Iowa’s second district. After traveling the district for several months, I have found that Iowans from all parties as well as independents believe that 30 years is more than enough time in office for any politician.

And I have found that folks believe it is time for a representative who will consistently work for the hardworking citizens of the district and provide the leadership necessary on the issues that matter most to Iowans.

Those are critical issues like health care, jobs that won’t be exported, social security and pensions that will be there when hardworking Iowans retire, education for the 21st century, and a healthy environment. In the rural areas of the district we need to work to rejuvenate communities that have been devastated by the increased costs of production and the concentration of agribusiness.”

Loebsack noted the primary reasons for change are the failure of the Republican-controlled national government over the past several years to provide the prosperity promised by George Bush and the loss of American influence abroad as a result of George Bush’s unilateral approach to the rest of the world.

It is time to replace the party in control in the Congress with representatives who will work constructively at home and abroad to provide opportunities for those who have suffered as a result of the current administration’s policies.”

Although Loebsack’s teaching expertise is in the field of international politics, he has learned through his many years as a community educator and activist that the vast majority of Iowans want a representative who will lead on pocket book issues and the environment and who will fight every day for those issues in Washington, D.C.

Loebsack stated, “We need leadership in congress that will not simply offer more tax cuts for the rich and massive budget and trade deficits as far as the eye can see. To provide hope and real change in America and in Iowa’s second district, we need to clean house and send a new representative who will work everyday for the interests of the people of the second district.”

David's website is at http://www.loebsackforcongress.org.

-- Loebsack for Congress
P.O. Box 81
Mt. Vernon, IA 52314
http://www.loebsackforcongress.org
david@loebsackforcongress.org
Home E-mail: dloebsack@mchsi.com
Office Phone: (319) 895-4300
Cell Phone: (319) 721-5324

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- posted by John @ 5:56 AM

Friends,

As we have done in the past, the JC Dems sent out a questionnaire to all candidates in competitive School Board races in Johnson County. Responses have now come in from most of the Iowa City Community School District candidates. Those responses, and any others we receive, are posted on our website at www.jcdems.org. Click on the link near the top of the page.

We encourage you to take a look and get a sense of each candidate before the September 13 election. While the Party is making no endorsements, we believe it is useful to understand where School Board and other candidates stand on issues important to us all.

Dave Redlawsk
1st Vice Chair

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- posted by John @ 5:54 AM

From Terrence Neuzil <tneuzil@co.johnson.ia.us>

Neuzil To Hold September Government and You Listening Posts

(IOWA CITY IA) Terrence Neuzil, member of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, will be holding Government and You listening posts in September. 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, September 1st, 7am-8am Waterfront Hy Vee in Iowa City.

Thursday, September 8th, 4pm-5pm at the Johnson County Administration Building, Board of Supervisors Offices, 913 South Dubuque Street in Iowa City.

Thursday, September 15th, 4pm-5pm at Iguanas Mexican Restaurant, downtown Hills.

Wednesday, September 21st, 10am-11am, at the Johnson County Administration Building, Board of Supervisors Offices, 913 South Dubuque Street in Iowa City.

Friday, September 30th, 10am-11am at the Iowa City – Johnson County Senior Center in the lobby area.

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

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- posted by John @ 9:09 PM