From: Carol Porch <porch@avalon.net>

At this year�s Iowa Democratic PartyJefferson Jackson Dinner Senator Tom Daschle will be the keynote speaker, along with Iowa�s leaders Senator Tom Harkin, Governor Tom Vilsack, First Lady Christie Vilsack, Lt. Governor Sally Pederson, and Congressman Leonard Boswell. The event will be on Saturday evening, November 5 at Hy-Vee Hall, part of the new Iowa Events Center, in Des Moines.The Jefferson/ Jackson Dinner will also feature speeches from the Democratic candidates for the 2006 gubernatorial race.

While this is our most important fundraising opportunity each year, it is also a celebration of our entire party. In order that more of our Democratic activists can join the celebration, we are pleased to announce a limited number of gallery tickets for the Jefferson-Jackson event. These gallery tickets are available for $25 per individual, and entitle the ticket-holder to theater-style seating inside the Hy-Vee Hall. These tickets do not include a meal, and are comparable to balcony tickets that have been offered in previous years, although they are more limited in number. Gallery tickets are available only in advance, on a first-come, first-served basis, by calling the Jefferson Jackson ticket line at 515-974-1690 or by e-mailing Molly Scherrman, IDP Finance Director, at molly@iowademocrats.org.

Gallery tickets will not be mailed out, but can be picked up at the Will-Call desk at the event.

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- posted by John @ 4:15 PM

Friends,

Lonny Pulkrabek sent this along for the list.

If you go to http://www.google.com and enter the word "failure" into the search box, and click on search (or press enter), you'll be amazed (and probably not really surprised) at what turns out to be the very first listing! Try it and see! Better yet, enter the word "failure" and click on the "I'm feeling lucky" button. Amaze and amuse your Democratic friends with this trick.

Dave Redlawsk

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- posted by John @ 1:54 PM

From Loren Glass <loren-glass@uiowa.edu>

The University of Iowa Anti-War Committee presents an Anti-War teach-in on the “War on Terror”

Friday Oct. 28
11am – 6:30 pm Michigan Room
3rd floor, Iowa Memorial Union

For more information or if you require special assistance to attend call (319) 594-8389 or e-mail uiantiwar@riseup.net or visit us on the web: http://www.uiantiwar.org/

Teach-In Schedule

Session 1. Washington's Real War Aims
11:00 am – 12:30 pm

No weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq; Saddam Hussein is no longer in power. Now George W. Bush says we are bringing democracy to Iraq. The reality, however,is quite different. Find out about the real foreign policy objectives behind the war on terror and what Uncle Sam really wants.

Presenters:

Loren Glass - The Project for a New American Century (PNAC)
Michael Rack – Imperialism and U.S. foreign policy.

Session 2. Selling War, Promoting = Peace
1:00 pm – 2:30 = pm

The White House and the Media sold the invasion and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and potential future military interventions as a global war on
terrorism. Find out how they are selling the war and some of the creative responses the anti-war movement is using to challenge it.

Presenters

Laura Rigal - Making Terror: Bush's Speeches on Iraq
Mike Chasar - Art and Social Protest

Session 3. Scapegoating, Detention, and Torture
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

In the wake of 9/11 and the USA PATRIOT Act civil liberties are under attack. Muslims and immigrants have become scapegoats and suffered from ethnic and religious profiling, mass detentions, imprisonment, and hate crimes as a result. Meanwhile at Guantanomo, Abu Grahib, and elsewhere, U.S. policy has dismissed the Geneva Conventions and tried to legitimate the use of torture against those suspected of being terrorists. Learn about the impact of these new developments.

Presenters

Rob Latham - Civil liberties and the Patriot Act
Mark Andrejevic - Background &critique of the administration's
torture policy
Mohamad Elmasry - Impact of the War on Muslims

Session 4. How Do We Stop the War on Terror?
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

After the Sept. 24 anti-war demonstrations in Washington D.C. that drew hundreds of thousands of activists, including military families, veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan as well as previous wars, coupled with the growing discontent against George W. Bush indicates that the anti-war movement is still very much alive.How does the anti-war movement take the next step forward and what can we do to end the war?

Presenters

Tom Lewis - What next for the anti-war movement?
Campus antiwar network (tentative) – the student antiwar movement

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- posted by John @ 6:21 PM

From: Tom Carsner <carsner@mchsi.com>

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES AND SIERRA CLUB HOST IOWA CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
FORUM OCTOBER 27 AT CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 PM

Environmental Advocates and the Iowa City Area Group of the Sierra Club will
jointly sponsor a forum for Iowa City Council candidates Thursday, October
27, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Council Chambers at City Hall.

Candidates will have the opportunity to respond to answers from other
candidates and to ask questions of other candidates. Audience members may
submit written questions to the moderator. It will be televised by Channel 4
and replayed before the November 8 election.

Tom Carsner
e-mail: carsner@mchsi.com
319-338-9335

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- posted by John @ 10:47 PM

From Dave Redlawsk <redlawsk@ix.netcom.com>

Friends,

Just a reminder that candidate material appearing on this listserv does NOT represent any kind of endorsement by the Johnson County Democrats for any candidate or issue campaign. The listserv is open to all Democratic candidates (whether for partisan or non partisan races) as a courtesy to those candidates to introduce themselves to members of this list and/or to announce meetings and events. The list will not be used for debate or for attacks on candidates in non partisan races or Democratic primaries.

Please note that emails from the list generally start with a line identifying who sent the email. The email does not come from me (unless otherwise noted) or from any other party official (again unless clearly stated).

Any questions on this policy or the role of the listserv can be sent to Chair Sarah Swisher (seiusarah@msn.com) or 1st Vice Chair Dave Redlawsk (redlawsk@ix.netcom.com).

Dave Redlawsk

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- posted by John @ 10:24 PM

From Gerry Kuhl <GKuhlAP@aol.com>

Johnson County Democrats,

Here's a brief update and thank you from my campaign for City Council in North Liberty.

As a life-long registered Democrat this is just a brief "thank you" for the tremendous support I've received from so many of you in my campaign for City Council in North Liberty to bring about open government, Safe Streets, and Sensible Growth. I especially appreciate the turnout at my recent "Economic Development and Responsible Growth" event. Your many donations and offers of help are also much appreciated.

It was an honor when Gov. Tom Vilsack appointed me to the State of Iowa--City Finance Committee due to my financial expertise. But now, after 25 years as a budget analyst for the State and more recently my several years as a CPA with my own firm specializing in promoting small businesses in and around North Liberty, I'm ready to serve in elective local government.

I look forward to working with you so that no longer will Johnson County residents be embarrassed to read about North Liberty P&Z and City Council actions to allow the trucking of raw sewage or the disregard of hundreds of neighborhood petitions concerning new developments. I also intend to act on behalf of the citizens with such projects as a regional transportation system for our community. I hope to carry the banner for progressive change that Dave Franker brought to our community during his tenure in office.

Thanks again. I've enjoyed my 4 years as the City of North Liberty Telecommunications Commission chair and look forward to partnering with you as I serve on the North Liberty City Council.

Gerry Kuhl

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- posted by John @ 8:28 PM