WORD Texas

The Twenty-Four Hour Party! Bring It On!

lize — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:06:12 +0000

Friends,

Please forgive us if you’ve received more than one email about all the election-related events going on in the next 24 hours. We’re sending this email to remind you about the Every Vote Counts! Rally we’re putting on tomorrow afternoon at Wooldridge Square Park (from 1:00 to 3:00, or as long as the rain holds off). We also want to make sure you know about a couple other fantastic Democratic party/rallies and let you know what the folks at the Travis County Democratic Party’s coordinated campaign need us to do in the next 72 hours–right up to Election Day when democracy returns to Texas!

The Every Vote Counts! Rally will take place tomorrow November 5th from 1:00 to 3:00 at Wooldridge Park (9th and Guadalupe). This is the rally for everyone who’s ready to take Texas back! We’ll have balloons and lemonade, speakers, and lots of fun. We hope entire families will come out to celebrate democracy. We’ll be just two blocks from the Governor’s Mansion, so bring your loudest voice and any bell you can find. Let’s give Rick Perry something to think about (wait, not sure he can really do that) and have a wonderful afternoon together.

Tonight, there’s a free GOTV rally and concert–Tejano Blues–at Victory Grill (1104 E. 11th St) with Chris Bell in attendance. Doors open at 7:00 pm, closing at 1:00 am. Tejano Blues is BYOB and features live music by Omerta Ignored, The Blues Specialists featuring Mel Davis, Roger Velasquez and also includes headliners, Cyril Neville & Tribe 13.

Tomorrow, from 2:00 until 9:00, the Travis County Democratic Party will host their biennial fundraiser Red State Blues at Threadgills South. This is going to be a great party! The terrific lineup includes Congressman Lloyd Doggett at 6:30 and Grupo Fantasma following him. It’s $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Go to http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org for further information.

Finally, what can you do today, tomorrow, and Monday to get out the vote? I asked Sandra Ramos at the Travis County Democrats Coordinated Campaign that question yesterday. Number one, call or email the people you know and tell them why you’re voting the way you are this year. That personal outreach does more then anything else. If you’ve already done that, you can make phone calls to other Democratic voters on behalf of the party. Everything you need to know how to do it is online at http://www.truebluetravis.com. And, of course, there’s more block walking to be done. Block walking packets will be available to pick up in the Threadgills parking lot all day tomorrow–immediately following the Susan Komen Race for the Cure in the morning and throughout the day. You don’t have to go to the race or Red State Blues to pick up a packet–just stop by.

Everyone, thank you so much for everything you’re doing. We know you want things to change in Texas. We know you’re excited about the remarkable set of candidates running for office in Central Texas. We also know that you’re probably feeling pretty nervous and pretty tired by this point. So come out tonight or tomorrow if being around other excited, hopeful and slightly nervous people will make you feel less alone. And if parties and rallies aren’t your thing, have a great weekend and thanks for getting out the vote on Tuesday.

Remember, everywhere you go, remind everyone you see that every vote counts.

Thanks,
Lize Burr for WORD

Come to the EVERY VOTE COUNTS! Rally this Sunday November 5th

lize — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:28:18 +0000

WORD and AWR Women and Men for Bell invite all progressive voters–Democrat and independent–to the Every Vote Counts! Rally this Sunday (11/5) 1:00 to 3:00 at Wooldridge Square Park (9th and Guadalupe). We’re gathering in Austin’s historic park, complete with balloons and lemonade, to get ready for a great Election Day by reminding our city that every vote counts!

What: The Every Vote Counts! Rally

When: Sunday November 5th 1:00 to 3:00

Where: Wooldridge Square Park (9th and Guadalupe)

Who: All Central Texas voters ready to take Texas back! Everyone’s welcome–women, men, kids, babies, grandparents, teachers, techies, Democrats, independents, Republicans who’ve had it with political corruption, carnivores, and vegetarians.

Why: This election is too important to let “protest” votes and traditional party rivalries put Rick Perry back in the Governor’s Mansion. When Democrats and independents come together, all Texans win. As Democrats, we believe that our party’s candidates and platform will work for the best interest of all Texans, not just Republican politicians and their corporate backers.

What You Can Do: Come! Spread the word. Invite your friends to come. Bring a bell to ring! Help us serve lemonade. Blow up balloons. Email your book group, your neighbors, your work buddies, your kids’ scout troop.

And everywhere you go, remind everyone you see that every vote counts!

See you Sunday in the park!

Map of downtown Austin with Wooldridge Square Park. (Boy, it sure is close to the Governor’s Mansion…)

Time to GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!

lize — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:24:54 +0000

To view this invitation, click here.

To: Despairing Democratic Women of Austin

From: W.O.R.D (Women Organizing to Revive Democracy)

What: The Get Out Of The House! Party in support of Chris Bell

Why: A couple of weeks ago, we started wondering why we weren’t hearing anybody talking about Chris Bell. We ourselves were hesitant, afraid to get back into the political game after the six years Austin’s been through. But there is too much at stake this year to let the Republicans demoralize our party. They can redistrict our city, but they can’t redistrict our hearts.

We decided to throw The Get Out Of The House! Party so all our friends could feel great about voting for Chris Bell. Certainly, his performance in the debate last week demonstrated why so many of us are impressed by him, enough to tell our friends considering “protest” votes to get real and vote for Bell. It’s a horse race, and we want to do everything we can to see Rick Perry out the door.

So join us Friday at the party–it’s going to be a revival meeting, a political rally, and a support group all rolled up into one delicious Democratic sandwich!

When: Friday October 20th promptly at 5:30

Where: Scholz Garten 1607 San Jacinto Blvd (Parking should be available at the state lot and on the street)

Who Else Is Coming: State Representative Donna Howard, poet and activist Genevieve Van Cleve, writer Spike Gillespie, special musical guests, Liz Carpenter’s Yellow Dog Democrat mask, and lots and lots of fantastic women from all over Austin.

What YOU Can Do: Come! Invite five friends to come. Please forward this invitation to your friends who need this party–you know who they are! Sign up to join out mailing list–we promise not to bombard you with endless email, just let you know when we’re up to something to help Chris Bell. Let us know how you can help make this party and this election one we’ll all want to remember.

SIGN UP for our EMAIL LIST @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/word_texas/

VISIT our WEB SITE @ http://www.wordtexas.org/

Can’t Wait to Meet All Of You!

– WORD

- Lize Burr – Kathy Genet – Liz Belile – Susan McLeland – Corinna Whiteaker-Lewis – Edie Kemp -