2005 will be a pivotal year for Democrats in Virginia. Not only must we make sure Virginia has a Democratic governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, but all 100 seats in the Virginia House are up for grabs. Democracy for Virginia believes that grassroots activists can make a significant positive impact in these races.
In order to organize Democracy for Virginia so we will be most effective this year and beyond, DFV leaders have worked with leaders from DC for Democracy and Democracy for Maryland at the behest of Democracy for America to organize a Regional Caucus this Saturday. Please come!
Saturday, February 26
George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs
1957E Street, NW, Suite 611 (Near Foggy Bottom Metro)
10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Interested Virginians should attend this caucus to:
- Participate in planning and structuring of Democracy for Virginia
- Learn hands-on details of what works and doesn’t work in building membership in grassroots organizations, funding them, field operations and what legal structures are possible;
- Create a loose caucus of Virginia, Maryland, and Distinct grassroots organizations that will coordinate their efforts and help channel additional resources into local races.
More information including working agenda and directions available below the jump. We hope you will attend!
Leaders from ACT, Blue State Digital, Democracy for America, and Latinos for America will be on hand to provide advice and guidance.
Virginia participants will spend part of the day meeting separately to discuss state-wide Virginia mission, activities, and organizational issues.
This meeting will be critical to improving the efficiency and focus of all of us working for progressive government in the area. Please come and be part of shaping the future for the Virginia-Maryland-District region. RSVP right now at:
www.democracyforamerica.com/dccaucus
Working Agenda
10:00 Welcome
Charles Allen - DC for Democracy
Maura Keaney - Democracy for Virginia
Gina Angiola - Democracy for Maryland
Objectives of Caucus: Charles Allen
Create more effective state organizations
Share organizing information
Create informal regional caucus
Establish preliminary objectives for state organizations and Caucus
10:10: DFA After February 12 and the Promise of Grassroots Organizations: Jim Dean, DFA
10:25: Working with DFA: Chris Warshaw, DFA
10:40 Breakout Resource Sessions
Legal structures for grassroots organizations: Paul Murphy, Harmon, Curran
Building membership: Ralph Miller, Latinos for America representative
Fundraising: Joe Rospars, Blue State Digital
Field operations: Steve Rosenthal, ACT (invited)
11:40 DC, MD, and VA State Break-Out Groups
Virginia Committee Discussions (MD and DC meet separately)
Candidate recruitment & support
Fundraising
Membership Development
12:40 Working Lunch - Continue Virginia Breakout Sessions
MeetUps
Training
Legislative and Issue Advocacy
1:30 Virginia Committee Reports
2:15 Full Virginia Group Discussion
Democracy for Virginia Structure
Legal options
Steering Committee
Democracy for Virginia Communications
Email (announcement lists, discussion lists, committees, regional lists)
Online Communication (Web site, blog, tools, etc.)
Outreach
Next Steps: Committee assignments, Volunteer assignments, Next State Meeting
3:30 State Groups Report to Full Caucus
4:00 Decisions on DC/MD/VA Caucus: Objectives, Structure, Next Steps
4:30 Meeting Ends
Transportation
By Metro:
Get off at the Foggy Bottom stop on the Blue or Orange lines. Walk three blocks south on 23rd Street to Virginia Avenue. Walk two blocks southeast on Virginia Avenue to E Street. Walk two and a half blocks east on E Street to the academic entrance to 1957 E Street.
By car:
From VA:
Take Memorial Bridge (Rte 1) across Potomac, follow left around the Lincoln Memorial. Turn left onto 23rd Street. Turn right onto Constitution Avenue. Turn left onto 18th Street. Pass eastbound one-way E Street and turn left onto one-way westbound E Street to 1957. Parking on street.
From Western MD:
Get onto Canal Road, turn right onto Whitehurst Freeway. Follow signs onto K Street. After the overpass get into far right access lane. Turn right onto 19th Street. Turn right onto one-way westbound E Street to 1957. Parking on street.
From Eastern Maryland:
Get onto Constitution Avenue. Turn onto 18th Street. Pass eastbound one-way E Street and turn left onto one-way westbound E Street to 1957. Parking on street.
Maura,
Remember me? My apologies for not having written for a long time. I got your email asking if I was in Roanoke - I did in the end get to see some of the convention. Then, in the fall, I was part of a group that delivered NH to Kerry by nine thousand votes. Now, however, all the focus is on VA.
My eternal gratitude to you for all this amazing progress! Especially your heavenly fight against the miscarriage bill, and all the other blotches on VA's legislative system... A few questions: Will DFA-Virginia endorse candidates in the primaries for AG and Lt. Gov? Is it possible to put up some links to more House of Delegates candidates? It seems like virginiaprogressive.org has quite a few links... and maybe if some of the VA-DFA people were more visible on Blog for America, we could get people to contribute to some of our House of Delegates candidates... Also, what do you think of Delegate Dillard's retirement? Is there any chance we can grab that seat? Are there any candidates? Where will the big battles be fought? What is most important to work on? What can I do to help from cold NH?!
I hope I can be in VA this summer to help, and turn it blue!
Posted by: Bo from NH/VA | February 26, 2005 at 02:51 PM
Maura, great job today. It was a real pleasure meeting you and the large contingent of Virginians gearing up for the 2005 elections. We saw a lot of familiar faces and met some we really look forward to working with in the coming months as we work to take back the 13th district by electing Bruce Roemmelt for VA House Delegate.
Posted by: Christian Grantham | February 26, 2005 at 06:45 PM
We discussed Leadership Training at the DC/MD/VA Regional Caucus. One place to get leadership training is the Sorensen Institute. Everyone who wants to advance in leadership should apply. The Sorensen Institute is currently accepting applications for the 2005 College Leaders Program and High School Leaders Program. The 2005 program was held January 28th-30th in Charlottesville. Contact Sean O'Brien at [email protected] to get on the list of people who will be notified of the next application season for the Candidate Training Program.
The Thomas C. Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership seeks to improve political leadership in Virginia, thereby strengthening the quality of governance at all levels of government.
The Institute prepares the Commonwealth’s emerging leaders for public service as candidates for office, government officials and citizen activists in the affairs of their communities, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the nation. This is accomplished through educational programs designed around ethics, public policy, and practical politics.
http://www.coopercenter.org/sorensen/
Posted by: JimW | February 26, 2005 at 07:14 PM
Maura, this is Luis from the web site meeting. Any idea how many people attended the caucus today? Obviously we had a good turnout but I suck at guessing these things. Great job!
Posted by: Luis | February 26, 2005 at 08:17 PM
Posted by: Bo from NH/VA | February 26, 2005 02:51 PM
Hi, Bo! Of course I remember you. :-) Hope things are going well up at Phillips Exeter -- you certainly were in the thick of things in NH during this past year. And congratulations on your success with turning New Hampshire blue - that's quite an achievement!
After our conference yesterday, DFV now has a working committee for candidate recruitment and support, and you can be sure we'll be featuring much more information (including links) on VA House candidates soon. I hope to get up a story about Bruce Roemmelt, from VA-13 (running against Robert Marshall) up later this afternoon. We do have some debates about whether we should be linking to everyone's Web sites before primaries are over, so that's still up in the air. Personally, I'd err on the side of linking to whoever is a declared candidate.
DFV, until now a loose grassroots organization of interested individuals, will soon become a legal entity (details are still being worked out). Once we establish a PAC, we will be working on a formal endorsement process for candidates, and of course we'll be fundraising for them. Until then, we will simply be sharing information about races and encouraging folks to contribute directly to candidates they choose to support.
It'll be great to meet you if you are home in Virginia this summer. There will be plenty for you to do on a political front, you can be sure! :-)
Posted by: Maura in VA | February 27, 2005 at 02:27 PM
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