SD60 DFL

Sunday, June 10
Noon - 4 p.m.

Painter Park
34th & Lyndale Ave South

Join your DFL friends and neighbors for a celebration of progress…

• Talk politics with your neighbors
• Learn how you can help defeat the anti-marriage and voter suppression amendments in November
• Meet your elected officials
• Hear amazing music from Retribution Gospel Choir, Me and My Arrow, and Actual Wolf
• Commit to helping take back our Legislature!

Plus, enjoy All-American Fare by Play Ball Catering—their famous brisket sandwiches and veggie options too.

Blue BBQ is a free event, but please make a donation to help offset expenses. Enjoy lunch for about 5 bucks.

The nominations committee will be screening:

• at Lynnhurst Park from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 11
• at Pershing Park from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14
• at Pershing Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21

If you are interested in screening with the committee, please contact the chair Kevin Riach at kriach@fredlaw.com or (612) 203-8555

Update: Please click READ MORE to download and review the resolutions ballot for Saturday's convention.

Redistricting has caused mass confusion with regard to SD conventions in Minneapolis. I will try to clarify. The relevant senate districts are 59, 60, 61, and 62. See the map in the previous post. To search by your address I recommend using this tool from MPR.

Most of the residents of what was 60 are now in 61. Some people living in Old 60 in Bryn Mawr will find that they live in New 59. People who were in Old 60 who are east of Lyndale, south of 94, and north of 50th are in New 62.

Minneapolis residents of Old 63 are now in New 61. New 61 extends east to Chicago between 50th and Hwy 62.

SD60 is now in Northeast Minneapolis, in the area formerly known as SD59.

Convention Details
New 61 (map)

Looks like SD60 is moving North

And it looks like those of us who live in the old 60 will now be in 61 and 62.

There will be a meeting of the SD 60 DFL Central Committee on Wednesday, February 15, from 7:00-9:00 at Pershing Park. Pershing Park is located at 48th Street and Chowen Avenue South. The building is accessible to wheel chair users. If you need an accommodation, please contact me at 612-823-0278. The agenda and the minutes from the January meeting are attached.

Wednesday, January 18
Fuller Park, 48th & Grand Ave S
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

AGENDA
We will prepare for 2012 caucuses and conventions at the meeting so it is very important for precinct chairs and co-chairs to attend. We will also learn about redistricting.

Registration: 6:30 p.m.
Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.
Find your precinct
See your location on a map.
RSVP and volunteer for the caucus online.

The SD 60 Central Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Bryant Square Park from 7:00 to 8:45. The park is located at 31st and Bryant Avenue South. It is wheel chair accessible. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact Anne Hoops at 612-823-0278.

We have attached the minutes from the September meeting. Please note that there are several openings on the State Central Committee.

Draft Agenda:

1.) Opening Business

a.) Call to Order/Welcome/Introduction

b.) Adoption of Agenda

2.) Reports

a.) Chair

b.) Associate Chair

c.) Treasurer

d.) Secretary

e.) Affirmative Action Officer

f.) Directors with Reports

3.) Election of State central committee members (openings 1 alternate male and 3 female)

4.) Fundraising Discussion for 2011 and 2012

a.) Fall Event Idea-Dessert Storm: Cupcake Accomplished (To be held the Tuesday that is 52 weeks before the 2012 elections.

Please note the location change. The park is located at 31st and Bryant Ave. So. We have to be out of the room by 8:45.

Want to talk politics with Congressman Keith Ellison?

Join us next Monday, August 15 from 5:30-7:30pm at Dunn Bros Coffee, located at the corner of 34th and Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis. We'll talk about the recent debt ceiling debate, what we can do to elect a pro-job majority in Congress, and much more.

Click here to RSVP.

If you have any questions, please call Keith's office at (612) 522-4416 or email julia@keithellison.org.

We hope to see you next Monday!

6:30 p.m. at Painter Park

Agenda
1.) Opening Business
a.) Call to Order/Welcome/Introduction
b.) Adoption of Agenda
c. ) Meeting Process—two minutes per report, 1 minute for discussions
2.) Reports
a.) Chair
b.) Associate Chair
c.) Treasurer
d.) Secretary
e.) Affirmative Action Officer
f.) Directors with Reports
3.)
Fundraising Discussion for 2011 and 2012
a.) Fall Event Idea—Dessert Storm: Cupcake Accomplished (To be held the Tuesday that is 52 weeks
before the 2012 elections.
b.) Fundraising for an SD 60 Organizer
c.) Other Ideas
4.) Calendar for 2012—Planning activities for 2012 Caucuses and Convention
5.) Shutdown Update and Actions—What we can and should do
6.) Election of a Treasurer
7.) Other Business
8.) Adjournment

Candidates, elected officials and others will be given two minutes of speaking time as the agenda allows
and at the discretion of the chair.

This Wednesday, April 27th, please join:

Rep. Jeff Hayden, House DFL Assistant Minority Leader
Rep. Jean Wagenius, DFL Lead, Environment Committee
Rep. Frank Hornstein, DFL Lead, Transportation Policy and Finance Committee
Rep. Bobby Joe Champion
Rep. Marion Greene

For an important community briefing on the state of the budget and an overview of Republican proposals to solve Minnesota’s $5 billion budget deficit. Here are the details:

WHAT: Community Budget Briefing
WHEN: Wednesday, April 27th, 6 PM to 8 PM
WHERE: Sabathani Community Center, 310 E. 38th St, #200

With Republicans offering the same backwards-looking policies of the past, it is critically important that you have accurate information about Minnesota’s budget situation. We hope you can join us on Wednesday!

For more information contact Will at will@dflhouse.com.

With the appointment of Rep. Tony Sertich to the Iron Range Resources Board, there is now an open seat in House District 05B.

Your help is needed to turn out Democrats for a highly contested primary, and again for the special election. Those dates:

Tues, Feb 1 (the primary)
Tues, Feb 15 (the election)

Callers are needed every day at DFL Headquarters, 255 Plato Blvd, in St. Paul. Daily shifts at 10am-2pm and 4pm-8pm.

Can you help? Email zackfarley@gmail.com to sign up.

We work together, we win together.

Please come help celebrate our victories with friends and neighbors and prepare for the year ahead.

Representative Frank Hornstein, Representative Marion Greene and Senator Scott Dibble invite you to the biennial first day of the legislative session party featuring:

Jeff Blodgett, Executive Director of Wellstone Action, and special guest, Governor Mark Dayton*

Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres provided.

Please RSVP by January 2nd to senatedistrict60team@gmail.com

*invited

Sen. Dibble, Rep. Hornstein, & Rep. Greene

At the home of Tom Braun and Felicity Britton (downtown Linden Hills, above Wild Rumpus bookstore)
2720 West 43rd Street
Minneapolis, MN

SD60 is taking December off. We will reconvene to plan for 2011 and 2012 in January. Notifications will go to Central Committee members in late December.