Stand with Planned Parenthood

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Feb 212011
 

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to bar Planned Parenthood health centers from all federal funding for birth control, cancer screenings, HIV testing, and other lifesaving care.

It is the most dangerous legislative assault in our history, and it cannot go unanswered. Planned Parenthood and the three million women, men, and teens who are at risk of losing access to basic care  need you to stand united with them.

Sign the open letter to every single representative in the House who voted for this cruel, unconscionable, unthinkable law, and to every senator who still has a chance to stop it.

 Posted by at 7:11 am

TFN Lobby Day

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Feb 152011
 
March 21, 2011
9:00 amto4:00 pm

Texas Freedom Network’s lobby day activities include advocacy training and group lobby visits at the Capitol. Light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Doors will open for registration at 8:30 a.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to join TFN as we call on the Texas Legislature to protect religious freedom, defend civil liberties and strengthen public schools!

Click to RSVP.

Leonard Pitts, Jr will speak during the lunch hour beginning at 11:45. Mr Pitts joined The Miami Herald in 1991. Since 1994, he has penned a syndicated column of commentary on pop culture, social issues and family life. Pitts was awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. He was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. Click here for information about Leonard Pitts.


 Posted by at 8:18 am

DPCC’s State Legislative Accountability Initiative

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Feb 142011
 

The Democratic Party of Collin County has organized a State Legislative Accountability Initiative, chaired by Amy Lawrence and co-chaired by Prissy Wisnewksi (both TDWCC member activists). This committee will seek to inform citizens about critical issues, offer advocacy opportunities to help protect our rights, and ensure that our voices are heard in Austin. To get involved, email legislature@collindems.us.

 Posted by at 11:11 am

Stand up to Congress’ attack on reproductive rights

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Feb 142011
 
February 16, 2011
6:00 pmto8:30 pm

I’m sure you are as outraged and as concerned as I am about how women’s reproductive rights are under attack in Congress. I call on you to Stand with Planned Parenthood this Wednesday, Feb 16.

Congress is going all out, including eliminating the Title X family planning program and prohibiting Planned Parenthood from getting ANY federal funding: not for family planning, not for cancer screening, not for HIV testing, not for nothing! And with absolutely no regard for the millions of women Planned Parenthood helps every year.

FACT: Planned Parenthood of North Texas alone provided subsidized care to almost 36,000 women in 2010.

There are several ways you can speak out on Tuesday — we hope you will do them all:

  1. Speak out via Facebook
  2. Tweet about the assault on our rights on Twitter
  3. Call your Congress people
  4. Join PPNT at their Dallas office Tuesday night to phone bank. Click to RSVP.
  5. Write letters to the editor

Kelly Hart, Planned Parenthood of North Texas, says “I know our local reps hate Planned Parenthood, but they need to know not all their constituents agree with them.”

Focus will ramp up for Texas Legislature later this week to address the sonogram bill.

Remember Lynn Wolfe’s words on the conservative assault:

The endless cycle of childbirth
Here’s the clueless conservative cycle regarding pregnancy and childbirth:

  • Teach abstinence only
  • Make birth control difficult to obtain
  • Make terminating a pregnancy harder on a woman than it already is
  • Attempt to keep decent health care from these pregnant women — and subsequent children
  • Complain about the number of babies born to single women
  • Not notice that babies are born sans bootstraps
  • Shake head about women’s alleged lack of morals in having said babies
  • Keep men blameless in this scenario
  • Complain about having to pay taxes to take care of these children

Repeat.

 Posted by at 6:42 am

Phone Calls to “Protect the Change”

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Feb 062011
 
February 10, 2011
6:30 pmto9:30 pm

The Democratic Party of Collin County, in cooperation with Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee, will be hosting a “Protect the Change” phone bank  to protect the historic change we fought so hard for over the last two years.

Thursday, February 10th
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

DPCC Headquarters
2504 K Avenue, Suite 200
Plano, TX 75074

Click for more information and to RSVP.



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