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NEWS 4 PROGRESS: Holiday Events & Parties!

12/2/2015

Cloture Club’s Epic Holiday Party List
http://www.clotureclub.com/2015/12/2015-epic-holiday-party-list
(many of these events are Invite-Only but might be worth checking out)

Did you take action for #GivingTuesday?
http://www.givingtuesday.org

Timely Causes:
Planned Parenthood of Metro DC
Syrian Refugees
Newtown Action Alliance
League of Women Voters
More Charities

Did you take action for #WorldAIDSDay?
http://www.worldaidsday.org

Donate to the RED Campaign and fight AIDS with a chance to win experiences with celebrities like Bono, George Clooney, Shaq, Matt Damon, Snoop Dogg, Meryl Streep and more!
https://red.org
(donations will be matched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

*** UPCOMING EVENTS 4 PROGRESS ***

12/3: Progressive Communicator’s Holiday Party
@ Dirty Martini (Dupont & Farragut)

REGISTER

12/3: International Organization’s Holiday Party
with World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank,
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and Sister Cities International
@ Howard Theater (Shaw)

JOIN ON FACEBOOK

12/7: DC Young Democrats’ Holiday Reception
@ Mango Tree (Gallery Place)

12/7: American Association of Political Consultant’s Holiday Party
@ Shelly’s Back Room (Metro Center)

JOIN ON FACEBOOK

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2/10: #YESWECAN8 Anniversary Celebration @ 1776! (8th birthday of Obama For America & 4th birthday of Network For Progress)

1/30/2015

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ADVANCE REGISTER BY 5PM 2/10!

JOIN & SHARE on Facebook!

$7 for Advance registered attendees! $10 @ Door with NO RSVP!

Open Bar, Pizza & Raffle Prize courtesy of General Assembly!
(raffle prizes also provided by 201 Bar and Digital DC)

featuring

“Future of the Movement” discussion on the 8th birthday of Obama For America
&
“Ready For Unity” campaign launch on the 4th birthday of Network For Progress

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Mark Walsh
Host, "Left Jab Radio"
founding CEO, Progress Media (creator of Air America Radio)
former Chairman, New Leaders Council
former Chief Technology Adviser, Democratic National Committee
former Head of Internet Strategy, Kerry for President
Board Member, Bipartisan Policy Center
http://www.leftjabradio.com/about
@walsh

Richard Fowler
Host, Richard Fowler Show
Fox News contributor
former President, Alexandria Young Democrats
http://fowlershow.com
@richardafowler

Catherine Read
Democratic Social Media Strategist
Board Member, Equality For Virginia
Board Member, NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
Rural Caucus Chair, Virginia Democrats
www.catherineread.com
@csread

*** Young Leader Panel ***

Joseph Kitchen, President
Young Democrats of Maryland
www.ydmaryland.org

Maurice Simpson, President
Prince George’s County Young Democrats
www.pgcyd.com

Matt Brown, President
Arlington Young Democrats
www.arlingtonyoungdems.org

Dadly Cordero Teran, President
Fairfax Young Democrats
http://www.fairfaxyoungdems.net

Shawn Logue, Northern Region Chair
Virginia Young Democrats
www.vayd.org

Valeria Ojeda-Avitia, President
AU Democrats
http://www.aucollegedems.org

PARTNERS INCLUDE:

Network For Progress
http://networkforprogress.weebly.com/follow-us.html
(including DC Career Progress, DC Comm Tech For Progress and more)

Generation Obama-Washington, DC
http://www.facebook.com/generationobamawashingtondc

Northern Virginia for Obama
https://www.facebook.com/NorthernVirginiaforObama

Young Democrats of America
www.yda.org

America’s Impact
(formerly Foreign Policy Professionals for Obama)
https://www.facebook.com/AmericasImpact

DC Young Politicos
http://www.meetup.com/CapitalHillMeetUpDCYoungPoliticos

Public Policy Professionals Social Group
http://www.meetup.com/Public-Policy-Professionals-Social-Group

Cameroon American Council - African Congressional Fellows Program
http://africansincongress.nationbuilder.com

6:30pm-8:30pm
Tuesday, February 10th
(6:30 Networking, 7:00 Program, 8:00 Networking)

General Assembly
(12th Floor)
1133 15th St, Washington, DC 20005
@ McPherson Square

Please join Network For Progress, a social and media-savvy community inspired by the "Yes We Can" Movement to engage Progressives, Democrats, Hope Mongers and Change Makers in political and civic participation, for a celebration of the 8th birthday of Obama For America with a look ahead at the “Future of our Movement” and the 4th birthday of Network For Progress with a “Ready For Unity” campaign to advocate for a stronger coalition in 2016 and beyond.

The program will include several media-savvy experts and young activists who can give their take on how to grow our causes in the 21st Century online and offline.

And there is no better place to host a gathering focused on the future of the increasingly digital-driven world of movement-building than a space that President Obama has recognized recently, the 1776 Startup Campus, which boasts the tagline “Where revolutions begin.” Our venue as well as open bar and appetizers are provided courtesy of General Assembly - the school for technology, business and design education for entrepreneurs and startup companies.

As the President described at the State of the Union Address, 2014 was a great year for America but a terrible year for his Democratic allies but as we saw during the 2008 Obama campaign and recently witnessed in Paris, “unity” is not just an hopeful ideal but a STRATEGY for positive action that we need more than ever to move America forward.

As you might have seen, the DNC has created a Democratic Victory Task Force that is planning to submit a report at their February Meeting and sent out November and December surveys to ask for your input on how to succeed again so please have your voice heard:

The President’s organization, Organizing For Action (formerly Obama For America) is also asking for feedback.

But we need to make sure ALL our voices are heard this time. At the event, we will encourage a more open dialogue as well so we can learn from each other and work together as well to build support for our collective causes.

Want to be a Co-Host or Sponsor? Questions/Comments?
Contact us at network4progress@gmail.com

Please invite friends and colleagues!

ADVANCE REGISTER BY 2/10!

JOIN & SHARE on Facebook!

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INVITE: 6th Annual STATE OF THE UNION Watch Party: “Unite For Progress” Edition (including 2016 Straw Poll & DNC Suggestion Box)

1/20/2015

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ADVANCE REGISTER BY 5PM 1/20!

JOIN & SHARE ON FACEBOOK!

Join 200+ Registered for #SOTUUNITYDC!

$10 Suggested Donation @ Door without RSVP!

(ALL attendees receive straw poll card, raffle & pizza starting at 7pm)

#SOTU15 preview and live-stream information:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sotu
(watch online for infographics, photos and more)

1/21: White House Online Open House!
#‎AskTheWH‬
http://wh.gov/cheeseday

Feedback Form:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/your-feedback-2015

2014 Progress Highlights:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/2014-in-review

Special Guest:

Franklin Garcia
U.S. Shadow Representative
@fgarciadc

Partners include:

Network For Progress
http://networkforprogress.weebly.com/follow-us.html
(including DC Career Progress, DC Comm Tech For Progress and more)

Generation Obama-Washington, DC
http://www.facebook.com/generationobamawashingtondc

Obama For America Alumni Association
https://sites.google.com/site/ofadcalumni

Progressive Communicators of DC
http://www.pcdcnetwork.org

Social Security Works
http://www.socialsecurityworks.org

Launch Progress
http://launchprogress.org

DC Young Politicos
http://www.meetup.com/CapitalHillMeetUpDCYoungPoliticos

DC Democratic Party
http://www.dcdemocraticparty.org

America’s Impact
www.americasimpact.org

Host Committee:
Jim McBride, Emile Aries, Lauren Babb, Charles Balogh, Crystal Brooks, Kelsi Browning, Daniel Buk, Molly Checksfield, David Do, Margot Friedman, Randy Goldstein, Lauren Jencik, Alex Lawson, Britton Loftin, Svetlana Matt, Jeff Pudlo, Brian Rauer, Nate Reul, Kyle Simon, Alvil Singh, Herb Smith, Luke Squire and more!

6:30pm-10:30pm Tuesday, January 20th
(Program & Presidential Address starting @ 8:30pm)

Local Sixteen
(upstairs bar and heated deck)
http://www.localsixteen.com
1602 U Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
@ U Street Metro

Pizza & Drink Tickets for Early Birds + Raffle Gift +
$5 Drink & Appetizer Specials ALL NIGHT courtesy of Local 16!

Raffle Sponsors also include:

The Madhatter bar & grill
http://www.madhatterdc.com

NAKID Social Sports
http://www.playnakid.com

Please join Network For Progress, a social and media-savvy community for those inspired by the "Yes We Can" Movement, and several great partners for our 6th Annual State of the Union Watch Party where Progressives, Democrats and “Hope Mongers” can watch and celebrate the President’s Address to Congress at 9pm while mingling for friends, careers and PROGRESS starting at 6:30pm! In exchange for straw poll, raffle tickets and feedback activities etc. small donations are requested to fund N4P expenses.

As many of you know, 2014 was a great year for America (http://www.whitehouse.gov/2014-in-review) but a terrible year for Democrats so this year's theme is...UNITE FOR PROGRESS! As we saw during the 2008 Obama campaign and recently witnessed in Paris, “unity” is not just an hopeful ideal but a STRATEGY for positive action that we need more than ever to move America forward.

Featured activities include….

2016 Candidate Showcase & Straw Poll:
First off, we want to offer a platform for attendees to meet representatives of groups supporting 2016 candidates and hear their pitch before voting in a 2016 Straw Poll that will reveal who DC-area politicos would like to see run for President. Feel free to share who you are supporting and why they’re the best candidate to unify the movement with #sotuunitydc

2016 Action Showcase & Petition Station (with Twitter Bomb):
We also want to offer a platform for attendees to have their voice heard and connect with causes they care about so we will highlight various local and national causes with an issue petition and information station. Before the speech we will also stage a “DC Voting Rights” twitter bomb for @whitehouse @mcconellpress @speakerboehner with the help of our friends at Phone 2 Action. You can sign a petition now on the White House web site.

What else should the President need say to America during his State of the Union Address?

Here is a #MySOTU Wish List and feel free to share yours with @whitehouse @mcconellpress @speakerboehner and Members of Congress!

Open “Dem Autopsy” Interviews & Submissions:
But most importantly, we also will ask everyone to join together to become “Ready For Unity” by getting engaged in the future of our Movement so we can help build on the President's growing legacy and message so we can build critical momentum when the nation decides which party should have the majority again in 2016 and beyond.

As you might have seen, the DNC has created a Democratic Victory Task Force that is preparing a preliminary report for their February Meeting and sent out surveys to ask for your input on how to succeed again so please have your voice heard:
http://my.democrats.org/page/s/december-survey
https://my.democrats.org/page/signup/survey-nov-2014

At the event, N4P will also ask you to do the same thing via video interviews during the event where you can share your Open “Dem Autopsy” feedback with the world! You can also share your ideas for @thedemocrats via your eventbrite registration, the hashtag #mydemautopsy and our DNC Suggestion Box at the event. We will post them later with your permission.

Want to be a Co-Host or Sponsor? Questions/Comments?
Contact us at network4progress@gmail.com

Please invite friends and colleagues!

ADVANCE REGISTER BY 5PM 1/20!

JOIN & SHARE ON FACEBOOK!

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INVITE: 12/18 Progressive Holiday Party with PCDC & N4P! 12/13-14 NOI's RootsCamp Un-Conference with N4P Discount!

12/18/2014

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REGISTRATION PAGE IS SOLDOUT BUT U CAN RSVP ON FACEBOOK:

RSVP & SHARE ON FACEBOOK!

*** Progressive Holiday Party ***

benefiting

hosted by

Progressive Communicators of DC
http://www.pcdcnetwork.org

&

Network For Progress
http://networkforprogress.weebly.com/follow-us.html

sponsored by

Vanguard Communications
http://www.vancomm.com

6pm-9pm
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Dirty Martini
(upstairs bar)
1223 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
@ Dupont Circle

Join Network For Progress, a social and media-savvy community for connecting professional and grassroots Progressives, Democrats, Hope Mongers and Change Makers with political and civic participation, as we team up with Progressive Communicators of DC for their annual holiday party at Dirty Martini! Appetizers will be provided.

Questions? Contact Jim @ network4progress@gmail.com

Interested in giving?
As party organizers, Vanguard Communications is coordinating a Toddlers and Teens toy drive at the holiday party. This toy drive will coincide with the holiday giving activity that is also taking place at Vanguard's office. New, unwrapped toys or cash gifts can be collected at the party and will be donated to Toys for Tots DC, located in Anacostia. Not sure what to give? Consult the Amazon Wish List for a list of toys that the Marines say families need most.

About PCDC:
Founded in 2006, Progressive Communicators of Washington, D.C. (PCDC) is an informal network of 1,200+ members working in communications who are committed to progressive causes. PCDC sponsors trainings and speakers; shares tips, strategies and best practices; and provides forums for progressive communicators to share information, including a Yahoo Group email list. To join PCDC, please send an email to pcdc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

About DC Network For Progress:
Launched by alumni of OFA’s Generation Obama-Washington, DC chapter, Network For Progress is a social and media-savvy community for connecting professional and grassroots Progressives, Democrats, Hope Mongers and Change Makers with political and civic participation.

Follow N4P and its sub-communities like
DC Career Progress and DC Comm Tech For Progress:
http://networkforprogress.weebly.com/follow-us.html

REGISTRATION PAGE IS SOLDOUT BUT U CAN RSVP ON FACEBOOK:

RSVP & SHARE ON FACEBOOK!

12/13-14: New Organizing Institute’s RootsCamp un-conference & Job Fair!
(featuring Senators Kristin Gillibrand & Chris Murphy)

Volunteers attend free if you sign up by ASAP: http://act.neworganizing.com/survey/RC_2014_Volunteer

OR 10% off by using N4P's promo code "NFP10RC14" here:
http://roots14.eventbrite.com

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UPCOMING EVENTS -> 11/6: WNDC presents Amy Goodman & Karaoke in the Capital! & AGRP Networking Panel & YNPN Speed Networking! 11/12: Digital District's Elections & Advocacy! 11/13: WIN's 25th Anniversary Celebration!

11/5/2014

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11/6: Woman’s National Democratic Club
presents
Amy Goodman

Thursday, November 6, 2014
6:00-8:00 p.m.

$20 Members; $25 Non-members (one complimentary drink)

Woman's National Democratic Club
1526 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington DC 20036

Amy Goodman American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author. She is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, grassroots global news program airing on over 1,200 public television and radio stations and the Internet worldwide, bringing alternative voices that are often excluded by mainstream media. She also writes a weekly column (and audio podcast).

She is the recipient of the Thomas Merton Award in 2004, a Right Livelihood Award in 2008, and an Izzy Award in 2009 for "special achievement in independent media". In 2012, Goodman received the Gandhi Peace Award for a "significant contribution to the promotion of an enduring international peace". In 2007, she received the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Reporting. Goodman has received the American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award; the Paley Center for Media’s She’s Made It Award; and the Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship, George Polk Award, Robert F. Kennedy Prize for International Reporting, and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award.

Goodman is the author of five books, including the 2012 The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope, Breaking the Sound Barrier (2009), Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times (2008), Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back (2006) and The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them (2004).

11/6: Association of Government Relations Professionals’
Young Leadership Network
presents
“Networking for a Job: How I Utilized My Contacts”

11/6: Young Non Profit Professionals’
Speed Networking
@ Board Room!

11/6: AAPC Mid-Atlantic Chapter
presents 2014 Karaoke in the Capital!

http://karaokeinthecapital.com

Each year for one night only Democrats, Republicans, the media, special interests - and even people who could care less about politics - come together to sing badly for a good cause.

Part of the proceeds benefit Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.

RSVP & SHARE ON FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1651240825102716
(this attendee list is much smaller so far)

11/12: Digital District’s
“Elections & Advocacy in the Digital Age” Panel
@ The Loft

11/13: WIN’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, November 13
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

The Frederick Douglass Museum, 320 A Street NE
(Capitol South/Union Station)

Celebrate 25 years of the Women's Information Network (WIN)'s work to inform, connect, and empower pro-choice, Democratic women! On November 13, we're hosting a cocktail celebration honoring WIN's Leadership. Join us to mix and mingle with like-minded women over wine and appetizers.

FOLLOW #N4P VIA EMAIL, FACEBOOK & TWITTER!

(includes Career Progress, Comm Tech 4 Progress, Campaign 4 Progress, Advocate 4 Progress, Serve 4 Progress, Policy Progress, Grassroots Progress, Progress Office and Jim’s Forward Progressive blog)

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NEWS 4 PROGRESS: Holiday Events & Parties!

2/10: #YESWECAN8 Anniversary Celebration @ 1776! (8th birthday of Obama For America & 4th birthday of Network For Progress)

INVITE: 6th Annual STATE OF THE UNION Watch Party: “Unite For Progress” Edition (including 2016 Straw Poll & DNC Suggestion Box)

INVITE: 12/18 Progressive Holiday Party with PCDC & N4P! 12/13-14 NOI's RootsCamp Un-Conference with N4P Discount!

UPCOMING EVENTS -> 11/6: WNDC presents Amy Goodman & Karaoke in the Capital! & AGRP Networking Panel & YNPN Speed Networking! 11/12: Digital District's Elections & Advocacy! 11/13: WIN's 25th Anniversary Celebration!

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