January 2010 General meeting minutes

DDems General January 2010
Begin 7:05 pm
45 in attendence including all officers

Wayne speaks about Wyden town halls
Would the tea-party folks catch up?
Prineville and K county were well behaved but Bend was not
600-100 outnumbered by conservatives
We need to get numbers up for merkley town hall
Skip Welcome this month because of schedule

Please consider donating to help Haiti

Human Dignity Coalition
Primarily gay-rights organization
DDems recently passed resolution advocating repeal of m 36
What is next step?
At least 2 years before this issue is on ballot
Time to stand up and begin conversations of what gay-rights means to you
Pledge to have 20 conversations in 20 days
Make a marriage equality video at winterfest booth

Yes for Oregon
Lots of events and ads lately
Bend Chamber having townhall tomorrow
Mike D in favor, Chris Telfer in oppose
please come if you can make it
Mon Jan 18, canvass at SEIU local
Ballot deadline is 1/26
DPO scheduled phone bank next week

Pat Ackley introduces Bill Bradbury, candidate for governor
too bad there isn't snow on the ground in Bend
recently became a grandfather (congrats)
Bill also supports 66 & 67, explains why
OR won't be pretty is tax measure doesn't pass

As gov, Bill would focus on jobs and energy independence
green power jobs are a great intersection between these values.
other companies like OR country beef show forward-thinking business
redirecting logging industry into thinning projects, biomass power etc
Concerned about declining quality of education in state
Community College policy has shifted burden from state funds to local/students funds
We need to restructure funding for education, and this does not mean sales tax
Bradbury votes to refer sales taxes but these do not have public support
He has a perfect voting record
Ques. period

Good of the order
Mike Schmidt announces run for City Council
Volunteer Center is having projects all across C/O for MLK day
still room at Madras
www.volunteerconnectnow.org

adj 8:30