Progressive Democrats Sonoma County

November 16, 2011

Two of the nation’s most influential Latino leaders — Rep. Raul Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Dolores Huerta, legendary co-founder of the United Farm Workers union — have endorsed Democratic candidate Norman Solomon for Congress.

The endorsements come in the race for an open seat in California’s new coastal district stretching from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border.

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February 24, 2011
By Mimi Kennedy, PDA Advisory Board Chair

It’s Tuesday Feb. 22, in Phoenix, AZ and since Saturday, the Progressive Democrats of America Arizona Tour has already mobilized hundreds of activists in Bisbee, Naco and Tucson. We sang with the voices coming through the notorious fence on the hyper-militarized border at Naco, and we joined hundreds of activists today at the Arizona Legislature in Phoenix to protest the shockingly inhumane and probably unconstitutional proposed state law (SB 1113) that seeks every possible way to punish anyone living undocumented in this state—regardless of how long they’ve been here or how embedded and valuable they are in their communities.

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Norman Solomon
October 25, 2010, Tucson, AZ

Take Action: Re-elect Raul Grijalva

On Sunday, when the New York Times put a “tossup” label on three dozen House races with Democrats running for re-election, there were very few genuine progressives involved. In fact, just three of the lawmakers on the list are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. And only one of them is a progressive standout: Raul Grijalva.

With a record of grassroots activism that goes back four decades, Grijalva is the real deal. Since 2003, his presence in Congress—representing a heavily Latino district in Southern Arizona—has been a force of nature for progressive advocacy on issues ranging from healthcare and education to war. And immigration.

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May 25, 2010

Dear PDA and Progressive Allies

Not even the massive oil slick growing in the Gulf of Mexico has been able to divert attention from SB 1070, the outrageous new law signed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on April 24.

In this timely episode of The Agitator: Voices of PDA, we focus on the thorny subject of immigration reform.

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David Swanson
March 11, 2010

Take Action: Eat lunch for peace—become a “brown-bagger”; learn more here .

Published by AfterDowningStreet.org.

Sixty-five congress members, including 60 Democrats and 5 Republicans, voted to end the occupation of Afghanistan on Wednesday. But 356 congress members, including 189 Democrats and 167 Republicans voted to keep the war going. The vote followed three hours of debate created by Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s introduction of a privileged resolution.

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Rep. Raul Grijalva asked us to forward this message to you. Click here to read it.

We’re very proud that Rep. Grijalva is a member of our advisory board, and we appreciate the support he has given to PDA.

Catch him and other notable supporters of PDA in this short video .