UPDATE: Oct 16 PDA Tucson Fall Membership Meeting Postponed until Nov 14

October 15 Update:

Yesterday, I posted a notice about the Fall Membership Meeting of PDA Tucson. The headline speaker was to be Congressman Raul Grijalva.

The Congressman had to cancel, so the PDA meeting is being postponed until Thursday, Nov. 14.

Here is a link to the event on Facebook. You can find updates there or on this blog. We had hoped that Grijalva canceled because he was called back to DC to vote on lifting the shutdown and the debt ceiling, but given this afternoon’s headlines that vote appears to be a distant dream.

October 14 Blog Post:

With the government shutdown, historic gridlock in Congress, and multiple protests errupting, Washington DC has been a hotbed of political activity.

While some Arizona Democrats are cozying up to the Republicans, Congressman Raul Grijalva continues to be a leader of the progressive movement. Last week, he and other progressive Congressmen were arrested at a recent immigration reform protest in DC (at left). He also spoke with Democracy Now about the shutdown and immigration reform.

This Wednesday, October 16, Grijalva will give a Washington update at the Fall Membership Meeting of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) Tucson Chapter at the Ward 6 midtown office.

Following Grijalva, will be a two-part discussion of healthcare reform. Andrea “Connect the Dots Lady” Witte will use her usual wit and great graphics to explain the Affordable Care Act, and Dr. Eve Shapiro, PDA Tucson Steering Committee member, will discuss Medicare for All and why universal healthcare should remain our goal. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with the meeting starting at 6:30 p.m.

Here is the information from PDA Tucson.

Please join PDA Tucson for the fall general membership meeting.

The agenda will include:
Update of the goings-on in the US Congress by Congressman Raul M. Grijalve

Presentation on Affordable Care Act by Andrea Witte

Medicare for All/Single Payer, better than ACA by Eve Shapiro

Report on PDA National activities

General discussion on future direction/activities of PDA Tucson

Meeting will be held as follows:
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013
WHERE: 3202 East 1st St (Tucson City Council Ward 6 office)
TIME: 6:30 pm (doors open at 6)

We hope you can join us; we especially need your thinking on future PDA Tucson areas of focus.

Phil Lopes, Chapter Coordinator