County Board Supervisors
District 2: Heidi Wegleitner Website / Facebook
District 4: Kyle Richmond
District 5: Leland Pan Website / Facebook
District 6: John Hendrick
District 11: Al Matano

Madison School District Board
Seat 1: Arlene Silveira Website / Facebook
Seat 2: Michael Flores Website / Facebook

Now we have to make sure they get elected! That takes money (some) and work (lots).

The money part is easy--come to the Progressive Dane Campaign Fund-raiser

Sunday February 12, 5-7 pm
Cardinal Bar, 418 E Wilson St
(Potluck food, Cash Bar, Family Friendly)

Meet the candidates, hear about Madison School District and Dane County issues, pick some to work on this year!

And for the work part--sign up to volunteer for lit drops, yard signs, coffee hosting, phone banking, and all the many tasks that a successful campaign requires. Your time can make a difference!

Can't make the fund-raiser? Donate on-line and "like" Progressive Dane's Facebook page to get notices about lit drops and other campaign activities.

County Board Candidates Wegleitner and Pan and School Board Candidates Silveira and Flores are in highly contested races and need all the support PD can give.

Change in location!

Social Justice Center
Main Conference Room
1202 Williamson Street

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
6:00 to 8:00pm

Chair-Dave Carrig

County Board Supervisor and School Board Member Candidates
Introductions
Recommendations
Endorsement Vote
Fight Poverty Coalition Update
Announcements

Beer Caucus at Weary Traveler after meeting

Interested individuals, regardless of membership status, are encouraged to come and participate in the discussions.

Hosted by Student Progressive Dane at
UW-Madison's Memorial Union
Inn Wisconsin East

Chair: Michael Johnson

Meet and Greet the Candidates
Review of Bill of Rights Legislation
Announcements

Beer Caucus afterwards in the Rathskaller

Interested individuals, regardless of membership status, are encouraged to come and participate in the discussions.

Anyone with questions or special needs should contact the Progressive Dane office at 608-358-2940 or office@prodane.org.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
6:30-8:30pm
Humanities, Room 2619
Listed as SPD:GMM under TITU

We will spend the bulk of this month's meeting approving the Progressive Dane County Platform. A copy of the platform with revision can be obtained from the office by e-mailing office@prodane.org. If you plan to submit new points, please bring 20 copies of that language to distribute.

There will be time for announcements.

Please note the location.

This has been a year that has seen may people stand up and fight for themselves and others all around the state and the country. Progressive Dane has been fighting for all citizens of Dane County for 19 years and we too have seen many new faces helping us to championing those thing we have control over at the local level and ensuring our voices are heard.

This year we formed the Fighting Poverty Coalition to keep the issues we raised again during this past spring's elections of poverty and barriers to self-sufficiency in the minds of those we elected and to look for new solutions as a community.

Our members and allies are fighting for housing as a human right, food as a human right, education as a public institution, and for those other public institutions that keep us all safe and well.

The Snow Ball is Progressive Dane's annual winter fundraiser. Let's end the year with a balanced budget and funds to move into the new year to continue to education people on the issues that need to be addresses if Dane County is going to be a great place to live for everyone.

Suggested donations are $25. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Those who can, please contribute more. And, it is a potluck, so bring a dish to pass if you can. RSVP at our Facebook Event or by e-mailing office@prodane.org.

Sponsorships in any amount are available now and calls will begin tonight. You can go on-line at PayPal to sponsor or send a pledge to office@prodane.org.

And we'll see you all at the Snow Ball, Sunday, December 4, from 4 to 6:30pm at the Cardinal Bar at 418 East Wilson St.

Progressive Dane stands in solidarity with Occupy Madison and supports its goals as set out in their statement "WE ARE THE 99%! WE ARE WISCONSIN … EXPECT US."

Progressive Dane reaffirms its call to the Madison Metropolitan School District and School Board to honor its collective bargaining agreements in evaluating Madison Prep's proposal. In addition we are concerned about many aspects of the proposal, including its cost, potential diversion of funds from current programs that serve under-performing students, potential failure to serve special needs students and LGBT students, gender segregation, and policies on curriculum. Therefore we oppose approval of the Madison Prep proposal and ask the Madison School District and School Board not to approve it.

For more information, please contact Progressive Dane Co-Chair Michael Johnson at theidealvoice@gmail.com or 414-704-5811.

Chair--Aaron Crandall

Introductions and welcome
Staff Report
Treasurer's Report
Steering Committee Nominations & Elections
Madison's Operating Budget
Criminalizing homelessness/poverty
Madison Prep (VOTE)
Occupy Madison (VOTE)
Announcements

Beer Caucus to follow meeting at the Malt House on the corner of Milwaukee and E Washington.

Progressive Dane urges the Madison Metropolitan School District and their Board of Education to honor its collective bargaining agreements when considering any charter school application.

Chair--Heidi Wegleitner

County Budget Update: Alternative Budget
City Budget Update
Report on MMSD proceedings regarding Madison Prep — Vote
Fighting Poverty Coalition Report
Call for Steering Committee Nominations
Announcements

For more information "Like" http://www.facebook.com/groups/fighingpoverty/ or subscribe to fightingpovertyindane@googlegroups.com.

Contact:
Linda Ketcham, Madison Urban Ministry – 608-256-0906
Greta Hansen, Community Action Coalition – 608-246-4730 x 217
Alex Gillis, UTI - 608-345-9544
M. Adams, Take Back the Land Madison and Freedom Inc. - 414-430-1312
Heidi Wegleitner, Progressive Dane - 608-333-3676

Simply Unacceptable
Poverty Coalitions Speaks Up

'Euthanize Welfare Kids"? Who would believe you would find this kind of a statement outside a Madison home? Sadly, the reality is that many people have hateful or misguided attitudes towards the poor. This sign that was recently highlighted on a Channel3000 report, not only attacks poor people but is also coded language, based in stereotypes, targeting youth and families of color regardless of income. In reality, many people of all races find themselves just one paycheck away from being in a similar situation. With job insecurity and lower wages impacting all except the most wealthy, many in our community are finding themselves in need of supportive services.

The Madison Concourse Hotel
Assembly Room
Enter from Wisconsin Ave

Agenda

Chair: Dave Carrig
- Vehicle Registration Fee (vote)
- Tenant’s Rights rally 9/13 (vote)
- Drug Dogs in Schools
- Poverty Coalition Update
- Food as a Human Right (vote)

Beer Caucus afterwards in Hotel Bar.

Next month’s GMM will be back at Hawthorne Library at 6 p.m. on September 28th

Thursday, July 28 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Goodman South Madison Branch Library
2222 S. Park St. (in the building in front of the Villager Mall)
Madison, Wisconsin

Madison now has a 17 % poverty rate. Over half of our students in the public schools qualify for free or reduced lunch due to poverty and yet our state and federal government keep cutting programs to help those most in need. No one deserves to go to bed hungry or homeless. How can we make sure all our neighbors get their basic needs met and are supported in their efforts to lift themselves out of poverty?

Please join Progressive Dane for an organizing meeting to work on addressing poverty locally. We hope to build a diverse coalition of groups and individuals committed to pushing an anti-poverty agenda. We need your ideas and your energy!

Wednesday, July 27 - 6:00 - 7:45 p.m.

Hawthorne Branch Library
(Note location change!)
2707 E Washington Ave
Madison, Wisconsin

Brenda Konkel, Chair

Agenda
Housing Resolution, Endorsement Vote -– Heidi Wegleitner
Community Budget Discussions -– Brenda Konkel
Food as a Human Right (background) -- Brenda Konkel
Elections report: What makes a good campaign? -- Michael Johnson
Approve Kyle Szarzynski for Steering Committee -- Vote

Beer Caucus to follow at The Malt House corner of E. Washington Ave & Milwaukee St.

If you want to strengthen democracy where it matters most -- in our communities, our schools, our workplaces and local economies, our military, our government, our media, our constitution -- you will find something inspiring in Madison this August.

Progressive Dane will be present at the convention and its members are invited to participate in this and on many other levels. Of course, first and foremost, please register and attend. More information and registration can be found at http://democracyconvention.org/.

Volunteers will be needed to help staff the convention. After you register, click on the word Volunteer at the bottom of the page to indicate your willingness to help. There will be need for greeters, people to staff registration, and people to host overnight guests. Let's show Madison Progressive Dane members in large numbers.

Lastly, it is important to help get the word out and have local people show up in huge numbers. Tell your friends, join the facebook page and invite people, and share the convention by sending it to e-mail lists that allow for this sort of thing. In short, tell the world that Democracy is coming...