Register now for Camp Wellstone Houston!

Camp Wellstone is coming to Houston August 18-20!

Camp Wellstone is coming to Houston, Texas for the first time!  Register today for Camp Wellstone Houston on the weekend of August 18-20, 2006.   Click here to register!    

Camp Wellstone is a training program that teaches progressives how to win on issues and elect good candidates. We use a distinctive approach to politics, based on Paul Wellstone's success at integrating grassroots organizing, electoral organizing, progressive public policy and ethical leadership.

The training is highly interactive, combining exercises, lectures, and simulations over the course of 2.5 days.  Camp runs Friday from 2:30pm-9:00pm, Saturday from 9:00am-6:00pm, and Sunday from 9:00am-3:00pm.  We keep you busy the whole time!  The exact location of the camp will be announced in the coming weeks. 

Camp Wellstone is divided into three tracks:

• Candidate track.   This is for people who have made the decision to run for office.
• Campaign track.   This track focuses on how to be an effective staff or volunteer member of a winning progressive campaign.
• Citizen activist track.   For people interested in citizen lobbying, issue advocacy, and community organizing, this track provides skills in how to win on issues. 

For more information about Camp Wellstone or to see which track is right for you, click here.

Camp Wellstone fills very quickly. If you are interested, sign up online by following the link above or visit www.wellstone.org

The cost is $75 or just $35 for students, low-income, or unemployed participants. We are not able to guarantee your space for the the camp unless payment is received 2 weeks prior to the starting date.  Camp participants are responsible for their own accommodations.

If you have questions about the training, contact Cietta Kiandoli: cietta@grassrootssolutionscom or  202-419-3077.

Click here to sign-up for Camp Wellstone

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• Sample Camp Wellstone Lectures and Activities
• What people are saying about Camp Wellstone
• A profile of Camp Wellstone Grads in Action
• Photos from Camp Wellstone

 

Chili, Ice Cream, Barbecue, or Phone-banking?

In just about three weeks you will have the opportunity to come together with Democrats in your community to meet, greet and organize as we get ready for elections this fall.

Saturday, July 29th will mark 100 days until Election Day, and Democrats will be celebrating the occasion and making their commitment to work hard until November in a series of events called the Democratic Reunion.

They've captured the spirit perfectly in Oklahoma, where you'll find an "Oklahoma Democratic Party Family Reunion" where Democrats young and old will join others who have left politics or never participated before. All of them will be committing to give their all for the last 100 days.

And in Washington, they've worked to coordinate their events with campaigns from across the state - ensuring that come Election Day, there's a network of dedicated volunteers to help get out the vote.

Find a Democratic Reunion event near you -- just follow this link and plug in your zip code:

http://www.democrats.org/thedemocraticreunion/find

All kinds of events are happening as part of the Democratic Reunion. Social events, canvasses and phone-banks, candidate meet-and-greets -- whatever your comfort level, whatever your community wants, the important thing is that Democrats come together.

A few of the other kinds of events:

• Casper, Wyoming: Casper Canvass and Barbecue
• Eugene, Oregon: Lane County Democratic Party Chili Cook-off
• Biloxi, Mississippi: Picnic for Democracy
• Tucson, Arizona: Ice Cream Social
• Nampa, Idaho: Meet Your Local Democratic Candidates

That's only a few -- not to mention the 31 events in Georgia, the 42 events in Ohio, or the event in Fairbanks, Alaska being put together by a candidate for the state legislature.

Can't find an event near you? There are so many options, and planning your event is so easy with our online events center, why not create your own? We'll provide tips and support to make your event a success, and we'll even make sure you get materials like doorhangers and postcards to help spread the word in your community.

Plan your own Democratic Reunion event now:

http://www.democrats.org/thedemocraticreunion/create

It's an exciting time to be a Democrat, and the Democratic Reunion is the next big step in our drive to build our party everywhere and win this November.

We have a lot to do, but we have to remember that there's nothing we can't do together.

Thank you for getting involved.

Sincerely,
Tom

Tom McMahon
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee