Quick
Aggressive Progressive News to Our
Members and Allies
posted 3/30/04; please read & forward!
1)
Great CPC Press: Defeating the Affirmative Action
Attack
2) One Vote Can Matter: Contact Info. to Thank Sen.
Lew Entz
3) CPC Featured in Column in Monday's Rocky Mountain
News
4) Know Any Douglas County Progressives? April
17 House Party!
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1) DENVER POST ON DEFEAT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ATTACK
CPC members, staff, and a huge coalition of allies
- united by Colorado Unity - across the state led
a dynamic and (somewhat unexpectedly) successful
effort to defeat a major civil rights attack at
the state senate. The defeat of Senate Bill
194, a bill that would have ended affirmative action
programs in state higher education, employment,
and contracting, was written about in this Sunday's
Denver Post and includes a quote from CPC.
Here's the article: http://www.progressivecoalition.org/denpostaffirm.htm
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2) ONE VOTE CAN MATTER: SEND 'THANKS' TO
SEN. LEW ENTZ
It's a rare thing at the State Capitol when an elected
official stands alone, against her or his political
party, and votes her/ his conscience. It's
even rarer in election years on hot issues closely
watched by lobbyists who make campaign contributions.
That's why it's so important to give 'thanks' to
the 18 members of the Colorado State Senate (17
Democrats and 1 Republican) who made national news
by defeating the attack on affirmative action last
Friday.
Since many of you have asked, we're providing the
contact information for State Senator Lew Entz,
a moderate Republican from the rural San Luis Valley.
Sen. Entz is the lone member of his party to vote
against the affirmative action attack and did so
in the face of much lobbying from conservatives.
His vote was the deciding vote to kill Senate Bill
194 and score one of the few victories for civil
rights this legislative session. Please consider
thanking him by email or phone call. Thank
you.
Senator Lew Entz
Colorado State Senator, District 5
Office Location: 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO
80203
Capitol Phone: 303-866-4871 Outside
of Denver? 888-473-8136
E-mail: lewis.entz.senate@state.co.us
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3) WHITE SUPREMECISTS STRIKE AGAIN: RMN
COLUMN, 3/29/04
The National Alliance, a West Virginia based group
that uses racial hatred and divisiveness to promote
a message of white supremecy, has made Colorado
one of its targets for growth. Tina Griego,
columnist for the Rocky Mountain News, interviewed
CPC's Bill Vandenberg recently about a recent neighborhood
leafletting drive by the National Alliance in Denver.
Here's the article: http://www.progressivecoalition.org/racist.htm
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4) KNOW ANY DOUGLAS COUNTY PROGRESSIVES?
CPC will go anywhere to expand our membership and
talk about our massive 2004 voter registration,
education, and mobilization drive. Castle
Rock CPC member Katie Kruger is hosting a house
party on Saturday, April 17, from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M.
and is welcoming any and all Douglas County progressives
to attend.
If you are or know someone who is a Douglas County
progressive drop us a quick email and we'll send
you the details for the house party. If you'd
like to host a CPC house party this spring, call
or email Regina Dennis at the CPC office at 303.866.0908
or coprogressive@aol.com to schedule one today.
Thank you!
Thank you for your support of CPC.
