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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009, 6PM-9PMA CONVERSATION & RECEPTION WITHCONGRESSMAN JERRY NADLERChair, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights & Civil LibertiesGOVERNOR HOWARD DEANChairman Emeritus of the Democratic National CommitteeKELLI CONLINPresident, NARAL Pro-Choice New YorkBARATUNDE THURSTONCo-Founder, jackandjillpolitics.comMODERATED BY JOEL SILBERMANTHE FIRST 100 DAYS:HOW PROGRESSIVES CAN AFFECT CHANGE NOW6pm-7pm VIP Reception7pm-8pm Conversation8pm-9pm General Reception(drinks and light hors d'œuvres)TRIBECA CINEMAS54 Varick Street, NYC(at Laight Street, just below Canal Street)TICKETS$44: Discounted ticket (only 44 available on first come, first serve basis)$100: General admission$500: VIP ticket to pre-reception with guest speakers$1000: VIP premium package: 2 VIP reception tickets & signed copy ofYou Have the Power by Howard DeanFOR MORE INFORMATION/RSVPContact Mary Bruch at mary@jerrynadler.comPhone: (212) 352-0370 Fax: (212) 507-9843Make a contribution for this event here: http://www.jerrynadler.com/2.18.09.htmPaid for by Friends of Jerry NadlerFriends of Jerry Nadler131 Varick St., Ste. 1017New York, NY 10013###Sunday, February 22, 7-9 p.m(A free Drinking Liberally Oscars watching party will follow.)And the winner is...Tom Geoghegan!Please join us for a Pre-Oscars Fundraising Party to help make progressive candidate Tom Geoghegan the Democratic nominee to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress in Illinois.Tom Geoghegan is a famed labor lawyer who wrote legendary pro-worker books like "Which Side Are You On?" He will deliver a live welcome greeting at 7:30 p.m. EST via video from Chicago. If you can't attend, please give what you can anyway.David Sirota calls Tom "one of the greatest living progressives in America." The Nation wrote "Tom could be the next Paul Wellstone" and "Geoghegan´s platform should be a model for Democrats in the post-meltdown era." The new Progressive Change Campaign Committee made Tom its first supported candidate.The election is March 3, and Tom is the insurgent populist in a crowded field of 11 candidates. Here's a video of Tom describing his economic priorities (filmed the morning after a Netroots fundraiser in DC):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiHG4QOmmEIWhere: The Tank, 354 West 45th St., New York, New YorkTicket prices:Nominee: $35 (Also gets you 1 free wine/beer voucher.)Winner: $100 (Also gets you 3 free wine/beer vouchers and a raffle entry to win tickets to the Best Movie winner!)Lifetime Achievement Winner: $250 (Also gets you 3 drink vouchers, 3 raffle entries, and you’ll be listed as honorary co-host of the event.)Buy a ticket or make a contribution here:http://www.actblue.com/page/tomnyc(A free Drinking Liberally Oscars watching party will follow.)
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