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National Service Day and Inauguration Ball at The El Rey Theater!

By Erin Oliver - Jan 17th, 2009 at 3:52 pm EST

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Hi everybody!

I don't know if you have already heard but January 19th is also National Day of Service. This is a day to show and help the communities that we all live in, in unity in an act of goodwill and to show the whole world what kind of people occupy this country. Here in Albuquerque there are a few events going on. One event is DPNM is sponsoring a Day of Service at the Ronald McDonald House and Casa Esperanza in Albuquerque. These organizations help house UNM Hospital patients and their families while they are being treated. We will be aiding them by cleaning, painting, landscaping, home repair, detailing and anything else they can think of! (Lunch will be provided.)

If manual labor isn't for you,come by and donate anything from their wishlist:
http://www.rmhc-nm.org/help/wishlist.php

There is a food drive at roadrunner food bank drive as well.

What I am doing is 1- Donating Blood, I will be donating blood in the name of progressive change (my charity I am trying to start up) as well as others. Please consider donating blood and calling United Blood Services1515 University Blvd., N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87102
1-800-333-8037

Last and most important for me: I am picking up, and accepting drop offs of household goods, furniture, and CLOTHING and toys for The Barrett Foundation ( http://www.barrettfoundation.org/ ) to make a massive donation to them on the 19th. So if my friends here have closets they are willing to go through and toys they want to give away I will pick them up or you can drop them off at my house we are willing to pick up couches, I am donating a washer and drye and the couches right out of my living room. The barrett foundation is a vital part of the Albuquerque community. They provide housing and job training for homeless women and their children. Many of these women and children are homeless because of domestic abuse, mental illness, being laid off their jobs. So please considr doing some "inauguration" cleaning and donate.

I also wanted to address the El Rey inauguration Ball on Tuesday the 20th. I totally understand that most people within my circle of friends do not support the el rey in light of the launchpad tragedy. I am with you there. However, this ball is open to the public, you do not have to pay 1,000 dollars a plate.. you can bring your children and the proceeds are going to charity. There will be a ballott of three different charities, including mine (check out progressivechange.org) that the guests decide how to dispurse. My son is going with me. It is 10 dollars at the door 5 dollars for kids. It starts early at 6:45 so you can celebrate other balls or go to other parties. You can read more about it here http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/communityservice/gptzc2 or http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=87716&id=

Any proceeds that progressive change receives will help us to organize and fund our adopt a teacher program as well as our goal in assisting underpaid, under appreciated civil servants (like teachers, firemen, police, nurses etc) with Solar heat, Solar power and energy effeciant upgrades. On top of throwing an appreciation ceremony for these people who continue to committ to do excellent work despite a harsh economic challenges. So please join me in this.

And if you want to watch the actual swearing in, Enjoy this momentous occasion with the people who shared your joy and tears during the election.

Come join the Democratic Party of New Mexico and friends to watch the inauguration LIVE at IBEW Union Hall. We’ll meet at 9am to begin watching the morning ceremonies. Feel free to bring coffee, donuts, bagels or anything else that you may want to share with your fellow Campaigners.

• When: January 20th, 2009, 9am
• Where: IBEW Union Hall, Renaissance

Donations of $5 are requested to contribute to our Union brothers at IBEW.

So lets hope for some good weather, and a good turn out. Please repost this wherever you see fit.

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¡OBAMANOS!

By Jeff Hartzer - Nov 4th, 2008 at 5:43 pm EST

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Today's the day-:-Tonight's the night.
¡OBAMANOS!

Barometric pressure is falling and the winds of change are rising in Albuquerque today...Truly a sense of strangeness in the air...A one time resident of 'burque, Jim Morrison penned these lines which are alive today in the high desert:

Strange days have found us
Strange days have tracked us down...

Strange eyes fill strange rooms/Voices will signal their tired end
The hostess is grinning/Her guests sleep from sinning
Hear me talk of sin/And you know this is it

Strange days have found us/And through their strange hours
We linger alone/Bodies confused
Memories misused/As we run from the day
To a strange night of stone

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