Meet fellow Michigan DUers

[SharonRB]

Go out to sss.du.meetup.com and sign up. Did anyone know this site existed? It's a way to list events in a given geographic area or to set up events to meet other DUers. Maybe we can set up a local event. Anyone care to volunteer to be the organizer?

[Pam-Moby]

1. Hi SharonRB

Never heard of it. I will check it out. Thanks for the heads up on it.

[5thGenDemocrat]

2. Meet up with other Michigan DUers

I throw one of those events every year. It's called FUNDAY and it'll be held in Saginaw on June 18th. This will be the eleventh annual edition.
John
I buy the food and the beer. We can even find accomodations for the poverty-stricken amongst y'all.

[JNelson6563]

3. Hey John

Which part of Saginaw are you in? By chance the 4th District?

Julie

[5thGenDemocrat]

4. Nope. Thankfully, I'm in the Fifth District

The Fourth, represented by Dave Camp (R-Dow Chemical), takes in the suburbs and ends about two miles north or west of me. But I'm in Dale Kildee (D)'s district.
Geographically, I live at almost the dead center of Saginaw -- by the hospitals and Bliss Park.
John
I really hope you can make FUNDAY XI. It would be great to meet you.

[JNelson6563]

5. Are you going to convention in Feb?

I'll be there. :toast:

Julie

[5thGenDemocrat]

7. I wasn't planning on it

I'm not much of a party operative. I donate cash to the campaigns, talk my friends into going to the polls (unless, of course, they're Republicans -- I have a few of those, too), and vote in every election -- school millage, local referendums, state and national -- whatever).
But I've never been to a convention (my Grandmother G was at the 1912 Republican state convention at Bay City, where the original schism between Taft's Republicans and Roosevelt's Bull Moosers occured amidst fights and chair throwing and arrests -- she (3rdGenDem) thought it was great.
Her dad (2ndGenDem) was invited because he was a (D) Bay City city commissioner (sort of as a courtesy -- if you can call it that. Repugs were still ostensibly human in those days).
Where is the convention? Maybe I'll tag along.
John
Either way, keep FUNDAY pencilled in on your calendar.

[JNelson6563]

8. Convention at Cobo on 2/19

I'll be there. 4th District. Let me know if you go! :hi:

When is Funday BTW?

Julie

[PassingFair]

32. I'll be there, JNelson!

Wearing a democracy for america button and a smile. (If Feb 12 vote goes our way)!

[SharonRB]

11. Will you post something closer to the date with info?

[5thGenDemocrat]

17. Julie and Sharon

FUNDAY is June 18. Oh, yeah -- I'll be posting so much more info as we go that everyone will be pleading with me to knock it the hell off.
John
But that's still 100 days or so off yet. Then the deluge.

[proudbluestater]

20. Another 4th Districter here! Love how you put Camp's district

Dave Camp (R-Dow Chemical).

I would love to come to your Funday! You could have it at Bliss Park maybe? Or any of the many parks we have around the area. Sounds cool!

[5thGenDemocrat]

28. WOW!! You know Bliss Park?

I live two blocks from there! Are you from Saginaw?
John
Cheez -- you made my eyes go all toady-frogged even mentioning Bliss Park. Of course you're welcome to come to FUNDAY or, for that matter, to drop on by any old time. PM me for an address.

[proudbluestater]

29. I'm in the township, with fond memories of my last visit to Bliss Park

when Bill Clinton, running for president, gave a splendid speech on a magnificent fall day. I shook his hand that day. I think my kids did too.

Small World!

[forintegrity]

6. Any one from the Ann Arbor area?

.

[1gobluedem]

9. I am!

I live in Ann Arbor and work in Ypsilanti.

[jeanarrett]

10. I live in Whitmore Lake

and work in Ann Arbor.

[forintegrity]

13. Please read my reply to #9 post

(#12)

Interested?

[forintegrity]

12. Are you interested

in starting a local group or do you know of one in this area?

My friend and I would like to start a group or join one for support and to work on ways to inform others about what is REALLY going on in Washington since our corporate media won't do it!

Waht do you think?

[1gobluedem]

18. I don't know of one in this area

I would be interested in getting together once in awhile. I have to keep a fairly low profile, though, because I work in the media (radio) and don't want my station to have any appearance of bias due to my outside activity.

[forintegrity]

21. OK...let me get back with you on this...

When is a good time for you?

[forintegrity]

26. I found some groups in the Ann Arbor area

from the website suggested in the first thread. I'm gonna check them out. There's an Ann Arbor Democracy Meeting for America meeting coming up on February 2. I'm also very interested in Ann Arbor Fight Big Media Group and their meeting is next Tuesday the 19th.

Check it out!

[jeanarrett]

19. Yes, I'm interested

Especially anything that gets me out of the house and meeting new people!

[forintegrity]

22. When is a good time

to meet-up?

[forintegrity]

27. See post #26

Are you interested in going?

[auntAgonist]

14. Jackson area here.

[forintegrity]

23. would you be interested in getting together

towards Ann Arbor? Or do you know of any groups in this general area that already gather?

[forintegrity]

25. I just went to the meet-up site suggested in this thread

and found several groups in the Ann Arbor Area and there's also one in Jackson called Jackson Democracy for America.

Think I'll check out some of these groups. There's some meetings coming up soon.

[progmom]

31. me. me!

:hi:

[livvy]

15. Macomb/Wayne County here.

I signed up for the group. Let's try to get organized! Hi, Sharon!

[forintegrity]

24. What group is that?

I'd like to get something started in the Ann Arbor area.

never mind...I found what you are talking about. Looks like there's already a couple of groups in the Ann Arbor are! Can't wait to meet up with some other people!

[Stepup2]

16. Hi from West Michigan

Hi Sharon,
I signed up,and look forward to meeting.

[maddogesq]

30. Howdy from a dog helping turn Oakland County Blue.

9th Congressional district, that is. Let us get vibes going and give Knollenberg the boot in 2006.