Saturday, Dec. 3, Randy Voller, recently re-elected mayor of Pittsboro, Chair of the Chatham County Democratic Party, and the force behind Chatham County's electoral U-turn earlier this month, will lead the workshop at the Progressive Democrats of North Carolina's Statewide Convention on how to grow a new generation of elected officials who will represent the 99% by recruiting, supporting, and electing progressive candidates beginning at the local level.
Information on Saturday's Progressive Democrats of NC Annual Convention below
Progressive Democrats of North Carolina
2011 Annual Meeting
Saturday, December 3, 2011
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Orange County Campus (OOC)
Room 201
Durham Technical Community College
525 College Park Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-536-7238
the agenda for the day:
8:45 am Set-up
9:00 am Registration
9:30 am Welcome and Introductions
9:40 am Randy's Workshop
11:40 am short break
11:45 am Move to Amend presentation and resolution
12:15 pm Lunch and informal Discussion
1:00 pm What is the future of public financing of elections
1:20 pm Transparency and accountability after Citizens United
1:40 pm Campaigns without candidates: defeating the marriage amendment, protecting voter rights, creating an independent non-partisan re-districting commission
2:00 pm break
2:10 pm OWS Video
2:30 pm PDNC's future in a changing world -- roundtable discussion
4:30 pm adjourn
5:00 pm take down and clean up
Directions: http://durhamtech.edu/...
Please note that most GPS system software has not been updated to include the Orange County Campus.
From the East: Take I-40 West to Exit 261. Turn right from ramp onto Old NC Highway 86, travel 0.1 miles and turn right onto Waterstone Drive. Travel 0.2 miles and turn left onto College Park Road and right into the OCC parking lot.
From the West: Take I-40/I-85 East and stay on your right on I-40 when the two interstates split. Take I-40 Exit 261. Turn left from ramp onto Old NC Highway 86, travel 0.1 mile and turn right onto Waterstone Drive. Travel 0.2 miles and turn left onto College Park Road and right into the OCC parking lot. If you missed the I-40 split, take I-85 until Exit 164. Turn right on ramp onto Old NC Highway 86 and follow the from the North directions.
From the South: Travel on NC Hwy 86 (MLK Blvd in Chapel Hill) for about 9 miles towards Hillsborough; turn left at Waterstone Drive; travel 0.6 miles and turn right into the OCC parking lot. Or take 15-501 North until the I-40 interchange, take I-40 West and follow the “from the East” directions.
From the North: Take I-85 South to Exit 164. Turn left from ramp onto Old NC Highway 86, travel 1.5 miles and turn left onto Waterstone Drive. Travel 0.2 miles and turn left onto College Park Road and right into the OCC parking lot.
Busline: OCC is a stop on the Chapel Hill - Hillsborough line served by Triangle Transit Route 420
Registration: $10.00 (scholarships available upon request)
Pre-paid Lunch: $10:00 (please register early if you want to have a boxed lunch)
Catered by Weaver Street Market, Hillsborough
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