Bill Crosier's blog

Thanks, Hope, and the Future

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:24:13 -0500

In this message:
1. Thanks
2. Hope
3. The Future, What We Can Do
4. Summary

1. Thanks

First, I want to thank all of you who helped make phone calls, do literature drops, canvas voters, distribute/put up signs, donate money, and do all the other work that isn't glamorous but which contributed to the election victories in this historic election.

Democratic Party Hiding Popularity of Demand to Impeach

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:55:03 -0400

The following was written by Willie Simmons, a long-time member of the Progressive Action Alliance. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the article title to read the entire entry.

Democratic Primary Endorsements

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:09:56 -0500

A number of progressive organizations have made their list of endorsements public, and since they've spent the time to look at various candidates, their endorsement lists may be useful to you, especially for down-ballot positions. If you are reading this on the PAA home page, click on the title of this article, or the "read the rest" link for details.

Tell Washington: "Bring the Troops Home"

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:12:20 -0500

This is a call to action. Please help increase the pressure on our government. Give more people a chance to speak out. Take blank, stamped post cards, clipboards, pens, and officials’ address lists everywhere you go.

Dennis Kucinich to Announce for President Dec. 12

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:18:32 -0500

Kucinich to announce for President
‘Deeply concerned’ by failure of Democratic leadership to heed voters’ November call to end war

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, December 11, 2006

The Lizard Strategy

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:13:13 -0400

Again this year, we have some choices between awful candidates from the Republican party, and some less-than stellar Democrats. (I do realize that there are some excellent Dems even here in Texas, though, such as David Van Os and several running for Congress and the state legislature.)

Texas Democrat convention 2006 videos online

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:14:29 -0400

The Texas Democratic Party has put the videos of the speeches from last weekend's state convention on youtube.com. To see them all, go to http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=TXDemocrats My favorite is the speech by Attorney General candidate David Van Os, with an introduction by former Atty Gen.

Delegate Strategy Summary for Mar. 25 Texas SD & Co. Conventions

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:00:22 -0500

Note 1: Where it says "Senatorial District (or SD) Convention" below, this means the portion of your Texas senatorial district that is in your county. In areas outside metropolitan areas, where there is only one Senatorial District for the entire county, there is a County Convention.

Note 2: Another good and concise reference for the SD conventions is at the Progressive Populist Caucus web site at http://www.texaspopulists.com/node/899 -- Note that some of the addresses for the SD conventions in Harris Co. on that list and on the HCDP web page are not correct, though. Check with your SD chair to make sure of the location before Mar. 25!

State Candidate Questionnaire

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:34:56 -0500

1. Would you support requiring all electronic voting machines to print on paper for each voter a complete summary of their voting choices, which will become, after their inspection, the authoritative record of their vote?

National (Congressional) Candidate Questionnaire

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:32:43 -0500

1. Would you support requiring all electronic voting machines to print on paper for each voter a summary of their voting choices, which will become, after their inspection, the authoritative record of their vote?

Why should we care about resolutions and going to the Democratic conventions here in Texas?

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 23:22:14 -0500

Some people question why we bother with writing and promoting resolutions, and say that the candidates may ignore them or that the general public doesn't care. However, I believe there are some very important reasons why we should promote resolutions that deal with issues we care about:

Spreading Values through Social Action/Elevator Speeches

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:48:43 -0500

Spreading Values through Social Action
Presentation by Bill Crosier to Unitarian Fellowship Church
January 15, 2006

[Note: See downloads below for handout on Elevator Speeches]

Thank you for allowing me to share this morning with you, to talk about some ideas of how we can spread our social values.

Writing Resolutions - Why do it, Guidelines

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 01:33:42 -0500

At the PAA meeting this evening, we discussed the resolutions that our group wrote two years ago, before the 2004 primaries. Using these resolutions in the next few months, with some minor updates/revisions, along with some additional ones, can help us in several ways: