Please grab your friends and join DFA / Change for Missouri Wednesday night, February 8th in the Central West End for a CANDIDATE FORUM. We will be hearing
from some great candidates for a wide variety of offices in the 2006 election. The candidates will have a chance to tell us about their campaigns and there
will be a Q & A session with each candidate,as well as some open discussion time for everyone to give thoughts on the democratic strategy for this election
cycle.

We will provide snacks and drinks.

Some of the candidates scheduled to appear are:

Jeff Smith (State Senate District 4)
Maria Chappelle Nadal (State Rep District 72)
Richard Lesh (US Rep District 2)
Judith Parker (US Rep District 2)
Shelley Welsch (Mayor U City)
Bob Burns (State Rep District 85)
Claire McCaskill - They are still trying to work out her schedule, they will
send a rep from the campaign at the very least.

The event will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 pm in the Central West End:
(Speakers will begin at 7:00)
Central Reform Congregation
5020 Waterman Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 314.361.1564

Hope to see you!

Thanks,
Dyan Ortbal-Avalos
DFA / Change for Missouri
http://www.changeformissouri.com

For more information, see http://www.changeformissouri.com

November's meeting will include a breif talk from our State Senate candidate Jeff Smith regarding the ongoing torture scandal. Last week John McCain sponsored an amendment to the military appropriations bill that that passed in the Senate 90 to 9 establishing the Army Field manual as the official guide for interrogating detainees. Now this bill must be reconciled with the House version that does not contain the McCain amendment forbidding torture. The White House has threatened to veto the appropriations bill over the McCain amendment and Cheney is applying heavy pressure to both Senators and Representatives to water it down. This talk will be followed by a letter writing action item.

Also, there will be a representative from Jane Bogetto's campaign on hand to discuss what we can do to help with the final push before her Nov. 8th election day.

In addition, we will have some open forum time. If there is anything you would like to plug such as an event, a candidate, or a cause near and dear to you, or something you would like our group to consider taking on, you will be given three minutes to address the group. There will be a sign-up sheet for this when you arrive.

Please join us, together we can make a difference.

For more information, see http://www.changeformissouri.com

Let's meet to talk about how to make this meet-up a useful experience for all going forward. There are many important local issues of interest. Please participate in the polls to help us identify the best time, place and subject matter for future meetings.