Living the Dream and Saving the Forest Preserve (Urgent Plea)

LIVING THE DREAM LEADERSHIP DINNER APRIL 10TH

DETAILS ON THE LIVING THE DREAM WEEKEND IN DUPAGE

TIME TO SAVE THE FOREST PRESERVE IS TODAY

RHYMEFEST

DuPage Democrats

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April 10-12

A wonderful weekend of celebrating leaders who are

"living their dreams"

On Friday, April 10, 2015 from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm, the Democrats of DuPage County are featuring two very beautiful civil rights icons, Mrs. Naomi King -widow of civil rights leader, Rev. A.D. King, and Mrs.Cathelean Steele of Justice for Girls and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The event is entitled, "Living The Dream" Leadership Dinner and will be held at the Kings Banquet Hall in Lombard, Illinois with a special performance by Rhymefest -Oscar/Grammy Winner who co-wrote the song, "Glory" from the movie "Selma" (see invitation attached).

Mrs. King's message focuses on a non-violence approach to conflict resolution and the path that should be taken in order to live our dreams and the dream her brother-in-law, Martin Luther King, Jr. preached about. In addition, Mrs. Steele will be highlighted for her message surrounding the importance of education as a preventative measure to such crimes as human sex trafficking as well as promoting a positive self-image.

On Saturday, April 11, 2015 at noon at the Two Brothers Round House Banquet Hall in Aurora, Illinois, we are honoring, Super Business Girl, Asia Newson, with the 2015 Corporate Kid Entrepreneur Award. The event is entitled, "Entrepreneurship: A Solution to Youth Crime" with a special performance by multi-talented comedian and entertainer, Kimyung Kim (see flyer attached). The event will include a panel discussion hosted by Mayor of Aurora, Illinois, Tom Weisner and featuring community group, Boys2Men.

Marje' Etheridge

CEO,

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Living the Dream Leadership Dinner

featuring Dr Naomi King, Cathalean Steele, and Grammy/Oscar winner Che "Rhymefest" Smith

The DuPage Democrats' Women and Minority Outreach Committee is so honored to present this incredible event in DuPage. It is actually the inaugural event for a wonderful weekend happening in DuPage. See all the details below this ticket link. Rhymefest, the co-author of the song GLORY from the movie Selma will make an appearance you won't want to miss.

Tickets, while they last, can be found here.

If you are a member, please write [email protected] for the discount ticket link.

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Time is running out to save the Forest Preserve. ACT NOW.

From Shannon Burns, Former District 6 FP Commissioner:

Thanks (again!) to all of you who called Rep Conroy's office to register opposition to HB 3099, which would place the DuPage County Forest Preserve back under County Board rule.

An updated summary of reasons to oppose HB 3099 is HERE

Filing a WITNESS SLIP is one more concrete action that you can take to oppose HB 3099. A witness slip is filed online with the committee in which the bill is being discussed and records opposition to the bill as if you were there in person. Directions for filing a witness slip are below. Please act today! Witness slips can be filed until HB 3099 is voted on in committee - which will be around 2 pm on Wednesday, March 25.

WITNESS SLIPS need to be filed new each week so if you filed one last week, please do another one this week to be sure your voice is heard.

Please forward this, post on Facebook and Twitter and ask your friends to help us defeat HB 3099 by filing a witness slip now.

Directions for filing a witness slip are below. Call or email me if you need help navigating the system. Thank you for helping register opposition to HB3099.

Click on the link below, then click on each point listed below until your witness slip has been filed. It will take less than one minute!

www.ilga.gov

GA Dashboard

House (on the column on the right side of the page)

Committee Hearings (drop down menu after clicking "house" on the right)

Week (Once in Committee Hearings, click "week"on the top bar)

State Government Administration Committee (look for this in the list of committees)

click on the icon at far right of page to create witness slip

Go to HB3099 and click on the icon at far right of page (pencil and paper) to create witness slip for that bill

Fill in all the fields (unless marked optional)...I put "none" for firm/business or agency and "citizen of DuPage County" for title

Scroll down to position and click "Opponent"
Check off Record of Appearance Only (unless you are going to fax a written statement)
type the text, agree to terms of agreement, Create slip

[email protected]

630-779-4893

Che "Rhymefest" Smith

Will make an unforgettable appearance at the Leadership Dinner, April 10th.

When is the last time you met someone who has won an Oscar...and a Grammy?

Tickets here

(born July 6, 1977), known by the stage name of

Rhymefest , is an American hip hop artist, philanthropist, and politician from Chicago, Illinois

whose first official album,

Blue Collar , was released on July 11, 2006. His prominent songwriting credits include co-writing Kanye West 's " Jesus Walks ", which won the Grammy for Best Rap Song at the 47th Grammy Awards , and " Glory ", which received the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the 2015 Academy Award for Best Original Song

We look forward to seeing you at this incredible event!

Sincerely,

Amy Rohrer, Executive Director

Democratic Party of DuPage County

630-699-5071

Special Membership Offer ONLY through March 31st. If you join at the $20/month level and sustain that membership through February of 2016, you will qualify not only for a discount at all of our events, including the Living the Dream Leadership Dinner ($10 off) , but you will also receive one FREE Gala ticket for the 2016 Gala.

Paid for by the Democratic Party of DuPage County.
A copy of our report(s) filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections and DuPage County Clerk is available (or will be) for purchase from the DuPage County Clerk's office, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187.