Heads up Asheville Progressives: DFA meeting this Thursday at the same place Drinking Liberally meets

The following email is circulating ammoung bloggers in the Asheville area, and I'd like to give it a quick shout:

DFA (Democracy For America) Asheville is meeting at the same place with Drinking Liberally to organize progressives for the annual Democratic precinct meetings on February 17th.

Join us *Thursday, February 8th* at Asheville Brewing Company in Downtown Asheville, 77 Coxe Avenue -- just down from the Post Office.

What's a precinct meeting?

Every two years Democratic activists gather in their neighborhoods to choose their local leadership, select delegates for the county convention, and get a head start on organizing for the next election.

You could say that the precinct meetings are the first step toward turning Buncombe blue in 2008. But in addition, these meetings will determine:

1. Whether progressives can hold a significant voting bloc at the county convention;
2. Whether progressive resolutions will become a part of the Party's platform as we move to the county, district, and state conventions.
3. Whether we can form a true grassroots movement to get out the vote two years from now.

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ScrutinyHooligans has a good writeup on precinct organizing and what it means for progressives in Asheville.

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