We only have a little over a week until our epic Texas Kos statewide meet-up! And I don't know about you, but I'm pretty pumped. We'll be meeting in Austin on
Saturday, February 28 for a packed day of listening to talks, strategizing, and strengthening statewide community-building efforts. If you feel in despair now as we begin what is sure to be a disastrous Republican-led legislative session, we're certain that you will feel empowered by the end of this event. So what do you have to lose? Come join us and get to know your fellow Texas Kossacks!
We have an incredible lineup of talks from some names you will probably recognize:
• Kath Haenschen aka kath25: Legislative Preview: The Good, The Bad, And The Really Really Ugly
• Meteor Blades: The Power of Year-Round Precinct Organizing
• Denise Oliver-Velez: Motivating Young People to Vote and Run for Office
• Neeta Lind aka navajo: Maximizing the Daily Kos Forum
• Egberto Willies: How to Attract the Most Readers to Your Message
I mean, come on. These five outstanding individuals, all under the same roof, sharing their activist wisdom with us. Do you
need any other reason to sign up right now?
Thanks to navajo, this event has received a big boost from official Daily Kos support. Lunch and your first happy hour drink (if you attended the seminar) will be courtesy of Daily Kos, as will be the seminar room. Because of this support, there will be no charge for the event. But space is limited, so you need to RSVP soon. All Texas (and non-Texas!) Kossacks are welcome. What's stopping you?
A few final notes:
First, transportation. If you can't drive yourself, some Kossacks have organized carpools from Houston and San Antonio, and AndyT has offered to give a ride to Kossacks coming from Dallas. In addition, if you are in or near a major urban center, check out Megabus. It's a highly affordable option (it shouldn't cost much more than $20 for a one-way ticket, and probably much less), and the bus is comfortable and has wi-fi and electrical outlets. I've taken it many times, and the last time I took it from Houston to Austin, I only paid about $10 each way. There are stops in downtown Houston, Katy (west of Houston), downtown San Antonio, downtown Dallas, and Grand Prairie (between Dallas and Fort Worth). The Megabus stop in Austin is right on the University of Texas campus, not too far (but not within walking distance) from our meet-up location. If you can't drive yourself, these may be some affordable alternatives.
Second, lodging. Unfortunately, downtown Austin is expensive. If you want to stay the night and can't afford lodging near the meet-up location, you'll probably want to look for hotels outside of downtown. The last time I was in Austin, I found affordable options not far from the meet-up location (but not within walking distance--closer to the University of Texas area), on the east side of I-35. Once you go west of I-35, the hotel prices are going to skyrocket. There are plenty of affordable hotels in Austin, just unfortunately not within walking distance of our event.
Third, if you stick around Austin until the next day, we have a bonus event for you. The annual Zilker Park Kite Festival starts at about 11:00 AM on Sunday, March 1, and was an enjoyable part of our last statewide meet-up. Something to think about.
Let us know below if you have any questions. If you want to RSVP, either comment below or contact nomandates. We're hoping to see y'all in Austin!
Saturday, February 28th
Texas All-State Meet-up
Please come for an afternoon of camaraderie and progressive strategizing with Big Orange flavor! Out-of-state attendees welcome!
Lunch and Seminar c/o Daily Kos
TIME: Noon - 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Max's Wine Dive
"Fried Chicken and Champagne... Why the Hell Not?"
207 San Jacinto Blvd • Austin, 78701 (near convention center and state capital building)
Cocktail time First drink c/o Daily Kos if you attended the seminar, coupons handed out at seminar.
TIME: 6:00 PM
LOCATION: CRAVE
340 E. 2nd St (around the corner from seminar) • Austin
ORGANIZER: Send nomandates a kosmail to attend
RSVPs:
1. nomandates
2. Chrislove
3. Meteor Blades
4. Denise Oliver-Velez
5. Egberto Willies
6. Katherine Haenschen aka kath25
7. navajo
8. johnatx
9. mrs johnatx
10. Blood
11. cosette
12. anotherdemocrat - Vege*
13. bastrop
14. Warren Pease
15. Patience John
16. noteaforme
17. blue armadillo
18. RLMAC
19. TexMex
20. JC Dufresne
21. TexasLibertine
22. politik
23. Mr Pea
24. PDiddie
25. Mrs. Diddie
26. suesue
27. mr suesue
28. Sandia Blanca
29. Noisy Gong
30. Essephreak
31. laderrick - Vege*
32. getlost
33. TulsaGal
34. AndyT
35. Carol in San Antonio
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36. blueisland
37. TX Unmuzzled
38. walkshills
39. MargaretPOA
40. rabel
41. on the cusp
42. freerad
43. freerad's guest
44. Wino
45. Mrs Wino
46. Red Tom Kidd
47. Tutone in Texas
48. Mrs Tutone in Texas
49. jfranks
50. 1toughlady
51. scott5js
52. tmc222
53. tmc222's daughter
54. asprivett
55. blue armadillo's guest
56. postmodernista
57. Texan001
58. Texan001's brother
59. tmservo433
60. Gilmore
61. Mrs Gilmore
62. krwheaton
+84 = 146 RSVPs!
Maybees:
BlueMississippi
BlackSheep1
Deja (+1-2)
boadicea
Ignacio Magaloni
neverontheright
manoffire
+2
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* Needs vegetarian meal