T R A C T I O N
“If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be
part of your revolution.”
~ Emma Goldman
Traction = a social
network of left-leaning 20- and 30-somethings who are spicing up progressive
activism by throwing fun, issue-based events that inform, inspire and connect
us with other savvy Gen X & Yers.
Get
in the loop: Join our tractivist email list .
Coming
up . . .
Mark your calendar: Saturday,
Dec 10th starting at 4:30pm
You don’t
like the commercialism of the holiday season. Neither do we.
Traction
invites you to be a compassionate consumer and . . .
Fight the
System
at
Festivus, for the Left of us!
Food and
drink
spoken
word, dance & music performances
fun-making with
other local progressives
+
Festivus traditions: airing of grievances & feats
of strength
all
with a Traction twist
And feel
subversive as you buy holiday gifts at our silent auction . . .
EVERYONE’s boycotting Wal-Mart this year. Why not be ahead of the curve?
Invest
in the future of the progressive movement by doing your holiday shopping at our
silent auction fundraiser,
featuring works of local
artists, plus goods and, um, services donated by Tractivists
and local merchants.
We’ve
got everything a progressive heart could desire – massages, surf lessons,
scrabble dates, handmade jewelry, a chocolate lesson, Spanish conversation, pet-sitting,
even a vacation home in the mountains. . . Plus fabulous artwork.
Stay
tuned for more info and save up your holiday shopping!
Saturday,
December 10th
Starting
at 4:30pm (auction ends at 6:30pm)
RSVP here.
And
if you have something of value to donate (a piece of art, a thing, a skill –
be creative) and/or you want to help with the Festivus
party, let
us know ASAP -- tractivists are teaming and
scheming as we speak and we want YOU.
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Recent
Traction events . . .
Sept 24 anti-war
demonstration in DC
Hundreds
of thousands of progressives converged in DC on September 24 for a massive
anti-war demonstration, and Traction represented. More than 50 Tractivists
got there via planes, trains, automobiles and of course the Traction bus! See more about it here.
We’re actually doing so much that our
website can’t keep up. Click here for just a *taste* of our past events.
. .
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Coming up in the future. . .
o more ReelPolitik
movie nights
o Poker
for Progressives
o Dog trick-a-thon fundraiser w/ nat’l celebri-dogs Gumbo & Macho
o Multi-media
presentation on the DREAM Act (Traction youth core)
o the formation of a progressive playgroup
for parents of young lefties
Contact us to help plan these
coming attractions!
We’d also appreciate your financial support. Click here to make a
donation. Thanks!
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Traction gets some ink…
Excerpts:
Three Durham-based groups organized the trip. Lanya
Shapiro, founder of a newly formed activism group called Traction, said she wanted to show that
"I think it's phenomenal," Shapiro said. "I'm blown away
by the sheer volume of people who think we need to end this war now."
Yesenia Polanco, a 22-year-old law student at the University of the
District of Columbia [and founding member of Traction], met up with the group from her hometown of Durham to help show how
important demonstrations were in getting messages to elected officials.
"We're here to join the rest of
Excerpts:
. . . Shapiro
organized a sustainable energy tour that was to lead bike riders to three
“I think people
should be demanding this kind of construction, because it’s not
expensive, but it’s very effective,” Thorsos
said.
After
dressing down some prominent players, Bob Geary writes:
“…here’s a few names
on the upside of the ledger:
Lanya Shapiro: You may recognize her e-mail address, givebushtheboot(at)earthlink(dot)net. I think of her as
(Aw, thanks Bob! We’re blushing!)
If
you’d like to contribute some $$$ (or $$), THANK YOU!! Click here to make a deposit in the karma bank.
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Traction gets some help???
Think
this website could be spiffed up? Tell us something we DON’T
know!
So
what’s stopping you from putting your noggin to good use?
We’d like nothing more than to take advantage of you in ALL KINDS of
ways…
To
volunteer, email us and tell us what you’re good
for. (Don’t be modest now.)
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For more info on Traction, don’t dilly-dally. Email us.
This is a brand new website and organization! Stay tuned
for frequent updates as we get more
Traction…
Last
updated: 21 November 2005