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Join Us for An Election Night Open House

Join us for what we hope will be an enjoyable & informative…

ELECTION NIGHT OPEN HOUSE

Pizza Potluck

Watch the documentary film A New America

Monitor the election results

WHEN: Tuesday, May 11 6:00pm – ??

Guest House Inn & Suites
Ballroom
5250 Cornhusker Highway, Lincoln
Map Located HERE
RSVP Requested – please click HERE
Requested donation for venue rental & supplies per person: $4

6:00pm Informal “reception” / arrival
6:20pm Pizza Potluck (see below)
6:30pm Viewing of the documentary film, A New America
8:45pm – ?? Discussion and watch the election results roll in.

We’re doing a “Pizza Potluck” meal, so please…
If your last name ends in letters A – L, bring a pizza
If your last name ends in letters M – Z, bring a salad or desert

We’re providing beverages, popcorn, and tableware!

A word about A New America – the documentary film…

Thank you to Linda for the suggestion to show the film as a way to spark discussion about the root causes of how our country has veered so far off course. This film is about the history of Progressivism – how it has impacted American politics, government policy and where it ultimately leads.

As the writer and producer of A New America, I am excited to share this film with this group – this will be the first showing of the finished result here in Nebraska.  Throughout last summer, I traveled with the director and crew to Washington, D.C., Michigan, Philadelphia, Oklahoma, and Texas to interview Congressmen, historians, best-selling authors and activists. Other interviews were conducted in Maine, New York, and Louisiana. Included among those featured in the film are Amity Shlaes, G. Edward Griffin, Dr. Burton Folsom, Rep. Ron Paul, former NY Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey, and author P.K. Howard.

It is important for me to convey to you all that we are not convening this event as a marketing tool for the film – it is not yet available for sale. Again, I appreciate that Linda made the suggestion and that I can enjoy sharing the results with you all. I hope you can make it!

If you would like to view the movie trailer, click HERE.

REMINDER – If you missed the previous email about Saturday and Sunday’s efforts to affect the May 11 Primary Election, click HERE.

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Stubborn_Facts

Shelli Dawdy is first and foremost the mother of three children whom she has taught at home via the classical method since removing her children from school in 2001. During her early years as a homeschool mother, she worked part-time as a freelance writer. Born and raised in the Iowa, Shelli and her husband moved to the state of South Dakota in 1997, attracted to its more limited government and friendly tax environment. In 2006, Shelli and her family relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska, when her husband’s employer offered a new position. She took a break from work and politics for a time, recognizing the need to focus solely on her childrens’ schooling with two now of high school age. Distressed by many things she was witnessing on the national political scene and disillusioned about the Republican Party, she decided to start writing again, this time online. Motivated to get involved with others at the grassroots level, she networked with activists on the social media tool, Twitter. She was involved in organizing the first tea party rallies inspired by Rick Santelli’s “rant” on CNBC in February 2009. Recognizing that activism should generate on the local level, she founded Grassroots in Nebraska in March of 2009. The group’s mission is a return to Constitutional, limited government, according to its original meaning. While the group has held several tea party rallies, it’s focus is to take effective action. Among its many projects, GiN successfully coordinated testimony for the hearing of the Nebraska Sovereignty Resolution, networked with other groups to ensure a large show of public support at the hearing, and coordinated follow up support to ensure its passage in April 2010. While working to build up GiN throughout 2009, she was asked to work as writer and producer of the documentary film, A New America, which lays out how Progressivism is responsible for how America has moved away from its Constitutional roots. You can see more of her work on Grassroots in Nebraska (GiN) and StubbornFacts