Literature
A half page flyer is provided which outlines the mission and efforts of the PPC. There are cut marks already embedded on the first page. You can either cut them yourself or if you have a large stack, we recommend taking them to Kinkos. They have a professional cutting machine and can cleanly cut up to 250 at a time. The cost is approximately $1.50 per cut. The file is provided in PDF format. Acrobat Reader is required.
Statement of Beliefs
We seek the following goals for a more just society, and we believe the Democratic Party should recommit to these goals:
Mission Statement: The Progressive/Populist Caucus stands for reclaiming the Texas Democratic Party's historic purpose of achieving a more just society by returning our Party and our government to the people first.
I. In order to re-invigorate the Democratic grassroots, we will work toward:
- Training at all levels of the Texas Democratic Party, from the precinct level to the County Chair, to SDEC and DNC members
- Improvement of internal and external data management
- Building a self-sustaining Texas Democratic Party
- Identification of areas that the Texas Democratic Party should target for additional resources
II. We will recruit and elect progressive candidates to the SDEC and all other Party positions. We will support our members on party committees.
Participating In Or Chairing Your Democratic Precinct Convention Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Prepared by: Stan Merriman Updated by: Sarah Gonzales
Download a printable version Participating in or Chairing your precinct convention
Participating In Your Democratic SD Convention Saturday, March 29, 2008
Download a printable version of Participating in your SD Convention Texas state reference
This page provides detailed information about running for political offices and partipating in the convention process.
Below you'll find information and tools to help Democrats organize and motivate precincts.
This training presentation is designed to be customized for your Senate District or County. Please be sure to insert your material as appropriate. If you have any questions or need help or training, please contact
What’s in a Name?
Why did we choose the name “Progressive Populist” for our Caucus in the Texas Democratic Party?
How does this differ from Liberalism?
Paraphrasing from the American Political Dictionary and borrowing from conventional wisdom in the field of political science:
Information and training materials about how to organize your precinct and how to get involved are below.
This graphic is a printable version of the PPC logo in Adobe Illustrator version 9.x EPS format. This graphic is suitable for print and can be sized up or down to any dimension without loss of quality. Please note that the PPC logo and slogan are the exclusive property of the PPC and are registered as a service mark with the Secretary of State of Texas.
