Knox County Democrats

Pictures from Vestival 2013

gloriajohnson — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:44 +0000

Report Back from May’s District 2 Meeting

gloriajohnson — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:34:39 +0000

Rick Staples, district 2 KCDP Board of Governors, welcomes everyone to the potluck.

Close to 30 people came to May’s district 2 meeting, which was held at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. June Jones, from Organizing for America, and Linda Haney, KCDP Chairperson, spoke. A potluck dinner was served; additionally, a district secretary and sergeant-at-arms were elected. Voter registration efforts were discussed, and a committee to address this issue was formed, headed by Bernice Curtis and Linda Cartwright. Rick Staples challenged everyone to bring someone new to the next meeting so work could continue to build the Democratic party in district 2.

Tenn. Unemployment Rate Jumps as Gov. Haslam, Republicans Shutdown 34 Career Centers

TNDP — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:08:53 +0000

The latest job numbers are in and it’s not good for Tennesseans. The numbers show that Tennessee’s unemployment rate has jumped to 8 percent. Tennessee was one of only three states that saw an increase in the unemployment rate in April. This discouraging economic news comes on the heels of the announcement that [...]

Sign the Petition: Gov. Haslam, Release Your Tax Returns

TNDP — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:05 +0000

It's time for Gov. Haslam to come clean on his income from Pilot and release his tax returns.

County Assembly Meeting- Thursday, May 16, 2013

gloriajohnson — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:18:38 +0000

The Knox County Democratic Party County Assembly meeting will be meeting on Thursday, May 16th at 6:30 pm at the Party headquarters, located at 311 Morgan Street. For more information, email Linda Haney, Chair, at llinc@comcast.net.

Vestival Coming Up! This Saturday, May 11th 2013!

gloriajohnson — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:22:04 +0000

This coming Saturday, May 11th 2013 is the 13th Annual Vestival Celebration, which is South Knoxville’s Art and Heritage Festival. Vestival is located at 681 Maryville Pike.

The Knox County Democratic Party will have a table there at space #16. We need volunteers to staff the table! Sign up times are from 11 am – 7 pm. To help out, email Jim Sessions at jim.sessions@comcast.net or call 573-0655.

First Friday! Come celebrate this May 3, 2013!

gloriajohnson — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:00:05 +0000

Every first Friday of the month Democrats from across Knoxville come to celebrate and socialize at the Democratic Headquarters, located at 311 Morgan street.

This Friday, May 3, 2013, from 6 – 9 pm, we will have a very special First Friday- please consider coming out and celebrating the end of the week!

Congratulations New Officers!

gloriajohnson — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:21:36 +0000

We had a wonderful and well-attended convention and welcomed many new members and leaders. Thank you to all who stepped up to run!

Congratulations to our new officers….
Chair, Linda Haney
Vice-Chair, Cameron Brooks
Secretary, Mary Wilson
Treasurer, Jerome Miller

I want to thank Knox County Democrats for allowing me to be Chair the last four years, it was an honor. I also want to thank the hundreds of folks who served and volunteered with the party, you guys ROCK!
I am looking forward to supporting Linda Haney and her team in the next two years!

Gloria

KCDP Reorganization April 13th!

gloriajohnson — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:49:37 +0000

It isn’t long before we begin our county party reorganization and elect new officers within our party. We encourage all Democrats to attend and participate in this reorganization. This is an all call for Democrats in Knox County to get involved and make a difference in their community.

The actual date for the convention will be April 13th at 12 noon and doors at the Unite Building, 1124 N. Broadway, will open at 10:30 for registration and lunch. Those interested in being delegates to the convention will also need to attend their District meeting the week before the convention in order to be selected. Those meetings should be set by March 14th and we will put the dates, times, and locations up on this website as well as advertising locally.

We hope to see you there! For more information, feel free to call HQ at 540-4001.

**District 1 Meeting-Saturday April 6 at the Burlington Library from 1-3 pm.

**District 2 Meeting-Christenberry Recreation Center on Oglewood Drive, April 4th at 6:30 pm.

**District 3 Meeting-Monday April 8th at the Cedar Bluff Library at 6:00 pm.

**District 4 Meeting-Saturday April 6th at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Kingston Pike from 2:00 to 4:00

**District 5 Meeting-Monday April 1st at the Cedar Bluff Library at 6:00 pm

**District 6 Meeting-Saturday April 6th at 10 am at the Karns Public Library on Oak Ridge Highway

**District 7 Meeting- Powell Library at 330 W. Emory Rd. on April 2nd at 6:00pm.

**District 8 Meeting-Will be day Saturday, April 6th at the Masonic Lodge at 9201 Rutledge Pk. at 1:00 pm

**District 9 Meeting-Monday April 1st at the South Knoxville Community Center from 6:30-7:30

***The Bylaws Committee is working on bylaws suggestions as received. If you would like to submit any suggestions to the bylaws committee, please do so on or before March 14th. Submit to Jerome Miller at millerjq@charter.net.

Inauguration and MLK March!

gloriajohnson — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:39:49 +0000

Please join the Knox County Democratic Party as we march in the Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on January 21st. Line up is at 8:30 am with step-off at 10:00 am from the Tabernacle Baptist Church 2137 MLK, Jr. Blvd. The purpose of the parade is to offer the community a visual and audible display in tribute to the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2013 Parade route will stretch from the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Avenue to Greater Warner A.M.E. Church in Burlington. It is always a good time and a great celebration, especially in conjunction with President Barack Obama’s inauguration! For more information contact KCDP HQ at 540-4001.