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Bernie Sanders Town Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, May 31, 2015 *Updated

Bernie Sanders Town Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, May 31, 2015

Bernie Sanders is officially kicking off his campaign for president this week, and he's coming to Minnesota to discuss how to take back our country from the billionaires.

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/berniescampaignlaunchtour/jvr

Minneapolis Town Meeting

Sunday, May 31, 2015 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Note: coffee and bagels will be available at 9:30 AM, with the town meeting beginning at 10 AM.

New Location
Minneapolis American Indian Center
1530 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

SEIU Local 26
706 North 1st St, Suite 110
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

Bernie Sanders to Visit Iowa After Campaign Kickoff on May 28-30, 2015

Bernie Sanders to Visit Iowa After Campaign Kickoff
 
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders returns to Iowa Thursday after a hometown campaign kickoff event tomorrow in the senator’s hometown. A town meeting in Davenport is the first stop in a three-day swing that includes public events in Muscatine, West Branch, Iowa City, Ames and Kensett.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

7 p.m.   Davenport town meeting, Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport

Friday, May 29, 2015

3 p.m.   Muscatine County Democrats town meeting, Bob Roach Little Theatre, Strahan Hall, Muscatine Community College, 152 Colorado St., Muscatine

7 p.m.    House party at the home of Dave Johnson and Jennie Embree, 326 N. Fourth St., West Branch

Saturday, May 30, 2015

10 a.m.   Iowa City town meeting, Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center, Social Hall, 220 South Gilbert St., Iowa City

2 p.m.   Ames Grassroots for Bernie Celebration, Torrent Brewing Company, 504 Burnett Ave., Ames

5 p.m.   Tri-County Democrats town meeting,  Kensett Community Center,  300 Willow St., Kensett

Bernie Sanders’ Hometown Campaign Kickoff Set for Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Bernie Sanders’ Hometown Campaign Kickoff Set for Tuesday, May 26, 2015

BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will kick off his presidential campaign at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Waterfront Park along Lake Champlain in the city where he served as mayor before being elected to Congress.

There will be free Ben & Jerry's ice cream and music by Mango Jam, the Vermont Zydeco/Cajun band.

“My hometown of Burlington and the people of Vermont have a special place in my heart. There is nowhere else in the world where I would hold an event this important,” Sanders said.

“In Vermont, I have learned that focusing on important issues and not engaging in negative campaigns is what people want. I have learned that grassroots campaigning – holding town meetings, knocking on doors, face-to-face discussions – is more important than money in winning elections. That is what I have done in Vermont and that is the lesson I will take with me around the country on this national campaign.

“The formal kickoff will set the stage for the campaign to come. I will lay out an ‘Agenda for America’ which addresses the major crises we face and a vision of a government which works for all of our people and not just the billionaire class,” Sanders said.

After the Burlington campaign kickoff, Sanders will travel to New Hampshire on Wednesday and then head to Iowa on Thursday.

Campaign Kickoff Event
Tuesday, May 26
5 p.m. at Waterfront Park, Burlington, Vermont.
Rain location: Memorial Auditorium, 250 Main St., Burlington, Vermont

Bernie Sanders Iowa Campaign Launch Tour Visits Davenport, Muscatine, West Branch, Iowa City Ames, and Kensett on May 28-30, 2015

Bernie Sanders Iowa Campaign Launch Tour on May 28-30, 2015

Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 7 p.m.

Davenport Town Meeting
Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University
518 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/berniescampaignlaunchtour/rtl

Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3 p.m.
Muscatine County Democrats Town Meeting
Bob Roach Little Theatre, Strahan Hall, Muscatine Community College
152 Colorado St.
Muscatine, IA

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/berniescampaignlaunchtour/rtg

Friday, May 29, 2015 at 7 p.m.
 
House Party at the Home of Dave Johnson and Jennie Embree
326 N. Fourth St.
West Branch, IA

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/berniescampaignlaunchtour/rtr

Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 10 a.m.

Iowa City Town Meeting
Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center, Social Hall
220 South Gilbert St.
Iowa City, IA

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/berniescampaignlaunchtour/rtt

Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 2 p.m.

Ames Grassroots for Bernie Celebration
Torrent Brewing Company
504 Burnett Ave.
Ames, IA

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/berniescampaignlaunchtour/rtj

Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 5 p.m.

Tri-County Democrats Town Meeting
Kensett Community Center
300 Willow St.
Kensett, IA

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/berniescampaignlaunchtour/rtv

Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Website Previews May 26, 2015 Official Announcement Event

https://berniesanders.com/

DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Statement on Bernie Sanders’ 2016 Announcement

DNC Chair Statement on Bernie Sanders’ 2016 Announcement
 
Washington, DC – In response to Bernie Sanders’ announcement that he will run for president in 2016, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement:

“Democrats welcome Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders as the second candidate to officially seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for President in 2016. Senator Sanders is well-recognized for his principled leadership and has consistently stood up for middle class families. Throughout his service in the U.S. House and Senate, Bernie Sanders has clearly demonstrated his commitment to the values we all share as members of the Democratic Party.
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“The Democratic Party appreciates the contributions that Senator Sanders, Secretary Clinton, and other candidates will make to a healthy dialogue about the future of our party and our nation. There is a distinct contrast between Democrats who are on the side of middle and working class families and Republicans who are concerned with the very rich and wealthy corporations. Over the next year, the discussions we have during our respective nominating processes will help make that choice clear.”

Bernie Sanders: ‘I Will be a Candidate for President’ Excerpts of email Announcement Declaring Candidacy

Bernie Sanders: ‘I Will be a Candidate for President’
 
BURLINGTON, Vt., -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders this morning will declare his candidacy for president of the United States. The senator will send an email to hundreds of thousands of supporters declaring his intention to run in the Democratic Party and laying out themes of his campaign:

Here are key excerpts:

“I am writing to inform you that I will be a candidate for President of the United States. I ask for your support.

“For many months I have been traveling from coast to coast across our country, and have had the opportunity to meet with thousands of good, hard-working, and remarkable people. Like you and me, they are deeply concerned about the future of our country.

“They wonder why they are working longer hours for lower wages. They worry about whether their kids will be able to afford college or get decent jobs. They fear that they may not have the savings to retire with dignity and security.

“The challenges facing our country are enormous.

“It's not just that, for forty years, the middle class has been disappearing. It's that 99% of all new income is going to the top 1%, and the grotesque level of wealth and income inequality today is worse than at any time since the late 1920s. The people at the top are grabbing all the new wealth and income for themselves, and the rest of America is being squeezed and left behind.

“The disastrous decisions of the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case and in other related cases are undermining the very foundations of American democracy, as billionaires rig the system by using their Super PACS to buy politicians and elections.

“And the peril of global climate change, with catastrophic consequences, is the central challenge of our time and our planet.

“The middle class in America is at a tipping point. It will not last another generation if we don’t boldly change course now.

“After a year of travel, discussion and dialogue, I have decided to be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. But let's be clear. This campaign is not about Bernie Sanders. It about a grassroots movement of Americans standing up and saying: ‘Enough is enough. This country and our government belong to all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.’”

Bernie Sanders Photo Poster in BernieSanders.com Website Source Code

Bernie Sanders visits Iowa on February 19-21, 2015

Bernie Sanders visits Iowa on February 19-21, 2015

Thursday, February 19, 2015

4 pm PDA Event TBD, Iowa City

5 pm Book reading from "The Speech" at Prairie Lights Bookstore, 15 South Dubuque St., Iowa City

6:00 pm Visit the 18th Annual Domestic Violence Intervention Project Souper Bowl at the 7:30 pm Town Meeting at the University of Iowa U.S. Student Association, sponsored by the U.S. Student Association, Iowa Chapter, Iowa City

7:30 pm Town Meeting at the University of Iowa U.S. Student Association, sponsored by the U.S. Student Association, Iowa Chapter, Iowa City

Friday, February 20, 2015
Noon Town Meeting at Drake University, sponsored by the U.S. Student Association, Iowa Chapter, Des Moines

6 pm Keynote address at Iowa Citizen Action Network 35th Anniversary Celebration, Johnston Lion's Club 6401 Merle Hay Rd., Johnston

Saturday, February 21, 2015

11 am Hawkeye Labor Council AFL-CIO and Cedar Rapids Building Trades AFL-CIO. RDSU-UFCW Local 110 526 F Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids
Noon Meet with the Linn Phoenix Club in Cedar Rapids at the African American Museum of Iowa, 55 12th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids

2:30 pm Meet with community members in Tipton organized by the Cedar County Democratic Party, CedarCounty Court House, 400 Cedar St., Tipton

6:00 pm Keynote speech at the Story County Democratic Party Soup Supper at the Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way, Ames

Bernie Sanders to Hold Town Meeting in Ames, Iowa on December 16, 2014

Join Bernie for a Town Meeting in Ames

When:

December 16, 2014 @ 12:00 pm (Noon)

Where:

Collegiate United Methodist Church
2622 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50014
(between U.S. mini-bank and Dunkin’ Donuts and across from Friley Hall)

Events

Join Vermont’s independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, along with ISU students and community members for a town meeting to discuss how we:

Deal with the Issue of Wealth and Income Inequality
Get Big Money Out of Politics
Make College Education Affordable
Combat Climate Change

Sponsored by the United States Student Association and Iowa CCI Action Fund.