Past MDC Programs

August 13, 2008 - Seattle Port Commissioner Gael Tarleton on State of the Port

August 28, 2008 - Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen on Parks and Green Spaces Levy

September 10, 2008 - King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson on King County Budget

September 24, 2008 - Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata on Proposed Mercer Project

October 8, 2008 - General Election Endorsement Meeting

October 22, 2008 - Alex Welles Slideshows on Democratic National Convention and Annapurna Climb

November 12, 2008 - Real Change Executive Director Tim Harris on Homelessness History and Issues

December 14, 2008 - WINTER HOLIDAY PARTY

December 17, 2008 - Ken MacDonald (Part 1) on Canwell Hearings and Early Days of MDC

January 14, 2009 - Candidates for King County Director of Elections

January 28, 2009 - Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark on Multifamily Housing Code and Updating Neighborhood Plans

February 25, 2009 - Ken MacDonald (Part 2) on Growth of Liberalism in Seattle after WWII and Early Days of MDC

March 11, 2009 - Candidate Dow Constantine for King County Executive

March 25, 2009 - Candidate Rob Holland for Seattle Port Commissioner

April 8, 2009 - Mike Weisman on Current Issues in Local and National Technology Policy

April 22, 2009 - Candidates Larry Phillips for King County Executive and Tom Carr for Seattle City Attorney

May 13, 2009 - Candidates Fred Jarrett for King County Executive, Michael McGinn and Dorli Rainey for Mayor of Seattle, and Pete Holmes for Seattle City Attorney

May 27, 2009 - King County Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Beth Goldberg on Budget Crisis; Candidates Ross Hunter for King County Executive, Joe Mallahan for Mayor of Seattle and Mike O'Brien for Seattle City Council Position 8

June 10, 2009 - Discussion of Primary Endorsements

June 14, 2009 - ANNUAL MEETING/SUMMER SOCIAL

June 24, 2009 - Primary Endorsement Meeting

July 22, 2009 - Seattle United Nations Association Leaders Joan Lawson and Abdi Sami on Fact-Finding Tour of Iran

August 12, 2009 - Rep. Bob Hasegawa (LD 11) on 2009 Legislative Session

August 26, 2009 - King County Charter Review Commissioners Terry Lavender and Allan Munro on Proposed Open Space Preservation Act

September 9, 2009 - General Election Endorsement Meeting

September 23, 2009 - Panel Discussion: New Local Media & Messaging for Press, Policy-Makers, Candidates and Activists

October 28, 2009 - Documentary Filmmaker Professor B.J. Bullert on "The Space Needle at 40", "Chief Seattle" and Other Selected Works

November 18, 2009 - Panel Discussion: Proposed Decriminalization of Marijuana, Drug Policy at Local Levels and the U.S. War on Drugs

December 16, 2009 - Nora Leech on League of Women Voters of Seattle Study on Privatization

February 10, 2010 - Panel Discussion: MDC's role in CHECC (Choose An Effective City Council) and Initiative 229 Repealing Washington's "Blue Law", and Implications for Civic Activism Today