Step-by-Step Organizer Toolkit for the People's Campaign for the Constitution
Calendar of Events
This is a schedule of major events in 2008 and 2009. District Work Periods are opportunities for your local coalition to hold meetings with the legislators who serve you in a public space.
2008
Mar 15-30, District Work Period
May 24-Jun 1, District Work Period (Memorial Day)
Jun 28-Jul 6, District Work Period (Independence Day)
Aug 9-Sep 7, District Work Period (Labor Day)
August 25-28, Democratic National Convention, Denver, CO
September 1-4, Republican National Convention, Saint Paul, MN
November 4, Election Day
November 5, start of Transition period/Congress’s “lame duck” period
2009
January 20, Inauguration Day (end of transition and “lame duck” period)
December 31, Sunsets end on the following PATRIOT Act sections:
- Section 215 business records
- Roving wiretaps
- “Lone wolf” surveillance