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Dear Activists,
Below are some of the events taking place over the next 2 months. It is exciting to see so much happening and so many realizing there is much work to do !!!!
I am sorry if I missed something someone sent to me but with receiving 300 to 500 emails a day, its not hard to overlook some important information. As a result I am asking if there is something you want blasted to my list, to please put in the subject line : ADD EVENT TO BLAST LIST ,also if you could follow a few basic guidelines, it would be a big help to me, not having to go through to pick out the most important details to include.
If you could follow this outline, I would appreciate it and make it easier for me to promote your event:
Date: Name of Event :
Time: Place:
Location/Directions:
Reason/goal of Event:
Contact Info:
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By doing this, it would save me lots of time, and more likely to get forwarded onto to others.
Thank you and hope to see you at these events
Joanne O'Neill
PDA/DFA Progressive Democracy South Jersey
PDA State Coordinator - New Jersey
New Jersey Progressive Caucus - Communications Director
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NJ & Delaware Valley Activists - UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday Sep 7th : RALLY FOR SICK DAYS FOR GUARDS 4PM @ Art Museum
Visit the PMA on September 7 and wear a "My Security Guard Deserves Paid Sick Days" sticker that you can get from one of our activists at the PMA
Sign Petition here - http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/PMALaborDay/wn33gib2a75b65b8?
Wednesday, Sept. 10 : Support John Adler in his First Debate! Come support John Adler in his first Congressional debate! 7 pm @ Rancocas Valley Regional High School 520 Jacksonville Road, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Please RSVP to bianca@... (subject line: "9/10 Debate") or call (856) 222-9707 Thurs. Sept. 11 : Remembering 9/11 - City Hall Steps – Philly – 1PM to 5PM · A · This is part of a month long campaign to raise awareness for the public to place pressure on the Judiciary Committee and their members of Congress, · also to gain support for the Resolution for Impeachment being submitted to the City Council Needed Volunteers to Help Read the Articles !!!!! To participate or more information email : ProgressiveDemocracySoJersey@... or new-jersey-impeach-group@googlegroups.com Or phone 856-858-4997 -----------------------***----------------- Also later on Sept 11: wander over to Concert for Peace, 5pm - 7pm
Thurs. Sept. 11 : For North Jersey and Citizens' readings of the 35 Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush 3pm-9pm come for as long or as short as you can, any citizen can read To participate or more information email : Deb Margolin - debm@...
Wednesday, Sept. 17 : Constitution Day – Independence Mall – Philly – 1PM to 5PM In order to draw the attention of the residence of Philly to the Resolution, we will repeat : · A · This is part of a month long campaign to raise awareness for the public to place pressure on the Judiciary Committee and their members of Congress, · also to gain support for the Resolution for Impeachment being submitted to the City Council Needed Volunteers to Help Read the Articles !!!!! To participate or more information email : ProgressiveDemocracySoJersey@... or new-jersey-impeach-group@googlegroups.com Or phone 856-858-4997
Friday, September 19 : Free Screening – “Out of Balance : ExxonMobil’s Impact on Climate Change” At 7:00 PM in the Film shows the influence that the largest company in the world has on governments, the media and citizens and what can be done about global warming. While the Earth’s climate is pushed further out of balance by increasing use of fossil fuels, ExxonMobil continues to assert undue influence around the world— making record profits while ignoring climate science for which there has been overwhelming consenus for over ten years. Refreshments will be served and a guest speaker will be on hand. Cost is a “Free” Will Donation ! To participate or more info contact : Sue O’Connell 856-873-3260 or email ProgressiveDemocracySoJersey@...
Saturday, September 20 : End the HealthCare Blues 11AM to 1PM New Orleans style Jazz Funeral Meet at Gazebo in Haddonfield South Jersey Health Care 4 All Coalition invites you to Join us in a memorial to the 137,000 people who died needlessly from 2000 thru 2006 in the U.S. , due to lack of healthcare insurance or denial of insurance coverage. Help us escape to freedom from Insurance companies and end the enslavement to weary troubles of rising co-pays, pre-existing conditions, & denial of benefits. THE SOLUTION ??? Support Bill HR 676 Publicly Funded - Privately Administered Single Payer Health Care Wanted : Musicians, Mourners, and 2 Steppers to participate . Need more information or want to get involved - Call 856-966-3241
Saturday, September 27, 2008 : "Bridging the Gap Between Progressives and the Working Class: A Dialog on Common Values" A Day-Long Conference in From 9 AM to 6 PM To Register go to : https://www.buzzflash.com/store/buzzcon08/#register The War Against the Listen, Learn, Debate, and help start a long-term dialogue that will bring the working class and the progressives together to advocate for common agendas.
Saturday, September 27 : Party 4 Peace Will be held at 10 PM to 2 AM Sunday Sept.28 in the Penn’s Carriage House ( - located at - Goal is to take the message to the youth, get them involved in the activist movement, involved in organizing, protests, petition signings, voting (for candidates inclined to seek peace), fundraising, volunteering, and exposure to criticial independent media - Tables are available on a sliding scale from $30-60 and this money will be used to pay for the costs of holding the event at UPenn. - Checks can be made out to MS Productions. Send to :
featuring: Bill Kay ,Tom Mullian & Friends
New Dramatists
424 West 44th Street , NYC
Sponsor: BUZZFLASH Internet News Network
Co-Sponsors:
Keystone Progress
Democratic Talk Radio
Talk2Action.org
Progressive Democrats of
OpEd News
Speakers:
Richard Trumka (Second in Command at the National AFL-CIO), Jim Hightower (Texas Populist and Rabble Rouser), Kathy Black (President of the Philadelphia Chapter of Coalition of Union Women), Jeffrey Feldman (Author and Expert on How the Right Wing Frames Issues Against the Interest of the Working Class), Joe Bageant (Author of Deer Hunting with Jesus), Kia Franklin (of the New York-based Drum Major Institute, and an Expert on Why Civil Liberties Violations Threaten All Americans), and David Cay Johnston (Pulitzer Prize winning author of “Perfectly Legal” and “Free Lunch”), Michael Morrill (Director of Keystone Progress). (Others to be added as they confirm)
Cost:
$45.00 - $22.50 for union members. In order to keep costs down, attendees will be on their own for meals.
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/editorblog/114
You can register here for the BuzzFlash Conference on “The War Against the Working Class,” to be held on Saturday, September 27th at the
With rare exception, the progressive movement does not emphasize working class and union issues. It’s time to change that, and that is why this conference will be attended by bloggers, workers (union and wanting to be union), progessives and advocates.
https://www.buzzflash.com/store/buzzcon08/
It’s time for us to begin that discussion, and for progressives to sit down with laborers and union members, to discuss class issues, even if our politicians won’t.
Let it begin in
BuzzFlash and the co-sponsors of the conference are committed to breaking open the closet door of class inequities for the long-term, are you?
Or Paypal payments can be sent to the email address: msproductions@....
For more info email us or call 732.423.0835
Friday – October 10th : Stop the War!!! Demonstration & Speakers
Where: 15th and Market (City Hall )
When: 4 M to 6 PM
Contact Info : jleslie.redphilly@... or 609-558-1869
The list,of participants and sponsors, is growing and if you wish to join the list please contact phillyagainstwar@...
Everyone is welcomed to help plan the event .
(Next meeting at LAVA on September 15 at 6:30 pm. )
October 17 : The 2008 Clean Energy Conference and Leadership Awards
at the Hyatt Regency
Come join 800+ clean energy market participants and exhibitors as you learn about cleantech investment opportunities and discuss the energy issues impacting
Features this year include:
· Venture capital experts and cleantech financiers
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· Financial incentives for business
· Steps taken by successful green businesses
· 2008 Clean Energy Leadership Awards
· Networking events and roundtable discussions
For more information about the conference, visit www.NJCleanEnergy.com.
For more information about conference sponsorships and exhibitor packages, please contact 1-866-NJSMART or info@...
Saturday, October 18 : “Not In Our Name” – Exposing Bush’s Crimes Against Humanity
When : 11AM – 5PM
Where : Malcolm X Park , 52nd and
Why: To assemble local, regional, and national organizations to create an
enlightening and educational day, an Impeachment /Accountability expo.
Goals of this event:
1) educate the public on the Bush administration crimes, and their lasting ramifications to our rights, plus the need for Congress to push for an 11th hour impeachment.
2) In addition, give people of
Hosted by:
PDA/DFA Progressive Democracy
ProgressiveDemocracySoJersey@gmail.com. philly@...
The theme/focus, of the event, is for participating activist organizations to depict certain Articles of the Resolution presented by Dennis Kucinich on June 9, 2008 on the floor of Congress, as a detailed explanation of the action/crime spelled out in that resolution ,and what resulted from that crime, and its long-lasting effect on our democracy.
For other groups who do not support impeachment, we would like for them to use their table to display materials expressing their issues of concern, reflecting the pain the Bush administration has caused over the past 8 years to their cause.
If your group or organization chooses to participate, your organization’s name will be added to our brochure.
To reserve a space for your organization at Not in Our Name call 856-873-3260 or email ProgressiveDemocracySoJersey@.... Space is granted on a first-come-first-served basis.
Participating Organization Booth 10 x 10 Booth with discount
(for agreeing to illustrate one of the
10 x 10 $35.00 35 Articles of Impeachment) $25.00
(we wish to exclude no one/group, due to financial hardship, please contact the organizing committee to make special arrangements)
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