SUNDAY MARCH 15, 4:15 PM
706 Erie Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912
SONGS OF THE EARTH, HOPE, AND CHANGE
The house concert will benefit Progressive Neighbors and the Progressive
Working Group
No RSVP necessary, but first come first serve
Bring a pot luck dish (veggie only) and folding chairs if you have.
Donation: $15 (with pot luck dish to share) $20 (without)
For more information - 301-587-5559 CD'S AND DVD'S FOR SALE
We need your help to protect Maryland's path to trustworthy elections. Two
years ago, the Legislature passed a law to phase out unreliable touch
screen voting systems by 2010.
That victory is now in jeopardy. With the current budget climate, there is
talk of delaying implementation of the law. But paper ballot/optical scan
systems are cheaper to maintain and operate than touch screen voting
machines. This fact is not as widely known in Annapolis as it needs to be.
You can help to educate lawmakers. Send a letter to your legislators urging
them to continue Maryland's path toward more cost-effective and verifiable
voting systems. Go to this Web page to send a letter:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/199/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26736
[Please use your own words--legislators receiving exactly the same message
tend to discount the effort. Show some originality, mention your delegate(s)
and state senator by name if you can.]
The state's current touch screen voting systems cannot prove their
accuracy, and do not allow meaningful recount. Please take action today to
make sure that the 2010 elections in Maryland are verifiable.
Thank you for all you do.
Best regards,
The Team at Verified Voting
Call The White House (202) 456-1414 or (202) 456-1111
Ask them to let single payer into the White House Summit on healthcare.
On Thursday, March 5, 2009, the White House will host a summit on how to
reform the healthcare system.
The 120 invited guests include lobbyists for various interest groups
including the private-for-profit insurance industry (AHIP), some members
of Congress including Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus who has already
ruled single payer "off the table,"� and various others concerned with
healthcare.
No single payer advocates have been invited to attend.
Please urge President Obama to fulfill his promise for transparency and
openness in government
Call The White House (202) 456-1414 or (202) 456-1111.
Ask them to let single payer into the White House Summit on healthcare.
Distributed by:
All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care--HR 676
c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO)
1169 Eastern Parkway, Suite 2218
Louisville, KY 40217
(502) 636 1551
Email: nursenpo@aol.com
http://unionsforsinglepayerHR676.org
03/03/09
Below are announcements and appeals for help from groups that are
part of the PWG coalition. If you are going to be in Annapolis or can
make a trip or you can phone bank or send an email, please volunteer and
help other members of our progressive coalition. Showing legislators
that there is a coalition of groups behind these issues definitely helps.
We also urge all groups to sign onto the PWG's Statement of Purpose
(attached), even if your group is unable to endorse all 14 legislative
priority issues the coalition has adopted.
The PWG has signed on to letters from participant groups to
legislators in support of priority legislative issues that the PWG
adopted. Letters have been sent thus far on Combined Reporting for
Corporations and the Maryland Guard Home Bill. The letters used the
following language.
"On behalf of name of group, and with the endorsement of the
Progressive Working Group..." body of letter. At end of letter: "The
Progressive Working Group (PWG) is a newly formed coalition of
progressive groups, primarily in Montgomery and Prince George's
Counties, that is working to create a broad-based progressive presence
in Annapolis. All PWG member organizations support the purpose of the
organization; not all member organizations may support every item of the
PWG legislative agenda.
"Progressive Working Group membership to date: Casa of Maryland,
Equality Maryland, Progressive Democrats of Maryland, Health Care Now of
Maryland, Progressive Neighbors, Progressive Cheverly, Democracy for
Montgomery County, Upcounty Action, SAVEourVotes, Peace Action
Montgomery, Peace and Justice Coalition of Prince George's County,
Audubon Naturalist Society, Montgomery County Progressive Alliance,
Montgomery Health Care Action"
ANNOUNCEMENTS
-SAVEourVotes needs emails and letters to ensure implementation of
the law passed two years ago that would phase out unreliable touch
screen voting systems and implement a proven and more cost-effective
paper ballot voting system by 2010. That victory is now in jeopardy. Go
to
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/199/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26736
for more information and to send an email to your legislators.
-Volunteers are needed to testify Wed. March 4th in Annapolis on the
Maryland Guard Home Bill. Contact Jean Athey at jeanathey@verizon.net
-Progressive Cheverly and Progressive Neighbors encourage written
or in-person testimony on Combined Reporting legislation - Thurs. Mar 5
in the House, Wed. Mar 11 in the Senate.
Contact Norm Oslik: noslik@verizon.net 301-322-5272.
-Democracy for Montgomery County/Progressive Democrats of
America/Mont. County Progressive Alliance is meeting Wed. March 4 from
7-10 pm at Saigonese Restaurant. (11232 Grandview Avenue, Wheaton, MD
20902) Among the items to be discussed are progressive issues before the
General Assembly. Contact Mike Hersh for more information
mikehersh@mikehersh.com 301-933-7169
-Sierra Club and Audubon Naturalist Society are phone banking
against funding for the ICC Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week
and next. Contact Alana Wase at Sierra Club (301-277-7111
alana.wase@mdsierra.org) or Dolores Milmoe at Audubon (301-652-9188 x 19
dmilmoe@audubonnaturalist.org) to volunteer and for more information
about sending emails.
-Casa of Maryland is looking for volunteers in the next two weeks to
testify with them in Annapolis on immigration issues including in-state
tuition for children of immigrants and denial of driver's licenses.
Contact Hector Pop at 240-354-5661 hpopchun@casamd.org
Progressive Working Group Legislative Priorities
-Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction and Reform (Combined Reporting)
-Health Security Act (Single Payer)
-Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act
-Defund the ICC
-In-State College Tuition For Non-Citizen Immigrant Children
-Opposition to Real ID in Current Form
-ASVAB(Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)-Protect Student
Privacy
-Keep the MD Guard at Home
-Electoral Integrity - Post-Election Audits; Voting Process
Transparency
-Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act
-Gender Identity and Expression Protections
-No Police Spying on Lawful Activities
-Public Financing of General Assembly Campaigns
-Workforce Anti-Fraud Bill (Misclassification of Workers as
Independent Contractors)
SUNDAY MARCH 15, 4:15 PM
706 Erie Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912
SONGS OF THE EARTH, HOPE, AND CHANGE
The house concert will benefit Progressive Neighbors and the Progressive
Working Group
No RSVP necessary, but first come first serve
Bring a pot luck dish (veggie only) and folding chairs if you have.
Donation: $15 (with pot luck dish to share) $20 (without)
For more information - 301-587-5559
CD'S AND DVD'S FOR SALE
