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Fiscal & Economic Issues Action Planning Meeting
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 N. Dunton 2nd floor Conf Rm “I”
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
The NWSOFA Fiscal & Economics Issues Team will continue it’s Action Planning on Tuesday night, May 20TH 7-9 pm at the AHML.
Continuing Topics:
1) team members backgrounds ; why we voluteer for OFA
2) objectives for the Action Team: increase voter turnout, educate voters on issues, provide factual information on budgets, jobs, debt & deficit
3) define target audience: women, young voters, minorities, 6 townships of NWSOFA or larger
Please join us and add your ideas to the ever growing list. Jim Stewart will be facilitating the meeting.
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NWSOFA Stand with Women Monthly Mtg.
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
500 N. Dunton 2nd floor Conf Rm “I”
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
You are invited to our Stand with Women monthly meeting.
We will be exploring ways we can highlight issues that are unique to women but impact everyone.
We have been very pleased with the crucial benefits ACA has guaranteed women such as non-discriminatory rates for insurance, free preventive care and reproductive health care, no more exclusion from pre-existing conditions and much more.
Now our national focus is on economic issues including equal pay, raising the minimum wage, family leave, affordable child care. Bring your concerns and creativity and your friends for what is always an inspiring evening.
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A Message from NWSOFA Climate Change Team & the Sierra Club
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| Joe Salvado NWSOFA CC Lead |
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| NWSOFA Climate e-magazine |
Illinois can’t wait around for Springfield to act any longer
This past year, renewable energy development essentially came to a halt in our state, with zero new wind projects built, and minimal solar installed.
But fortunately, we can get Illinois back on track by updating our state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) to function in today’s utility market.
So far our elected legislative leaders in Springfield have yet to take action, which is why we’re asking you to call your representative to ask them to fix our state’s renewable energy portfolio standard this spring.
We know that renewable energy does great things for Illinois. Since 2007, Illinois’ Renewable Portfolio Standard has brought the state more than 20,000 clean energy jobs, removed 5 million tons of air pollution each year, and saved consumers $177 million in wholesale electricity costs.
If we want to continue to see this important industry develop in Illinois and bring valuable jobs to our state, we need legislators in Springfield to act.
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Notice: This is a public meeting / events.
NWSOFA is a 501(c)4, non-partisan organization.
All opinions are solely those of NWSOFA
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About NWSOFA
NWSOFA is a whole, diverse wonderful family of people who want to do more than talk about the social issues. We explore and dig deep on the facts and decide what actions we can take that can have an impact locally and nationally. NWSOFA members not only “talk the talk”, but we “walk the walk”.
All our teams have numerous events that will enlighten and inspire you and yes, challenge you to make the effort to make a difference.
We invite you to join us!
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Every 1st & 3rd Thursday
it’s 4C’s Night
“Coffee, Conversation, Cookies, Calls” & LTEs
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Every 1st & 3rd Thursday night NWSOFAer’s get together to relax, drink coffee, discuss current topics, enjoy cookies and make some important calls to other Progressives in the suburbs notifying them of our meetings
We call these the 4C’s and we need your help. Volunteer for an hour or two doing what we do best “organizing”!
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Reality check: What a minimum wage salary looks like
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NWSOFA
Lots of Action Last Week
Fiscal Team Presents “Inequality for All” to Ela Township Dems
5/13 Fiscal Team meets on Econony: Jobs report, budget analysis, deficit and debt
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