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| July’s Planning/ Action Meeting.. New Folks .. New Ideas |
Planning Meeting
Thursday
September 18th, 2014
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Coffee Planet
1450 Golf Rd,.
Rolling Meadows,
IL 60008
Honor all victims of gun violence and make our communities safe
If you are interested in great coffee and lively conversation and want to learn how you can take action now – to honor all victims of gun violence and make our communities safer – then come to our monthly Gun Violence Prevention Planning Meeting at the Coffee Planet, 1450 Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows, 60008.
We hold a short (30 – 45 minutes) Planning Meeting on the 3rd Thursday of every month and afterwards many of us stay to help out with the NWSOFA Phone Banking.
Come and join us in building safe communities here in the northwest suburbs and all across America!
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Coffee & Progressive Conversation
anything better would be downright sinful
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| Coffee, Conversation & Fun |
Sitting Around, Drinking Coffee Having a Cookie & Just Talking
Thursday
September 18th,
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Coffee Planet
1450 Golf Rd,.
Rolling Meadows,
IL 60008
Coffee,Conversation,Cookies, & LTE’s
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Join us on Thur. 7-9 at our Team Meet Up at the Coffee Planet. It’s a great way to meet other progressives, have some coffee and cookies and lively conversations on the events of the day! We’ll have details on all our events coming up.
Do you want to do more than yell at the TV, come and see what we’re doing to make a difference on the crucial issues facing our country. What’s happening on ACA, Climate Change, Gun Violence Prevention, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Fiscal and Economic Issues, Stand with Women, come and get the facts, join the team, make a difference.
We welcome all and have a wonderful group of your neighbors that are inspired, inspiring others and have some fun, too!
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NWSOFA GVP Team Presents
“Creating Safe Communities”
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| Dr. David Mahon .. Speaker |
Get the Facts
on Gun Violence Related Injuries
Wednesday, September 24th
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Palatine Library
700 N. North Ct.
Palatine, IL60067
Honor all victims of gun violence and make our communities safe
Dr. David Mahon, Trauma Director and Critical Care Surgeon at Northwest Community Hospital will present the facts about patterns of injury caused by different types of weapons. He will give examples to illustrate his presentation.
This promises to be a new aspect of gun violence
that we may not have previous knowledge about.
Come and join us in building safe communities
here in the northwest suburbs and all across America!
Must have Advance Reservation .. to be admitted
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We had One Special Night
@ One Great Location on Friday Night 9/12
NWSOFA and MTA (Move to Amend)
Back to Back Meetings and Presentations
NWSOFA “Linking the Social Issues”
and a Special Move to Amend Presentation of:
“Money and Politics” by David Cobb
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| David Cobb, Speaker for MTA |
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After the NWSOFA Meeting .. MTA
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Packed House .. Standing Room only
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Tuly Rodgigez on Cost of the House not passing Immigration Reform
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| Sara Horan “It’s the Right Thing to Do” |
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Christime Ross, ACA Lead, On Healthcare Reform
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Helen Tan, Fiscal Co Lead on COI
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ACA 2nd Annual Training Event
Two Day’s of Training on
ACA
Open Enrollment 2015
September 20th and 21st, 2014
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A Primer “Why Dreamers Dream”
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CIR
Comprehensive Immigration Reform, is not only needed but is nessary for the US to grow and prosper. This COI, cost of inaction, by the Speaker Boehner costs the US $37 million per day!
My name is Nidya and I work as a psychotherapist with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Escondido, CA.
I wanted to take a few minutes to explain why action on immigration is so important for my life — and for communities
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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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