NWSOFA Fiscal Team to Provide
Inequality for all Screening
and Discussion Forum for Local Groups
Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 6:30 pm – 9:30 PM
Ela Area Public Library
275 Mohawk Trail
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
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Organizational
Meeting
& Phone Bank
Thursday,
May May 15th, 2014
6:30 – 9:00 PM
Coffee Planet (Rolling Meadows, IL)
1450 Golf Rd,. Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Join the Immigration Reform CIR Dream Team as we expand our efforts in the North West Suburbs. Organization, goals, and action plans will be discussed from 6:30- 7:30 pm .
The team will make select calls to others in the Northwest Suburbs with the purpose of expanding the team. Our calls will be placed to the Northwest Suburbs to create action on the goals and action plans developed at the CIR National Day Of Action in February.
It’s Working…. We are changing the way Illinois politicians are looking at Immigration through our ACTIONS:
4-22-14: Former and current Illinois Republican politicians advocated for comprehensive immigration reform Tuesday in an apparent departure from national House Republicans’ strategy of piecemeal reform.
4-22-14 Two House Republicans from Illinois are endorsing some sort of legal status for immigrants in the country illegally, adding renewed GOP support for immigration reform efforts that have come to a standstill on Capitol Hill. (these are House Republicans we have targeted)
Come join us to get folks involved in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Movement.
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4C’s Meeting + Phone Bank
May 15th 2014
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Coffee Planet
1450 Golf Rd,.
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Coffee, Conversation, Cookies & Calls
Plus Letters to the Editor, LTE’s.
Join us every first and third Thursday from 7-9pm at the Coffee Planet. Meet the team, have some coffee and makes some calls.
We discuss the political news of the day and how it impacts our Issues and events coming up and make calls to invite others to come. Don’t like making calls, come and write letters to the editor-LTE, or help make posters if there’s a rally coming up.
Please call Sara 847-372-5594 to confirm so we know how many lists to bring.
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Gun Violence Prevention Planning Meeting
May 15, 2014
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Coffee Planet
1450 Golf Rd,.
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
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 Streets of Woodfield, Starbucks.
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 weekly NWSOFA Phone Banking.
Our May meeting will be held on Thursday, May 15th at 6:30 pm. Come and join us in building safe communities here in the northwest suburbs and all across America!
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NWSOFA Minimum Wage Petition Drive
Monday
May 19, 2014
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
@ Garage Lobby Elevators
500 N Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL
Join NWSOFA Stand With Women & Fiscal Teams to gather signatures for a petition to urge state and local lawmakers who have refused to raise the minimum wage, that “it’s time to give America a Raise”!
Raising the minimum wage isn’t just the right thing to do for workers, it would also boost our economy and our community. Despite support from 7 out of 10 Americans — including President Obama, members of Congress and state and local officials — lawmakers have refused to raise the minimum wage.
Contact Sara Horan @ 847-372-5594
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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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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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NWSOFA Video Man Around the Meetings:
Meet Emil Ivanovski
You Seen him at most meetings.. with his camera’s and tripods.. capturing the essence of NWSOFA meeting and commitment.
Soon.. you’ll see us on YouTube .. with Issue content and Information.
Say Hi to Emil.. one of the next generations of NWSOFA Volunteers.
emilgrant @gmail.com
VisualEtiq uette
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NWSOFA
We Were Very Busy, Busy, Busy in May (so Far)
Climate Change 5/5 Screening of “Years of Living Dangerously”
5/8 GVP Team meets to discuss working with Mom’s Demand Action’s new Alliance with Everytown For Gun Safety
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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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