September Planning/ Action Meeting.. New Folks .. New Ideas
Planning & Discussion Group Meeting
Thursday
November 20th,
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Panera Bread (Arlington Heights, IL)
31 S. Evergreen Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL
60005
Honor all victims of gun violence and make our communities safe
If you are interested in honoring all victims of gun violence through your individual and collective actions with fellow citizens to make our communities safe, then please plan to attend our monthly Gun Violence Prevention Issues Group Planning Meeting on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Learn how you can get involved in changing the conversation surrounding gun violence prevention efforts, changing the hearts of fellow citizens and changing the laws to create safer communities everywhere in the U.S.
This Thursday night November 20th. We hold a Planning Meeting on the 3rd Thursday of every month
Come and join us in building safe communities here in the northwest suburbs and all across America!
NWSOFA November 2014 Monthly Progressive Newsletter
Sara Horan & Bill Davis
Chapter Co-Leads
We’re Back…..
We’re Back…
Wins and Losses Headline the Month!
How does it happen… a historic night at the polls as most Progressive Issues on the ballots are voted in favor of by approximately 67% of the voters and yet … the Democrats took a pounding at the polls. There must be a disconnect between the great work you are all doing as OFA and the messages that our Progressive candidates were able to articulate. So we are rolling up our sleeves to make sure that our issues can be championed at the 2012 elections.
We will re-engage and work harder to win the hearts and minds of those that voted for: Marriage Equality, ACA Healthcare reform, Climate Change, Minimum Wage, Gun Violence Prevention, Equal Pay for Equal Work for Women, and Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
For November and December we will continue to combine issue events and chapter events as we re-engage and recharge after the elections Each issue team will keep the focus on moving their issues front and center of our local and national politicians.
Sara & Bill
NWSOFA is Action.. In 2013 We Found Our Voice .. In 2014 We are Amplifying & Focusing Our Voices for Change. November, 2014
Other November Events
Fiscal and Economic Issues
Discussion Group Monthly Meeting
Discussion Group Engaged in Conversation at the October Meeting
Discussion Group looking at the US and Illinois Jobs report
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Monday, November 24th, 2014 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Arlington Heights Library, 500 N. Dunton, 2nd floor
Conf Rm “I”, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Fiscal and Economic Issues Discussion Group Meeting.
Typical Agenda topic for the Month are:
Please Attend the Monthly Fiscal and Economic Issues Discussion Group Meeting.We will have our standard update of the economy, both jobs and GDP. We will also continue our discussions of the economic recovery and policy issues that affect the recovery.
Some economic highlights:
Jobs Recovery
214,000 jobs added in September; 2.6 million in last 12 months
September and August employment revised up by 31,000 jobs
Unemployment rate:
nationally at 5.8% in October, down 1.3% in the past year and continues to trend down from its high of 10.0% in October 2009..
IL unemployment rate was 6.6% in September, down from 6.7% in August, down from 6.8% in July, 7.1% in June, 7.5% in May, 7.9% in April, 8.4% in March and 8.7% in Feb, down from 9.2% in August 2013 and trending down from its high of 11.4%
GDP growth:
35.% in the 3rd quarter and 4.6% in 2nd quarter, up from minus 2.1% in 1st quarter. It appears that the negative 1st quarter result was just an anomaly, primarily due to the harsh winter in much of the country.
Budget Deficits – Historical and Projected
As always this is a discussion group .. bring your articles and your wits to talk about all sides of the issues.
Showing @ The Arlington Heights Historical Society
110 W. Fremont Street
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Come join us for an informative non-OFA event!
The League of Women Voters Arlington Heights Area public program,
MONEY IN POLITICS Featuring the film “CITIZEN KOCH”
The money spent on this year’s mid-term elections is all over the news. Hundreds of millions spent on Senate races. So this month’s program for members and the public will focus on the effects on our political process of the Supreme Court decisions in the Citizens United (corporate contributions allowed) and this April’s McCutcheon (no more limits on individual contributions) cases.
The media is making the general public aware of the millions being spent in battleground states. By mid-November, everyone will see the results of this spending, making clear the need for campaign finance reform.
This timely topic will appeal to all concerned citizens!
Make a night to Remember
Attend the GVP Meeting, Movie and the usual “After Hours” @ Eddies for Popcorn and your beverage of choice.
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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Even with the Elections We Kept the Fires Burning
October in Photographs
Gun Violence Meeting
Fiscal Group Discussion
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!
It’s time to Act .. It Is Time To Get Involved
Over the years the American Citizens have lost their voices, believing that we can not make a difference. We have been beat down by the constant droning noise of the conservative right. This onslaught has made us like sheep .. afraid to express our views. Not anymore! OFA gives us back our voices and by working together we are making change one issue at a time. Together we can and will make a difference.
Thank You to our NWSOFA Issue Leads in 2013 !!
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