“What’s Next” This Week

Monday, October 9th, 7:00pm: ZOOM

The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Biden one year ago

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

How we can come together across races and places to solve big problems.

Presentation by Mark Lundholm, NWSOFA Climate Change Lead

The Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law by President Biden one year ago, is an example of how we can come together across races and places to solve big problems. For too long, Big Pharma and Big Oil have put profits ahead of people. Now the IRA is creating millions of good-paying clean energy jobs, keeping money in our pockets thanks to healthcare savings, and providing investments to help our communities thrive with reliable energy.

Wednesday, Oct 11, 7:00 = 8:00 pm (CT)

Truth Matters: Restoring Honesty, Civility & Fair Play in Political Campaign

What is Illinois Code of Fair Campaign Practices

While signing on is voluntary in Illinois, it has the potential to be used as a tool by voters at the grassroots level to encourage candidates to commit to ethical campaigns.

About our Speaker:

Former State Rep. Denyse Stoneback obtained a Bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in Criminology and Law Studies and Spanish and a Master’s degree in Translation from the University of Madrid, Spain. Denyse founded People for a Safer Society to reduce gun violence, helped found the Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Coalition.

In 2020 Denyse was elected state representative of the 16th District.

She co-founded the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus in the Illinois House and introduced multiple gun violence prevention bills. She authored a major bill to improve Illinois’ Firearms Restraining Order, which passed and was signed into law in 2021.

She continues to be a leading voice for bold and comprehensive change to reduce gun violence.

In addition, Denyse has been a voice for ethics in government and elections. She introduced five bills related to elections and ethics, including the Truth in Politics Act.

ZOOM. Thursday Night, October 12th @ 7:00 PM

Broken Bench: The Challenges and Opportunities for Reforming the US Judiciary

A presentation by NWSOFA-Indivisible’s Restore our Democracy (ROD) Issue Team

Does the SCOTUS Protect Individual and Minority Rights?

Agenda

Role of the Judiciary in our government

Problems with our judiciary

Dismantling rights

Undermining our democracy

Interfering with judicial nominations

Ethics problems

Extreme right-win bias

What can be done about this

Senate rules

Legislation

Constitutional Amendments

What we need to see happening

how you can help

The judiciary serves as a check on the power of the other branches of government, But is It?

The judiciary serves as a check on the power of the other branches of government. It can declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional. Settling Disputes between individuals. This includes civil cases involving contract disputes, personal injury, property rights, and more, as well as criminal cases where individuals are accused of breaking the law.

ZOOM Monday Night, October 16th @ 7:00 PM

Fiscal & Economics October – Jobs, debt & Inflation – Mon 7 pm

Come join us, catch up on this year’s economic news and share your thoughts.

Mostly good news in recent economic data – it looks like we are heading for a soft landing:

– the debt ceiling increased until 2025, but credit rating lowered because we came close to not raising it

– nonfarm payrolls increased by 336,000 in September

– the unemployment rate was 3.8% in September

– The twelve month CPI has declined from 9.1% last June (2022) to 3.6% in August 2023. Twelve month PCE inflation was at 3.5% in August 2023

– First quarter Real GDP growth was revised up to 2.0%. Third estimate of second quarter real GDP remained at 2.1%

David and Karl will be updating the fiscal and economic data over the next two weeks. Come discuss the current state of the US economy.

Bottom line is that the data through August show a slowly growing economy that is still strong. Potential headwinds include a future government shutdown, a UAW strike, and the resumption of student loan payments.

On Monday, October 16th, David and Karl will try to explain what this all means.

NWSOFA Social Media Training

Every Wednesday 1 pm & 3 PM + THURSDAY 1 PM Central

Social Media training .. alternating

NWSOFA w/FT6 Wednesday & Thursday 1 PM (Join Bill while Storming SM by sharing while learning)

1 PM Wed on “X”/Twitter 10/11(Alternate with Instagram)

1 PM Wed on Instagram 10/8 (Alternate with X)

1 PM Thurs on Threads 10/12

October 13th, 2023, Friday at Noon 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Honor With Action Illinois Bi-Weekly Update

For gun violence prevention (GVP) advocates who recognize that the gun violence epidemic is a reflection of racial and socioeconomic inequities everywhere, especially in the criminal justice system.

Please JOIN US on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month – at 12pm CST – to share information and calls to action. We honor ALL victims of gun violence with action by advocating for gun safety initiatives and reforms to the criminal justice system at the local, state and federal levels.

Every Friday at 5:00 – 6:00 PM

“Happy Hour” every Friday @ 5 PM

End your week off with fun,

lively convesation …

What happened this last week.