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Keep making
those calls.
Call your
senators now. Tell them that reform must make healthcare
affordable for working families, provide a public health insurance option,
include real employer responsibility, not tax health plans and establish
safe-staffing standards in healthcare facilities.
Spread the Word:  Post
the following message as your Facebook status update: I just called my senator and told him or her to support affordable healthcare for working families. Your senator needs to hear from YOU! Make a call at: http://go.aft.org/click2call. |
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"In
Russia, in China, and here... very mediocre people have
the
power to end life altogether." |
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Once again,
Love Makes A Family, Inc. has
asked us to reach out to the AFSC community to find volunteers for this year's Oregon State Fair (August 28 – September 7). Bonnie Tinker, the founder of Love Makes A Family, was a vital member of the Portland area Quaker community, and was the prime mover behind the launch of AFSC's GLBT work. Bonnie's sudden death last month has left the community dazed and overwhelmed, but Love Makes a Family volunteers are determined to honor her life and work by making this event happen. Her goal each year was to sponsor booths at the fair where we could engage in meaningful conversations with Oregonians about our values and vision for society. Please consider giving a few hours of your time to help our partner organization in this difficult time. More details about volunteering are below, you can sign up to volunteer by contacting: lovemakesafamily@gmail.com 503 228-3892 |
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In
just one week, several hundred Americans in nearly 40 cities and towns
across more than 25 states have signed up for and started organizing Palestine
Freedom Walks for October 10, 2009! A full list of
cities/towns and states is below. Click
here to bring a Palestine Freedom Walk to your city or town! The Palestine Freedom Walks have two major goals: First, to raise awareness about the situation in Palestine among Americans who will take part in, sponsor and observe the walks, including your family members, friends, neighbors and community members. And second, to raise funds for a powerful AAPER online advertising campaign calling for freedom for the Palestinian people. |
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Across the country, a small group of radical
right-wingers are engaging in an all-out effort to derail modest proposals
for health care reform. There is little doubt that this
increased level of coordinated activity is because this nation is
closer to reform than we have been in more than 50 years. Now is
no time to surrender to the naysayers.
While we are getting closer to reform, we can’t let up. We need to keep fighting to ensure that our voices are heard over the unruly mobs. More than 75 percent of America’s workers support real health care reform, and we cannot allow a small band of angry zealots to stand in the way. Currently, fringe right-wing opponents of health care reform are focused on disrupting congressional town hall meetings. To combat these disruptions, we need for concerned Americans to call their U.S. representative’s district office today. Remind our leaders to support health care reform this year. Call your representative toll free: 1-877-702-0976 |
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