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NEWSLETTER
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| Sara Horan and Bill Davis - NWSOFA Chapter Co-Leads |
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It's that time of year.
It's time for the:
Still confused about
gerrymandering?
Still wondering "what the heck is
redistricting"?
Or do you feel like an expert but are Still worried about the fight ahead?
DON'T BALK!!!
We've got
ALL THE BASES COVERED
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Our
SPRING TRAINING series
is the
first three Thursdays of April at 7:00 PM
We'll
WALK you through the whole process,
RUN you by how it's changed, and
HIT on why it's paramount to all of our fights.
It doesn't matter whether you
feel hopelessly lost or you're an expert-there's something for you.
We even have a
TRIPLE PLAY: Register Once and you're signed up for all 3 sessions.
Sign up, and
RUN on in with a friend!
With our training you'll be ready for a
HOME RUN!
So,
BATTER UP! and we'll see you at the
GAME
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Thank you,
Sara, Kathy, Bill and Chris
EXTRA INNINGS:
Check out all our other April activities listed below where you can become an active participant in:
- Supporting Women's Rights,
- Preventing Gun Violence,
- Saving the Environment
- Understanding Fiscal and Economic Issues and
- More!!!!
Join the NWSOFA Team as we protect the gains we made
over the last 8 years
and move our
Progressive social issues forward in 2019 .
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OUR UPCOMING EVENTS FOR APRIL:
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Fiscal and Economic Issue Team April Meeting
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MONDAY APRIL 8, 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Schaumburg Public Library
130 South Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193
>>>Our April Fiscal and Economic Issues meeting will be Monday, April 8th at 7 p.m. at the Schaumburg Public Library. Our meetings typically last until about 9:30 p.m. Then many of us head over to Lou Malnati's for further discussions.
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>>>Real GDP growth numbers for 2018 came in at 2.9% (2.86%) as we predicted. So it looks like we probably won't get 3% growth for any year under President Trump. With the revised 4th quarter GDP numbers that came out last week, even the White House's alternative four quarter calculation falls just short at 2.97%.
>>>The March jobs numbers come out next Friday, April 5th. Presumably any effects of the partial shutdown will have dissipated. So no more 300,000 jobs in January and only 20,000 jobs in February type numbers.
>>>Ed Spire will do a presentation on "Restore our Democracy."
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We'll compare and contrast Democratic healthcare proposals and give an update on the latest uninsured statistics.
We'll analyze federal revenue and spending trends in 2017 vs. 2018.
We'll also explain the trade deficit and its cousin, the current account. This will give us the background for discussing why the President's tax cuts and goal of reducing the trade deficit are contradictory."
You can view our March meeting
HERE
The PowerPoint presentations from March are
HERE
and HERE
Karl Faulstich
(m) 773-991-6587
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NWSOFA STAND WITH WOMEN
TEAM MEETING
TUES APRIL 9th 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Palatine Public Library
700 N. North Ct. Palatine, IL 60067
Please join our efforts to support women in our community, state, nation and world. We have a strong and passionate group that works together on issues including the Equal Rights Amendment, women's reproductive rights, pay equality, and ending violence against women.
We have a full agenda planned for our April meeting that includes menstrual rights in Illinois prisons/ jails, the current status of the ERA, action steps we can take to ensure women are an equal part of the US constitution.
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Wed. April 10th, 7 - 8 PM
Walter R. Sundling Junior High School
1100 North Smith Street, Palatine
Tell District 15: No Guns in Schools!
This is a reminder that the next District 15 Board of Education meeting is Wednesday, April 10, 2019, and we are looking for volunteers to attend. District 15 is considering hiring armed, retired police officers as support staff for each of its elementary schools. A community-based group, #D15 Vision for Safety, was formed last November to work against this plan to bring loaded guns into our schools, and our NWSOFA Gun Violence Prevention team is supporting this group. The Board of Education meetings are open to the public, not just District 15 residents. We usually stay for just the first hour of the meeting.
Please wear a red shirt to show support. Someone (wearing a red shirt!) will be handing out "No Guns in Schools" buttons in the lobby. We will try to sit together in a very noticeable, colorful group to show our opposition to guns in schools.
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Everyone Invited!
Palatine Cool Cities Team Meeting
Thursday April 11, 7-9 pm
Palatine Village Hall, Room A
Note: Doors to the Village Hall will ONLY be open for meeting access from 6:45 to 7:15 pm
The Palatine Cool Cities Team has been working to help our village and our area become more environmentally friendly, in terms of recycling, energy efficiency, and other issues. We welcome citizens of any locale, background, age, or political persuasion.
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SUNDAY APRIL 14, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Panera Bread
6000 Rt 14 Northwest Highway
Crystal Lake, IL
You won't want to miss this presentation where we will explain the details and importance of H.R.1, also called "The Restoring Our Democracy" bill. H.R.1 covers three main planks: campaign finance reform, strengthening the government's ethics laws, and expanding voting rights - important changes to these three aspects of our elected government that are critical to our democracy. This session will summarize the important aspects of each section of H.R.1 to enable you to be informed and support this important legislation.
RSVP
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THURSDAY APRIL 18, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Arlington Heights Village Hall
33 S. Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
More information to come!
RSVP coming soon
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SAVE THE DATE!
Tuesday, APRIL 23, 7 - 9 PM
More information to come soon!
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NWS
OFA - Indivisible
Restore Our Democracy April Meeting
| Thursday, April 25, 7:00 PM |
Greater Palatine Area Democrats Office
1310 W Northwest Hwy
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
We will explain the details and importance of passing H.R.1, also called "The Restoring Our Democracy" bill. H.R.1 covers three main planks: campaign finance reform, strengthening the government's ethics laws, and expanding voting rights. Important changes to these three aspects of our elected government that are critical to our democracy are needed. This session will summarize the important aspects of each section of H.R.1 to enable you to be an informed supporter this important legislation.
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IN THE BOOKS-RECENT EVENTS
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Notice:
These are public meeting(s) / event(s)
NWSOFA is a 501(c)4,
non-partisan
org
anization.
All opinions are solely those of NW
SOFA
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NWSOFA
is All In For
Action
"Hope is not blind optimism. Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it, and to work for it, and to fight for it." President Barack Obama
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Thank You to our NWSOFA Issue Leads in 2015
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| Click on the above Image to see each lead and the issues they work on .._ |
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Contact Information
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NWSOFA Co-Leaders
Sara Horan & Bill Davis
Phone: 224-241-2012
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