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Action Alerts! 4.18.08 Vermont Livable Wage Campaign Action Alert: Economic Development and Budget Cuts, Speak Out
2. Action: Call the Governor and Legislature - Proposed Budget Cuts Hurting Vermonters 3. Labor Forum: Turn American Health Care Around – Wed. April 23rd, 6:30pm 4. Internships: Spend the Summer Fighting for Social Justice at the PJC 5. On the Radio: Hunger in Vermont – What can be done?
The Commission on the Future of Economic Development (CFED) will begin a series of public meetings around the state next week. We need long-term investments in our workforce (education & training), high quality infrastructure (roads, bridges, telecom, renewable energy), and quality of life (social infrastructure - affordable housing, environmental protection, affordable child care). We need to solve the health care crisis and we need to become more self-reliant. These are the foundations of a strong and sustainable economy.
The scheduled meetings are:
_______________________________________________________ 2. Action: Call the Governor and Legislature - Proposed Budget Cuts Hurting Vermonters
Our state government put together a list of cuts that targets
our poor, our elderly, our children, those with mental illness, and those with disabilities to a far greater degree than the rest of the population.
We suggest that you ask them a question like this: "What kind of state have we become that we would
force poor and elderly Vermonters to pay $10 million more for prescriptions -- or more likely, go without -- before we're willing to close a tax loophole that even the Governor said was "grossly
unfair" ? (The Governor suggested closing a loophole in the state's capital gains tax.) Feel free to use your own example of a cut; see below for a list of many of them.
_______________________________________________________ 3. Labor Forum: Turn American Health Care Around – Wed. April 23rd, 6:30pm
The Washington-Orange-Lamoille Labor Council, AFL-CIO is joining hundreds of other labor councils around the country in featuring the fight for health care. Speakers include Traven Leyshon and Dr. Marvin Malek as well as the film “Turn Around America: Health Care” discussing health care and labor in 2008.
6:30pm
This is part of a national AFL-CIO campaign to win universal health care. _______________________________________________________ 4. Internships: Spend the Summer Fighting for Social Justice at the PJC
The PJC is seeking reliable, smart, politically aware, progressive interns to assist the PJC staff in the day to day functioning of the Center. The positions include: assistant organizers for the Vermont Livable Wage Campaign, assistant organizers for the Peace & Human Rights Project, assistants for the Peace & Justice Store Fair Trade Campaign, and assistants for the fundraising and development. Read more about our positions at: www.pjcvt.org
All positions are unpaid, but PJC internships offer a very hands-on opportunity to
work in for social justice organization. PJC interns often have full access to all levels of program work. This is a great opportunity to build strong writing and verbal skills, learn about
advocacy from an activist perspective, learn how to plan events and actions, and learn the inter-workings of a non-profit. _______________________________________________________ 5. On the Radio: Hunger in Vermont – What can be done?
On Monday, April 28th we hope to be speaking with members of the Washington County Hunger Council and the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger about the current state of hunger and what programs need more attention.
No Equal Time Monday April 21st
Join in the conversation on Equal Time Radio with any of the host by calling 1-877-291-8255.
Missed our show, look for the audio from past shows on our website at www.vtlivablewage.org
Have a show idea email Colin at livablewage@pjcvt.org or call 802-863-2345 x8
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