FW: Special June 16th emergency HKonJ OC People's Assembly meeting
Tom Fewel
From: Miriam Thompson
[mailto:mthomp...@nc.rr.com]
Subject: Special June 16th
emergency HKonJ OC People's Assembly meeting
Hello, HKonJ Partners: We are calling an Emergency HKonJ OC People's Assembly Meeting on Tuesday, June 16th at 5:15 - 6:45pm at the Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road off Martin Luther King Blvd. (Enter the lobby, go past the reception desk and turn right to the conference room). We chose this site because there will be an important Board of County Commissioners budget hearing at 7pm up the hill from the Senior Center at the Southern Human Services Center. Please bring a brown bag supper.
Events of Interest to HKonJ OC Partners
Monday, June 15, 2009
State of Emergency Budget Rally
5:30 pm Jones Street, Raleigh – Across from the entrance to the Legislative Building
Gather on the outdoor space between the NC Museum of History and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences
HKonJ and Together NC call us to
join a rally that says “NO” to destructive budget cuts and
“YES” to a balanced solution that is fair and progressive and
includes new revenues. An unprecedented budget crisis threatens our state
government’s ability to provide even the most basic of services,
disproportionately impacting our most disadvantaged, disenfranchised, and
vulnerable citizens. “We must convince lawmakers to adopt a wise,
balanced approach that makes judicious cuts and raises funds equitably.”
More info from HKactivists and Facebook.
Contact Miriam Thompson, 919.370.4114, for carpool arrangements.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
HKonJ OC People's Assembly Note date and location change
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill
Emergency
HKonJ OC meeting. We'll gather at the Seymour Center
— enter the lobby, go past the reception desk and turn right to the
conference room. Bring a brown bag supper!
Agenda:
1. Review of May minutes
2. State battle for progressive revenues and taxes to alleviate cuts in
services
3. County budget (See OC BoCC budget information resources and the complete recommended budget.)
4. Meeting with Joe Hackney
5. Update on working groups - state and county
6. Fall teach-in
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Orange County Board of County Commissioners Meeting
7:00 pm Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill
The BoCC will be reviewing the latest proposal on the Waste Transfer Station site and adopting its budget. (“There is still room for comments. The budget can't be completed until the County gets the final State budget allocation.”) The Rogers–Eubanks Coalition to End Environmental Racism asks for our support to oppose placing the WTS on Millhouse Road — part of the Rogers Road community.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Voter–Owned Elections Lobby Day
9:00 am Legislative Building, 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh
NC Voters for Clean Elections and its coalition partners invite you to the 2009 Voter-Owned Elections Lobby Day. “We will be calling for an alternative, public way of financing elections that values voters over dollars and community support over PAC endorsements. Called Voter-Owned Elections by us and Clean Elections by others, this system of public campaign financing is a proven way of reducing candidate’s reliance on fundraising from special interest groups, opening up the political process to more candidates and voters, and allowing our government officials to be more accountable to the public. But for legislators to expand this concept they need to hear from their constituents.” More information here.
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State of Emergency Budget Rally
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North Carolina’s budget crisis is creating a state of emergency for all working families, who face devastating cuts to vital programs.
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Join us for a rally that says "NO" to destructive budget cuts and "YES" to a balanced solution that is fair and progressive and includes new revenues.
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When: Monday, June 15 at 5:30 p.m.
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Where: Across from the Jones Street entrance to the Legislative Building. We’ll gather on the outdoor space between the NC Museum of History and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences
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What: A rally followed by a march to the N.C. General Assembly to call on our state leaders to say “No” to destructive budget cuts and “YES” to a balanced solution
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Why: Times are tough right now. The economy is down, unemployment is sky high, and hundreds of thousands of families are struggling. An unprecedented budget crisis threatens our state government’s ability to provide even the most basic of services. While all working families in North Carolina will feel the impact – cuts to education, health care, public safety and other crucial programs will disproportionately impact our most disadvantaged, disenfranchised, and vulnerable citizens: minority and low-income families, the disabled, older adults, and children.
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