TOWN HALL MEETING: Taking Back the Budget Debate

Progressive Democrats of America is co-sponsoring:
TOWN HALL MEETING: Taking Back the Budget Debate

 

Help fix the CRISIS of PRIORITIES in Washington and Annapolis. The U.S. has the resources; what we need is the political will to:

• Put Americans back to work
• Institute a fair and progressive tax system
• Protect Americans’ health and save the environment
• Preserve Social Security
• Reduce the Pentagon budget
• Bring all the troops & military contractors home

WE CAN, WE MUST, SHIFT THE DEBATE!
JOIN US TO ORGANIZE FOR REAL, PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS

 

WHERE: Silver Spring Civic Center (corner of Ellsworth & Fenton, downtown SS)

 

WHEN: 7:30-9:30 PM, Tuesday, September 20th

 

PANEL: US Rep. Donna Edwards, MD State Senator Roger Manno, Economist Heather Boushey, IPS Fellow Karen Dolan. Moderator, NAACP’s Elbridge James

 

QUESTION & ANSWER: Followed by breakout into action groups.

 

Our Money . . . Our Voices . . . Our Budget Priorities

 

This Town Hall Sponsored By:

Baltimore Nonviolence Center; Bethesda Friends Meeting; CASA de Maryland; Center for Peace, Fred. Co.; Chesapeake Citizens; CCAN; Citizen-Soldier Alliance, Baltimore; Columbia Christian Church; Democracy for America, Mont. Co.; Fellowship of Reconciliation; Friends Meeting, Annapolis; Gray Panthers, Metro DC; Green Party, Anne Arundel Co.; Green Party, MD; Green Party, Montgomery Co.; Healthcare-Now of MD; Homewood Friends Meeting; Little Friends for Peace; MD Black Family Alliance; MD United for Peace & Justice; MCCRC; MCPA; Muslim Amer. Society/MD; NAACP/MD; Network of Spiritual Progressives, MD; Orthodox Peace Fellowship; Pax Christi/MD; Peace Action, Anne Arundel Co.; Peace Action Montgomery; Peace & Justice Coalition, Prince Georges; Pledge of Resistance, Baltimore; PDA, MD; Progressive Cheverly; Progressive Maryland; Progressive Neighbors; Prosperity Agenda; RRUU/Social Justice Council; Sandy Spring Friends Meeting ; Sheet Metal Workers International, L 100; SCLC/Mo. County; UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO; Veterans for Peace, Baltimore; Veterans for Peace, Metro DC; Voters for Peace; WeGreen USA; Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom/DC.  Other sponsors of this Town Hall:  Montgomery County Peace & Justice Studies Association; American Friends Service Committee—DC; Social Security Works; Coalition on Human Needs;National Priorities Network; Peace Action.

 

Special thanks to UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO for providing funds to make this Town Hall possible!