Tuesday 5 pm: NYC Cheesehead Rally #2 to Support Wisconsin Workers!

Tuesday February 22, 5:00 p.m.

Cheesehead Rally NYC #2

On Tuesday at 5 p.m., let's rally again in solidarity with Wisconsin workers against union-busting Gov. Scott Walker!

Last Friday in NYC - on just 24 hours notice - about 100 grassroots activists rallied in front of CNN, NBC, and FOX. We had a great time and got some great publicity.

View our great event videos and RSVP:
http://jobparty.us/cheesehead_rally_nyc_2

On Saturday, 70,000 activists protested against Gov. Walker in Madison, Wisconsin. The Tea Party mobilized a counter-protest to support Walker, but got a tiny turnout of just 2,000. We beat them 35 to 1!

So we'll have a victory rally on Tuesday in front of the real Tea Party headquarters: FOX News at 6th Ave. and 48th St. We'll start at 5 p.m., exactly when Tea Party leader Glenn Beck goes on!

Beck insists the American people support him, but we'll show him the American people really support our teachers, firefighters, police - and our unions.

Make your own signs. Wear Packers gear (or just green/yellow) and cheesehead hats (we'll bring a few to share). Bring your smartphones and cameras to tell the world!

Co-Sponsors (in formation):
The Nation http://thenation.com

RSVP:
http://jobparty.us/cheesehead_rally_nyc_2

Like us:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201268396553015

Spread the Tweet:
RT @JobParty Hey #NYC! Cheesehead Rally #2 Tues 5pm at @FOX during @GlennBeck to support @JobParty not #TeaParty! http://is.gd/Rqya5V #1u #NY

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Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 7:30 pm

Toward Single-Payer Health Care Reform in Vermont

with
Leonard Rodberg, Ph. D.
Chair, Department of Urban Studies, Queens College, City University of New York
on William Hsiao's Groundbreaking Report on Reform Options for Vermont

Carl Berdahl
medical student, Yale School of Medicine
on Medical Student Organizing

Discussant: Dr. Virginia Hood
Professor of Medicine, University of Vermont
President-elect, American College of Physicians

In 2010, the Vermont state legislature passed a bill mandating universal health care. The bill required a study of three reform options. Dr. William Hsiao, the Harvard economist who designed Taiwan's single-payer system, was chosen to conduct the study. Vermont's new governor Peter Shumlin ran on a single-payer platform and is intent on moving forward in consultation with Dr. Hsiao. Will Vermont lead the country to single-payer?

Beth Israel Medical Center
Phillips Ambulatory Care Center
10 Union Square East Second Floor Auditorium
(between 14th and 15th Streets)

Admission Is Free

Sponsored by Physicians for a National Health Program-NY Metro Chapter; co-sponsors: AMSA-Region II, New Yorkers for National Health Care, Healthcare-Now!, Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign, Urban Studies Department at Queens College/CUNY, Student National Medical Association-Region IX

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Wednesday, February 23 - 7pm

DL21C welcomes Congresswoman Yvette Clarke

Join DL21C'ers Wednesday night for a conversation with Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who will discuss working with a new Congress, and her legislative work on immigration and gun control - two controversial national issues that have very local implications for Clarke's district and for New York City.

It's been nearly two months since the tragedy in Arizona, which re-opened the gun law debate. Despite the calls for reform, the likelihood of federal legislation passing - even on background checks or an assault weapons ban - remains in question. Comprehensive immigration reform is also stalled in Congress - a cause that the Congresswoman has championed, as she represents one of the most diverse Congressional districts in the nation. Congresswoman Clarke will speak about the challenges of working legislation through the new Congress, her personal friendship with Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, and much more.

This is the first of several domestic policy conversations DL21C will host this year with elected officials and leading opinionmakers....

Red Sky Lounge (upstairs level)
47 E. 29th Street (between Park Avenue South and Madison Avenues)
N/R/6 to 28th Street
Free for members; $5/non-members
RSVP: http://www.dl21c.org/fbevent/1108

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Saturday, February 26th - 1-3pm

Stand with Planned Parenthood - Rally for Women's Health!!

IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK!

JOIN US AS WE RALLY FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH!

CONGRESS IS HOME AND LISTENING: LET'S MAKE SOME NOISE!!

Sponsoring Organizations: (List in formation) Family Planning Advocates of New York State, NARAL Pro-Choice NY, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, New York Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood Hudson-Peconic, Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, Planned Parenthood of New York City, Raising Women's Voices

Foley Square, Across from the Court House in Lower Mahattan

http://www.ppaction.org/site/Calendar?id=100457&view=Detail

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Monday, February 28 - 7 p.m.

Nation Books, The New School, and the World Policy Institute
Present

"The Military-Industrial Complex Revisited: Eisenhower's Warning at 50"

A panel discussion to celebrate the release of William Hartung's new
book Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-
Industrial Complex (Nation Books)

William D. Hartung,
Author of Prophets of War

James Ledbetter,
Author of Unwarranted Influence

Moderated by Sharon Weinberger

The New School
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall,
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor

Free and open to the public.

http://www.newschool.edu/eventDetail.aspx?id=58210

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