Ian David
Ian David's JournalYou know, I THOUGHT there was something suspicious. Check the security tape...
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1V07qmtTU_Uh8d5N0GG1dA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA--/Progressive Massachusetts 2013 Policy Conference Sunday, March 24, 2013
http://progressivemass.com/conferenceProgram for Our 2013 Policy Conference Sunday, March 24, 2013
We actively engages our members across a range of issues that impact social, economic, environment and criminal justice. Our members tell us they are more effective when talking to neighbors, advocacy groups and legislators when they are fully versed on the issues and potential progressive solutions. To this end, we have organized a policy conference on March 24th at Lasell College in Newton, Massachusetts. Registration is $50/person, to cover meals, administrative and building costs; different payment options appear below.
Our conference will feature leading experts on progressive issues in Massachusetts, with special emphasis on our priorities health care, economic development and justice, election and campaign reform, criminal justice, the environment and new revenue. Speakers will be encouraged to share a broad perspective on each subject as well as suggest critical progressive solutions.
PROGRAM
Welcome and Networking Breakfast (8:00 9:00)
Steve Grossman, State Treasurer
Morning Panels (9:00 12:30)
Health Care
Ari Fertig, moderator
Ben Day, Director, Organizing, Health Care Now
Brian Rosman, Research Director, Health Care for All
Don Berwick, Former Administrator, Medicare/Medicaid
Education
Suzanne Lee, moderator
Lisa Guisbond, Vice President of Citizens for Public Schools and a policy analyst at the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, FairTest
Diana Lam, Head of School, Conservatory Lab Charter School
Susan Naimark, Author, The Education of a White Parent
Paul Toner, President, Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA)
Election and Campaign Reform
Avi Green, moderator
Brenda Wright, Vice President, Legal Strategies, Demos
Nick Nyhart, President and CEO, Public Campaign
John Bonifaz, Executive Director, Free Speech for People
Economic Development
State Sen. Dan Wolf, moderator
Barry Bluestone, Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University
Greg Bialecki, Secretary, Massachusetts Department of Economic Development & Housing
Harris Gruman, Executive Director, State Council, SEIU
Criminal Justice and Gun Control
Aron Goldman, moderator
John Larivee, Executive Director, Community Resources for Justice
Jake Sullivan, City of Boston Liaison to Mayors Against Illegal Guns
Chelan Brown, Director, AWAKE
Cassandra Bensahih, EPOCA
Revenue
Dan Cohen, moderator
Jeff Bernstein, Policy Analyst, Mass Budget and Policy
Andi Mullen, Campaign Manager, Campaign for Our Communities
State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz and State Representative Jim ODay,
Act to Invest in Our Communities Lead Sponsors
Environment
Winston Vaughan, moderator
Sylvia Broude, Executive Director at Toxics Action Center
Sonia Hamel, Senior Associate for the Center for Climate Strategies
Gary Rucinski, Citizens Climate Lobby
Luncheon Wrap Up -
Aaron Tanaka, Co-founder and former Executive Director of the Boston Workers Alliance
Afternoon Workshops (2:00 5:00) Carin Schiewe, Facilitator
Understand and acquiring power
Building a progressive movement
Organizing and advocating on Beacon Hill
Location
Lasell College - Winslow Academic Center
1844 Commonwealth Avenue - Newton, Massachusetts
Nearest T-Stop: Green Line Riverside Station
Registration $50 - https://secure.actblue.com/page/learnandshare
Registration fee covers food, building and administrative costs.
Or become a monthly contributor and Registration will be included! Please contact us [grassroots@progressivemass.com] if cost is a hardship; scholarships available with pre-arrangement.
PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS!
Facebook Event [http://progma.us/2013Conference_FB]
Full Conference Agenda [http://progressivemass.com/conference] [this page]
PDF Conference Flier HALF SHEET (print double side/cut to save paper!) (updated 3/17)
Progressive Massachusetts (Progressive Mass) is a new, statewide grassroots organization built from the ground up by organizers and activists from across Massachusetts. We organize around progressive issues in Massachusetts, help elect and support progressive candidates for public office who are committed to making a difference on these issues, and hold elected officials accountable to progressive positions and values. Progressive Mass welcomes all progressives regardless of political affiliation.
More:
http://www.progressivemass.com/2/2013/02/24/2013conferenceagenda/
Last night, I was watching The Colgate Comedy Hour with Abbot and Costello.
It's available on Netflix.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Colgate_Comedy_Hour
During the first episode, they had a commercial for bath sized Palmolive soap bars. The commercial featured a topless girl, about age 4 or 5, in a bath tub, and you could clearly see her dirty pillows.
If it's good enough for 1950 broadcast television, it should be good enough for Wal-Mart.
Here's the commercial:
Get a Brain! Morans
Farewell, Dungeon Master....
I'd like to suggest a dedicated email address for the MIRT team
I can conceive it working one of three ways.
Either:
1) When you send an email to MIRT, any member of the team can access the mailbox and choose to refer it to the rest of the team, or reply to your email.
2) When you send an email to MIRT, it is forwarded at random to three different MIRT members, and they can choose (or not) to refer it to the rest of the team, or to reply to your email.
3) When you send an email to MIRT, it is forwarded at random to one MIRT member, and they can choose (or not) to refer it to the rest of the team, or to reply to your email.
Bush Family has ZERO redeeming qualities: Laura Bush Demands She Be Removed From Pro-Gay Marriage Ad
Laura Bush Demands She Be Removed From Pro-Gay Marriage Ad
U.S. former first lady Laura Bush has requested that her spot be removed from a pro-gay marriage advertisement that launched this week. The ad is part of a $1 million print and broadcast media campaign by the Respect for Marriage Coalition.
"Mrs. Bush did not approve of her inclusion in this advertisement nor is she associated in any way with the group that made the ad," Anne MacDonald, a spokeswoman for the former first lady, told The Dallas Morning News Thursday morning.
"When she became aware of the advertisement Tuesday night, we requested that the group remove her from it," MacDonald added.
The commercial features a 2010 clip from the former first lady speaking on her support for gay marriage. She tells CNN's Larry King: "When couples are committed to each other and love each other that they ought to have the same sort of rights that everyone has."
More:
http://www.christianpost.com/news/laura-bush-demands-she-be-removed-from-pro-gay-marriage-ad-90500/
"If YOU Touch Your Wee Wee It's A Mortal Sin But If A Priest Touches Your Wee Wee It's A Mistake
A New Pope
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