Finis Beauty Salon
100 West Broad Street Suite #116
Hazleton, Pa 18201
570-501-1301
finisbeautysalon@yahoo.com
WE invite you to come and celebrate with us our
grand opening on
Friday June 05,2009 from 4-7pm
Se le envita a que venga y celebre con nosotros nuestra gran
inauguración el dia viernes
Junio 05,2009 de 4 -7pm
Owner : Alma Josefina Arias
Hello, all:Organizing for America (the successor to Obama for America) is launching state-wide activities to advocate for health care reform. As you recall, health care is among the top policy concerns of local Obama activists, and the time has come to think through what our advocacy will look like on the local level. Mike Shapiro, the volunteer coordinator for OFA in PA, summarizes upcoming activities below. In Wilkes-Barre, there will be a planning meeting to get started on a local strategy to advocate for health care legislation: Saturday, June 6th at noon, for approximately 90 minutes. A location in downtown Wilkes-Barre will be announced soon. Among other items, we will plan a Day of Service activity related to children’s health and nutrition to support Kid’s Café, on Saturday, June 27th at the Diversity Picnic at Kirby Park.Sound interesting? If so, to join us for this planning session, please reply to this email or follow this link: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/healthcareorganizingkickoff/gpcyds.
Several Obama-ites campaigned hard to achieve notable victories in this past week’s primary, including the Home Rule ballot question, the Home Rule Government Study Commission and the nomination of Tina Polachek Gartley for Judge. Congratulations on these renewed demonstrations of the value of grassroots campaigning here in Luzerne County.
Thanks and enjoy the holiday weekend. Rita
PS. If you’d like to be removed from this email list, just reply and let me know. Or, if you’d like to take over the administration of the list, let me know, too.
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 4:26 PM
Hello PA LeadersI hope this email finds you all well and that everyone has a relaxing Memorial Day weekend planned, especially if you just finished a campaign. Congratulations to those of you that worked hard for any election that took place on Tuesday. Progressive candidates influenced by the methods of President Obamas campaign thrived all over the state including the Harrisburg Mayors race and Pittsburgh City Council.
Alot of exciting stuff is going on with OFA here in Pennsylvania. We have a really great state director who is starting on Monday. Im sure she will send an email introducing herself relatively shortly after she starts so I will leave that to her. A listening tour around the state will certainly follow. We now have more than 60 post-campaign organizations in more than 40 counties. Also, 4 of our brethren are participating in a service project today at the White House with the Super Bowl Champion Steelers. I also want to let you know that we are working on a communication tool that will foster cooperation between all of the groups around the state and that should be unveiled shortly.
OFAs work over the next few months is going to focus on healthcare reform. As I am sure you all now, President Obama considers this the most important item on his agenda. The next six months represents the best chance for comprehensive healthcare reform legislation. The successful passing of legislation is imperative for the future of our country and the grassroots will continue to play a key role. Obviously, many of you have been working on healthcare issues before this. Prior work.
We are asking post-campaign groups nationwide to host Healthcare Organizing Kickoff Meetings on June 6. At these meetings, you will work on developing a strategy for lobbying efforts in your area. The first step we are asking each group to take is to plan an event for the National Healthcare Day of Service on June 27. These meetings will be a great opportunity for your groups to gain notoriety and expand your membership. I am happy to use whatever resources are at my disposal to insure maximum exposure for your groups. I look forward to working together to make your groups even more successful. You can sign up to host a meeting at http://my.barackobama.com/HCkickoffhost.
Also, OFA is still looking for stories which exhibit why healthcare reform is so necessary (no coverage, ridiculous costs, etc.). I know you guys have tons of tragic examples which demonstrate the importance of this legislation. These stories are so important because they put a human face on an issue which can be confusing. Please submit your stories to http://my.barackobama.com/HCstory. Please forward that link far and wide to the members of your teams. We also still want names of healthcare professionals who volunteered during the campaign and are willing to speak to the media.
As always, you can call me anytime at 215-380-9558 or email me at mshapiro3@gmail.com with any questions or concerns
These are the important things to keep in mind
1. Let me know if/when you have scheduled a Healthcare Organizing Kickoff Meeting on or around 6/6
2. Let me know if you have planned an event for the National Healthcare Day of Service on 6/27
I will create a master list of meetings and service events and make it available to everyone
3. Healthcare stories to the link above or to me as well as names of healthcare pros
4. I want to compile stories from around the state about campaigns which were influenced by lessons from our campaign last year. News stories or your own personal anecdotes are great. I will put them all together and send it to DC where they may share it with the First Lady or other notables. So email me some great stuff that happened on Tuesday, win or lose. Forward this on as well
5. If your group has a website, please send me the web address and I will get a list of all the PA websites so you can have links to other teams in the state if you so desire. Ill send out a list of all the sites I have or get in the next few weeks.
Please forward this to members of your team and let them know they should feel free to reach out to me.
I may send out a googleform to accumulate some information about your groups so keep your eyes out. It will be simple to fill out.
Thanks for everything you do. Talk to you soon
Mike
FYI All:
Links to the news coverage regarding Wal-Mart:
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Exeter_planners_recommend_zone_change_for_Wal-Mart_03-26-2009.html
http://citizensvoice.com/articles/2009/03/26/news/wb_voice.20090326.t.pg6.cv26cdwalmart_s1.2400071_top8.txt
http://www.wnep.com/ Click on “Walmart Worries” link for the video
Dear PICC members and Friends,
Practice peace and justice in Spanish!
Every Thursday night, at 6:30 PM, join us for conversational Spanish. Please join us regardless of your level of Spanish proficiency — from beginner to advanced, all are welcome. We meet every Thursday night at 6:30 PM at the Peace and Justice office in Wilkes-Barre. Our office is located on the second floor: 63 N FRANLIN AVE, WILKES-BARRE, PA.
~ Poetry In Transit seeks a few good writers ~
Poetry In Transit, an award-winning community program, invites your participation.
Patterned after London’s Poems on the Underground program, Poetry In Transit displays poetry in advertising space on all Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) buses.
The poems stay up for one year, with a monthly rotation so that riders can see all poems over time. This year, the project expands its scope with a call for work in both Spanish and English.
Please click here for full details.
To: community spirit efforts
Please extend a warm welcome and offer any assistance to:
Greig Campbell, a PhD student from The University of Liverpool, England.
I encourage all of us to reach out to Greig and offer any and all assistance possible.
His research looks at public attitudes towards immigration in the U.S.
He is most interested in community conflicts arriving from changing immigration patterns like Hazleton, and he is in Hazleton willing to talk to as many of you as possible — currently investigating the recent developments in our region.
FIRST WE MUST FIND HIM A PLACE TO STAY
He needs to find a place to stay ASAP — please help.
Contact Greig at greigcmp@hotmail.com or (201) 456-6533
Practice peace and justice in Spanish!
Every Thursday night, at 6:30 PM, join us for conversational Spanish. Please join us regardless of your level of Spanish proficiency — from beginner to advanced, all are welcome. We meet every Thursday night at 6:30 PM at the Peace and Justice office in Wilkes-Barre. Our office is located on the second floor: 63 N FRANLIN AVE, WILKES-BARRE, PA.
~ Poetry In Transit seeks a few good writers ~
Poetry In Transit, an award-winning community program, invites your participation.
Patterned after London’s Poems on the Underground program, Poetry In Transit displays poetry in advertising space on all Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) buses.
The poems stay up for one year, with a monthly rotation so that riders can see all poems over time. This year, the project expands its scope with a call for work in both Spanish and English.
