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About 47,000 kids have been cut from Kid's Care and about 310,000 adults have been cut from AHCCCS
When Will You Get Mad Enough to Fight?
AZ's Republican legislature will do anything to destroy Clean Elections and our Public School System
Oct 11
9
OCCUPY PHOENIX
Saturday, October 15th is the day to Occupy Phoenix starting at 10 AM at Ceasar Chavez Plaza (201 W. Washington Street, Phx, AZ). Please get your family, friends and neighbors there so that we, the 99%, can show that we will not take it anymore! See the website at http://occupyphoenix.net/. If you can’t make it DONATE. There will be tables where one can register to vote as well as workshops on non-violent activities. See you there!
Sep 11
22
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If you are available to join an action, there will be a rally at Sky Harbor Airport on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 from 3:00 to 4:00pm to support GCA Airport Custodial Workers. These workers have been fighting for justice at the Phoenix Airport for over a year, these jobs were outsourced by the City of Phoenix. Ask your Councilman how much, if any the City has saved by outsourcing these jobs and made them POVERTY JOBS.
Meet at Sky Harbor Terminal 4 (outside of Level 1 Baggage at the North end).
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Aug 11
4
Things You Can Do…
The August meeting of DFA-MC had three excellent speakers, Corrine Horowitz of UFCW, Tim Hogan of The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest (ACLPI) and Tim Schmaltz of Protecting Arizona Families Coalition (PAFCO). They each gave us something we can do to help improve Arizona.
Corrine asked that we send letters to the Phoenix City Council concerning the working conditions at Sky Harbor Airport. Please copy the letter below or write your own drop them off at Democratic Headquarters or send them to Corrine Horowitz at UFCW99, at 2401 N Central Ave, 2nd Floor, Phoenix, 85004-1331.
August 4, 2011
TO: Mayor Phil Gordon
Members of the Phoenix City Council
Danny Murphy, Phoenix Sky Harbor Aviation Director
Members of the Downtown Aviation Advisory Committee
Sky Harbor Airport workers take pride in making a great first impression. They serve our guests coffee, offer them a ride to their gate, and keep them company while shining their shoes—and they do it all with a smile.
Because workers at Sky Harbor Airport are the first and last faces visitors to our great city see, they are extremely important to the local economy and community. As such, business that have contracts there, or anywhere else with the City of Phoenix, should be a source of high quality jobs for Valley residents.
Yet many Airport workers, who are also residents of our city, are struggling to feed their families and face difficult conditions at work every day.
A group of employees at GCA Services—one of the companies contracted by the City of Phoenix to clean the Airport terminals—recently began to respond to those conditions. In May, over thirty of these working men and women went to GCA’s Mesa headquarters to talk to company management about these and other concerns. GCA management refused to even meet with the employees, and just days afterward, the company terminated three employees who were trying to form a union.
GCA employees have stated their wish to improve their access to health insurance, to earn fair wages, to share costs for their security badges and uniforms; and to end the requirement for a doctor’s note for even a single day in which they are sick and cannot work.
The men and women who make Sky Harbor “America’s Friendliest Airport” must be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. In particular, employees at GCA, should be able to exercise their right to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions without fear of harassment, intimidation, or termination.
We, the undersigned, ask that you ensure that GCA and all other companies that do business with the city of Phoenix, treat their workers with dignity and respect.
Sincerely,
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Tim Hogan (The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest (ACLPI)) asked that we go to their website and support the work they are doing in court on behalf of the environment, education and healthcare. http://www.aclpi.org/.
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Tim Schmaltz of PAFCO told us of their monthly training sessions for activists on the last Wednesday of the month at 3pm. Check back for the location of training. Tim emphasized that Facts are not enough. It takes a combination of facts, stories and persistent citizen action to make change or persuade a policy maker. See the PAFCO website at http://www.pafcoalition.org/.
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In 2000, you voted to create an Independent Redistricting Committee. That committee is at work right now to create the new district lines for the 2012 elections. However the Republicans don’t like what they are doing so they are trying to get rid of the Independent chair, Colleen Mathis, using the fact that her husband is a Democrat. If they can get Governor Brewer to sign a petition to remove a member of the commission it will then be up to the Senate to vote to remove Mathis with a two-thirds majority. The GOP have the numbers to do this.
Andrei Cherny, the Democratic Party chairman called it an “extraordinary, unconstitutional partisan action to remove the independent chair and push the commission toward more partisan goals.” He also said, “The Constitution allows for the removal of a member only for ‘substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, or inability to discharge the duties of the office.’
We must keep pressure on the Governor to let the Commission remain INDEPENDENT. Please call the Governor at 602-542-4331. I called the Governor and told her I want the Commission to remain independent.
The Commission will be holding hearings. Please attend and let them know we want Competitive districts. A list of dates and locations can be found here.
Jul 11
15
Activists Learn Techniques
In two nights a number of activists learned techniques for victory. Led by Democracy for America’s Jay Henderson, the group learned about developing goals, targets and tactics that will help when working on such issues as Clean Elections, Redistricting, voting rights, getting people to the polls, etc. Anyone interested in learning about the topics discussed are welcome to attend the DFA-MC Executive Board Meeting on Wednesday, July 20 at 7pm at the Old Spaghetti Factory on Central Ave in Phoenix.
Interesting change in attitude. Read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/30/health/policy/30docs.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3&hp
May 11
25
DFA Action Summit
The DFA Action Summit brings local activists, advocacy organizations and community leaders together for 2 nights of intensive issue advocacy training.
Professional trainer will help you plan and execute a winning grassroots strategy!
Date: July 13th & 14th 5pm- 9pm
Location: Arizona Democratic Party Headquarters
2910 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Cost: $20 (regular)/ $10 (low-income/student)includes light dinner both nights
For more info or to sign up visit:
http://www.DemocracyforAmerica.com/phoenix
Action Summit Agenda
Night One: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
5:00 – 5:30 – Mingle, sign-in
5:30 – 5:45 – Introductions and welcoming remarks
5:45 – 6:15 – Strategy Charts
6:15 – 7:00 – Attendees make power maps by group or individually
7:00 – 7:50 – Dinner caucus – local values to national community
7:50 – 8:00 – Leadership Video
8:00 – 8:45 – Leadership simplified
*Recruitment – Logistics – Media
*Organizing framework
8:45 – 9:00 – Vision Statement/homework
Night Two: 5:00 – 9:00pm
5:00 – 5:30 – Mingle, sign-in
5:30 – 6:15 – Tactic # 1
6:20 – 7:00 – Tactic # 2
7:00 – 7:15 – Present Vision Statements & break into groups
7:15 – 7:45 – Working Dinner w/ groups
7:45 – 8:30 – Groups work together on Strategy Chart
8:30 –9:00– Groups present their Strategy Charts & Wrap up
What can you do to prevent the Republicans from killing Medicare as we know it? You have to let the Republicans in our Arizona delegation know that you won’t stand for this but you have to DO MORE THAN VOTE. Be sure and attend any Town Hall meetings that they hold.
Ben Quayle AZ-3 is holding his in Anthem on May 16th at 6:30pm at the Fellowship Church, 39905 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, according to his Washington office (the local office says they don’t have details). Let’s get a big turnout of CD 3 Dems and hold Quayle’s feet to the fire. His local office told some Dems that went into see them that he wouldn’t vote to destroy Medicare. He had voted to do so the day before. Let’s carpool and have a big turn out!
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5/16/2011 AZ-5 Dave Schweikert Scottsdale Appaloosa Library, 7377 East Silverstone Drive Scottsdale 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
5/19/2011 AZ-5 Dave Schweikert Riverview Toyota, 2020 W. Riverview Auto Drive Mesa 11 a.m. to 12 p.m
Hold them accountable for their votes to cut Medicare and still allow oil subsidies for big oil.
