Reminder: Join us at the Progressive Summit Monday March 12 in Annapolis
PDF Flyer/copy of this announcement
Contact Norman Oslik at noslik@verizon.net
Dear Friend,
We invite you and your organization to participate in the Second Annual Progressive Summit and Lobbying Night in
Marriage Equality has passed and there is the opportunity to pass other progressive legislation this session.
But we need a progressive presence in
Please join us on March 12 as we visit key legislators, including committee chairs, beginning at 3:30 pm. We will have appointments and a summit meeting until 8 pm, so come as early as you're able. Our meeting room, from 3 to 8 pm, will be Room 131 (Ways and Means Committee Meeting Room) in the
The 11 key issues participating groups have agreed upon are shown on the attached flyer. Our objective is to have various organizations and individuals work together in advocating for a range of critical progressive issues, thus strengthening our collective voice.
What else can you do (in addition to coming to the summit)?
-Have your organization endorse the Progressive
-Send the attached flyer to your members, progressive list serves, fellow progressives, and otherwise get the word out
-Contact Norman Oslik at noslik@verizon.net to let us know you'll be participating and ask how you can help. (For example, we will need constituents present from targeted districts when we meet with key committee chairs and legislators from those districts.)
We hope you will be participate in this important legislative event. For further information, contact Norman Oslik at noslik@verizon.net (301-322-5272)
Progressive Working Group Steering Committee
Dana Beyer, Norm Oslik, Mike Hersh , Wally Malakoff, Sharon Dooley, Mike Tabor, Deborah Schumann, Alex Welsch, Herb Ettel
You Are Invited to Work For Change
Second Annual Progressive Working Group
2012 PROGRESSIVE
Monday March 12, 2012
Ways and Means Committee Meeting Room 131,
First lobbying appointments begin at 3:30 pm; appointments and a summit meeting will continue until 8 pm - come as early as you're able (Our meeting room will be open 3 to 8 pm.)
Join activists and progressive groups from around the state as we meet with legislators and jointly advocate for key progressive issues. (Shown below or on reverse side)
Marriage Equality has passed, and there is the opportunity to pass other progressive legislation this session.
But we need a progressive presence in
Our objective is to have various organizations and individuals work together in advocating for a range of critical progressive issues, thus strengthening our collective voice.
To receive further information and to have your organization serve as a co-sponsor, contact Norman Oslik at noslik@verizon.net (301-322-5272)
KEY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR 2012 PROGRESSIVE
(Not shown in order of priority)
1. Fair Taxation, including combined reporting and a more progressive personal income tax to promote fairness and equity in the revenue process and to fund needed programs and services.
2. Off Shore Wind Power to help move
3. Opposition to Pension Transfer to counties unless the means are provided to counties to fund them.
4. Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination to ensure full civil rights are enforced for all residents.
5. End to the Death Penalty, an extremely costly, ineffective, and discriminatory method of criminal justice.
6. Civil Marriage Equality to allow all
7. Healthy Water including restricting fracking and controlling atrazine and other chemicals in the water supply as
8. Efforts to Support a U.S. Constitutional Amendment to overturn the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and to restore fair elections and democratic sovereignty to the people.
9. Single Payer Health Care (Health Security Act) to provide expanded coverage for all Marylanders.
10. Healthy Maryland Initiative to raise taxes on non-cigarette tobacco products to the same level as currently for cigarettes, to reduce teen use and provide funds to benefit health needs.
11. Transparent Government in
*Some of our targeted legislation may vary depending on status of bills in early March.
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"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs
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