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| New Paltz House Party- one of 2,000! |
About 25,000 Americans attended house parties this past Sunday to launch a new movement to reclaim the American Dream for the everyday working people in our country. We gathered to protest the growing plutocracy; government of. by and for the rich and to restore economic fairness and democracy to America.
At the New Paltz gathering, that Linda Abbott and I co-hosted, here are some of the priorities for the American Dream agenda we agreed upon-
Good Jobs Now!
Move toward a clean, green independent energy future
End the huge waste of wars and invest in job-creation
Put Americans back to work through a public jobs program (relying only on the private sector would take at least a decade for us to reach full employment)
Make Them pay!
Return to fairer tax rates
End all Bush-era tax cuts
Make corporations pay their taxes
Make Democracy Work!
Put elections back in the hands of the people with clean elections
Eliminate corporate personhood (roll back the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, by constitutional amendment if necessary)
Stop the assault on unions and workers' rights
Build Strong Communities!
Medicare for all
Invest in public education
Substantially reduce military spending
MoveOn is busy calculating results from about 2,000 gatherings and we will all get behind the top rated priorities. There will be rallies before every congressional district's representative on August 10 at noon, including Rep Hinchey's office on Wall St in Kingston. More info to come.
There is also a meeting planned for Monday, August 1 at 7:00PM at the Rosendale Community Center. Sign up to be a part of really taking our country back by writing to me at clearstreammedia@gmail.com, or Linda at linabbott@gmail.com. You can also rate ideas for the American Dream agenda here.
Thank you to Mike Compain, Saugerties; Jodiah Jacobs, Red Hook; Judith Simon,Woodstock; Helen Harkasti, Kerhonkson; and others for also hosting gatherings Sunday! What is powerful about this movement is that the major unions and progressive groups are lining up behind it! We are united in our efforts to make the American Dream of equality, liberty and justice for all a reality once again.
Watch this video and you get a sense of what we are fighting and how important this movement by the people is. Please join us and be a part of history.
Great photograph of the group!!! And Kusinich's speech almost makes me cry. Thanks for being out there!
ReplyDeleteYes, much is at stake. Hope many more will join this movement- come to our next meeting August 1 (note change in time from 6:30 to 7PM)and on August 10 in front of Hinchey's office.
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