tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213002593378288662011-07-30T06:57:37.496-07:00Rossellanoreply@blogger.comBlogger471100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-91305972277658409022010-04-27T15:22:00.001-07:002010-05-04T07:06:51.295-07:00

MoveOn.org Campaign to  take back Democracy from Corporations and Lobbyists  HUDSON COUNTY  COMMUNITY FORUM Saturday, May 8th – 2:30 PM Barrow Mansion 83 Wayne St. - Jersey City, NJ(Between Jersey Avenue & Barrow Street – near Path Grove St. Stop) To reclaim our Democracy, Citizens must be Informed, Courageous and Energetic, inspiring others to join our cause. At this Community

Rossellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-16924207656868633012010-03-26T08:05:00.001-07:002010-03-26T08:17:41.389-07:00

MOVEON.ORG HUDSON COUNCIL NEXT STEP:LET’S CONTINUE PRESSURING WASHINGTON! WE NEED ACTION TO IMPROVE OUR COUNTRY’S ECONOMY AND CREATE NEW JOBS Watch a Movie,Save Democracy. Screening of Michael Moore’s powerful film about corporate power in America – with a discussion on what we can do about it! THIS SATURDAY March 27, 2010AT 2:00 PM BARROW MANSION 83 Wayne Street Downtown Jersey City, NJ Please

Rossellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-90130894147855722152009-09-21T07:18:00.000-07:002009-09-21T07:19:12.438-07:00

On September 22, we're joining NJ Citizen Action and the NJ Health Care For America Now (HCAN) Campaign to hold a press conference and rally in front of the corporate offices of Horizon BlueCross BlueShield in Newark. Join us as we participate in this National Day of Action to call out insurance companies in New Jersey and nationwide for denying coverage and raising premiums on the American

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-37080922601093690442009-09-21T07:16:00.000-07:002009-09-21T07:17:29.898-07:00

Michelle Norton produced this excellent video after attending PDLA's Universal Single Payer Health

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-5715015617994173532009-09-17T12:53:00.000-07:002009-09-18T09:15:23.248-07:00

I get tired and discouraged like everyone else. But today after reading the news I was so upset that I told myself : “..this is no time to stop. This is the time to go even bigger.” But what else can we do? What can we do given our limited money and resources?Well, we have our votes and our voices. I suggest we use what we've got. When it comes to legislative issues, we have an advantage over

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-29100631001542391312009-09-09T07:57:00.000-07:002009-09-09T08:24:01.221-07:00

Planning "Big Insurance Makes me Sick" Rallies Date of the event: September 22nd - Time: TBD (should be between 9 am and no later than 3:30 pm to accommodate Media coverage)The MoveOn.org event planned for September is going to be "Big Insurance Makes me Sick" RalliesWe are looking for people to help us plan this event so please let us know by e-mail if you’d be willing to lend us a hand.The

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-58521394900926173852009-09-08T09:41:00.000-07:002009-09-08T09:45:30.503-07:00

Last week MoveOn asked members to share photos showing how they and their loved ones are suffering under our broken health care system.The responses simply blew us away. MoveOn showed the photos to recording artists R.E.M., and together they produced this incredibly powerful video. Watch the video and share it with your friends today.

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View all Get your ownPhotos from the JERSEY CITY INDIPENDENThttp://www.jerseycityindependent.com/ More pictures at: http://picasaweb.google.com/REDHOT269/HealthCareVigil#

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On Sep.2nd MoveOn.org organized more than 300 "We Can't Afford to Wait" vigils all around the country. Many of our members attended the vigil we held at Hournal Square in Jersey City, NJ. It was a truely remarkable event. It was our biggest event of the year, a scathing indictment of our broken health care system.WWOR Channel 9, Mike Gilliam,a My9 News Reporter/Anchor and his crew did extensive

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-1686580029037544612009-08-13T14:20:00.000-07:002009-08-18T17:35:28.762-07:00

We are handing out fliers at Grove St PATH station, urging commuters to call Sen Lautenberg and give support for the ACES Act and reinstating EPA Authority over CO2.Five of us handed out 100 fliers in less than an hour. Plenty of people shook their heads and walked past, but no one was against clean energy. If you read this, please pick up the phone and CALL SENATOR LAUTENBERG - 202 224 3224

velwesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04719640612121173783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-38075099855484215052009-07-10T07:46:00.000-07:002009-07-10T07:56:53.586-07:00

From MoveOn e-mail dd 7/9/2009.........................Energy and health care are the two biggest issues on Capitol Hill right now, and MoveOn Councils are planning fantastic local actions this month urging their senators to support clean energy jobs and a public health insurance option.And we just heard some news about the energy fight that we wanted to share. As you may know, we've been

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-34133467661844860172009-07-02T08:09:00.000-07:002009-07-02T08:13:43.264-07:00

Let’s celebrate! ACES passed and MO can take a lot of credit for making that happen! More than 44 Representatives signed the letter to Speaker Pelosi, asking for the three amendments we wanted.The JC-Hoboken Council was responsible for getting Rep. Rothman to sign it! Thank you Glenn for getting our meeting with his aide!But the bill passed the House by only seven votes, and the Senate will be

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-69026834341433232472009-07-02T08:07:00.001-07:002009-07-02T08:15:31.264-07:00

Dear MoveOn Council member,On Monday, we asked MoveOn members whether to move forward with a massive effort to fix the energy bill in the Senate—and a whopping 95% of them said yes! This is consistent with how Council members responded late last week.Now, we wanted to give a special update about our next steps in the Power Up America campaign—and get your feedback on where we go from here.Read on

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-3991841493087944632009-06-10T09:30:00.001-07:002009-06-11T07:05:25.245-07:00

We just heard some breaking news that affects our Power Up campaign organizing this month—so we're writing with an important update.The big clean energy jobs bill is moving through Congress more quickly than anyone anticipated. We're hearing reports from Washington that Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives are planning to hold a full floor vote the week of June 22nd.That's a really

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-16971238022656320502009-06-10T08:32:00.000-07:002009-06-10T08:35:24.928-07:00

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-55441350144219297082009-06-10T08:19:00.000-07:002009-06-10T08:25:39.962-07:00

This is the communication received from MoveOn.org:Last week Republicans on Capitol Hill held a strategy summit on how to defeat key parts of the president's health care plan.At one point, Republican pollster Frank Luntz declared, "You're not going to get what you want, but you can kill what they're trying to do."1Luntz wrote a confidential memo that laid out the Republican strategy:Pretend to

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-63211554074791144292009-06-02T13:15:00.000-07:002009-06-03T06:55:32.306-07:00

On Thursday, May 28th, the Jersey City/Hoboken MoveOn.org Council held its Clean Energy Jobs Day/ Green Initiative Meeting at the Babbio Center at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken. The goals of the event were to:1. Show that New Jersey already has hundreds of established renewable energy companies working towards the targeted goals for electricity of 12% from renewable sources and

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-24214989808147441642009-06-01T14:45:00.001-07:002009-06-03T06:53:24.266-07:00

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MoveOn.org - Because Democracy Is Not a Spectator SportCall on Congress to Pass a Strong Clean Energy Jobs Bill to Jump-Start Job Creation in New JerseyCongress is currently considering a clean energy jobs bill that has the potential to start us on the path to a new energy economy. But Big Oil and Big Coal are working hard to keep us reliant on dirty energy for decades to come.We ask you to

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-46380126001180517632009-05-22T12:31:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:43:31.569-07:00

MoveOn.org - Because Democracy Is Not a Spectator SportPolitical Action Green Initiative MeetingJersey City/Hoboken CouncilCLEAN ENERGY JOBS DAYCall on Congress to Pass Strong Clean Energy Jobs Bill to Jump-Start Job Creation in Hudson CountyThe clean energy jobs bill, called the American Clean Energy and Security Act, is expected to come to a vote in the House of Representatives this summer. If

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-72828988612468634052009-05-21T18:06:00.001-07:002009-05-21T18:06:35.764-07:00

The Jersey City - Hoboken Council of MoveOn will hold a forum in which  local companies have been invited to make presentations on their  involvement with MoveOn's current focus -Clean Energy and Clean Jobs.   These companies cover a wide spectrum of this industry from solar and  geothermal energy to green home and office design.  They will talk  about what they do, how their business creates

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-20939551584725543712009-05-08T13:54:00.000-07:002009-05-08T14:04:08.445-07:00

Read the article athttp://www.nrel.gov/features/20090508_greensburg.html

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I just wanted to bring you up to date on what we discussed during the conference call last night.MaryAnn has contacted a few businesses that we might showcast on May 28th - Clean Energy DayShe is going to collect all their information on a Google doc that we can all shareIt seems that there are a few of them very interested.Also Jacquie Germany is going to do a presentation on her business which

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-34485849156872349122009-05-07T05:32:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:26:34.895-07:00

Obama’s Emissions Plan Needs Tweaking, E.U. Climate Chief SaysRead More:http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/obamas-emissions-plan-needs-tweaking-eu-climate-chief-says/#more-8089

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-88385122052212443602009-05-06T18:48:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:26:02.460-07:00

Here's the link to the discussion draft of the Clean Energy bill being duscussed in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.The bill is over 400 pages but this is a pretty good summary.http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090331/acesa_summary.pdf

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-62754168361453635542009-05-05T12:23:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:25:24.363-07:00

http://www.grist.org/article/2009-05-02-undecided-reps-on-house-panel/It don't mean a thing if you ain't got those swingsPosted 7:07 AM on 2 May 2009by Kate Sheppard

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-36826707841972564722009-05-05T08:23:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:24:55.741-07:00

Extracts from:www.pnhp.orgMemo to Obama by John P. Geyman, M.D., is professor emeritus of family medicine at the University of Washington, and past president of Physicians for a National Health Program. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine. "........My special concern, however, is for our failing health care system and how it is pricing health care beyond the reach of ordinary Americans.

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-37878990893503426052009-05-05T07:43:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:24:31.965-07:00

During the meeting on Saturday May 2nd,we came up with a general canvas for what we need to do to organize the Clean Energy Job Day on May 28th.On Wed. May 6th at 8:00pm we will have an Organizing Conference Call with all of you who could not attend the meeting and we'll iron out the final details.Please join our Organizing Conference Call this Wednesday to help out with this effort. Even if you

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-52879012639493667982009-05-05T07:29:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:24:04.923-07:00

UPDATE ON 5/2 MEETING and GREEN JOBS CAMPAIGNDuring the meeting on Saturday May 2nd,we came up with a general canvas for what we need to do to organize the Clean Energy Job Day on May 28th.On Wed. May 6th at 8:00pm we will have an Organizing Conference Call with all of you who could not attend the meeting and we'll iron out the final details.Please join our Organizing Conference Call this

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-79404706230008794262009-05-05T05:09:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:23:26.933-07:00

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is a member of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care, which is holding a hearing tomorrow morning, Tuesday, May 5.Call his office or e-mail him to tell him you want a public option (just like Medicare) as a part of the healthcare reform bill to be passed this year. This option will allow Americans to have a health care option like Medicare. Without

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-46242088045930665912009-05-04T06:33:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:22:59.140-07:00

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-2484038257322846722009-05-01T08:16:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:20:54.466-07:00

Connect to a MoveOn.org national conference call where we'll hear an update on the Power Up America campaign -- including recent successes in our small business organizing drive, and what lies ahead in the next few weeks.http://s3.moveon.org/audio/webcast.mp3

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5/2/2009 POWERUP AMERICA ORGANIZING MEETINGTo sign up click here:http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=93104&id=-8727613-zXE1H4xOn May 28, all over the country, we'll be organizing a Clean Energy Jobs Day -- a national day of action to turn up the heat on Congress by showing the promise of the clean energy economy to our senators and representatives, the media, and the public.

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-5697226508046707082009-04-28T10:10:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:41:05.274-07:00

Conservatives are running $1 million in ads, starting today, to crush the public health insurance option (1) —the heart of Obama's health care plan. And they've promised to spend tens of millions more.(2)To win against the powerful insurance lobby, we'll need to be everywhere. Hundreds of thousands of MoveOn members have already made calls, signed petitions, faxed Congress, rallied at events—and

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-50092220845592504962009-04-28T07:29:00.001-07:002009-05-07T10:20:03.223-07:00

On Friday 4/24 our council held a meeting to discuss the council's organization and to brainstorm about what we would like to do, what we need MoveOn to do , how can we improve the information exchange between the council and MoveOn.org, and what we want to plan for the future.Many ideas and opinions were tossed on the table.MaryAnn Sherman, our regional co-ordinator, is going to bring them to

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-44691684149949436522009-04-26T10:46:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:49:56.508-07:00

We'd like to get feedback from all council members.Please share your thoughts on:what MoveOn has done right during this year campaign and where it was lackingwhat excited you about MoveOn and what turned you off, what MoveOn is planning and what you would like to see MoveOn do in the coming months, how our council can engage the local community and work with local community and faith based

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-14168925445628399812009-04-26T10:38:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:08:57.599-07:00

"We're in a pivotal moment on passing ground-breaking clean energy jobs legislation through congress. We need to quickly ramp up pressure on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, which is writing the legislation now; and we need to begin organizing to place pressure on the Senate, so that conservative senators can't kill the legislation later. So in Energy & Commerce committee districts, we're

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-49857035493558077802009-04-26T10:31:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:45:22.537-07:00

ISubject: intense negotiations over Waxman Markeyf the testimony from Al Gore yesterday spelled out just how important this bill is, the top stories in this summary of the news shows you why our efforts over the next few weeks are so important -- there are significant backroom negotiations underway right now that will determine just how strong a bill this is. We need to let Congress know that

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-40669187475321769812009-04-25T13:49:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:41:46.195-07:00

GRACO (Garfield-Randolph-Arlington-Clerk-Ocean) is the committee protesting the chromium field on Garfield Avenue. It's chairperson is Felicia Collis. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month. Should one or some of us plan to attend? Cheryl Clarke

Cheryl Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14233605941822988328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-23180253964729129282009-04-25T09:23:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:42:41.074-07:00

Jersey City - Hoboken MoveOn.com Council: Healthcare reform

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On April 15 NPR aired this wonderful piece on the Healthcare system in Taiwan.Link http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89651916I think getting as much information as possible about healthcare systems in the world should help us see which are the options that would work better in the USA once our governament tries to reform the current system.Personally I think that anything else

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-42872592825185216202009-04-13T08:54:00.000-07:002009-04-13T09:05:37.901-07:00

Shifting to a clean energy economy means creating good local jobs that can't be outsourced, which means rising employment – and that’s good for business. A massive weatherizing program would mean that small businesses and homeowners would save money on monthly utility bills – and that’s good for the bottom line. Overall, the clean energy economy vision is good for America, and good for local

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-90053257998670128822009-04-13T08:46:00.001-07:002009-04-13T08:46:32.967-07:00

Power Up America Small Business Letter “I stand with other small businesses in calling on Congress to take bold action to shift us to a new energy economy.” To my members of Congress: I run a small business. I stand with other small businesses and other leaders in our community in calling on Congress to take bold action to shift us

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-77731954845153034882009-04-06T11:47:00.000-07:002009-04-06T11:49:33.655-07:00

Here's what our Congressman Albio Sires had to say about passing the Budget:DEAR ROSSELLA,As always it is a pleasure to update you on my work in Congress. On April 2, 2009 my colleagues and I in the House of Representatives passed the 2010 House Budget Resolution, H.Con.Res.85, by a vote of 233 to 196. This budget invests in our children, our families and our communities by making necessary

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-59540725748024985212009-04-02T05:50:00.000-07:002009-04-02T07:50:53.146-07:00

Now you can follow what our council has done and what is planning to do by reading our online journal:Just go to http://tinyurl.com/JC-H-Council

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POWER UP AMERICA CAMPAIGN KICK OFFWatch the campaign video at:http://vimeo.com/3851939Link to Jersey Journal article:http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2009/03/moveonorg_recruiting_green_act.htmlPLEASE READ BELOW AND JOIN US - YOU CAN CONTACT US AT: jc.h.council@gmail.com WHY THIS CAMPAIGN:WE NEED A MASSIVE EFFORT TO SHIFT AMERICA TO A NEW, CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY- WITH MILLIONS OF CLEAN ENERGY

Rossellanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521300259337828866.post-26912797287699381392009-03-30T09:08:00.000-07:002009-04-02T07:46:13.552-07:00

MoveOn.Org JERSEY CITY-HOBOKEN COUNCIL2009 JOURNALThis journal has been created by the Council to keep our members updated on everything that's going on in our council. Contact us at: jc.h.council@gmail.comTHE COUNCILMoveOn Councils are local teams of committed volunteers who go beyond email to organize hard-hitting events in their community. In the months ahead, MoveOn Councils will work

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