Holiday Party for Bucks County: Moveon.org, Penn Action, and CFPA

We had a great time, and got some business done as well!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our groups work together to bring awareness and progressive change for Bucks County!

BuxMont CFPA - Cathy Leary, Bill Deckert

http://www.cfpabuxmont.org/
Moveon.org Bucks County Council - Joan King and Sally Witt

http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty

Penn Action - Robin Stelly

http://www.facebook.com/PennAction

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - Pedro A. Rodriguez

http://www.saynocuts.org

Sally K Witt
Social Media and Ministry
sallykwitt@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/HowManyPlacesCanWeConnect
http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty
http://www.empireavenue.com/sallykwitt

http://xeeme.com/SallyKWitt/

Two Peace Events this month with CFPA- Bucks County Coalition for Peace Action

 

12/21 Vigil & 12/29 Celebration

All US Troops Home from Iraq!

The Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) is planning two events to celebrate the last US troops coming home (finally!) from Iraq.From 4:00-5:00 PM this Wednesday, December 21, CFPA’s Buxmont chapters are having a Vigil at Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick’s Office in Langhorne, PA, which will also witness for bringing US troops home from Afghanistan.

From 5:30-7:30 PM on Thursday, December 29, the Princeton regional office will host a Celebration of bringing the last US troops home from Iraq at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton.

If you haven’t already done so, please click on the link abovefor all details, then go to the bottom and use the Registerbutton to reserve for you and any guests. The event is free and open to the public,but we do ask supporters to register, so we know how many to expect.

We are delighted that a number of area leaders who played a major role in CFPA’s grassroots campaign to end this War will offer reflections. If you can volunteer to bring any food or drink to share, please also reply to this email.

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Our groups work together to bring awareness and progressive change for Bucks County!

BuxMont CFPA - Cathy Leary, Bill Deckert

http://www.cfpabuxmont.org/
Moveon.org Bucks County Council - Joan King and Sally Witt

http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty

Penn Action - Robin Stelly

http://www.facebook.com/PennAction

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - Pedro A. Rodriguez

http://www.saynocuts.org

Sally K Witt
Social Media and Ministry
sallykwitt@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/HowManyPlacesCanWeConnect
http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty
http://www.empireavenue.com/sallykwitt

http://xeeme.com/SallyKWitt/

Rally for the Unemployed December 8 – Success and Drama at the Same time! VIDEOS – part 2

For photos and the story, see the first post http://bruceandsallywitt.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/rally-for-the-unemployed-december-8-success-and-drama-at-the-same-time/

There are 13 video from this event.  To see more, go to my channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/sallylovesanimals

Here are some of the videos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our groups work together to bring awareness and progressive change for Bucks County!

BuxMont CFPA - Cathy Leary, Bill Deckert

http://www.cfpabuxmont.org/
Moveon.org Bucks County Council - Joan King and Sally Witt

http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty

Penn Action - Robin Stelly

http://www.facebook.com/PennAction

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - Pedro A. Rodriguez

http://www.saynocuts.org

Sally K Witt
Social Media and Ministry
sallykwitt@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/HowManyPlacesCanWeConnect
http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty
http://www.empireavenue.com/sallykwitt

http://xeeme.com/SallyKWitt/

Rally for the Unemployed December 8 – Success and Drama at the Same time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robin wrote a tremendous summary of the event yesterday, along with an invitation to our next two activities, so I am copying it here..

 

Thank you for your support in our pro-jobs letter campaign.  We were able to reach our goal

of 1000 letters ahead of our target date because of your enthusiasm and dedication to getting

America back on track.  

Yesterday between 25 and 30 constituents of Congressman Fitzpatrick met at his

office to continue to remind him that job creation is the issue that matters most in Bucks

County and that the American Jobs Act would mean jobs in Pennsylvania during this

unemployment crisis.  Also, that families all over the district are still left waiting to find out if 

they will be stranded without Unemployment Insurance Benefits as the extension deadline of

December 31 rapidly approaches.  The deadline to extend the Payroll Tax holiday, an

idea traditionally supported by Republicans, is also December 31 and yet there is no word 

on whether that will be allowed to continue to put money in working families’ pockets and

into the struggling economy.  

We gathered yesterday to deliver our 1000th pro-jobs letter and to demand long overdue 

leadership from the Congressman on job creation, extending Unemployment Insurance benefits 

and the Payroll Tax Holiday.

Once in the office, nobody from the staff would emerge from the back rooms to listen

to us.  We were left to state our case to the receptionist, who worked on an unrelated

matter while people tried to talk to her about the issues of putting Bucks County back

to work, families keeping their homes and being able to plan for the holiday season and 

staving off another recession.  We asked again to see someone – anyone – from the staff

who would stop typing long enough to listen to us but were told that nobody would

be called to see us.  We waited in the office until closing time and then waited in the

hall near the elevators hoping that a staff member would have to listen to us on their

way out of the building.  We were able to buttonhole District Director, Rob Mitchell, for

a few minutes in the elevator.  He seemed confused about our concern that the Congressman

is only interested in hearing from supporters and doesn’t seem willing to consider the opinions of

people who don’t support his obsession with the deficit in the face of a jobs crisis, which

could be improved by implementing the American Jobs Act.  It seems to escape the 

Congressman that if America were working again, the deficit would automatically reduce,

thanks to the taxes those working Americans would pay. 

We’ll keep you posted on the next campaign after the holidays.  In the meantime, don’t forget

the following social events in December:

BuxMont Coalition for Peace Action meet up and holiday celebration at Maninno’s in Morrisville

Monday, December 12, 7:00pm

We’ll gather informally at Maninno’s in Morrisville.  There is no charge.  Everyone will be

responsible for buying their own food.  We’ll relax and discuss the successful past year and the 

year ahead.  And you can learn more about the BuxMont Coalition for Peace Action!

Bucks County Move On / Penn Action Holiday Potluck

Monday, December 19, 7:00pm

Joan and Bob have generously offered to host a potluck holiday party at their home in

Morrisville.  If you would like to attend, contact me to RSVP and to get the address.  

Please bring an entree, appetizer or dessert to share.  It will be a fun way to wrap up a 

successful year of action and community building. 

Thanks for your hard work and dedication to the cause of economic justice and recovery.

Robin

 

See the videos on the next post!

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Our groups work together to bring awareness and progressive change for Bucks County!

BuxMont CFPA - Cathy Leary, Bill Deckert

http://www.cfpabuxmont.org/
Moveon.org Bucks County Council - Joan King and Sally Witt

http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty

Penn Action - Robin Stelly

http://www.facebook.com/PennAction

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - Pedro A. Rodriguez

http://www.saynocuts.org

Sally K Witt
Social Media and Ministry
sallykwitt@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/HowManyPlacesCanWeConnect
http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty
http://www.empireavenue.com/sallykwitt

http://xeeme.com/SallyKWitt/

Join us – 4pm Thur Dec 8 – Rally for the Unemployed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rally for the Unemployed at Cong. Fitzpatrick’s office
Cong. Fitzpatrick’s office
08 Dec , 04:00 PM
We will have speakers and deliver the “final” batch of letters to the congressman – total of over 1,000 letters to support developing JOBS with NO CUTS.
Status: Public, open for RSVP
Best way to contact host: Email   sallykwitt@gmail.com
Event URL:http://civic.moveon.org/event/standforthedream/124978

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Our groups work together to bring awareness and progressive change for Bucks County!

BuxMont CFPA - Cathy Leary, Bill Deckert

http://www.cfpabuxmont.org/
Moveon.org Bucks County Council - Joan King and Sally Witt

http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty

Penn Action - Robin Stelly

http://www.facebook.com/PennAction

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - Pedro A. Rodriguez

http://www.saynocuts.org

Sally K Witt
Social Media and Ministry
sallykwitt@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/HowManyPlacesCanWeConnect
http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty
http://www.empireavenue.com/sallykwitt

http://xeeme.com/SallyKWitt/

Dec 1 – Speak Out at Congressman Fizpatrick’s office

The strong and faithful were on hand in the cold this afternoon to Speak Out for JOBS – NOT WAR.

Moveon.org had hundreds of groups like this all over the country to show the Congressman that we are not going to put up with the same way of doing business anymore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bucks County Courier Times was wrong in this article.  9 people during working hours in the cold is a strong statement when they KNOW what they are talking about and represent thousands of others in the county!  The reporter did not stay to hear us or to go to the congressman’s office upstairs.  We had a strong and effective meeting with members of the Congressman’s staff.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/newtown/moveon-rally-draws-nine-people/article_057f5c3a-5394-5bdf-88e5-096c72ede80e.html

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Our groups work together to bring awareness and progressive change for Bucks County!

BuxMont CFPA - Cathy Leary, Bill Deckert

http://www.cfpabuxmont.org/
Moveon.org Bucks County Council - Joan King and Sally Witt

http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty

Penn Action - Robin Stelly

http://www.facebook.com/PennAction

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - Pedro A. Rodriguez

http://www.saynocuts.org

Sally K Witt
Social Media and Ministry
sallykwitt@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/HowManyPlacesCanWeConnect
http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty
http://www.empireavenue.com/sallykwitt

http://xeeme.com/SallyKWitt/

Honk 4 Jobs – Great Success today!

So much fun and so much support from the cars and trucks going by!  This was one of a series of actions that we are working on together to Occupy Bucks County Corners.

The strong and faithful volunteers showed up today in the cold to show the commuters on Levittown Parkway and Highway 13 that we are in a JOBS Crisis!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our groups work together to bring awareness and progressive change for Bucks County!

BuxMont CFPA - Cathy Leary, Bill Deckert

http://www.cfpabuxmont.org/
Moveon.org Bucks County Council - Joan King and Sally Witt

http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty

Penn Action - Robin Stelly

http://www.facebook.com/PennAction

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare - Pedro A. Rodriguez

http://www.saynocuts.org

Sally K Witt
Social Media and Ministry
sallykwitt@gmail.com
http://www.facebook.com/HowManyPlacesCanWeConnect
http://www.facebook.com/moveonbuckscounty
http://www.empireavenue.com/sallykwitt

http://xeeme.com/SallyKWitt/