Archive for February, 2009

Working for a New New Deal

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

By John Bactell People's Weekly World, 02/02/09 OAK PARK, Ill. - Nearly 100 activists and concerned citizens gathered on Sunday, Jan. 25 for a lively forum hosted by the Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice (OPCTJ) entitled, “A new, new deal: what should it look like?” http://www.opctj.org The gathering was like hundreds of others that have been held in the wake of the... »

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A Jobs Program for the U.S.

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Presented By the Chicago Political Economy Group This paper proposes a jobs program to address both the chronic problems of unemployment and underemployment in the U.S. economy and the debilitating economic and political impacts of growing inequality in the U.S. The jobs program... »

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OPCTJ Meetings

Thu., Mar. 11, 7:15 pm
Oak Park Public Library, 2nd Floor

Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursdays in the Oak Park Public Library (834 Lake St.). Everyone is welcome. Contact: contact@opctj.org.

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A NEW NEW DEAL

Feb. 20, 2010 - Obama Year One - Taking Stock: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here?Join leaders of the labor, peace, immigrant rights, healthcare reform, and economic justice movements in assessing the past year and current political conditions to determine ways we can work together towards progressive change.


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