Welcome
Bienvenida ברוך הבא באַגריסן добро пожаловать 歡迎
Summer events:
KOCH BROTHERS EXPOSED - Documentary screening
A film by Robert Greewald, Director of Outfoxed, High Cost of Low Prices, and more
Squirrel Hill Library - Forbes and Murray
SATURDAY JUNE 9 - 2:30 - 4:00 PM
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE 2012 PROGRESSIVE VISIONS SHOW . . .
...was a great success!!! Thanks to all who helped and contributed.
HERE ARE THE WINNERS:
CELESTE S. BEHREND AWARD: HIP HOP ON L.O.C.K.'S "FLI SOCIETY"
KAREN S. PETERSON AWARD: JULIE SOKOLOW'S "HEALTHY ARTISTS"
VIEW THE FINALISTS HERE
THE 14WIDC PRIMARY ENDORSEMENT RESULTS
The Club's Annual Meeting was held January 29, 2012 at the Wightman School Community Center.
Attorney General Candidates Kathleen Kane and Patrick Murphy were the featured speakers, talked about their background and why they are running, and answered questions from the moderator and audience.
The complete video is at the Shadyside Democrats' Youtube Channel.
Here's the first part:
GET THE PGH 14 WIDC WINTER NEWSLETTER!
Got Super PAC info? Do you like "creative googling", or know about companies, political donors, or other sources that can help reveal who some of the anonymous contributors behind the "astroturf groups" trying to subvert our democratic process? The New York Times wants to hear from you! Help them crowdsource (combine online efforts) information to reveal the secret donors!
NEW! BOOST YOUR ECONOMIC INFLUENCE! (no, this isn't an ad, it's a source for information to support economic justice when you do your everyday shopping.
ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, THIS SITE WENT DARK AS PART OF A NATIONAL PROTEST AGAINST THE PROPOSED HOUSE "STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT" (SOPA), AND THE SENATE "PROTECTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACT" (PIPA). THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE FOUND.
If passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama, these bills would create a regime of censorship making the internet in the USA as restrictive as in China, Iran, and Syria. Basically, all sites such as Wikipedia, Youtube, Facebook, and Google, would be subject to arbitrary and capricious shut-downs for even being suspected of displaying unauthorized intellectual property, and without due process. MORE INFORMATION AND A NON-TECHNICAL EXPLANATION
Get the PGH 14 WIDC Winter Newsletter
WHICH POLITICAL PARTY DOES YOUR MONEY REALLY SUPPORT? Think you're on top of it? Nationally, when you count consumer purchases and the political contributions of the companies where those purchases are made, the Sunlight Foundation's Influence Explorer shows that we're supporting Republican candidates even when we don't write them a check. Does this annoy you???? Knowledge is power, and knowing what companies you're supporting with your money from your everyday purchases lets you think about alternatives.
Happy New Year, and a more economically environmentaly equitable everywhere!
Where's the mainstream media been? See what's going on with this movement to restore people's democratic rights, respond to corporate abuses, and articulate a progressive vision for the future.
The Illustrated OWS Declaration by Rachel Schragis.
OCCUPY PITTSBURGH began OCTOBER 15
This is a sincere, inclusive, peaceful, and well-organized effort to address economic injustice, governed by consensus in a process that has come to be known as general assembly.