Issues

Next Thursday evening, Organizing for America will be holding a special health care organizing workshop at the Marion Public Library in Marion, IA. Derek Eadon, our Iowa State Director, will be on hand to discuss the current status of health insurance reform and how we can all help to ensure that reform gets passed this year. Our goal with this workshop will be to provide the information and tools needed to (1) articulate President Obama’s message on health care reform, (2) understand the legislative process and how our advocacy fits into each step, and (3) organize in your communities for health care reform. If you have been waiting for the right time to really get involved, this is the time! Passing health insurance reform is not easy, and we need you now more than ever.

Health Care Organizing Workshop
Thursday, October 1st at 6:00 PM
Marion Public Library
1095 6th Avenue
Marion, IA 52302
RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gpkwb7

High-Speed Rail Webinar
September 1, 2009

In February 2009, Congress and the President committed unprecedented funding for the development of high-speed rail systems throughout the country. The federal government’s investment in high-speed rail is good for the environment, good for the economy, and good for job creation throughout our region. This can create a fundamental structural reform for our nation’s transportation infrastructure.

On Monday, August 24th, this federal funding cycle began in earnest when states were required to submit their bids for the first round of funding. The states involved in the Midwest high-speed rail network are coordinating their bids for federal funding as a result of an agreement reached in late July by each of the states’ governors and Chicago Mayor Daley.

Please join ELPC on September 1st at 10:00 a.m. for a special webinar briefing featuring ELPC Executive Director Howard Learner and Deputy Director Kevin Brubaker to hear a summary of the Midwest projects, what’s at stake in this round of funding, and what to expect as we move closer to realizing our goal of high-speed rail in the Midwest.

The briefing will take place Tuesday, September 1st at 10:00-10:30 AM CST.

Please register for the briefing at http://elpc.convio.net/site/R?i=KYQE9nLEr4HQvQOoSFCOrQ..

For more information on our efforts to promote high-speed rail in the Midwest, visit ELPC.org  If you have any questions about this briefing, please contact Jill Geiger.

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