General Assembly 2-4pm
Sunday April 8
St. James Episcopal Church, 8 Church St. Downtown Greenfield
St. James is on the corner of Federal and Church St., one block north of Downtown Greenfield, with parking on the street or in the rear of the church.
We will be in the Parish Hall, please use the Church St. entrance.
Tentative Agenda
Organizing for a single-payer ballot question & other ballot questions
Tax Day demonstration April 14th
Municipal Socialism Conference
Task Force Discussions
Presentation on “Common Good”
Tax Day Rally And Speak-Out Against Militarism And For Human Needs
Saturday, April 14, 2018 12-1:30 pm Greenfield Town Common
Our chance to SPEAK OUT for peace, human and ecological needs
Join a local Tax Day Rally, part of a world-wide movement against war and giant military budgets
Let’s talk about what we want — for peace and progress at home and abroad: Bring your children, signs, and hopes
We welcome organizational co-sponsors – write to info@fccpr.us to sign on!
Planning Meeting: Thursday, March 29, 5-6:30, Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (CPR) office, 345 Main St. (below Greenfield Coffee), Greenfield
Single-Payer Ballot Question – Are you going to your Town Meeting?
The Single-Payer Task force is about to begin collecting signatures to put the following question on our ballots in November.
“Shall the Representative from this District be instructed to vote for legislation to create a single-payer system of universal health care that would provide all Massachusetts residents with comprehensive health care coverage including the freedom to choose doctors and other health care professionals, facilities, and services, and that would eliminate the role of insurance companies in health care by creating a publicly administered insurance trust fund?”
The task force is looking for people to help collect signatures to put this question on the ballot in Paul Mark’s and Steve Kulik’s districts. The signature collecting will start at Town Meetings. Can you help collect signatures and pass out information on how a single-payer health system will work in Massachusetts?
In Shelburne there is a resolution in favor of “Medicare for All” that will appear on the Town Meeting warrant. If you live in Shelburne please attend your Town Meeting and vote.
Please contact Judy Atkins at: judithga@comcast.net
“Democracy Here”
FCCPR TV
The second production of “Democracy Here”, is available for viewing. Click here to see an interview with Congressional Candidate, Tahirah Amatul-Wadud.
Besides watching Democracy Here on YouTube, you can view it on GCTV, Mondays at 6am, Tuesdays at 9:30 pm and Thursdays at 2:30 pm.
If you would like to help get Democracy Here aired on you local cable station, please contact Andrew Blais at: andrew.blais@gmail.com
There is a meet and great with Tahirah happening on March 31, 3:00pm at the Fellowship Hall, 17 Little Mohawk Rd., Shelburne
Franklin County Peoples Fund
The Franklin County Peoples Fund is a growing circle of community support for local families who are experiencing crises because they have been targeted. It began in spring 2017 in response to increased fears among immigrants in our community that their loved ones would be deported and their families torn apart. The fund provides emergency assistance to help families stay together when possible, and to survive the financial trauma if they are separated. In the past year, it has paid for children’s passports, DACA renewals and fees associated with other types of immigration status, and for legal fees and living expenses for local families whose loved ones were detained and ultimately deported. When needs arise, organizers of the fund communicate with the FC Peoples Fund’s circle of supporters, who help to spread the word and respond.
To join this circle, please email us at franklincopeoplesfund@gmail.com. To donate, supporters can use Venmo and send to Peoples Fund, or they can send checks to: Community Action Family Center, c/o FC Peoples Fund, 90 Federal St, Greenfield MA 01301. Checks can be made out to: CA Franklin County Peoples Fund
URGENT CALL FOR DONATIONS: At this moment, there are two urgent calls for support. One is for a local youth and the other is for a single mother of a disabled teen. Both are at risk of being deported in the very near future and both need monetary support for the legal aid necessary to fight their cases. In all, we need to raise $2500 in the next three weeks. Please join the effort to respond to this and future needs!
“FCCPR Discuss”
A new email discussion group
This list is hosted by Franklin County Continuing the Political Revolution (FCCPR). It is for people who want to discuss the political issues of the day. Although not moderated, it will be monitored.
You are all invited to join this new list and to continue to share news and information and engage in civil debate on the new list. Here’s how:
1. Go to groups.google.com 2. Search for ‘FCCPR-Discuss’ 3. Click on the group name 4. Click on ‘Apply to Join Group’
You will get a response within 24 hours. Please observe the following:
Avoid any semblance of racist or sexist language.
Be respectful of other people’s points of view.
Please limit your posts to one per day.
If very few people are engaged in a discussion, please take that discussion off-line and continue it through private emails.
Please Sign the Baystate-Franklin Nurses on-line petition
Dear friends, family and neighbors of the BFMC nurses,
Please sign our online petition to the Baystate Board of Trustees asking them to promptly intervene and convince management at Baystate to settle a fair contract with the BFMC nurses.
Click here to access the petition: http://bit.ly/BFMCpetition