November 2017 Newsletter

Petition Signatures

We’re in the home stretch to put the $15 Minimum Wage and Paid Family Medical Leave on the 2018 ballot… but we still need 90,000 more signatures! Can you help on Thursdays, Nov. 2, Nov. 9, or Nov. 16, at the Stop and Shop or Green Fields Market?

If so, please contact eric at massjwj.org. Thanks!

Sunday November 5, 3 – 5 PM

Montague Common Hall – 34 Main Steet, Montague Center

Multimedia labor history show featuring acclaimed musicians Charlie King and Candace Cassin.  Co-sponsors include FCCPR, the UMass History Department, the Hampshire-Franklin Labor Council, UAW Local 2322, the UMass Labor Center, the Massachusetts Society of Professors and some generous individuals.

Greenfield Municipal Elections – Greenfield High School – 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Support the Progressive Slate: Tim Dolan (Precinct 5), Sheila Gilmour (Precinct 6), Otis Wheeler (Precinct 7), Doug Mayo (Precinct 8), Suzanne Patnaude (Precinct 9), Bob Cooley (School Comm.: Write-in candidate for four year seat), Don Alexander (School Comm.)

Join us on Nov. 12 to formally ratify the new structure of ORMA and transition from the Interim Coordinating Committee leadership to a democratically elected State-wide body. The ORMA Transition Team will present the process for elections for our leadership and lay the groundwork for our convention in January. All ORMA members (anyone who has attended an event or made a donation) are invited to attend as voting participants, and members of ally organizations are invited to attend as non-voting participants. FCCPR is an affiliate of ORMA. To register, click here.

Please join us on Sunday, November 12, as Indivisible groups from across the state (as well as many allied groups) come together to learn practical activism skills. Special guest: Sen. Elizabeth Warren! Register here.

People are carpooling from Franklin County. If you’re interested in driving or getting a ride, please contact Judy: Judithga at comcast.net