Greetings!
Are you one of this special message's recipients who is ready to get into it? Are you tired of feeling like the world of big policy decisions is like a steamroller blithely flattening the interests of real people? If so, give Amy, our Executive Director, a call at 630-699-5071 and let her know that you plan to attend this convention in two weeks. We want to know that you will be there!
Americans for Democratic Action has a long history of fighting to preserve and expand the New Deal, the landmark investment in America. Now is the time for a New Deal 2.0. Since 2005, Workings Families Win, a project of ADA, has had organizers in key areas to help drive policy and elect representatives. In this important election year of 2012, ADA and Working Families Win are meeting not only to change the political and policy landscapes but to shift the public debate and ideology back to one that reflects shared prosperity and public action toward the common good. Mass inequality is leading to widespread economic rage that is embodied in the Occupy protests and felt in the everyday lives of the 99%. There is a sense that the nation's policies and politicians, without regard to party, are simply not serving the common good. Tea Party activists, Wisconsin protesters, Congressional budget negotiators, and Wall Street Occupiers have all been addressing the same fundamental questions of what the government should do and who should pay for it. Heated debate flows from the very different answers offered by different ideological perspectives. The 2012 elections will be seen as an important judgment on this ongoing philosophical argument. There is a rare opportunity in this charged and fluid atmosphere to advance some very basic progressive ideas about community action and responsibility. ADA and Working Families Win propose a yearlong campaign centered on an "Invest in America" agenda that will make the case in a variety of creative ways for the need for wise public investment as the basis for broad-based prosperity and a more harmonious society. RSVP and see the Full Convention Schedule HERE
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