[Peace-discuss] Join The People’s Agenda Sunday, December 11th from 3-6pm

Sun Dec 11 20:11:56 UTC 2016

It seems clear that this group will not attack the (state and national) Democratic party’s neoliberal and neoconservative policies - but instead lend ‘critical support’ to them. 

Will the local Republicans attack those policies? Probably not: both major parties continue to support inequality and war, with the Democrats having at best a patina of identity politics.

Perhaps the local Greens (despite the Stein campaign’s collapse) can add an anti-neolib/anti-neocon voice to local major-party monotonics.

And we can begin by describing accurately what the local ‘People’s Agenda’ is doing - primarily seeking votes for Democrats.

—CGE

> On Dec 11, 2016, at 1:49 PM, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com <mailto:davegreen84 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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> I will not be attending, but I will be anxious to find out what The People recommend to representatives Ammons and Bennett regarding their challenging the leadership of the state Democratic Party, to the end of opposing fiscal austerity, such as is promoted by two neoliberal economists in this morning's N-G. That would provide a substantive indication that this meeting is something other than a "progressive Democrat" concoction of those loyal to Carol Ammons and unwilling to challenge state and national DP leadership.
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> It's interesting to me that such meetings did not occur in 2008, regarding Obama's continuation of Bush, while this meeting is occurring now, in the face of Trump's continuation of Obama (although perhaps not in terms of provocations toward more war). It couldn't be because Obama didn't pose a threat to immigrants and public education, etc.
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> DG
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> On Sunday, December 11, 2016 1:15 PM, Ricky Baldwin via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:
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> As I understand this effort, it is not about promoting a particular party - parties after all being vehicles only - but about how a community can promote a people-over-profits agenda.  Nothing could be more timely.
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> On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Carl G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss
> <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net <mailto:peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>> wrote:
> “The People’s Agenda: Building Community Power…” - for the Democrats? No, thanks.
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> ~ Nationally the Democrats promote a continuation of Obama's wars.
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> ~ In Illinois the Democrats refused to solve the 'budget crisis' - which they had the votes to do - because they were unwilling to to offend our local Wall St., LaSalle St.
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> Those opposed to neoconservatism (more war) and neoliberalism (more inequality) need to develop alternatives to that disingenuous party, locally and nationally, and vote out its representatives.
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> An independent Green party (not the collaborationist Stein campaign) is a possibility.
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> --CGE
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> > On Dec 10, 2016, at 2:19 PM, David Johnson <davidjohnson1451 at comcast.net <applewebdata://53A28F6D-4F0C-4784-919A-C96595FC4232>> wrote:
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> > Now more than ever, we need to build resilient, organized local communities that defend human rights, meet human needs, and reflect the world we want to create together.
> > 
> > Join The People’s Agenda Sunday, December 11th from 3-6pm at the Independent Media Center / downtown Urbana Post office building 202 S. Broadway, as we build a coalition to defend our community against the next four years of devastating federal policy, and build our collective power to make change in upcoming elections. 
> > 
> > → Learn from local organizers the anticipated impacts of a federal policy on immigration, health care, the environment, and civil rights. 
> > → Be part of strategy discussions on how we can make a difference locally.
> > → Join our “Get Plugged In” fair and learn how you can volunteer with local organizations. 
> > 
> > The People’s Agenda develops strategy, education, and people power to build political power for the inclusion of and advocacy for those who have been systematically disempowered. For more information about The People’s Agenda, check out our website: thepeoplesagenda.com <http://thepeoplesagenda.com/> and find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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