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The February MoveOn Council meeting will be held at 7 P.M. on Thursday Feb. 17 in the Calvary Episcopal Church, East Liberty 315 Shady Ave.Pittsburgh, PA 15206In this general council meeting Mr. Dave Ninehouser, a long time and outspoken political organizer, will be our keynote speaker. He will review the status of health care reform…

Ken Gormley, author of The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr, a New York Times bestsellerSunday, January 30, 2010 from 1:00 to 3:00Carnegie Mellon’s Gregg Hall (aka Porter Hall Room 100)KEN GORMLEY – FEATURED SPEAKER AT 14th WARD CLUB 47th ANNUAL MEETINGDuquesne University School of Law dean and best-selling author Ken Gormley will speak at…

Hello, everyone.  It’s Bram from the Pittsburgh Comet.  I’m going to be doing some blogging also over here now.  How are you. My concern lately has revolved around the epic Post-Gazette article dated April 11th of this year about “Democratic rainmaker” Edward J. Grattan.  It was a fascinating article about someone that I vaguely knew…

From the most recent Democracy Rising email – here is an update on some the things happening around the state ============================ The Ramaley Trial. The first trial stemming from the Bonus Scandal investigation continues this week after jury selection and opening arguments last week. Former Rep. Sean Ramaley, D-Beaver, is defending himself against charges of theft…

Uptown Public Safety Meeting Monday, December 7, 20096-7 pmUptown Partners office, Suite 1000, 710 Fifth Ave This meeting about safety and crime issues in Uptown will include: Opportunity for fellowship with other Uptown community members and stakeholders; Brainstorming about how to recruit more residents to become involved in Uptown Public Safety; Presentations explaining common strategies used…

Planned Parenthood of Western Pa now has a blog – check it out here http://www.plannedparenthood-wp.blogspot.com Posted via email from progress pittsburgh’s posterous

You are cordially invited to attend an evening with… Court of Common Pleas Judge Candidate Arnie Klein  Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. IBEW Local # 5 5 Hot Metal Street Pittsburgh, PA 15203Hors d’oeuvres and drinks $50 Donation Requested, Payable to Klein for Judge  For questions or to R.S.V.P., please call Raeann or Theresa at (412)…

The following is from this week's Democracy Rising email blast.  Some interesting information about WAMs and some link's to Sen. Daylin Leach's Blog.  What can we do to get this WAM issue under control? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ WAMs: Guilty as Charged We are indebted (if you'll excuse the expression) to Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery) for proving that WAMs are…

Pennsylvanians United for Single Payer Healthcare and Healthcare4AllPA invites you to a Grand opening of their 2101 Murray Ave office. The event is from 4 to 9 pm Oct 17, 2009. Rally for Single Payer Healthcare: The Economic Solution: PA 2009 United States 2010 100 N. State St Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 10…

Sister Shout is Pgh’s newest lesbian and queer women’s broadcast/podcast. Follow Sister Shout on Twitter http://twitter.com/SistershOUTshow or @sistershoutshow Upcoming shows: Sister Shout http://sistershout.outonline.com October 18 – Mitchell Lieb, Pittsburgh Lesbian & Gay Film Society – The 2009 Film Festival October 25 – Eli Kuti, Pittsburgh Dyke March November 1 – Maria Lupinacci, 2 Political Junkies Blog…

As health care reform is debated in Congress, I thought you would be interested in some of MAPLight.org's recent reports on the river of money flowing into the Capitol. Senators who signed a letter supporting the public option received half as much money from health insurance firms as those who didn't sign:MAPLight.org's report - Washington Independent's news story Senators on…

Side Yard Project – Next meeting Oct 14th at 7pm The Union Project received a Community Design Center of Pittsburgh grant for its Side Yard Improvement Project! The goal of the project is to transform what is currently a hard-to-use, disconnected and unattractive side yard and transform it into unique community green space that will…

Power Shift Pennsylvania is our state’s first large-scale youth summit focused on climate change and environmental justice. Organized by the Keystone Environmental Youth (KEY) Coalition and partner organizations of the Energy Action Coalition, this conference will inspire youth leaders to step up and unite for clean, just solutions in Pennsylvania. Please register yourself now! Oct…

GE is the latest in a string of major companies to distance itself from the US Chamber of Commerce for its position opposing progress on Climate Change legislation. Earlier this week, Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) dissolved its ties with the business group as a result of its “extreme” views on Climate Change. Nike and…