Awakening
from our Trance: Reversing Global Climate Change
Thursday, April 24th 7:30pm:
Carolyn
Treadway
The
world's leading climate scientists agree that our global climate
is changing, and that humans are greatly accelerating the natural
rate of these changes. To prevent changes which would irreversibly
wreak havoc upon our environment, our country needs to decrease
its greenhouse gas emissions at least 80% by 2050. Can we do this?
Yes we can! But how?
What can individuals, groups, institutions, businesses, and governments
do?
This presentation will address
such questions. Al Gore's climate slides will be used to show
indications of "global warming" worldwide. Predictions
for climate changes in Illinois will be emphasized, as well as
ways the Heartland could contribute to reversing the climate crisis.
Following the slideshow, group discussion about issues and solutions
will be facilitated. Carolyn Treadway was trained by Al Gore and
his team of top climate scientists and environmental educators
to be one of his "1000 Messengers" to take the climate
crisis message across the land at the grassroots level.
Central
Illinois Jobs with Justice
News and Upcoming Events
1) Defend
the Champaign County Nursing Home: April 24, 7pm, Brookens
2) Heartland AFSCME strike update
3) Jobs with Justice National Conference: May 2-4
4) Champaign County AFL-CIO now has a website:
http://www.teamclmc.org/ccaflcio/ccaflciopage.htm
5) IEA day education lobby day on April 30. 384-2906 for info.
6) UC Friends Meeting organizing daily cost of Iraq war billboard
7) May 17 JwJ Steering Committee meeting, 10 AM, IDF
1) Defend
the Champaign County Nursing Home: April 24
AFSCME is asking folks to turn out for public comment at the County
Board meeting on Thursday to defend the Champaign County Nursing
Home.
A recent News-Gazette article indicated that a substantial number
of
County Board members have indicated support for privatizing the
Nursing Home. Among other bad effects, this could result in busting
the union and overturning the effect of the county's living wage
ordinance, and many reasonably suspect that these possible results
are
in fact a goal for some who want to sell off the Nursing Home.
The meeting
starts at 7pm, and public comment is the first item on the
agenda.
The County
Board meets at the Brookens Center, 1776 E. Washington,
Urbana (east of Cottage Grove.)
At the Jobs
with Justice meeting Saturday, it was suggested that
people "wear their colors" if they have them - Jobs
with Justice
t-shirts or hats, union t-shirts, hats, jackets, CCHCC t-shirts,
etc.
Please also
call or email your County Board reps. They need to hear from
you!
Find and contact
your Reps:
http://www.champaigncountyclerk.com/government_bodies/countyboard_members
.html
More info:
AFSCME 328-4336
2) Heartland
AFSCME strike update
Heartland: A week ago, first bargaining session in a month. But
management wasn't ready to bargain. AFSCME is getting ready to
turn up
the heat. ARC is ready to take over the work, as soon as the state
follows through. Legislature is considering legislation that would
require the state to stop giving money to contractors that aren't
performing services (during the strike Heartland continued to
receive
money from the state even though they weren't providing services.)
Ask
Sen. Frerichs (355-5252) and Rep. Jakobsson (373-5000) to support
this
legislation.
AFSCME
update on the strike:
http://www.afscme31.org/articleDetail.asp?objectID=1215
3) Jobs
with Justice National Conference: May 2-4
Gene and Germaine are going. Gene is helping lead a workshop.
Germaine
would like any local Jobs with Justice photos, esp. eg of Bob
W in
Effingham.
4) Champaign
County AFL-CIO now has a website:
http://www.teamclmc.org/ccaflcio/ccaflciopage.htm
5) IEA
day education lobby day on April 30. 384-2906 for info.
Main focus: reform state funding of education.
6) UC
Friends Meeting is organizing a billboard on daily cost
of Iraq war
Taking advantage of an arrangement negotiated nationally by AFSC,
the
UC Friends Meeting is organizing a billboard publicizing the daily
cost of the Iraq war, which they are getting for cheap. It's possible
that there could be a billboard up all summer, depending on financial
contributions, which are of course very welcome. Checks to Barbara
Kessel, made out to "UC Friends Meeting," memo: billboard.
7) May
17 JwJ Steering Committee meeting, 10 AM, IDF
