Please join us for one of The Northwest Suburbs Largest SOTU Watch Party.
It’s a Party, Prizes, Fun, Engaging people, combined with a great venue, a big screen, food and drink for purchase at your table… What could be a better environment to hear President Barack Obama lay out his Vision for 2015 for the Country.
We’ll be watching President Obama on the big, big, big screen as he presents his game plan for the “4th quarter”.
Watch: As the President Discusses the State of the Union.. and Outlines New Programs to
Strengthen the Middle Class and the US Economy:
The Amazing Jobs Recovery
The Shrinking Deficit
The ACA Success Insuring Millions of Americans
The Advances Made for a Cleaner / Better World
The Continuing Need for Immigration Reform
Access to Higher Education
The Chance to Earn a Living Wage
Provide for their Families & Buy a Home
It’s a great time to meet up with other progressives. NWSOFA will highlight our issues for 2015 and ways you can get involved.
Doors open at 7:00. Food and beverages are available for purchase.
Just Released Jobs Numbers 12
million new jobs created since President Obama took Office
Discussion Group looking at the US and Illinois Jobs, GDP & Debt
WE Received the Facts about the Economic Recovery!
We had our standard update of the economy, both jobs and GDP. We also continued our discussions of the economic recovery and policy issues that affect the recovery. The discussion was based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics December report which was released this past Friday. Upon request “Deep Dives” into the numbers highlighted the evening.
On Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers added another 252,000 workers to their payrolls in December, capping a year in which total employment rose by 2.95 million, the largest advance since 1999.
Information Discussed @ the January Meeting included .. Decembers Economic, Jobs and Fiscal report and Other Current Events:
Jobs Recovery – 2.95 million jobs added in last 12 months; more Americans working than before the recession.
353,000 jobs added in November revised up by 40,000 jobs
Unemployment rate: nationally at 5.6% in December down from 5.8% in November, the lowest rate since June 2008
GDP growth: Revised to 5.0 % in the 3rd quarter and 4.6% in 2nd quarter, up from minus 2.1% in 1st quarter. It appears that the negative 1st quarter result was just an anomaly, primarily due to the harsh winter in much of the country.
Budget Deficits – Historical and Projected: 2.8% of GDP in FY 2014, down from a high of 9.8%
We had a great venue as we met in Schaumburg at the Uno Pizzeria & Grill (Schaumburg, IL, the meeting area was great .. as so was the Pizza!
We are interested in honoring all victims of gun violence through uor individual and collective actions with fellow citizens to make our communities safe. Please plan to attend our monthly Gun Violence Prevention Issues Group Planning Meeting on the 3rd Thursday of each month .
Learn how you can get involved in changing the conversation surrounding gun violence prevention efforts, changing the hearts of fellow citizens and changing the laws to create safer communities everywhere in the U.S.
Obserbed on a McDonalds.. our efforts are working
NWSOFA January 15th Meet-Up was Pizza Perfect to get
Re-Engaged
“Good Things Happen People Get Involved”
Thursday, January 15, 2015
NWSOFA Chapter Re-Engagement
We had the perfect spot for getting the Chapter
team back together again for 2015 @ Uno Pizzeria & Grill in Schaumburg.
It was a fun evening of pizza and sharing with old friends and welcoming new ones.
We shared the highlights of 2014 and looked at where we’re going in 2015.
Our issues are the glue that binds us. Our issue teams are gearing to move these forward, ACA/ Healthcare, Gun Violence Prevention, Climate Change, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Fiscal and Economic Issues and Stand with Women.
January Message
from the NWSOFA Climate Change
Issue Lead:
Joe Salvato
When it comes to Deniers or Skeptics Joe provides us the answer in there two short articles.
NWSOFA is a whole, diverse wonderful family of people who want to do more than talk about the social issues. We explore and dig deep on the facts and decide what actions we can take that can have an impact locally and nationally. NWSOFA members not only “talk the talk”, but we “walk the walk”.
All our teams have numerous events that will enlighten and inspire you and yes, challenge you to make the effort to make a difference.
To leave a message or Sign up for an Issue Team .. just click the Info button below and fill out the NWSOFA Comment log . we will be in touch with you shortly.
NWSOFA is a whole, diverse wonderful family of people who want to do more than talk about the social issues. We explore and dig deep on the facts and decide what actions we can take that can have an impact locally and nationally. NWSOFA members not only “talk the talk”, but we “walk the walk”.
All our teams have numerous events that will enlighten and inspire you and yes, challenge you to make the effort to make a difference.
We invite you to join us!
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Volunteer for the Get Covered America and NWSOFA
Affordable Care Act Phone Bank
ACA Phone Bank
Tuesday Night
January @20th 2015
@ Panera Bread, 5 W Rand Rd
Arlington Heights, IL 6:00- 9:00 pm
Join NWSOFA and Get Covered America while they partner together to reach out to their community to help Americans get connected to affordable healthcare options in their area.
Over the years the American Citizens have lost their voices, believing that we can not make a difference. We have been beat down by the constant droning noise of the conservative right. This onslaught has made us like sheep .. afraid to express our views. Not anymore! OFA gives us back our voices and by working together we are making change one issue at a time. Together we can and will make a difference.
Thank You to our NWSOFA Issue Leads in 2013 !!
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NWSOFA 2015 
SOTU Watch Party @ Durty Nellies
