Newsletter – Week of November 30th – December 6th, 2014

30Nov 2014 by Kathy Carter

“Look What’s Happening this Week in the

Northwest Suburbs”

Week of November 30th – December 6th

Obamacare enrollment is back!

The NWSOFA ACA HealthCare Issue Team Announces

“NWSOFA To Host A Free And Public Forum Featuring Get Covered America / Enroll America And ACA Advocate, Keith Moens To Address The Affordable Care Act And The Open Enrollment Season”

Enroll America / Get Covered America

Event

Thursday, December 4th

aa Indian Trails Library

355 Schoenbeck Rd
Wheeling, IL

6:30pm – 8:30 pm.

It’s here! The health insurance marketplace is open once again for all Americans looking to get covered.

Enroll America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization focused on one goal:

maximizing the number of Americans who are enrolled in and retain health coverage.

Enroll’s Presentation will cover:

WHO

WHAT

Where

WHEN

WHY

of the ACA and Heathcare Insurance through the Exchanges

& The Essential benefits that Healthcare .. the ACA brings

Our Featured Speakers, Keith Moens, David Figa, Robin Schmidt and Christine Ross

Special Guest Appearance.. Keith Moens whose Interview was on Featured on Meet the Press on Sunday 11/ 16, He will add the HEART & Soul to the ACA Update.. He will tell his real life STORY.

Enrolls, David Figa & Robin Schmidt, Get Covered America / Enroll America will talk about the ACA, ACA & Healthcare statistics, who Enroll is as an organization, Enrolls field plan, how we partner with OFA and why partnering benefits us, how Enroll works in our communities, etc. Robin many accomplishments include: US Army Military Intelligence, Desert Storm Veteran. BFA from Columbia College in Chicago, Post-Bacc in Biology from Loyola University, 20 Years in Medicine , 4 years as a medic in the US Military & now a Field Organizer for Enroll America.

Christine Ross, former ACA lead of NWSOFA will describe the fight for the ACA and bringing Affordable Healthcare to America and Illinois. A Question and Answer session will follow the ACA Updates. Cards will be provided folks to write out their questions and Chris will field questions that she, Robin and Keith will answer. Antulia Rodriquez will do translating as needed.

Millions of Americans still need to get health insurance-they need to hear about this opportunity right now. So we’re calling in Team Obamacare.Chances are, you know someone who needs to get covered, or someone looking to shop around for a plan that’s right for their family. Make sure they are in attendance.

Make sure everyone in your life knows the health care marketplace is open again for all Americans.

Flyers in English and Spanish are available just contact bdavis.nwsofa@gmail.com and we will forward you digital flyers for printing, posting or handing out .

To RSVP to the NWSOFA ACA Event featuring Enroll click this link:

November Events & Issue Information

On November 24th the Fiscal Discussion was a Intense.. Will it be Government Shutdown or Reason?

Discussion Group Engaged in Conversation at the November Meeting

Discussion Group looking at the US and Illinois Jobs report

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Great Group Discussion that covered all aspects on:

the economy, both jobs and GDP.

Some of the economic highlights:

Jobs Recovery

214,000 jobs added in September; 2.6 million in last 12 months

September and August employment revised up by 31,000 jobs

Unemployment rate:

Nationally at 5.8% in October, down 1.3% in the past year trending down from its high of 10.0% in October 2009..

IL unemployment rate was 6.6% in September, down from 6.7% in August, down from 6.8% in July, and trending down from its high of 11.4%

GDP growth:

3.5.% in the 3rd quarter and 4.6% in 2nd quarter, up from minus 2.1% in 1st quarter.

Budget Deficits

Continuing to fall to a 7 year low.. still a deficit but 40% of what it was in 2009

Great Night for the GVP Issues Team November 20th

November Planning/ Action Meeting.. New Folks .. New Ideas

Planning & Discussion Group Meeting

Key Discussion: on Newtown Anniversary Vigils

As far as the Newtown vigils, this was the notice Cathy sent around.

6:30 on the evening of Thursday December 11 at the Chicago Temple, National Vigil for Gun Victims sponsored by Citizen’s for Chicago Change, Purpose over Pain and Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, in conjunction with the Newtown Action Alliance. (They, Newtown group is sponsoring an event in DC at the National Cathedral and at locations across the nation.)

Then Off to The Movies

To See Citizen Koch

Sponsored

by the Arlington Heights League of Women Voters

According to the NWSOFA attendees “”Citizen Koch” was rather depressing but gives us motivation to do everything we can to get money out of politics.

Climate Change Issue Team Update

The United States and China-the world’s two largest economies-just struck a historic climate deal to fight climate change

The details of this agreement are important: The United States will double the rate at which we reduce dangerous carbon pollution from fossil fuels. China announced that they will halt the growth of emissions by 2030-the first time a date has ever been set-and committed to get 20 percent of their energy from clean sources.If we’re going to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s going to take international action-this agreement is exactly what that looks like.

Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus, and the increased extreme weather that we’re already experiencing, they argue: If China’s not taking action, why should we?

This climate deal the President just struck with China ends that debate.

OFA supporters have been on the front lines, calling for meaningful action. This is a turning point toward meeting the challenge that the science makes clear.

CIR Immigration Reform Team Update

Finally … It’s Real !!!!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/11/20/obamas-powerful-oration-on-immigration/?wpisrc=nl_opin&wpmm=1

We are going to have a lot to do… Very, Very Shortly

Stand With Women Issue Team News

Let’s play a little game of “Did you know?”

Did you know women are the main breadwinners in a record-high 40% of households with children today? They make up nearly half of our workforce and they are more than half of this country’s college graduates.

Did you know, from paid leave to fair pay, today’s workplace policies too often don’t reflect today’s realities? For instance, did you know that lack of access to high-quality, affordable child care and early childhood education threatens the economic security of women and working families?

Unless things change, we are holding our families back and compromising our children’s chances at success. Unless things change, they won’t have a fair shot in life. That’s why we’re speaking up.

About NWSOFA

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!

Notice:

This is a public meeting / events.

NWSOFA is a 501(c)4,

non-partisan

organization.

All opinions are solely those of NWSOFA

In This Issue

12/4/14 ACA / Enroll Event

Nov 24th Fiscal Issues Meeting

Nov 20th Gun Violence Meeting

Climate Change Team News

New Issues e-magazine

About NWSOFA

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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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Gun Violence Prevention Meeting

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Fiscal Issues Discussion Meeting

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Downtown HQ OFA Event

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With Sara El-Amine, Jon Carson and the Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel

It’s time to Act .. It Is Time To Get Involved

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 !!