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Walmart Buys Politicians & Policy--New Report
P R E S S * R E L E A S E * * WALMART WARNING, 03-06-2011 - 17:53
From: Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2011
Contacts: Shelley Talbott 
Shelley.Talbott@UFCW555.com 1-800-452-8329 ext 6317; Wes Brain, brain@mind.net 541-482-6988; Jason Houk houk@kskq.org 541-292-1168; Ivend Holen, idholen@ccountry.net 541-779-5392
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice urges Walmart to be transparent about its political and charitable giving. New political reports shows difference between what Walmart says and where it gives.
Medford, Oregon— In response to new research released this week by Walmart Watch about the company’s political contributions, elected officials have been asked to urge Walmart to be transparent about its political and charitable giving. A vote on how political contributions are disclosed is expected at today’s annual shareholders’ meeting.
This Medford Walmart warning has a history. State Representative Peter Buckley’s concerns about Walmart expanding with a South Medford supercenter go back to 2005 with this video warning 
http://rogueimc.org/media/2005/11/5580.mov (11-10-05 press conference Central Point, OR).
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Things you can do whether you're on "the Better Way Bus" or not...!
Bob Sexton, Director, Region 14 (Jackson & Josephine Counties), SEIU #503, 18-05-2011 - 23:17
Hello, fellow Southern Oregon SEIU/Labor/Social Justice activist!
If you're like me, you may be very frustrated that - much as you'd like to - you won't be able to attend SEIU's "Better Way Rally" in Salem this Friday. (Or maybe you ARE going? If so, please share this info anyway!) I'm MIGHTY glad to hear that SEIU is fielding TWO busses from the Southern Oregon area, but unfortunately, I won't be on them. However, I'm NOT going to let this opportunity pass me by without doing SOMETHING! I hope you'll spread this message to other coworkers, labor activists, and Oregon citizens who rely on the continuation of our services...
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Rally for a Better Way for Oregon Friday, May 20 in Salem
SOUTHERN OREGON JOBS WITH JUSTICE, 17-05-2011 - 10:50
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice invites ALL of Southern Oregon to come to Salem this Friday!
Thousands of Oregonians will converge on the front steps of the Capitol in Salem.
The spark we like to call the spirit of Wisconsin has awaken. Our communities are standing up for the working class. Just like in Wisconsin the struggle in Oregon is focused on public employees, however we see the bigger fight. It is one for strong communities. Good jobs. Good schools. Good healthcare. Join us in Salem this Friday. We Are One!
Check out this video on the affects of state budget cuts – including stories you’d never believe - http://bit.ly/iywYQu.
What: Rally for A Better Way for Oregon
When: Friday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.
Where: Front steps of the State Capitol, Salem
SEIU Buses will come from Medford, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Roseburg (and more!) Schedule Below. GET ON THE BUS!
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One different Easter
Juan Esteban Yupanqui Villalobos, 17-04-2011 - 18:03
I am crying, because of the future that waits to my people, I am crying for the hundreds of children who roam the city streets aimlessly with the faces of hunger, with empty stomachs, staring the showcases full of shiny malls.
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Mad As Hell Doctors visit Southern Oregon
E V E R Y B O D Y * I N * * N O B O D Y * O U T, 22-03-2011 - 02:12
HEALTH CARE AIN'T FIXED YET!!!
Attend the MAD AS HELL DOCTORS TOUR and find out how it can be fixed
The Doctors are coming -- and they are MAD AS HELL -- at the drug and insurance companies! Attend one of the three Mad As Hell Doctors tour stops in the Rogue Valley in Grants Pass, Medford or Selma, March 26, 27 & 28th, and join the push for a national health care plan that will work for all Americans.
The Mad as Hell Doctors or Physicians for a National Health Program are doctors and other health care providers who advocate for improved and expanded Medicare for all – in other words, a single-payer, government-administered health care plan.
G R A N T S * P A S S
March 26th, 2011
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Anne Basker Auditorium
604 NW 6th Street
M E D F O R D
March 27th, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Medford Public Library
205 South Central Ave.
S E L M A
March 28th, 2011
Noon - 2:00 p.m.
Selma Center
18255 Redwood Hwy.
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$ave America: Stop the War$ -- Action in Medford, OR 3.19.11
STANDING FOR PEACE EIGHT YEARS LATER, 21-03-2011 - 07:01
3/19/11 Medford, Oregon--VISIBILITY was the word for this day of reckoning. For eight years we have marched and we have rallied. We have stood in black and in some rallies we have sported our colors. We have sung, we have laughed and we have cried...
On March 19, 2011 we were visible... $ave America: Stop the War$ is being "branded" into the souls of each and every person in our country as we watch our schools crumble and so many other public institutions crack and break apart.
Billboards, banner hangs, and counter recruitment on the eighth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq were very visible in Medford, Oregon.
Most remarkable was the fantastic local news coverage from KOBI channel 5 television, our area's NBC affiliate. CP&J's Ruth Dailey, Daniel Guy, and Kent Clinkinbeard spoke eloquently about the Costs of War. Below read Ruth Dailey's report.
Here are some photographs (click any photo to make more visible)
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
SPONSORED BY A WIDE COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS, 07-03-2011 - 02:10
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM on the Ashland Plaza + + + A free community celebration
Ashland Mayor John Stromberg will read the city's proclamation of support for International Women's Day and introduce local women who are civic leaders. Women at the event will be offered free Dagoba chocolate and a 23% discount on lunch at Louie's Restaurant & Bar - the discount representing the pay disparity between men and women.
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OR Rep. Dennis Richardson attacks workers, sides with corporations
When you take one of us on you take ALL of us on!, 28-02-2011 - 22:34
Dennis Richardson Blames Unions for current economic shortfalls. He sides with Wisconsin Governor Walker in the current attack on working people and he fails to ignore reality.
Listen up Dennis Richardson: CORPORATE GREED brought on this horrible recession NOT UNIONS.
Remember "Weapons of Mass Destruction" how that lie was used to get us into Iraq? Well, Dennis Richardson's script of blaming working people is full of holes and the average working stiff knows it.
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Wisconsin Solidarity Rallies in Southern Oregon
STANDING UP & SPEAKING OUT, 24-02-2011 - 04:48
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice announces Wisconsin Solidarity Rallies at Noon this Saturday in Medford and Ashland
Wisconsin Solidarity Rallies - Southern Oregon Day of Action - Save the American Dream
Noon, Saturday, Feb. 26
Medford: Vogel Plaza, Central Ave. in downtown Medford next to Craterian Theater
Ashland: Downtown Plaza
NEWS FROM MADISON, a report comes from Rogue Valley nurse Ann Carlson who is an activist with the National Federation of Nurses. Ann has been inside the state house. Keep reading for Ann's report....
Photos by Matt Witt show Oregon-Wisconsin solidarity signs in Salem this week, click for larger view-
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Oregon's Single Payer Health Care Conference
R E P O R T * B A C K * F R O M * P D X, 08-02-2011 - 23:31
Southern Oregonians traveled to Portland for the Single Payer conference January 29, 2011. The huge convergence brought together a strong core of committed activists.
Reports of the conference can be found in two places.
The Single Payer Conference website http://sites.google.com/site/singlepayoregon/home
Jim Lockhart's excellent video report back as seen on Portland Indymedia http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2011/02/405783.shtml
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"Terrorism and National Security" screens in Medford, Oregon
2001 RVTV Panel Presentation with Pete Seda & Others, 03-02-2011 - 00:18
CPJ Film Night presents:
Terrorism and National Security - Abuse at Home:
A 2001 RVTV Panel Presentation with Pete Seda & Others
CPJ Film Night Preview Page: http://3bl.me/d5q64f
Terrie Claflin Martin will discuss Pete's life and his trial following the showing of this video. Join us:
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, in Lidgate Hall,
Medford Congregational United Church of Christ,
1801 E. Jackson St., Medford, corner N. Berkeley Way
Free and open to the public
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Utah Phillips remembered - Feb. 2 in Ashland
Concert Honoring Utah Phillips in Ashland, Oregon, 31-01-2011 - 12:13
LONG GONE -- UTAH REMEMBERS BRUCE "UTAH" PHILLIPS
A concert of the songs of the late Bruce "Utah" Phillips will be presented at the Unitarian Center, 87 4th Street in Ashland, on Wednesday, February 2 at 7:30 pm by four musical artists from and around the state of Utah. The musicians, Duncan Phillips (son of Utah), Kate McLeod, Doug Wintch and Gigi Love, have included Ashland in their West Coast CD release tour.
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Korea FTA resistance greets Sen. Wyden in Portland, OR
BRUCE DENNIS SPEAKS UP FOR THE WORKING CLASS, 18-01-2011 - 05:47
This is terrific inspiration for Southern Oregonians who plan to attend Senator Wyden's Town Hall 10AM, 1/19/11 at the Medford City Hall...
"I went to the town hall on friday night. I was lucky to even get to ask a question, but I did get to ask one and made some good points on Free Trade. I hope Sen. Wyden will consider the mood of this crowd when he formulates his position on the Korean Free Trade proposal....he said he is undecided on the subject. I logged some thoughts on the evening......"--Bruce Dennis
Multnomah County Town Hall
Ron Wydens Open Forum Jan 14, 2011
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Things to consider for New Year's Resolutions
Message from Nancie & Mark/Good Grief America, 31-12-2010 - 14:48
The good news is that there was sustainable life on this planet before this meltdown and we have the opportunity to look at and commit to redefining who we are, what is important to us and how we can rebuild our Main Streets in America. A few things to consider in your new years resolutions are:
1) Where can I volunteer to make a difference to rebuild my community using my special talents and skills?
2) What new industries will be needed in our communities? What skills do I need to develop?
3) How can I change my buying habits to buy local, recylced and sustainable?
4) How can I assist others in rebuilding our comunities?
5) How can my voice be heard for a better place to live?
6) What are the core values that are really important to me and how do I stay focused on these?
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Obama's Tax Cut Deal Absolutely Unacceptable
TAX FAIRNESS OREGON, 07-12-2010 - 04:40
Guaranteeing the continued downward slide towards third world banana republic status... Obama and all his "liberal supporters" are greasing the skids for continued long term poverty rates for a growing population. Did too many people drink the kool-aid?--scared to death in southern oregon...
READ THE WARNING from "TAX FAIRNESS OREGON" http://www.taxfairnessoregon.org
12/6/10 from Tax Fairness Oregon--As of today, the Obama administration and congressional Republicans are close to striking a deal on tax cuts http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/06/obama-tax-cut-compromise_n_792776.html Obama is conceding extension of the Bush-era tax cuts in their entirety for two years, in exchange for extending unemployment insurance for 13 months. In addition, the package would include a 2% reduction in payroll taxes on the employee side, tax breaks for families and students, allowing businesses to write off 100% of the cost of equipment purchases and setting the estate tax at 35% with a $5 million exemption.
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Single-Payer Health Insurance for Oregon
By Rep. Michael Dembrow, 06-12-2010 - 01:59
Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice is proud to be a state-wide partner to work for real healthcare reform. Just listen to Rep. Michael Dembrow who is championing statewide legislation for Single Payer in Oregon. The following came from Blue Oregon http://www.blueoregon.com
State of Oregon Rep. Michael Dembrow: One of the real problems with the Federal reform process was that advocates of single payer were never allowed a seat at the table. For reasons of politics and influence and strategy it was ruled out before it was even considered. That’s wrong, it’s bad government, and we need to try to make it right.
I would like to see Oregon taking steps to move in this direction. So I’ve partnered with a coalition of single payer advocates--Health Care for All Oregon, Physicians for a National Health Program, Jobs with Justice, and the Oregon League of Women Voters—to develop The Affordable Health Care for All Oregonians Act for the 2011 legislative session. To see the concepts behind the bill, go to the Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO) website. http://www.healthcareforalloregon.org/oregon/affordable-health-care-for-all-oregon-act-draft/ Senator Chip Shields has committed to introduce the bill on the Senate side, and a number of my legislative colleagues have indicated interest in co-sponsoring.
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Campaign to Create a State Bank in Oregon
* S T A T E * B A N K * O F * O R E G O N *, 29-11-2010 - 21:56
There will be a bill in the 2011 legislative session to create a state bank in Oregon as is described by Dan in this report. If you would like to follow the campaign check out (and sign up at) the Oregonians for a State Bank website: http://oregoniansforastatebank.org/
Yours,
Steve Hughes
Oregon Working Families Party
503-841-7161 (office)
503-412-8041 (cell)
7095 SW Sandburg Street
Tigard, OR 97223
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Help Young People Follow their DREAMs!
By Jobs with Justice-National /// Posted on Rogue IMC by Southern Oregon JwJ, 29-11-2010 - 06:12
The Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act, commonly known as the DREAM Act, would give young people a chance to have an equal opportunity at the American Dream in the only place they know as home: the United States.
The week of Monday, November 29th the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the DREAM Act.
Senator Harry Reid has pledged to bring the DREAM Act up before a stand-alone vote in the Senate before the end of the 2010 Congressional session.
Tell Congress to Support the DREAM Act!
Call Representative Peter Defazio's Eugene Office toll free and weigh in with your support for the Dream Act! -- CALL TOLL FREE RIGHT NOW 800.944.9603
**Calling Guide for DREAM** – **Updated 11/28/10** http://www.dreamactivist.org/
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Good news on the Korea FTA!
P E O P L E * O V E R * P R O F I T !, 12-11-2010 - 02:25
Hell yeah! You did it, everyone. President Obama stepped back from the edge of the cliff in South Korea, at least for the moment. Nice work! If we're able to hold him off through the summer, we may just have put the final nail in the coffin of the NAFTA model. Let's keep it up -- and THANK YOU!... Arthur Stamoulis
Keep reading for the latest on the Korea Free Trade Agreement
Statement follows by Arthur Stamoulis, Director, Citizens Trade Campaign
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Korean Free Trade Agreement on TV in Southern Oregon
Jobs With Justice Demands FAIR Trade!!, 10-11-2010 - 14:15
The biggest free trade agreement since NAFTA in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression!!???
Watch this informative television show available on cable TV throughout Josephine and Jackson Counties
KOREAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Wednesdays 6PM Nov. 10, Repeats Nov. 17
RVTV Cable Ch. 15
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