[Antiracism] [Workers' Rights] Update: Vote No Organizing

[WMass Jobs With Justice]

VOTE NO ON QUESTION 1 Committees are forming across Massachusetts. Join the
campaign to oppose the ballot initiative that would end the income tax,
which pays for 40% of the state's budget. Info: Pam Schwartz, regional field
director, 219-5658, pschwartz at coalitionforourcommunities.org.

You can also:
	Go to the website - www.VoteNoMA.com - and sign up on the email list
and take the pledge. Send people to the website for information and talking
points. Have them watch the video. Ask them to ask their friends and family
to go to the site. Download "The Fact Sheet" at
http://votenoma.com/files.php?name=votenoma-facts.pdf. Print it and hand it
out at meetings, put it in mailers, etc. Have your Webmaster grab a site
badge/sticker to place on their website. They are at:
http://votenoma.com/stamps.html. Info: Harris Gruman, Political Director,
SEIU Massachusetts State Council, 617-316-0443, harris.gruman at seiu.org.

Amherst: 
Friday August 22, 2:30pm, Loose Goose Café, 233 North Pleasant St, Amherst.
Info: Leo Maley, 262-0630, leomaley3 at hotmail.com.

Greenfield: 
Wednesday August 27, 1pm, Greenfield Business Association, 1st floor, 393
Main St. Info: Mark Maloni, 387-1201, mmaloni at communityaction.us.

Holyoke: 
Friday August 22, 10am, Enlace De Las Familias, 399 Main St. Info: Tim
Purington, 218-9510, tim.purington at verizon.net.

Northampton: 
Tuesday September 2, 7pm, 56 Vernon St, conference room, Northampton. Info:
Jane Fleishman, 237-1647, jane at janefleishman.com.

Pittsfield: 
Info: Mary O'Brien, 447-7277, mobdeeds at aol.com.

Springfield: 
Tuesday August 19, 10am, Springfield Education Assn, 1000 Wilbraham Rd, 2nd
floor, Springfield: planning meeting. 
Tuesday August 19, 5:30-6:30pm, Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) office, 235
Eastern Av, Springfield: volunteer training for phone banking, canvassing,
etc. 
Thursday September 18, 5:30-6:30pm, Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) office, 235
Eastern Av, Springfield, volunteer training. 
Info: Fred Rose, 827-0781, fredrose.pvp2 at verizon.net.


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