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DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA
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August 28, 2007 |
| News From DSA A Report from DSA's National Office |
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SPEAKING TOUR HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC JUSTICE AGENDA
DSA's National Director, Frank Llewellyn, will spend the week after Labor Day in Washington and California spreading the word about DSA's Economic Justice Agenda as well as DSA's 2007 Convention in Atlanta.
He will visit Seattle, the San Francisco Bay area, Los Angeles, San Diego and Sacramento in a series of evening or late afternoon briefings intended to build support for the program and increase participation in DSA's November Convention.
The Census Bureau's latest poverty numbers make clear the importance of an economic justice agenda. Five years into an economic recovery, we finally saw a slight decrease in the official poverty rate from 12.6% to 12.3%, but even then the reduction was almost entirely the result of improvements for those aged 65 and over. There was no decrease in any other age group, and the overall number of Americans living in poverty remained at 36.5 million.
More important was the jump in the number of Americans without health insurance, which rose by 5% to 47 million (including 600,000 more children), the largest increase in five years. The number of Americans without health insurance hit a new high at 15.8% of the population, and for the second year in a row, the number of children without insurance increased. These numbers reconfirm the trend documented by new tax statistics from the Internal Revenue Service (News from DSA, August 23): that even those of us with jobs, including many higher-income members of the middle class, live a life of economic insecurity in which a decent paycheck, health insurance and retirement security are increasingly at risk.
Anyone interested in attending one of the briefings needs to reserve a spot. You may make a reservation by calling or emailing the appropriate contact below. You will then be notified of the exact location:
Seattle
September 5th 7:00 PM (206) 325-0542 or fllewellyn@dsausa.org
San Francisco
September 6th 7PM (415) 550-1062 or rossboylan@stanfordalumni.org
San Diego
September 8th 4:00 PM (619) 287-5535 or dsasandiego@cox.net
Berkeley
September 9th 4:00 PM (415) 789-8497 or karl.knobler@gmail.com
Sacramento
September 10th 6:00PM (916) 361-9072 or campd22702@pacbell.net
Copies of the most recent draft of the Economic Justice Agenda may be downloaded from DSA's website; printed copies will be available at the briefings. Organizations or individuals that would like to arrange a meeting about the Economic Justice Agenda should contact DSA's National Director, Frank Llewellyn.
The tour is being supported by special contributions from DSA members and friends. We need and welcome your support. To contribute, just click on the link below.
In solidarity,
National Director
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| Paid for by Democratic Socialists of America PAC, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 505, NY, NY 10038; not approved by any candidate or candidate's committee. |
