The Hudson Valley Progressive Coalition (HVPC) is a nonpartisan grassroots alliance of organizations and individuals who network, educate and advocate for a national and local progressive agenda. We are joining forces to amplify our political clout and to strengthen and grow the grassroots movement for a participatory democracy that works for everyone. (More…)
Networking, Educating, and Advocating for a Progressive Agenda in the Mid-Hudson Valley
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Progressive Leadership Conference – June 1-3
Progressive Leadership Conference
June 1-3, 2012
Kerhonkson, New York
www.workingfamilies.org/conference2012
Like last year, there are multiple tracks of programming going on
throughout the weekend:
1. *Advanced Candidate Training*: This training runs three days from *10am
Friday June 1st through 5pm Sunday June 3rd*. Its designed for individuals
in our movement who are strongly considering running for office and/or
announced candidates. Participants will learn what it takes to run for
office, develop their stump speeches, map their networks and their
districts under the guidance of Wellstone Action and WFP staff. *Registration
is $350 for a shared room, $500 for a private room* (registration, 2 nights
and all meals) Participants must attend all three days to be accepted into
this training.
2. *Advanced Campaign Management Training*: *This training runs
concurrently with the Advanced Candidate training* but focuses on the nuts
and bolts of campaigns from making a plan to targeting, messaging and
field. The two trainings combine at multiple points so that candidates can
work together with their would be staff when possible, and build
relationships with organizers from our family of organizations. Continue reading
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Frack Free Catskills Meeting – May 7, 2012
Monday, May 7th, 7 pm
Inquiring MInds Bookstore
Saugerties, NY
From: Sue Rosenberg
There has been so much going on of late and many people have been working
diligently in various arenas.
We have certainly had our voices heard and it looks like there will be a
decent bill (Public Law 1) in the Ulster County Leg.which will ban the use of
waste water from all gas drilling on Ulster County roads. Thanks to the
hard work of many, especially Joan Walker.
We thought it time to gather together, bring in new faces and see about what
we want to do next and how we may collaborate and engage more people in our
communities in the days ahead. Please join us.
For information you can call 845-246-3449
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Public Hearing on the Use of Fracking Fluids
Tuesday, April 17th
7:00 pm
SUNY/Ulster (UCCC) Gym
491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
From Joan Walker, Frack Free Catskills:
“Please do not be lulled by [County Exec.] Mike Hein’s recent, highly publicized
Executive Order banning ‘Hydrofracking Brine’ on Ulster County Roads:
* An Executive Order may be rescinded by the next Executive.
* This Executive Order mentions neither enforcement nor penalties.
* “Hydrofracking Brine” is undefined in this Executive Order It is tricky term
which may be construed to mean only “produced brine” from future NY High Pressure
Horizontal Hydrofracked Wells. The DEC is now permitting de-icing gas waste water
brine from conventional vertical gas wells which their own tests reveal to be (1)
toxic (see toxicstargeting.com and (2) highly radioactive (Appendix13 of dSGEIS).
Ulster County must pass a Law which prohibits ALL gas waste water brine! We need
a very large turnout to counter pressure from some legislators and businesses in
Ulster County which do not wish to make illegal free gas waste water brine for de-icing
and dust control on our roads and county fairs.”
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