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8th December 2008, 22:28
The Organizer <[email protected]> Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:21 PM
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THE ORGANIZER NEWSPAPER
P.O. Box 40009, San Francisco, CA 94140.
Tel. (415) 641-8616; fax: (415) 824-1072
email: The [email protected]>
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The Demands for Change Expressed on Nov. 4 Must NOW Be Heeded Now!
[Please Endorse this 8-Point "People's Bailout" Plan and Help Us Promote it Widely!]
Nov. 4 was an historic election, not because electing the nation's first Black president signifies the end of racist oppression in this country, but because millions of Blacks, Latinos, youth, and working people of all backgrounds seized on this election to say: Enough is enough, racism and oppression must end now. In the context of the deepening economic crisis, the election also was a cry from working people of all backgrounds: We cannot accept the destruction of our jobs, our homes, our public services and our communities -- this crisis is not of our making and we should not be made to pay for it.
At this historic crossroads facing our country, we, the undersigned, believe it is more urgent than ever to forge the broadest unity in action of the labor movement, Black and Latino organizations, antiwar and other social protest movements to secure the emergency measures needed to address the pressing needs of all working people and oppressed nationalities.
Here are eight fundamental demands that we believe should be included in an Emergency Plan to Plan to Bail out Working People -- NOT Wall Street.
1) Put a halt to the Paulson bailout plan. Not one more penny should be earmarked to bail out Wall Street. It's time to bail out working people.
2) Enact a moratorium on all home foreclosures, utility shut-offs, evictions and rent hikes.
3) Enact a universal, single-payer healthcare plan.
4) Enact the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) so that every worker can have union representation.
5) Stop the layoffs in auto and other industries across the country. Nationalize the Big 3 automakers.
6) Stop the ICE raids and deportations.
7) End all funding for the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring our troops home now. Redirect all war funding to meet human needs.
8) Enact a massive national reconstruction public works program to rebuild the nation's schools, hospitals and crumbling infrastructure and to put millions of people back to work, with a living wage. Provide all necessary funding for a genuine Reconstruction program in the Gulf Coast.
ENDORSEMENT / CAMPAIGN COUPON INITIATED BY THE ORGANIZER NEWSPAPER
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To: List Suppressed <Recipient>
THE ORGANIZER NEWSPAPER
P.O. Box 40009, San Francisco, CA 94140.
Tel. (415) 641-8616; fax: (415) 824-1072
email: The [email protected]>
PLEASE EXCUSE DUPLICATE POSTINGS
-----
The Demands for Change Expressed on Nov. 4 Must NOW Be Heeded Now!
[Please Endorse this 8-Point "People's Bailout" Plan and Help Us Promote it Widely!]
Nov. 4 was an historic election, not because electing the nation's first Black president signifies the end of racist oppression in this country, but because millions of Blacks, Latinos, youth, and working people of all backgrounds seized on this election to say: Enough is enough, racism and oppression must end now. In the context of the deepening economic crisis, the election also was a cry from working people of all backgrounds: We cannot accept the destruction of our jobs, our homes, our public services and our communities -- this crisis is not of our making and we should not be made to pay for it.
At this historic crossroads facing our country, we, the undersigned, believe it is more urgent than ever to forge the broadest unity in action of the labor movement, Black and Latino organizations, antiwar and other social protest movements to secure the emergency measures needed to address the pressing needs of all working people and oppressed nationalities.
Here are eight fundamental demands that we believe should be included in an Emergency Plan to Plan to Bail out Working People -- NOT Wall Street.
1) Put a halt to the Paulson bailout plan. Not one more penny should be earmarked to bail out Wall Street. It's time to bail out working people.
2) Enact a moratorium on all home foreclosures, utility shut-offs, evictions and rent hikes.
3) Enact a universal, single-payer healthcare plan.
4) Enact the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) so that every worker can have union representation.
5) Stop the layoffs in auto and other industries across the country. Nationalize the Big 3 automakers.
6) Stop the ICE raids and deportations.
7) End all funding for the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and bring our troops home now. Redirect all war funding to meet human needs.
8) Enact a massive national reconstruction public works program to rebuild the nation's schools, hospitals and crumbling infrastructure and to put millions of people back to work, with a living wage. Provide all necessary funding for a genuine Reconstruction program in the Gulf Coast.
ENDORSEMENT / CAMPAIGN COUPON INITIATED BY THE ORGANIZER NEWSPAPER
[ ] I endorse this statement
[ ] I would like to promote this effort. Please contact me asap!
NAME
UNION/ORG (for id. only)
CITY
STATE
(fill out and return it to The Organizer Newspaper at <[email protected]> or to P.O. Box 40009, San Francisco, CA 94140. For more information, or to get involved, call 415-641-8616.)