Forum:
State Rep. Chris Taylor on 'First Amendment Remedies'
Topic:
How the protection of First Amendment rights in Wisconsin is necessary and crucial for remedying the many problems we face in state government.
When:
Wednesday, December 11, 6 PM
6 PM-6:30 PM cheese & cracker reception (nonalcoholic potluck)
6:30 PM- 7:45 PM, speaker & discussion
Where:
*Basics Food Cooperative
1711 Lodge Dr.
Janesville, Wisconsin
(*This is an independent event not affiliated with Basics)
Directions: from Madison route 90 until 1st Janesville exit, south on Route 26 past route 14, look for Toys R Us on the right, right on Lodge Drive, on right across from Toys R Us.
The Community Room is to the left when you come in.
RockCountyProgressives. org, also on Facebook
Dec. 11 - Janesville, Forum: 1st Amendment Remedies
Nov. 13 - Janesville, Forum: Defending Wisconsin's Air and Water
SPEAKER:
Kimberlee Wright, Executive Director, Midwest Environmental Advocates
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
6 PM-6:30 PM cheese & cracker reception (nonalcoholic potluck)
6:30 PM- 7:45 PM, speaker & discussion
WHERE:
Basics Cooperative
1711 Lodge Drive, Janesville, WI
This is an independent event not affiliated with Basics
Directions: from Madison route 90 until 1st Janesville exit, south on Route 26 past route 14, look for Toys R Us on the right, right on Lodge Drive, on right across from Toys R Us.
The Community Room is to the left when you come in.
RockCountyProgressives. org
Aug. 14 - Janesville, RCP Annual Picnic
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, 6 PM, RAIN or SHINE!
The Rock County Progressives invite you to our Annual Pot Luck Picnic:
Celebrating Progressive Values with ‘Sly’ & WLCV
Music by a contingent of The Forward Marching Band
Location:
Riverside Park, * NORTH Pavilion, Janesville, WI.
Schedule:
6-7 PM Potluck Picnic
Brats (natural & veggie) & Natural sodas provided
7-9 PM Speakers
John 'Sly' Sylvester,
Progressive radio voice for Wisconsin
Afternoon radio DJ at 93.7 FM
RockCountyProgressives . org
Also on Facebook.
June 12 - Janesville, Frankenfood Forum
Rock County Progressives Present an Educational Forum
“Frankenfood:” Monsanto GMOs versus Sustainable Family Farms
Forum Schedule:
6 PM-6:30 PM cheese & cracker reception (nonalcoholic)
6:30 PM-7:45 PM, speakers & discussion
Forum Location:
*Basics CO-OP Natural Foods
1711 Lodge Dr.
Janesville, WI 53545
For more info on this event, visit Rock County Progressives
May 23 - UW-Rock, Cullen/Kolste Budget Session
Senator Tim Cullen and Rep. Debra Kolste will host a budget listening session at UW-Rock County. This session will be in the evening, to give people who work during the day a chance to weigh in.
When: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 23
Where: University of Wisconsin – Rock County in Williams Hall, Room 130.
You don’t have to confine your comments or questions to the budget, of course.
We hope to see you there.
Source: Facebook with slight modifications.
May 8 - Janesville, Forum On Media Influences
Speaker:
Mary Bottari, Director of the Center for Media and Democracy’s Real Economy Project, Editor of the Bankster.org for bank busting activists. See additional bio below.
* This is a free event, open to the general public *
When:
Wednesday - May 8
6 PM-6:30 PM cheese & cracker reception (nonalcoholic potluck)
6:30 PM- 7:45 PM, speakers & discussion
Where:
Basics Cooperative
1711 Lodge
Janeville, Wisconsin
This is an independent event not affiliated with Basics
From the Huffington Post: Mary Bottari is an experienced policy wonk and public interest advocate. For the last ten years she served as a senior analyst for the Washington, D.C.-based consumer group Public Citizen in its Global Trade Watch division. She has investigated and documented the impact of international trade agreements on public policy including in the areas of financial services, health care, toxics regulation, food safety, and the environment. Prior to her stint at Public Citizen, Mary was press secretary for U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and worked for many years in the Wisconsin State Senate. She has an M.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her family. Her favorite Wisconsin cheese is Prairie Ridge Reserve.
RockCountyProgressives.org
Join us on the following Wednesday, May 15 at 7 PM for Drinking Liberally at the Speakeasy lounge in Janesville
Apr. 17 - Janesville, Drinking Liberally
PROMOTING DEMOCRACY ONE PINT AT A TIME
Our monthly Drinking Liberally social will be this Wednesday evening (04/17) at 7 PM, at our usual place, The Speakeasy Lounge, downtown Janesville. It will be great to get together again.
Come in and share some conversation with local liberals. I usually order some food, so it's OK to come hungry.
Apr.10 - Janesville, Forum On The Impact Of Walker's Budget
The Rock County Progressives present...
Forum: The Impact of the Walker Budget on Education
Speaker: Sen. Chris Larson, 7th Senate District, Minority Leader
When: Wednesday, April 10, 6 PM-7:45 PM
Where: Basics Food Cooperative
1711 Lodge Drive
Janesville, Wisconsin
6 PM-6:30 PM cheese & cracker reception (nonalcoholic potluck)
6:30 PM- 7:45 PM, speakers & discussion
(* This is an independent event not affiliated with Basics)
Directions: from Madison route 90 until 1st Janesville exit, south on Route 26 past route 14, look for Toys R Us on the right, right on Lodge Drive, on right across from Toys R Us.
RockCountyProgressives . org, also on Facebook
Join us on the following Wednesday, April 17 at 7 PM for Drinking Liberally at the Speakeasy in Janesville
This message is sent to members of the Rock County Progressives announcement list.
Apr. 4 - Janesville, Rally Preserve Social Security
Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-2) will join Rock County residents at Blackhawk Technical College, in Janesville, to highlight Congressman Paul Ryan’s decision asking seniors to make ‘sacrifices’ instead of asking millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share.
Citizen Action of Wisconsin is joining the National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare and other partners, we are fighting to protect these important benefits that you have earned. They are paid for with your money, after all.
Rally and Petition Delivery event at Blackhawk Technical College on April 4th at 10:00 A.M. with Congressman Mark Pocan.
Let’s send a strong, unmistakable message: Hands Off, No Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid!
What: Rally and Petition Delivery with Congressman Mark Pocan!
Where: Blackhawk Technical College, Triangle Room
6004 S. County G, Janesville, WI 53546
When: April 4th, 10:00 A.M.
Please RSVP at the following link: http://tinyurl. com/cengjns
We look forward to seeing you there.
March 20 - Janesville, Drinking Liberally
PROMOTING DEMOCRACY ONE PINT AT A TIME
Our monthly Drinking Liberally social will be this Wednesday evening (03/20) at 7 PM, at our usual place, The Speakeasy Lounge, downtown Janesville. It will be great to get together again.
Come in and share some conversation with local liberals. I usually order some food, so it's OK to come hungry.
Feb. 20 - Janesville, Drinking Liberally
Drinking Liberally Janesville Chapter
Share your politics while we share a pitcher at our local progressive drinking club. An informal gathering of like minded, left-leaners who may want to trade ideas, get more involved, or just enjoy each other's company.
Our monthly Drinking Liberally social will be this Wednesday evening (02/20) at 7 PM, at our usual place, The Speakeasy Lounge, downtown Janesville. It will be great to get together again.
We meet at The Speakeasy Lounge in downtown Janesville (map), 7:00 PM, on the first Wednesday day of every month.
Promoting Democracy one pint at a time
Feb. 13 - Janesville, Forum On The Taconite Mine
The Rock County Progressives & Sierra Club - Four Lakes Group present...
Forum: Stopping the Proposed Taconite Mine in the Penokee Range of Wisconsin
Speaker: Dave Blouin, Mining Committee Chair, Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter
Wednesday, February 13, 6 PM-7:45 PM
6 PM-6:30 PM cheese & cracker reception (nonalcoholic potluck)
6:30 PM- 7:45 PM, speakers & discussion
Basics Food Cooperative, 1711 Lodge Dr, Janesville, Wisconsin
Directions: from Madison route 90 until 1st Janesville exit, south on Route 26 past route 14, look for Toys R Us on the right, right on Lodge Drive, on right across from Toys R Us.
RockCountyProgressives.org, also on Facebook
Feb. 6 - Janesville Forum, Grounding The Drones
Rock Valley Fellowship of Reconciliation presents "Grounding the Drones" Feb. 6, 2013 - 6 p.m. at:
Basics Cooperative Community Room
1711 Lodge Drive, Janesville
Join us in welcoming Bonnie Block and Joy First
Bonnie Block and Joy First are long-time peace activists and between them are involved in various peace groups including Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Madison Pledge of Resistance, Wisconsin Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance and the Dane County Chapter of the United Nations Association.
They will be speaking about drone warfare and why it is a violation of human rights and international law. They will share what is happening in Wisconsin and around the nation in resistance to drone warfare and tell how individuals can get involved. They will also talk about why they engage in nonviolent civil resistance and what happens if one is arrested and goes to trial. They will talk about the principles of nonviolence and their belief that real social change will only happen through the practice of active nonviolence.
Jan. 16 - Janesville, Drinking Liberally
Our monthly Drinking Liberally social will be this Wednesday evening (01/16) at 7 PM, at our usual place, The Speakeasy Lounge, downtown Janesville. It will be great to get together again.
Come in and share some conversation with local liberals. I usually order some food, so it's OK to come hungry.
Drinking Liberally Janesville Chapter
Promoting Democracy one pint at a time
Share your politics while you share a pitcher at your local progressive drinking club. An informal gathering of like minded, left-leaners who may want to trade ideas, get more involved, or just enjoy each others company.
We meet at The Speakeasy Lounge in downtown Janesville (map), 7:00 PM, on the first Wednesday day of every month.
To sign-up for Janesville DL updates visit Drinking Liberally.
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