Fw: How Will We Answer Them?

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From: "John Tate" <john_tate@ronpaul2012.com>

Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:54:18 -0800

To: Liberty Activist<mark@rauterkus.com>

ReplyTo: john_tate@ronpaul2012.com

Subject: How Will We Answer Them?

Dear Liberty Activist, After last night's debate, The Drudge Report ran with the headline "Paul's Time to Rise?"  Frankly, the answer to that question is up to us. I hope Dr. Paul can count on you to make your most generous contribution toward our efforts right away. Since Ron Paul announced he was running, this campaign has been working hard to put the Champion of the Constitution in the White House. Thanks to your support, we've bypassed the media blackout by sending millions of pieces of direct mail, making thousands of phone calls, running top-notch ads, installing seasoned professionals in key primary and caucus states, and doing everything else we can to take Dr. Paul's message directly to the American people. Now, the moment we have been building toward is here. Recent polls have revealed Ron Paul to be in a statistical tie for first place in Iowa and solidly in second place in New Hampshire. Every day, our campaign is adding more supporters, as staff and volunteers reach out to their family, friends, and neighbors about Ron Paul’s unmatched record of consistent conservative leadership. Last night's debate once again showcased why so many Americans are sending Ron Paul to the front of the race. It's clear he is the only candidate who understands the true nature of the threats facing America and recognizes how deeply our debt crisis threatens our national security, our economic future, and the kind of country we will leave to our kids and grandkids. It's also clear that Ron Paul is the only candidate with the proven track record of addressing these challenges with the solutions found in freedom. As the other candidates voiced their support for more out-of-control spending on nation-building boondoggles and attacking our civil liberties through the misnamed "Patriot" Act, Ron Paul stood for a common-sense national defense that will leave our country strong, secure, and respected. With the establishment on their side, you can be sure the other candidates will continue to spread their views far and wide. But how strongly our campaign can respond to their attacks and continue to contact millions of Americans with the truth about Dr. Paul's message depends on you. Please make your most generous contribution right away. What we have accomplished so far has rocked the political establishment. They thought for sure that their blackout would leave us discouraged and out of the running. Instead, it's only further fueled our determination to win. Undecided voters and those previously supporting other candidates are now taking a deeper look at Ron Paul, and it's critical we have every resource necessary to reach as many of them as possible. We know Ron Paul is the only one with a serious plan to cut spending by $1 TRILLION in the first year of his presidency and deliver a fully balanced budget by year three. We know Ron Paul is the only one who understands how the Federal Reserve has destroyed our economy and who will put a stop to its outrageous, secretive actions. We know Ron Paul is the one who enjoys the most support from active duty servicemen and women – more, in fact, than all of his opponents combined! We know Ron Paul is the man this country needs to return to prosperity. But now many are wondering if this is his time. If voters are finally ready for the message of freedom. And if we can rise to the challenge and do what it takes to put Ron Paul in the White House. How history will record that we answered those questions depends on the actions we're willing to take today. Please, click here to contribute whatever you are able to the Ron Paul campaign. Every dollar – whether $1,000, $100, or $10 – will go toward finishing this race in victory! I hope Ron Paul can count on you today. For Liberty, John Tate Campaign Manager P.S. Ron Paul is on the rise, and now undecided voters and those who previously supported other candidates are taking a deeper look at our campaign. Many are asking if this movement can rise to the challenge and seize on our momentum. How history will record we answered them depends on the actions we're willing to take today. Please, click here to donate whatever you are able so we can continue to reach millions of Americans with Ron Paul's message of freedom and WIN this race! Paid for by Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee www.ronpaul2012.com

Fwd: True Patriots

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John Tate
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011



Dear Liberty Activist,

I could hardly believe what I was hearing.

It all started with Newt Gingrich's flip-flop on the so-called "Patriot" Act.

In the past, Newt Gingrich has admitted just how dangerous this bill is – but during tonight's debate, Speaker Gingrich took it as an opportunity to go on the attack.

Liberty Activist, these attacks are going to keep coming.

There's no way around it.

That's why I'm hoping I can count on your most generous contribution IMMEDIATELY.

The truth is, our country is over $15 TRILLION in debt - but EVERY Republican candidate but one during tonight's debate was champing at the bit to launch another trillion-dollar war . . .

On Iran perhaps.  Or maybe Pakistan.  Or even Syria.

Will their "war at any cost" madness ever end?

But perhaps the most maddening thing is the constant attacks on Ron Paul by his establishment opponents.  Why?

***  For fighting for the pro-AMERICAN, pro-troop, pro-taxpayer foreign policy advocated by the Founding Fathers;

***  For speaking out against policing the world and nation-building;

***  For admitting the so-called "Patriot" Act is unpatriotic;

***  For DEMANDING our federal government follow the Constitution by getting proper congressional authorization before going to war;

***  For saying that if we must go to war, we should go with all the necessary tools for victory, win it, and COME HOME;

***  For daring to state that the federal government's targeting and killing of United States citizens without trial is ILLEGAL.

To most Americans, this is all common sense.

To our troops, it's the message they've been longing to hear.

Why else would Ron Paul have received more contributions than President Obama and all other Republican candidates for President COMBINED?

But to Ron Paul's establishment opponents, it's an opportunity to discredit the one candidate who advocates a strong national defense and a constitutional foreign policy.

And the truth is, I expect the attacks to come like never before.

Just consider the polls we've seen over the past several days.

Ron Paul is now clearly in second place in New Hampshire, and he is statistically tied for the lead in Iowa.

On the Sunday morning shows, much of the talk was about how Ron Paul was a real threat to win Iowa – and how he has now moved into the top tier.

The truth is, Ron Paul has been in the top tier for months - but it's just now that the establishment is realizing it.

That's why I expect Ron Paul to be attacked like never before in the coming weeks.

It's up to you and me to make sure we have the funds necessary to FIGHT BACK.

So can I count on you for your most generous contribution IMMEDIATELY?

Whether it's $100, $50, $25, or even $5, every single dollar will help our campaign recruit more volunteers, reach millions of more voters, and ensure the success of our get-out-the-vote strategy on Election Day.

I know the campaign has asked a lot of you already this year.

And I know these are tough times for every American.

I also know that every dollar folks like you have given to this campaign thus far has been in the hopes that you and I would reach this moment.

But you and I both know the attacks are going to keep on coming just like they came tonight.

We MUST be prepared and ready to seize victory no matter what.

So please, make your most generous contribution TODAY!

Victory is within reach.

For Liberty,



John Tate
Campaign Manager

P.S. Once again, tonight's debate showcased that Ron Paul is the only Republican candidate advocating a strong national defense and a constitutional foreign policy.

But now that polls show Ron Paul statistically tied for first in Iowa and clearly in second in New Hampshire, the SMEARS are only going to keep coming.

So can I count on you for your most generous contribution IMMEDIATELY?

Whatever you can do will make a tremendous difference and help ensure we can get Dr. Paul's message to millions of more Americans as we march toward victory!


Http://www.ronpaul2012.com

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Today's practice group, minus GE.

Fwd: Benched for being a girl

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Shelby Knox, Change.org
 
Tell North Carolina schools: Let girls like Mina Johnson play football.

Mina Johnson is the first girl to play football for Southampton Academy in Virginia -- and she's a starter who racked up four sacks in a single game earlier this year. 

But despite her talent, Mina was forced to sit out two games this football season because of a backwards rule: She wasn't allowed to play because she's a girl.

Football teams two rival schools threatened to forfeit their games against Southampton's Raiders if Mina played. Both teams are part of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association, a conference that doesn't allow girls to play on boy's teams -- even if no equivalent team exists for girls.

Adrienne Smith and her teammates on the U.S. National Tackle Football team were appalled when they heard Mina's story. That's why they started a petition on Change.org demanding the conference change its policy to comply with Title IX and allow any capable girl to play football. Click here to sign their petition.

While boys still outnumber girls in high school sports, Title IX has helped level the playing field dramatically over the past 40 years. Researchers studying the regulation's impact have shown that girls who participate in sports are more active, do better in school, and go to college in higher numbers than girls who don't play sports. It's hard to imagine any school or conference would want to roll back that progress. 

If enough people join Adrienne's campaign protesting the unfair treatment Mina received, the conference will have to change its policy -- allowing Mina to play against its teams next year, and making sports more accessible for girls across North Carolina. 

According to her coach, Mina is "an example for the team of how to hustle and work hard." It's time for the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association to support female student athletes like Mina, and let them play. Sign Adrienne's petition to keep the pressure on the conference:

http://www.change.org/petitions/north-carolina-independent-schools-athletic-association-honor-title-ix-and-allow-mina-johnson-to-play-football-at-her-school

Thanks for being a change-maker,

- Shelby and the Change.org team

P.S. People are taking action on important issues using Change.org everyday.

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Fwd: [Project-Censored-L] The Global Occupy Movement Challenges the Transnational Corporate Class

---------- Forwarded message ----------

by Peter Phillips

The international concentration of wealth and military power is
endangering not only the personal freedoms and life chances of
billions of people, but the potentiality for life on earth to simply
exist. The US-NATO military-industrial-media empire operates in
support of transnational corporations and the central banks primarily
as the enforcer of International Monetary Fund/World Bank's fiscal
policies and the protector of transnational capital flow. The
combination of empire enforcers—both public and private military/police
—in partnership with the private owners of production and capital's
need for constant growth and profits, is resulting in a tragic decline
of humanity into a freedomless state of global corporate facism.

We are not going to reform the empire of destruction globally through
corrupt capital protecting legislative bodies controlled by
millionaires and corporate money. We are not going to change the
propaganda messages of corporate media—as they are deeply embedded in
the destructive empire of power. Corporate media (singular) is the
information control wing of the global power structure inside the
transnational corporate class of the one percent. The corporate media
systematically censors news stories that challenge the propaganda of
empire. Specific mythologies of empire  are that we live in a
democratic societies with fair elections, that governments are
primarily transparent and seek to protect the public, that evil lurks
in the world waiting to challenge our freedoms, we fight fairly and
morally while the others are evil terrorists, governments would never
do anything to harm their own citizens, wealth trickles down, we all
trying to be green  and capitalism will save us. Occupy challenges
these myths of empire as  lies and propaganda.

The time is for the Occupy democracy movement  to build our own news,
and our own systems of decision making from the bottom up. We no
longer need a majority to make change inside the empire. We need only
active informed populations in the 10-20% range of society to initiate
change producing social movements of resistance and non-cooperation
with empire.

Individually and collectively we can disconnect from employment that
supports the empire of destruction, we can keep our work instead with
community-based efforts at local sustainability, economic development,
and caring. We can shop and bank locally and never enter the Wal
Mart's of empire. We can organize for resistance to counter the
billions of dollars a year spent by the military to lie our children
into serving the empire of destruction. We can turn off the corporate
media filled with its propaganda and lies and seek our own sources of
news from with democracy movements worldwide.

Power to the people

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Project-Censored-L mailing list
Project-Censored-L@lists.sonoma.edu
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Fw: Surging

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From: "Rand Paul" <rand_paul@ronpaul2012.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:32:49 -0800

To: Liberty Activist<mark@rauterkus.com>

ReplyTo: rand_paul@ronpaul2012.com

Subject: Surging

Dear Liberty Activist, It’s working. Your generosity during my dad’s money bombs... his campaign’s TV ads... The millions of pieces of direct mail that’s been sent to voters throughout the country ... The hard work of folks just like you on the campaign’s critical Phone From Home program... It’s all paying off. Another poll in Iowa just came out confirming Ron Paul in second place – and within the margin of error of FIRST. And in New Hampshire, he’s now solidly in second place – 6% ahead of his nearest opponent. Despite the media’s best efforts, my dad’s campaign is now surging in key early states. But with just over six weeks until the voters begin to go to the polls to select the Republican nominee, it’s crunch time for the campaign. And two critical actions I will describe in just a moment could make the difference between defeat on election night - or an historic victory that would rock the Washington, D.C. political establishment like never before. Can I count on you to help?  I hope I can.   As he told you from the beginning, my dad is in this to WIN. Of course, he knew he’d never get a big break in the national media like some of his opponents. That's should be no surprise.  I’ve never met a single defender of constitutionally limited government who counts the establishment media as a friend! So from the beginning, Ron Paul’s campaign’s strategy has been to bypass the media and bring his message straight to the voters. But it’s one thing to put together a winning strategy on paper. It’s quite another to be able to constantly depend on true Patriots like you to dig deep to pay for his constant campaigning, mail, email, TV ads, and all the rest. My dad’s supporters are truly incredible.  And all of his campaign’s success is only possible because of your support. The great news is, thanks to your help, my dad's message of liberty is resonating like never before. After years of Big Government, big spending, “politics-as-usual” policies from BOTH parties, Americans are ready for a return to limited government, free markets, sound money, and individual liberty. And they know Ron Paul is the only candidate who: ***  Predicted the current economic crisis years in advance and led the fight to prevent it - even as others running in this race were cheering on the disastrous government bailouts that have only dug us deeper into debt. ***  Possesses a consistent conservative record of standing up for the Constitution - even when it means voting alone. ***  Receives more donations from active duty military than all his Republican opponents combined! ***  Has a detailed plan to cut ONE TRILLION dollars from the federal budget in the first year of his presidency and deliver a fully balanced budget by year three. Now, the only question is, can you and I keep up this surge?    Can we capitalize on it?    Can we truly shake the establishment to its core? Absolutely. But only with your help.  Here’s what you can do: First, please contribute what you can right away. Whether it’s $100, $50, $25, or even $5, every single dollar will help my dad’s campaign recruit more volunteers, reach millions of more voters, and ensure the success of their get-out-the-vote strategy on Election Day. I know the campaign has asked a lot of his supporters already this year.    I also know these are tough times for every American.    But I also know that every dollar folks like you have given to my dad’s campaign thus far has been in the hopes that you and I would reach this moment. So please help Ron Paul’s campaign capitalize on their surge. Second, if you haven’t yet signed up for the campaign’s Phone From Home program, please click HERE to do so right away. Next to contributing financially, there is absolutely nothing you can do to help Ron Paul more. You can talk directly to voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada from your own home and on your own time.  It’s incredibly easy. All you have to do is log in and read a script.  You don’t even have to dial the phone numbers. I can’t emphasize this enough: your contribution and your participation in the campaign’s Phone From Home program could very well make the difference on Election Night. But most importantly, your action right now could make the difference for our country’s future. That’s what my dad’s campaign is all about. With your help, I’m confident we can Restore America Now. For Liberty,   Rand Paul   P.S.  My dad's surge in the polls in Iowa has just been confirmed, and another poll in New Hampshire shows him clearly in second place – 6% ahead of his nearest opponent. I’m counting on you to help Ron Paul capitalize on this momentum. First, please donate whatever you are able right away. Every dollar - whether it's $100 or $5 - will go toward the campaign’s efforts to directly reach millions of more voters. Second, if you haven't yet done so, please sign up for the Phone From Home program so you can help the campaign turn out the vote in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada - all from the comfort of your own home. Paid for by Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee www.ronpaul2012.com

What if.... Ron Paul can win.

Pittsburgh School Officials Warn Parents Of 'Fake Caller ID' Cell Phone App - News Story - WPXI Pittsburgh

Good news story. There is no place for this application on any kid's cell phone. Thanks Principal!

Pittsburgh School Officials Warn Parents Of 'Fake Caller ID' Cell Phone App - News Story - WPXI Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh School Officials Warn Parents Of 'Fake Caller ID' Cell Phone App

Fun, Networking, Giving Thanks While Celebrating

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From: <RFlanag@aol.com>

FINAL CHANCE TO RSVP---

Fun, Networking, Giving Thanks While Celebrating

(Agenda Below)

 

Please join us on Wednesday, November 16, in celebrating the agencies and individuals that provide guidance and support for youth entering the workforce. These leaders have made a positive impact on the lives of thousands of young adults through strategic public-private sector collaboration, dedication, and hard work.

 

The event will begin with a light breakfast and networking opportunities, and then conclude with short program presentations. We will be out by 9:30 am.

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. (Light Breakfast and Networking)
          8:30 - 9:30 a.m. (Welcome and Program Presentations)
Location: West Penn Hospital Wintergarden Conference Room (Room adjacent to main cafeteria), 4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

If you plan to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible to Nov16celebration@aol.com or 412-323-4078.

We look forward to seeing you!

Sincerely,

 

Richard Flanagan

Bloomfield Garfield Corporation

Office 412-441-9833


Pittsburgh Youth Workforce Event Sponsoring Agencies:
Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, Boys and Girls Club of Western PA, Pittsburgh Public Schools—Start On Success Program, Hill House Association, Phase 4 Learning Center, Inc., Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center, Goodwill of Southwestern PA, Student Conservation Association, Inc., Neighborhood Learning Alliance, Life's Work of Western

 

 

 

EVENT AGENDA:

 

 

Celebrating Youth Workforce Development Agenda

 

Wednesday, November 16, 2011   8:00AM – 9: 30AM

West Penn Hospital Wintergarden Conference Room

4800 Friendship Avenue. Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Join us for a celebration of the agencies and individuals that provide guidance and support for youth entering the workforce, and a recognition of leaders that have made a positive impact on the lives of thousands of young adults through strategic public-private sector collaboration, dedication, and hard work.

 

8:00AM – 8:30AM         Guest arrive, network, and enjoy a light breakfast

 

 

8:30AM – 8:40AM         Rick Flanagan, Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation:

                                                                                                                - Welcoming by Kathleen McKenzie, WPAHS

                                                                                                                - Overview/Purpose of Event

 

 

8:40AM – 8:50AM         Dr. Terri Henderson, Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania:

                                                                                                                - Explanation of Workforce System

 

 

8:50AM – 9:20AM         Two-minute success stories:
                                                                                                                - Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation
                                                                                                                - Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania
                                                                                                                - Pittsburgh Public Schools Start On Success
                                                                                                                - Communities In School

                                                                                                                - Student Conservation Association. Inc

                                                                                                                - Neighborhood Learning Alliance
                                                                                                                - Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

                                                                                                                - Hill House Association
                                                                                                                - PHASE 4 Learning Center, Inc
                                                                                                                - Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center

 

9:20AM – 9:30AM         Tony Bell, Hill House Association:

                                                                                                         - Recognition of joint accomplishment
                                                                                                             - Next steps

 

Sponsoring Agencies:  Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation; Boys & Girls of Western PA; Pittsburgh Public Schools, Start On Success Program; Hill House Association; Phase 4 Learning Center, Inc; Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center; Goodwill of Southwestern PA; Student Conservation Association, Inc; Neighborhood Learning Alliance.

                       

Here is the latest photo of my house and neighborhood

Winning!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7wuHFBUVAM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Fwd: What a Joke

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John Tate
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Subject: What a Joke
To: Liberty Activist <mark@rauterkus.com>




Dear Liberty Activist,

90 seconds.

That's how much of the first hour of tonight's GOP debate was given to Ron Paul.  90 measly seconds out of 3,600 seconds.

The remaining 3,510 seconds were spent with the other major candidates:

** Declaring their desire to start wars in Iran, Pakistan, and Syria;

** Rehashing their support for torture;

** Agreeing that President Obama has the right to unilaterally assassinate an American citizen without a court conviction;

** Explaining their plans to continue nation-building, policing, and occupying countries across the globe.

It literally made me sick watching the mainstream media once again silence the one sane voice in this election.  The one dissenter to a decade of unchecked war.  The one candidate who stands for true defense and actual constitutional government.

Ron Paul was silenced, in perhaps the most important debate of the cycle.

You have to ask yourself why.

I think I know the answer.  Both parties have perpetuated the foreign policy that is bankrupting our nation and tearing apart the world.

Both parties have started wars without proper congressional authorization.

Both parties have fabricated reasons for war.

Both parties' outrageous spending has taken us to the brink of disaster.

And if the other candidates on the stage tonight are to be believed, then there is only one candidate who would break the globalists' stranglehold over our foreign policy, our Treasury, and the lives of our family, friends, and neighbors in the armed forces.

Ron Paul could change history.  He could save our great nation from its own devastating policies of the past 10 years.

If his voice could be heard.

The media has once again BLACKED OUT Ron Paul.

Will you let it stand??

After almost two days, our Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb has raised $758,977.

No doubt, that is a powerful total.

But it is not enough.  I have met with our accountants and media team, and we have determined we must raise an additional $500,000 in the next 24 hours to be able to run the ads and mail the letters we need in the next 10 days.



I know $500,000 more is a lot to ask.

But you just saw what we are up against.

The policies of unlimited war, torture, and bankruptcy were given 3,510 seconds to be heard in one televised hour of tonight's foreign policy debate.

Ron Paul was given 90 seconds.

Peace was ignored.  A sane national defense policy was shut out.

Rational spending and our Constitution were thrown out the window.

Only you can help make this right.

We can complain all we want, but the reality is this: the other side wins this debate - and their foreign policy carries the day - unless Ron Paul can break through.

As Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton said in a press release issued immediately after the debate, "CBS News, in their arrogance, may think they can choose the next President.  Fortunately, the people of Iowa, New Hampshire, and across America get to vote and not the media elites."

But Ron Paul needs you to help him reach those voters and WIN this race.

Can I count on you tonight?

Can Ron count on you over the next 24 hours?

Please help us fight back by clicking HERE right now to donate.

I hope you are as fed up and outraged as I am. 

If you are, you will redouble your efforts to help Ron succeed on a night where the establishment did its best to shut out a veteran, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the leading spokesman for a strong national defense.


For Liberty,



John Tate
Campaign Manager

P.S. Ron Paul only received 90 seconds out of an entire televised hour of tonight's foreign policy debate to stand up for his common-sense views that would keep our nation safe and strong.

I'm sick and tired of media elites thinking they can control the election by deciding who the American people get to hear.

Our campaign is ready to strike back by taking Dr. Paul's message directly to the voters, but we need your help immediately to raise $500,000 in the next 24 hours to run more ads and mail more letters setting the record straight.

Please, if you're as angry as I am right now about the media's arrogance, click here to donate right away to the Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb.










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New Cycling Races Announced for 2012 Saturday - a Racing Series

From: Chris Popovic

For those of you that missed the 2012 ACA Awards Banquet, the night was filled with fun, food, some great costumes and a few surprise announcements. I'd like to highlight one of those items that will bring more racing to the Bud Harris Cycling Track in 2012.

ACA Member, ABRA Founder and all-around cycling guy J.R. Petsko has agreed to assist the ACA in expanding our race schedule in 2012. J.R. will be running the ACA Saturday racing series that will include a minimum of ten (10) racing dates during our 22 week season. As many of you know, J.R. is the master of soul-crushing, yet fun race courses. The ACA is proud to have J.R.'s excitement and leadership with us as we go forward into our 41st of promoting bicycle racing in Western PA.

J.R. will be running five (5), count 'em five (5) individual race classes for the 10 race Saturday series. Race classes are:

• Race 1 - Juniors
• Race 2 - Men Cat 5
• Race 3 - Women Open
• Race 4 - Men 3/4
• Race 5 - Men 1/2/3

Additional details on the 10 Race Saturday Series are as follows:

• All races will be run independently. There will be no mixing of Juniors, Women, etc., unless of course the rider's license allows them to race in the respective class.
• Dates for the races are set on Saturdays from April to September. Get these on your race calendars now: 4/14, 5/12, 5/19, 6/2, 6/9, 6/30, 7/14, 8/4, 8/18, 9/1
• Races will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday morning through noon. Registration will be earlier of course.
• Race length and specific class times will vary depending upon weather, attendance, etc.
• Race formats will be left up to J.R. We're sure he'll get to express his devious side in coming up with interesting deviations on the standard 'round and 'round format.
• There will be a season pass available.
• Series Winners WILL earn an ABRA series Champion jersey plus other cash and prizes.
• Payout at each race depends on reg #'s for that day.
• Race costs will be similar to the ACA format or as close as we can budget.
• We are looking for officials and volunteers to help support the Saturday series. Please contact J.R. (jrpetsko@gmail.com) or myself (chrispopovic@gmail.com) if interested.
  

Note that we are still planning on repeating past Saturday events such as new rider clinics, women-specific clinics, a 100 lap race and others on the remaining Saturdays. Those races will be announced early next year.

Thank you J.R. for stepping in to help expand our series. 2012 is going to be a great year for racing in Western PA.

Chris Popovic, 2012 ACA President

You Wouldn't Know

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ron Paul
Date: Friday, November 11, 2011
Subject: You Wouldn't Know



Dear Liberty Activist,

Tomorrow, my campaign is holding a Veterans Rally in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Tomorrow evening, there's another Presidential debate – and national security is the topic.

Liberty Activist, I'm sure you know just how important restoring a pro-American foreign policy and taking care of our veterans are to me.

Well, just minutes ago, I instructed my staff to extend today's Money Bomb through the rest of Veterans Day weekend.

You see, I believe this is perhaps our best opportunity of the entire campaign to show the American people exactly why I generate so much support among members of our military.

And I believe communicating that simple message is critical to my effort to WIN the Republican nomination for President.

If you only paid attention to the "mainstream" media, there are some critical facts you wouldn't know.

You wouldn't know I'm a military veteran myself – having served for five years during the turbulent 1960s.

You wouldn't know I've been called "a veteran's best friend" for spending years fighting to ensure our veterans get the benefits and the recognition they deserve.

You wouldn't know that while my opponents are raking in the cash from Wall Street fat cats, the top three organizations that employ my supporters are the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force.   

In fact, I've received more contributions from members of the military than all the other Republican candidates for President – COMBINED!

And you wouldn't know that for months, poll after poll has consistently shown me within striking distance of first place in key early states.

Of course, complaining doesn't solve any of these problems.

Action does.  And that's why I'm counting on your IMMEDIATE help.    



If my Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb is a success, you and I can directly tell millions of more voters about my entire record, including my defense of our military – whether they're on or off the battlefield.

As President, changing how Washington treats our veterans will be a top priority of my administration.

Returning to a more conservative foreign policy that puts America's national security first will be another top priority.

America's military forces deserve better than to be used for nation-building or policing the world, so our troops understand I'll never put them in harm's way without a clear mission and the tools they need to succeed.

As President, I'll concentrate on securing OUR border, rather than the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

And I will honor the promises our government made to our men and women in uniform when they return home.

But I need your support to help my campaign bypass the media and explain all these things directly to the voters.

If you haven't yet done so, please contribute to my campaign's Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb.

And please be as generous as you can.

Your contribution will help me send a message directly to the voters that I believe will be critical to my efforts to WIN the Republican nomination.

Thanks so much for your support.

For Liberty,



Ron Paul

P.S. Just minutes ago, I instructed my staff to extend today's Money Bomb through the rest of Veterans Day weekend.

You see, I believe this is perhaps our best opportunity of the entire campaign to show the American people exactly why I generate so much support among members of our military.

If you haven't yet done so, please contribute to my campaign's Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb.

And please be as generous as you can.





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2011 Students For Liberty PGH Regional Conference tomorrow

http://politicalconferences.org/2010/11/pittsburgh/

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=127949497298234

Tomorrow, Sat Nov 12 @ William Pitt Student Union from 9AM to 8PM

This is shaping up to be a great event - over 76 registrations and 30 maybe's.

Students are even coming from 4 hours away!

Even if you can't make the whole day, please stop by when you can, check out some presentations, load up on goodies and meet David Boaz and all the enthusiastic young activists!

Hope to see you there!
-Dave P



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Fw: 11-11-11 Special Newsletter from Chris Chandler

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Date: 11 Nov 2011 18:33:01 -0000

To: <mark@rauterkus.com>

Subject: 11-11-11 Special Newsletter from Chris Chandler

	11-11-11 Special Newsletter from Chris Chandler This is the special annual   1 month   1 day edition of the M.U.S.E. .A.N.D. .W.H.I.R.L.E.D. .R.E.T.O.R.T.   But first! The New album Matadors is done! You can get your copy right here! Click on the picture   or paste http://www.celticartstudio.com/store/benoit-cds/ And now enough of the crass commercial announcements it is time for my favorite annual newsletter.   Hey everybody,   Seven Come Eleven.   It's that time of the year again. This year it is 11-11-11.   I have been sending out a special edition of this news letter once a year for a decade  – starting with 01-01-01.  It has been a fun annual tradition for me.   Please feel my forward it on to friends on 11-11-11.   I am sad to say that this will be the second to the last  of these annual special edition news letters – as I look to 12 - 12 -12  as the final one…   Well, unless someone between now and then ads a month to the calendar and we have a 13-13-13.   But hey – it has happened before – twice – I mean why do you think "OCT"ober is the tenth month and "DEC" ember is the 12th?   Well….   That is because Julius Caesar wanted a month named for himself – and  he got it: July.  And then not to be out done Augustus Cesar wanted one to and we got August.   So there is a precedence - It could happen - and who am I to speculate?   So HERE WE GO,   11-11-11   Eleven.   Seven Come Eleven.   She is a beauty of a number. I mean if just to look at… two parallel lines reaching to the heavens, yet firmly rooted to the ground.  She is the same if turned upside down or if viewed in a mirror – or both.   Sideways, she is a ladder.   She is the first three Syllable number.  The next would Seventeen.   For once, I will not get into arguments with the negative number crowd on this one because the word negative itself is a three syllable word.   In this "E-Lev-Un" has no competition even the obscure esoteric kind. She is the first three syllable number.   She is the first two digit Prime Number (unless you count negative 11)   Eleven… she is a beautiful las.   We count in base ten – because (As I have said on many occasions) because we have ten fingers.   Eleven is the first number that you can not count on your fingers. She is the moment when we – as ten fingered humans - burst beyond our physical bodies and discover a world that is more than our selves.   The discovery of eleven is a pivotal moment in human evolution –   THE moment…   The gateway moment…   The moment when we realize we are not the center of the universe – that there is a world beyond ourselves that is countable – but to do so we have to reach beyond our very human-ness.   The concept of eleven represents us entering the puberty of our reign as the dominant species.   At eleven, we have entered the awkward years… we have put on  the training bra of human awareness…   OK, my mother is dead and I can say these things…   I lost my virginity at age eleven.     I smoked my first cigarette then. I experimented with drugs then too… yes. I was that guy…  who changed his shoe size as often as changing gears in an 18 wheeler going down a mountain road.   I am the same size now as I was then.   5'-8' and 120 lbs… I was huge… The sixth grade class was mine!   At eleven, I ran away from home in Stone Mountain Georgia -  bound for New Orleans.  I know these days that is an early age.   I got picked up by an Alabama cop and taken home to Georgia. My inevitable wanderlust would be delayed.   Years passed… 11 of them….   When my nephew turned eleven, I thought, "Oh, …I am going to be the cool uncle… I am going to sit him down and talk frankly to my nephew… about drugs and sex and rock and roll. Wine women and song."  Not of course to encourage him to do that – but to let him know he was soon going to be exposed to such things… to let him know that I would be his go to guy if and when such an incident transpired.   I did so… It was Christmas Eve.  I told him about my life at eleven….That I had done drugs and quit.  I had been there.   I told my tale with all of its misgivings – carving out each misgiving with all the details attendant.   He said nothing…   He sat slack jawed underneath the blinking Christmas decorations that were the hallmark of my family experience.   Twilight fell.   Santa Claus came.   We all rejoiced as my mother prepared breakfast.  Christmas breakfast,,,   The entire family gathered round… Formal… Aunts… Uncles…. Cousins… My grandmother…   He, the only "child" at the table (Eleven) was naturally the center of attention…   "So Steve-O How did you like the presents – was Santa Good to you?"   He answers, (I am not making this up)  "Yes, Santa was good,.. But…   "Chris told me I should run away from home and start doing drugs…."   Abject silence.   Eleven…   I am sure this newsletter will make this Thanksgiving with my family interesting…   Oh where was I?   Eleven…   The puberty of human existence…   Eleven has no center (sorry 5  and a half) she sits catawampus – bending the rails of the abacus.   One one – or as the Rastafarians call it -  Eye and Eye. Eleven.   Perhaps it is no coincidence that it was indeed Apollo 11 that landed the first humans on the moon.   By the way a rocket must travel at 11 km per second to get out ot the earth's atmosphere.   99 minus 88.   Eleven… she is a beautiful las.   She is salty – the atomic number of Sodium.   The phrase "The eleventh hour" comes from the fact that this is a holiday.    Veterans Day.   The Treaty of Versailles ending the Great War was signed at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.   We in the US call it Veterans day. But in Europe, Canada and Austalia it is Armistice day, or remembrance day.    We were only in the Great War for a few months so for us it is not as ominous. But when you go to our neighbor in the north and you see those monuments – especially in the small towns – the smaller the town the taller the monument – the number of names is overwhelming.   It's like descending into the American Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC.   Names upon names – you can almost hear the commander shouting. "Send in the Canadians."   The Great War ended on November 11, 1918 with a terrible armistice that only lasted 22 years. (2 times 11)  Then, the Great War changed her name to the diminutive: World War One.    World War Two is often abbreviated with Roman Numerals – which makes it look like World War 11.   Eleven.   77 divided by 7   In the year 11 AD Jesus Christ was well… 11.   After Judas turned out to be a fink… we had only eleven Apostils.   Jesus was seen eleven times after he resurrected.   Now THIS is not a classic Mel Brooks Gag:  There are actually Eleven Commandments.   There are eleven statements in the Bible texts of the traditional Ten Commandments. Roman Catholics combine the first two statements into one and the Protestants combine the last two in order to arrive at the number ten.   How to number the Ten Commandments was a major issue during the Protestant Reformation.   Eleven: 3 and 2/3 times 3   Ben Hurr, Titanic and Lord of the Rings all received 11 Oscars.   There are eleven people on a soccer and field hockey pitch.   Eleven on a football Grid and eleven on Cricket field.   Eleven was the number worn by  Sparkey Anderson, Carl Hubbell, Norm Van Broklin,,  Joe Kapp,  Phil Simms, Steve Spurrier, Yao Ming, Issah Thomas and,  Mark Messier,   In cards, the Ace can be counted as 11 or 1 – depending on which is more advantageous to the players.   Eleven: the 5th smallest Prime number (unless you count negative numbers)   In a 12 Step Program Step ELEVEN is a step of meditation and courage   The deepest point of the ocean floor is 11km at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.   Eleven 5 plus 6   The Band, Harry Connick JR, The Smithereens, and Ryan Adams have all released Albums titled "Eleven." I assume in each case it was their eleventh album.  My eleventh Album was called: American Storyteller Volume II.   Which kind of looks like American Storyteller Volume Eleven   "This Amp Goes to eleven" was one of the most memorable gags in the Iconic film "Spinal Tap."   Seven – Eleven decided not to change its name to simply 24 when it went from being open from 7 AM to 11 PM to just being open all the time.   There were eleven pipers piping.  Perhaps they were Peruvian street musicians.   The Canadian Maple Leaf has eleven Points representing the 10 Provinces Plus the Monarchy.   The Canadian Dollar Coin has eleven sides (a hendecagon) and The Clock on Canadian Currency reads eleven O'Clock.   Aquarius is the 11th Zodiac sign.   And finally, it was American Flight 11 that flew into the twin Towers (which looked remarkably like the number eleven) on September the 11th 2001   No, I don't want to leave you with such an ominous thought.   It is eleven that gives us hope – and leads us into the future.  It is the gateway number.    The Phrase "Seven come Eleven."  is a wish for hope.   It comes from the game of craps: The first roll is indeed the "come roll," and you are hoping for a 7 or an 11, both winners.   Your bet on this roll is called the "come-bet."   So on this 11-11-11 – likely the only one in our life-time:    I say to you: "Seven Come Eleven."     ********************** A.N.N.O.U..N.C.M.E.N.T.S. The new CD is done!  If you would like to get your copy please click here:   Pauli and I are still up in the North West with a few more shows.  After that he heads for Asia and I return to Oakland. ******************************** Occupy! Check out this video from the new album: http://youtu.be/ilExjbNj5HY   New Videos coming very soon! Including 4 more for David Rovics   ********************************** Please check out Jen's website a very good choice for Christmas: www.celticartstudio.com ************************************** As you may know I won the 2011 Ameri-Cymru Eisteddfod in LA this year. Here is an announcement and request from the organizers:   Hi, my name is Ceri Shaw and I run the AmeriCymru Welsh American social networking site. We organize an event each year, in conjunction with the MLMEF ( see below )  called the West Coast Eisteddfod. We held the 2011 event at the Barnsdall Art Center in Hollywood and we were both pleased and honored to welcome Chris Chandler as a competitor in our live Poetry and Storytelling events. He won both! And next year we want to invite him back as a competition judge and as a performer in our Grand Opening Concert.   Events cost money and, since we are Welsh, we run everything on a shoestring ( we've been broke since before the end of the Roman Empire ) BUT we are not asking for donations.   ALL WE WANT IS YOUR VOTE! Please read the blurb below and discover how, in just a few seconds, you can help us win $25,000 to help fund the West Coast Eisteddfod 2012.   This doesn't cost you a penny, will only take a few moments and you can really help us out by doing something quick and easy! We have only two weeks to make it, PLEASE vote for us and help us get there! http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/263243673-mlmef Make sure you vote by hitting the big, green VOTE button, not just like the charity or the page.   http://www.facebook.com/gaabriel.becket and let me know! ******************************* H.E.R.E.S. .D.A. .D.A.T.E.S. Thursday, November 10, 20119:00 PM Seattle, WA special CD release party Egan's Ballard Jam House 1707 NW Market Street Seattle, WA 98107 phone: 206-789-1621 Website: www.ballardjamhouse.com Friday, November 11, 20117 PM Vashon Island, WA The Roasterie, 19529 Vashon Hwy., S.W. Vashon Island, WA 98070 phone: 206-463-9800 Website: tvicr.com/ Located in the center of Vashon Island, WA at the corner of Vashon Hwy., SW & Cemetery Road. We're just a short ferry ride from Seattle in the heart of Puget Sound in the scenic Pacific Northwest. From the north end ferry dock heading south, we're at the 2nd stop sign. Sunday, November 13, 20118 PM Olympia, WA The Tall House Arts Consortium Presents with special guests Citizen Band The Royal 311 Capitol Way North Olympia, WA 98501 phone: (360) 705-0760 Website: www.facebook.com/people/Royal-Olympia/100000219743514 Sunday, November 20, 20118:00 Decatur, GA Spoken Word Feature Java Monkey 205 E Ponce de Leon Decatur, GA 30030 phone: (404) 378-5002 Website: www.javamonkeydecatur.com Sunday, December 18, 20119:00 PM Sebastopol, CA Northbay Poetry Feature Hopmonk Tavern 230 Petaluma ave Sebastopol, CA 95472 Website: www.hopmonk.com NORTHBAY POETRY SLAM Web Site http://www.hopmonk.com		RELEASES: Matadors more releases EVENTS: November 2011 Friday, November 11th 7 PM The Roasterie, Vashon Island WA 98070 Call 206-463-9800 for more details Saturday, November 12th 8 PM with Kathy Jonas and Pat Butler Matrix Cffee House Chehalis WA 98532 Call 360.740.0492 for more details Sunday, November 13th 8 PM The Tall House Arts Consortium Presents with special guests Citizen Band The Royal Olympia WA 98501 Call (360) 705-0760 for more details Sunday, November 20th 8:00 Spoken Word Feature Java Monkey Decatur GA 30030 Call (404) 378-5002 for more details December 2011 Sunday, December 18th 9:00 PM Northbay Poetry Feature Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol CA 95472 more events FEATURED LINKS: Paul Benoit more links
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Fwd: 11/11/11 - Get your camera ready for One Day on Earth

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Subject: 11/11/11 - Get your camera ready for One Day on Earth


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Hi One Day on Earth Members,

It is almost 11/11/11 - so you know what that means -- WE WILL FILM THE
WORLD TOGETHER!

I wanted to remind you of a couple things before the big day:

1) Everything you submit must be filmed on Friday, 11/11/11
2) Our homepage will have an "uploader" for you to submit directly to us
   starting Nov. 12th.
3) To be part of the Archive, you have 30 days to upload or send footage
4) Edited or raw footage is okay to submit.
5) Check out this page for more guidelines:
   http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/participate

There are many topics being filmed on 11/11/11. Feel free to check out our
group pages for some inspiration:
http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/find-a-group

We also need your help documenting pregnancy, childbirth and newborns.
These stories and the diversity of the experience are so important that on
11/11/11 we ask: if you know someone that is expecting, and interested in
documenting their day, please contact us: litman@onedayonearth.org

Also, we are still looking to find participants in Grenada, Antigua
and Barbuda - feel free to refer a friend!

On that note, thanks so much for being part of this project. We'll be
excited to incorporate as many 11/11/11 videos into the Global Screening in
February, which you can read about below:

http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/global-screening

Happy 11/11/11 !

Brandon, Kyle and the One Day on Earth Team

***Please tell you friends via Facebook and Twitter that you are filming with
One Day on Earth on 11/11/11




Hola Miembros Un Día en la Tierra,

Ya es casi el día 11/11/11 - así que ya sabes lo que eso significa - VAMOS
A FILMAR EL MUNDO JUNTOS!

Queremos recordarles un par de cosas antes del gran día:

1) Todo lo que nos envíes debe ser filmado el Viernes, 11/11/11.
2) Nuestra página web tendrá un "cargador" para que nos envíes tus
   videos directamente a partir del 12 de Noviembre.
3) Para formar parte del Archivo, tendrás 30 días para cargar o enviar tu
   material.
4) Puedes presentar imágenes editadas o en crudo.
5) Visite esta página para obtener más instrucciones:
   http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/participate

Hay muchos temas que serán filmados en 11/11/11. No dude en
visitar nuestras páginas de grupos para  encontrar un poco de inspiración:
http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/find-a-group

También necesitamos tu ayuda para documentar embarazos, partos y recién
nacidos. Estas historias y la diversidad de la experiencia son tan
importantes que en 11/11/11 te pedimos: si conoces a alguien que está a la
espera de un bebé, y está interesada en documentar su día, por favor póngase
en contacto con nosotros: litman@onedayonearth.org

Muchas gracias por formar parte de este proyecto. Estaremos entusiasmados
en incorporar el mayor número de videos del 11/11/11 en la Proyección
Global  en Febrero. Puedes leer acerca de la Proyección Global a\
continuación:
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Feliz 11/11/11!

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The Last Call: Second Protest Announced from Mike F

From: Mike Ference


PRESS RELEASE

For more information, contact:

Mike Ference

412-233-5491

mike@ferencemarketing.com


Pittsburgh, PA — November 10, 2011 — On December 5, 2011, well-known local activist Mike Ference will stage the second in a series of "Last Call" protests targeting local institutions and individuals tied to cases involving the abuse of children and young adults. The protest will take place at 10:00 AM in front of the Allegheny County Detectives Bureau in Dormont.

 

Ference is targeting the bureau for failing to take action after he presented detailed information about alleged clergy sex abuse, cover-ups and other criminal behavior to them several years ago. "Detectives Dennis Logan and Keith Andrews basically blew me off. They weren't the least bit interested in asking me any questions or following up on anything," Ference says.

 

He adds that Assistant District Attorney Laura Ditka also showed little interest, although she did help him secure the police report on the attempted murder of his son in 1989 — the event that inspired him to begin his work as an activist. Ference says he had been unable to obtain the report directly from the McKeesport Police Department, and that then-McKeesport Mayor Jim Brewster remained reluctant to release the files, even though they are considered public record.

 

Ference initially began investigating the attempted murder of his son because he felt the case had been botched and prematurely closed by the McKeesport police. William Scully, then Public Safety Director in Clairton, gave Ference notes on the case and encouraged him to continue investigating on his own. A central issue was whether the shooter had been sexually abused and encouraged to study the occult by a local Catholic priest. In more than two decades of work since then, Ference has uncovered and written about numerous related tales of child sexual abuse and cover-ups in the region.

 

"What has happened in the Mon Valley is every bit as disturbing as Cardinal Bernard Law's cover-up in the Boston Archdiocese and the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case unfolding at Penn State," Ference says. "What I've found again and again during my investigations is that such abuse can't happen without various community stakeholders 'looking the other way.' My Last Call protests are an effort to expose some of the individuals and institutions we need to hold responsible."

 

Ference's December 5 protest will concentrate on one specific report of clergy sex abuse, cover-up, and possible intimidation by persons associated with the Pittsburgh Diocese. Based on an interview and email exchanges with the alleged victim, telephone conversations with the victim's parents and interviews with other individuals in community, Ference summarizes the case as follows:

           

In 1988, former Catholic priest John Wellinger fed drugs and alcohol to an 18-year-old college student from the University of Pittsburgh at the student's apartment. According to the victim, Wellinger also gave him a "Mickey" which knocked him out for several hours. Upon waking, the youth called 911, ran down his apartment steps and met the Pittsburgh EMS squad at the bottom. The EMS took him to the emergency room of Presbyterian University Hospital, now part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The young man was given a bed. Wellinger followed him to the hospital and into his room. The victim asked Wellinger to get his nurse. When the nurse entered the room, the young man informed the nurse that Wellinger was the person who harmed him. The nurse ushered Wellinger out. The parents of the victim were summoned, but the victim claims that he was never seen or treated by a doctor and that the police were not called.

 

Ference also quotes from emails sent to him by the alleged victim: "My dad did report Wellinger's behavior. Did you forget the excommunication letter he received from the diocese that I told you about? Did you forget about my dad being forced off the rectory grounds by West Mifflin police? Or maybe you forgot that I told the nurse in the ER that night that a priest did this to me. Or maybe you forgot how my family was ostracized from the neighborhood. We weren't quiet, Mike. We were ignored. Just like you and everyone else. I was abused."

 

In correspondence with Rita Flaherty from the Pittsburgh Diocese, Ference has been told that the Diocese is not aware of any allegations concerning this individual. In an email dated November 9, 2011, Flaherty writes:

 

"If someone has come to you with information that they have been abused, please have them contact me directly at 412-456-3060 or through our hotline number 1-888-808-1235. We would want to meet with that person and hear their story first hand and see what assistance we could provide to them. After dealing with the person directly, we follow our policies of reporting any alleged abuse involving a minor (no matter how old the alleged victim is now) to the appropriate civil authorities in the area where the abuse allegedly occurred. It is certainly my desire to assist any victim of abuse with their healing to the best of my ability."

 

Ference says this email represents a positive change from the "deny, stonewall, cover-up and hush up" tactics that he has found to be common in cases involving clergy. However, he also feels the time for patience and gradual change is long past. "For two decades I have called on certain institutions and individuals to come forward and take responsibility for their roles — active or passive — in child sex abuse," he explains. "This is the last call — those who don't do the right thing will be 'outted' at a series of protests where I will publicize incriminating details from my 22-year investigation. Abusers who have harmed children and those who knowingly covered up the crimes will be named — I want everyone in our community to know who the bad guys are."

 

Additional protests are in the planning stage. Ference says UPMC Hospital in Oakland is a likely site because of its ties to the clerical abuse case discussed above. He is also considering the police departments and municipal buildings of McKeesport, Clairton, and West Mifflin, due to their involvement in the mishandled investigation of the attempted murder of his son. District Attorney Stephen Zappala's office and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were also mentioned as stakeholders who have been more interested in protecting the church hierarchy than punishing abusers and defending children.

 

Ference says, "apparently in western PA the rules to protect children do not apply."

 

For more information on the December 5 protest or other upcoming events, call Mike Ference at 412-233-5491, or email mike@ferencemarketing.com.

 


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First water polo players at Westinghouse. Historic!

Fwd: Three Rivers Film Festival: Battle for Brooklyn this weekend!

From: Melissa McSwigan


As part of the 30th annual Three Rivers Film Festival, the documentary film Battle for Brooklyn will be screened this Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 pm at the Harris Theater (downtown).  The filmmakers are scheduled to appear and there will be a panel discussion with Rob Pfaffmann following the screening.  Given the Civic Arena and other preservation issues, I thought this would be of interest!


Here is a short summary from Pop City:

On Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn-based director-editor team Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley will be in town to present their new award-winning documentary, Battle for Brooklyn, which will be followed by a panel discussion featuring local architect Rob Pfaffmann. Shot over seven years and compiled from 500 hours of footage, Battle for Brooklyn chronicles the very public and passionate fight waged by owners and residents facing condemnation of their property to make way for the controversial Atlantic Yards project, a massive plan to build skyscrapers and a new NBA basketball arena in the heart of Brooklyn. Described as a "gripping David and Goliath story," the film examines issues surrounding eminent domain, historic preservation and the use of public dollars to support private development.

For the Post-Gazette review (scroll down):
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11314/1188687-120-0.stm
"Battle for Brooklyn" is illuminating, inspiring, discouraging and even predictable -- funny how those promised local jobs never materialize -- and a movie for our times.






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PSU predictions N@

Do the victims expand (be it at a much smaller measure) to include the 55 men on the football team today, and the 20 woman volleyball squad in 2014 if $20-M evaporates at PSU because of an abrupt removal of people due to a wicked backlash?

It is an honest question.

An airplane pilot can be pulled out of the drivers seat because a co pilot some years ago became an accused rapist. But there is a full plane of different people still in flight. Auto pilot can't land that jumbo jet with confidence. We have time, space and relationship problems and these matters need to be measured in real time.

My guess is Jo Pa is in the press box on Saturday in Nebraska and is not on the sidelines or even in the stadium the final two regular season games. He will get to talk to the team a few more times. He will get to game prep with film and such. All the assistants will be gone after the regular season. A bowl game might be declined. Who in the world hires the next staff is for another day.

The Clean Rivers Campaign needs your help this Wednesday the 9th at at 5pm at the IBEW Hall on Hot Metal Street in the South Side.

Do you want a say in the largest infrastructure project this area has ever seen?

Do want to create GREEN, family-sustaining jobs?

The Clean Rivers Campaign needs your help this Wednesday the 9^th at at 5pm at the IBEW Hall on Hot Metal Street in the Southside.

 

The campaign is organizing citizens into our project but we need to show larger community interest in the issue at this event this Wednesday.

 

We plan to have 100 people at press event at 5pm in the hall (since rain is predicted that day.) Folloing the press event starting at 6:00pm is an ALCOSAN Town Hall meeting where they will lay out the plan they have to fix the sewers.

The KEY POINTS of this issue:

1-      Federal law and Federal court enforcement requires us to fix the sewers that put raw sewage into our rivers;

2-      ALCOSAN has spent years developing a plan for this fix that the clean rivers campaign believes creates the least number of jobs (both construction and permanent maintenance) and does nothing to make our communities more livable. They want to dig deep tunnels to store the sewage when stormwater comes and treat it in expanded facilities.

3-      The plan that ALCOSAN has is not affordable by the standards set by the Federal EPA. The tunnels would cost at least $4 billion and the EPA says we can afford about $2 billion. In earlier meetings (tho not in the series of Town Hall meetings already held in the last 2 weeks) ALCOSAN has said this means their plan will be rejected in January 2013 when it is submitted and that years more will be required to renegotiate the deal with the EPA.

4-      At our press conference Wednesday the 9^th at 5pm the Clean Rivers Campaign will announce that we want to help ALCOSAN get a new deal with the EPA that reduces the sewer overflows significantly but also prioritizes getting the most number of construction and permanent maintenance jobs as well as the using the most green infrastructure as we can to both reduce the amount of stormwater that goes into the sewers as well as significantly improving the communities with trees, permeable parking lots and roads, green roofs and things that have proven to raise property values and bring business districts back to life.

 

We believe that unless the public sees us getting the most jobs and community improvements, there will be an outraged negative reaction to this whole deal that will make moving forward on fixing the sewers impossible.

The key issue: Voting for school board members

Great election day article:

The key issue: Voting for school board members: The key issue: Voting for school board members
Changes needed in pupil performance
Sunday, November 06, 2011
By Harold D. Miller

Tuesday is Election Day, and the most important vote you cast will be for people you almost never hear about: the members of your local school board.