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North and Northwest Suburban Assembly and Candidates Forum TONIGHT!
100 north & northwest suburban groups meet with 7 local legislative candidates in a call to end partisan gridlock & posturing to work together on substantive improvements for Illinois' families.
United Power for Action and Justice
Media Advisory: October 22, 2012
100 north and northwest Suburban congregations meet with 7 local legislative candidates in a call to end partisan gridlock and posturing in order to work together on substantive improvements for Illinois’ families
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WHO: 7 Confirmed legislative candidates
State Representative candidates:
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Robyn Gabel, Democrat, 18th District
Jonathan Greenberg, Republican, 57th District
Elaine Nekritz, Democrat, 57th District Susan Sweeney, Republican, 55th District
State Senate candidates:
Glenn Farkas, Republican, 9th District
Jim O'Donnell, Republican, 28th District
Arie Freidman, Republican, 29th District
WHAT: One hundred leaders from United Power’s faith-based and civic member organizations will assess the willingness of candidates to balance taking care of our state’s most vulnerable residents and addressing the harsh fiscal realities in our state.
United Power leaders will present three issues and solutions affecting families within their membership: expanding and improving health care, rebuilding Southwest Chicago neighborhoods devastated by foreclosure, and increasing supportive housing for people with disabilities. Candidates will then have time to present their top priority and demonstrate their willingness to challenge their own party’s orthodoxy in the interest of seeking concrete solutions to everyday problems affecting our families and communities.
WHEN:Monday October 22, 2012 7:00-8:30pm
WHERE: St. Martin's Episcopal Church 1095 Thacker St Des Plaines, IL
WHY: Addressing the real needs of people in our state will require citizens and elected officials to work together in seeking creative solutions.
About: United Power for Action and Justice is an independent, non-partisan, self-funding organization of forty churches, synagogues, mosques, civic, neighborhood, health, and ethnic institutions from across Cook County representing 250,000 people. These institutions of civil society have joined together to fight for social justice and the common good on issues of shared concern. Founded in 1997, United Power is an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the oldest and largest network of community organizations in the country.
For more info call Erin Kane at 312-898-9067 or email her at ekane@luc.edu
