Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Tweet[IWS] IPS: new! CITIES FOR PROGRESS (Political Progressive Initiative) [1 June 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES (IPS)
For Immediate Release
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Joia Jefferson Nuri: (240) 603-7905
Launch of new "virtual map" to connect political progressives nationwide
"Cities for Progress is one more step to put progressive ideas back in power in the United States.
The 'Map of Progressive Leadership' is a communication tool to take back America."
--Karen Dolan, Project Director, Cities for Progress
Take Back America 2005
Press Conference
Wednesday, June 1, Noon
Washington Hilton
http://www.citiesforprogress.org/pdfs/CFP_LaunchPR052405.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
A virtual address book of progressive groups at the country's fingertips
The Institute for Policy Studies is launching Cities for Progress, a new nationwide network of locally elected
officials and community-based activists working toward social and economic change in America's
urban centers. The Cities for Progress website (www.citiesforprogress.org ) boasts a virtual map that
connects the progressive movement from Maine to California. With a click of the mouse, elected
officials and NGO's can connect with like-minded activists all over the country. Now there can be multilayers
of discussions on how to bring a local perspective to the national debate.
Former Speaker of The House, the late Tip O'Neill, once said, "All politics is local." This has never been
truer. The cost of the Iraq war at $207.5 billion threatens to cripple the American homeland. The war's
price tag means cities such as Washington, D.C will spend $1.4 billion defending Baghdad while
education standards decline in their schools. Cities for Progress is the voice of Americans speaking out
against the government's skewed spending priorities that are weakening our cities.
Cities for Progress was born out of Cities for Peace, a project which helped pass nearly 200 city council
resolutions opposed to the invasion of Iraq, citing local costs. Both are projects of the oldest progressive
think-tank in Washington, The Institute for Policy Studies. The vision of Cities for Progress is to create
national change at the local level. By educating the American people and offering means of
communicating with each other, the organization empowers local communities to change politics.
Working together in this manner to create a national consciousness, Cities for Progress brings together
collective voices that will be heard by the White House, Congress and the national media.
Guest at the Press Conference will include City Council members: Joe Moore, Chicago; Bill Perkins,
New York City; Chuck Turner, Boston, Mark Elrich, Takoma Park, Maryland
AND MUCH MORE...including FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES (IPS)
For Immediate Release
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Joia Jefferson Nuri: (240) 603-7905
Launch of new "virtual map" to connect political progressives nationwide
"Cities for Progress is one more step to put progressive ideas back in power in the United States.
The 'Map of Progressive Leadership' is a communication tool to take back America."
--Karen Dolan, Project Director, Cities for Progress
Take Back America 2005
Press Conference
Wednesday, June 1, Noon
Washington Hilton
http://www.citiesforprogress.org/pdfs/CFP_LaunchPR052405.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
A virtual address book of progressive groups at the country's fingertips
The Institute for Policy Studies is launching Cities for Progress, a new nationwide network of locally elected
officials and community-based activists working toward social and economic change in America's
urban centers. The Cities for Progress website (www.citiesforprogress.org ) boasts a virtual map that
connects the progressive movement from Maine to California. With a click of the mouse, elected
officials and NGO's can connect with like-minded activists all over the country. Now there can be multilayers
of discussions on how to bring a local perspective to the national debate.
Former Speaker of The House, the late Tip O'Neill, once said, "All politics is local." This has never been
truer. The cost of the Iraq war at $207.5 billion threatens to cripple the American homeland. The war's
price tag means cities such as Washington, D.C will spend $1.4 billion defending Baghdad while
education standards decline in their schools. Cities for Progress is the voice of Americans speaking out
against the government's skewed spending priorities that are weakening our cities.
Cities for Progress was born out of Cities for Peace, a project which helped pass nearly 200 city council
resolutions opposed to the invasion of Iraq, citing local costs. Both are projects of the oldest progressive
think-tank in Washington, The Institute for Policy Studies. The vision of Cities for Progress is to create
national change at the local level. By educating the American people and offering means of
communicating with each other, the organization empowers local communities to change politics.
Working together in this manner to create a national consciousness, Cities for Progress brings together
collective voices that will be heard by the White House, Congress and the national media.
Guest at the Press Conference will include City Council members: Joe Moore, Chicago; Bill Perkins,
New York City; Chuck Turner, Boston, Mark Elrich, Takoma Park, Maryland
AND MUCH MORE...including FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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