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Montana Women For Resumes Regular Monthly Meetings

Posted by Moderator on March 21st, 2009  | 1 Comment  | 
Published in Events, Meetings

Title: Montana Women For April MeetingLocation: Russell Chatham room, Livingston Public LibraryDescription: After a hiatus of several months, we resumed our general meetings with an annual meeting and potluck at the Elks on March 12. Regular monthly meetings will begin April 9 at 7 pm at the library. Once again, we will have [...]

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Mary MacMakin to Speak on the Plight of Women in Afghanistan

Posted by Moderator on March 21st, 2009  | 1 Comment  | 
Published in Events

On April 3rd, Montana Women For will proudly present Mary MacMakin, who will share stories and photos of her 46 years working with widows and children in Afghanistan. Montana Women For will host the presentation at the Danforth Gallery in historic downtown Livingston at 6 pm. Refreshments will be served and there will be an [...]

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The sinking economy requires global cooperation

Posted by Moderator on March 11th, 2009  | Leave a Comment  | 
Published in Commentary, General Interest

Excerpted from Robert Borosage’s article about the economy on opednews.com: Will Everyone Grab a Bucket? This Thing is Sinking
Last year we worried about homes below water; now it is the economy itself that is sinking. Warren Buffett says the US economy has “fallen off a cliff.” And, as bad as the US is, the rest [...]

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March 10, call Tester, Baucus and Rehberg for decent healthcare

Posted by Moderator on March 10th, 2009  | Leave a Comment  | 
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Billy Tauzin, CEO of PhRma, Karen Ignagni of America’s Health Insurance Plans, Bill Novelli of AARP, and dozens of other corporate heads of profit-making health care industries were present at the White House Summit while single payer advocates struggled to get in. Phone call campaigns and demonstrations make a difference. We will have [...]

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Save our food supply

Posted by Moderator on March 9th, 2009  | Leave a Comment  | 
Published in Actions, Commentary, General Interest, News

Friends,
Help stop a former Monsanto executive from working in the White House!
Currently America is in the middle of a record food safety crisis and it could get a whole lot worse.
There’s a possibility that former Monsanto executive Michael Taylor and irradiation proponent Dr. Michael Osterholm will be named to top food safety spots in the [...]

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Montana Women For General Meeting March 12

Posted by Moderator on March 5th, 2009  | Leave a Comment  | 
Published in Events, Meetings

On Thursday, March 12, Montana Women For will have its first general meeting in a long time.  It will be at 6:30 pm at 315 West Lewis and will be a pot luck, so bring what ever you can.
We will be discussing upcoming actions for the coming year, including actions that help our community make [...]

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We need to understand the bailout

Posted by Moderator on March 5th, 2009  | 1 Comment  | 
Published in Commentary, General Interest, News

A Bank Bailout That Works
by JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ
This article appeared in the March 23, 2009 edition of The Nation.
March 4, 2009
The problem with America’s banks is not just one of liquidity. Years of reckless behavior, including bad lending and gambling with derivatives, have left them, in effect, bankrupt. If our government were playing by the [...]

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