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PENNSYLVANIA NEWS:

The Trib Editorial Board Lies About Torture...American news media really has gone downhill. Accuracy and truth no longer seem valued among journalists in America.

Message To The Tea Party

Auto Industry Bailout Saved 1.4 Million Jobs (Remember, Republicans OPPOSED this!)

Social Security: If The Rich Paid Taxes Like You And Me...Problem Solved...more here: The Republican War On Social Security Resumes

Greedy Banks Plan 6.5 million Home Foreclosures by 2012...this is why I boycott Bank of America, Chase, Citibank and Wells Fargo. They took our bailout money, right from our taxes, then screwed us over.

An idea Republicans just DO NOT UNDERSTAND: Saving Jobs Costs Less than Losing Jobs

Pittsburgh Bans Drilling of Marcellus Shale

Immigration and the Civil Justice System: A CLE Presented by the Philadelphia National Lawyers Guild


BLOGGING PENNSYLVANIA:

Lefty Blogs Pennsylvania: a roundup of Progressive News in Pennsylvania

Progress Pittsburgh is building a broad coalition of progressives to transform the governance of our city. Decades of mismanagement by directionless leadership and regressive machine politics have put our city at the brink of collapse. We need a transformation: new vision, new blood, and a new democratic process. We are working to make this transformation happen.

The Pennsylvania Progressive, brining you Pennsylvania News and Politics from a...well, PROGRESSIVE view.

Young Philly Politics: Progressive, Young, Philadelphia Politics, from Small to Big.

Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Conservative or Liberal, Deist or Pagan, Jersey transplant or Lehigh Valley native, we're all in this mess together. Let's talk. Let us do no harm. Today's one-liner: "Give me six lines written by the most honorable of men, and I will find an excuse in them to hang him.” Cardinal Richelieu

THE HUDDLER: A Pittsburgh blog, political rag, cyber tabloid, and place to hear the word on the street, from the outside looking in.


MIXING FUN AND POLITICS: Here are some organizations that mix social interaction and fun with liberal politics.

Reading Liberally Ridley Park: A Liberal Book Club. "Saving Democracy One Book at a Time"
Springfield, PA
* When? Second Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm
* Where? Border's Bookstore (Cafe Area), 1001 Baltimore Pike
* Hosted by Nina Walls


Next, here are some Drinking Liberally chapters in Pennsylvania:

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
* Third Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm onward
* The Orchards Restaurant, 1580 Orchard Dr
* Ask for the Drinking Liberally group and you'll find us.
* Hosted by Alice Elia, chambersburg (at) drinkingliberally.org

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
* Second Thursday of each month (next meeting December 13), 6:00 pm onward
* O'Rorke's Eatery & Spirits, 44 Steinwehr Avenue (second floor)
* New Location
* additional parking in National Park Service Visitor Center lot behind restaurant
* Hosted by Eileen H. Potemra, gettysburg (at) drinkingliberally.org

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* Every Tuesday, 7:30 pm onward
* Lancaster Brewing Company, 302 N Plum St (corner of Walnut and Plum)
* Hosted by Jeff Fulmer, Monz Wenner and Cher Rineer, lancaster (at) drinkingliberally.org

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Center City
* Every Tuesday, 6:00-9:00 pm
* Tangier, 1801 Lombard St (at 18th St)
* Hosted by Brendan Skwire, philadelphia (at) drinkingliberally.org

Mount Airy
* Every Thursday, 6:30-9:00 pm
* Mermaid Inn, 7673 Germantown Ave
* Hosted by Adam Zion, mtairy (at) drinkingliberally.org

Reading, Pennsylvania
* Second and fourth Thursday of each month, 6pm onward
* Canal Street Restaurant & Pub, 535 Canal St (a few blocks past RACC along the riverfront)
* NEW LOCATION!!! Great local beer from Legacy Brewing Co. & a large selection of wines by the glass.
* NO Thanksgiving meeting, obviously. Enjoy your holiday and all those awkward political conversations with ornery family members!
* Hosted by Kim Stahler and Dan Sauder, reading (at) drinkingliberally.org

State College, Pennsylvania
* First and third Tuesday of each month, 5:30 pm onward
* Hi-Way Pizza, 428 Westerly Pky
* Hosted by Nancy Crane, statecollege (at) drinkingliberally.org

West Chester, Pennsylvania
* First Thursday of each month, 8:00 pm onward
* Ryan's Pub, 124 W Gay St (On Gay St. between Church & Darlington)
* We are still on the once a month format and we have changed the venue to Ryan's. We'll be meeting up on the 2nd floor near the bar.
* Remember, no need to feed the meters in town after 5pm- save that cash for drinks!
* Hosted by Jonathan Long, Daniel Tyman and Jamie Manos, westchester (at) drinkingliberally.org

York, Pennsylvania
* Fourth Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm onward
* The First Capital Dispensing Company, 57 N Pershing Ave (We usually secure a large table or two in the back room.)
* Hosted by Phyllis Wise, Roland Rode and Craig Thomas, york (at) drinkingliberally.org

And some related groups that also mix politics and fun:

Critical Mass
Monthly at 5:30 PM on the fourth Friday
Where: Dinosaur, Carnegie Library, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Description: Critical Mass is a celebration of bicycling as a pollution-free mode of transportation. Critical Mass is not an organization nor it is affiliated with any organization, it's an unorganized coincidence. It's a movement ... of bicycles, in the streets.

Pittsburgh Green Drinks
3rd Friday of every month
Check the website for locations & guest speakers:
http://www.biothinking.com/greendrinks/index.php?country=USA&city=Pittsburgh

Steel-City Stonewall Democrats Happy Hour
Monthly at 17:15 on the fourth Tuesday
Where: 965 Liberty Avenue downtown


Here are a few Democracy for America groups in Pennsylvania:

Gettysburg Area DFA Meetup: will be held at the Lutheran Theological Seminary on Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg the first Wednesday of each month. We gather at 6:30 pm to chat and enjoy refreshments. Our meeting begins at 7:00 PM at the Seminary's Valentine Hall, Room 206 -- across from the Seminary Library. There is parking both in front of Valentine Hall (off Springs Ave) and in the Seminary lot next to the Library. Contact Elaine Jones for more information: elainelynchjones_at_gmail.com

Western PA DFA Monthly Meeting: second Thursday of each month, 6:00 PM, Rudy & Son Restaurant, 1641 Mercer - Grove City Rd

Philly for Change Meeting: first Wednesday of the month at 7pm. Find out more about the group at www.phillyforchange.com


NAACP IN PENNSYLVANIA: The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination.

Here are some local chapters of the NAACP:

ALLEGHENY EAST BRANCH NAACP
500 Laurel Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146
William M. Bailey, President
wbailey530@aol.com

ALLEGHENY-KISKI BRANCH NAACP
Dr. Liney Glenn, President
P. O. Box 185 d.ayers5@comcast.net
Brackenridge, PA 15014-1166
lineyglenn@hotmail.com

ALLENTOWN BRANCH NAACP
P.O. Box 9418, Allentown, PA 18105
610-797-1107
Daniel C Bosket, President
dbosket@caclv.org

AMBLER BRANCH NAACP
Evelyn H. Warner, President
evelynwarner47@hotmail.com

BEAVER COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
AAUD Franklin Center, 542 Franklin Avenue
Aliquippa, PA 15001
Willie Sallis, President
sallis116@comcast.net

BETHLEHEM BRANCH NAACP
P.O. Box 1474
Bethlehem, PA 18016
610-866-2078
Website: http://bethnaacp.org
Esther M. Lee, President
lanelee@aol.com

BLAIR COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
2100 Sixth Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
Virginia Day, Secretary
vday@atlanticbbn.net

BUCKS COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
P.O. Box 1271 Morrisville, PA 19067-1271
www.bucksnaacp.org
John W. Jordan, President
bucksnaacp@yahoo.com

CARLISLE BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 564 Carlisle, PA 17013
Brenda L. Sampson, President
brendalavore13@comcast.net

CHELTENHAM AREA BRANCH NAACP
P.O. Box 151
Wyncote, PA 19095
cheltnaacp@aol.com
www.naacp-cab.org
Harvey L. Crudup, President
harveycrudup@aol.com

CHESTER BRANCH NAACP
P.O. Box 863 209 W 7th Street Chester, PA 19016-0863
Office: 610.872.3664 Fax: 610.872.9303
Darrell Jones, President
darrell821@aol.com

CLAIRTON BRANCH NAACP
P.O. Box 33
Clairton, PA 15025
Joan Lucky, Secretary
jlluckey@comcast.net

COATESVILLE BRANCH NAACP
www.coatesvillenaacp.org
William A. Lambert, Sr., President
wlamb71@yahoo.com

DARBY AREA BRANCH NAACP
P O. Box 149 Darby, PA 19023
Sheila A. Carter, President
scarter1015@rcn.com

EAST BOROUGHS BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 0741
Braddock, PA 15104
Deborah Brown, President
dclb_gmom@hotmail.com

EASTON BRANCH NAACP
P. O. Box 703 Easton, PA 18042
Merrill Fennell, President
merrillfennell@hotmail.com

ERIE BRANCH NAACP
Dorothy Smith- Frazier, President
dsmith-frazier@phcse.org

FAYETTE COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
137 N Beeson Street, Uniontown, PA 15401
Clinton Anderson, President
clintonand@aol.com

GREATER GETTYSBURG UNIT NAACP #2384
P O Box 4775, Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-321-3079
gettysburgnaacp2384@live.com

GRATERFORD CORRECTIONAL FACILTY NAACP
Mr. Donald Jones CM1887, President
SCI-Graterford
P.O. Box 244
Graterford, PA 19426-0244

GREENSBURG-JEANETTE BRANCH NAACP
1101 Old Salem Rd, Suite 207
Greensburg, PA 15601
Ruth Tolbert, President
tolber2@msn.com

HARRISBURG BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 2757
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Stanley R. Lawson, Sr., President
stanley_lawson@msn.net

INDIANA COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
PO Box 7 – Indiana, PA 15701
724-463-0631
naacpindiana_countybranch@yahoo.com

JOHNSTOWN BRANCH NAACP
Dr. Clea P.Hollis, President
NAACPJ@aol.com

LANCASTER BRANCH NAACP
Rev Robert O Bailey, President
robhdma@aol.com

LYCOMING TRI-COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 753, Williamsport, PA 17701
Gerald Smith, President
smithenterprisea@comcast.net

MAINLINE BRANCH NAACP
Rev. Albert G. Davis, President
revagdavisjr@comcast.net

MCKEESPORT BRANCH NAACP
412-673-2206
412-896-9133

MEADVILLE BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 1422, Meadville, PA 16335
burnett@edinboro.edu

MEDIA BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 1973, Media, PA 19063
web-www.naacpmediabranch.org
Dr. Joan Duval-Flynn, President
jed.flynn@verizon.net

MERCER COUNTY NAACP
PO Box 413 - Farrell, PA 16121
Pamela J. Prince, Secretary
princpamela@hotmail.com

MONGAHELA VALLEY BRANCH NAACP
422 6th Street
Monessen, PA 15062
naacp@midmom.com

MONROE COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
Monroe County NAACP, P.O. Box 487, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Phone: 570-851-4522
President: Ylvonne Gonzalez President@pocononaacp.org
Secretary: Beatrice Cyrus secretary1@pocononaacp.org

NEW CASTLE BRANCH NAACP
Charlotte Sheffield, Secretary
charsheff@aol.com

NORRISTOWN BRANCH NAACP
M. Lana Shells, President
norristownnaacp@msn.com

PENN HILLS BRANCH NAACP
Joyce Davis, President
davisbolen@aol.com

PHILADELPHIA BRANCH NAACP
1619 W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121
philadelphianaacp@hotmail.com
J. Whyatt Mondesire, President
infosundaysun@yahoo.com

PITTSBURGH BRANCH NAACP
2203 Wylie Avenue - Pittsburgh, PA 15219
naacp.pittsburg@verizon.net
M. Gayle Moss, President
mgm250@aol.com

POTTSTOWN BRANCH NAACP
880 Cross Street, P O Box 13
Pottstown, PA 19464

READING BRANCH NAACP
529 Court Street, Suite 207
Reading, PA 19601
Robert Jefferson, President
tayab115@comcast.net

WASHINGTON COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 188, Washington, Pa 15301
Dean Ellis, President
deanellis01@comcast.net

WEST CHESTER BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 196, West Chester, PA 19381-0916
wcpanaacp@yahoo.com
Alice H. Hammond, President
wcpanaacppres@yahoo.com

WILLOW GROVE BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 140
Willow Grove, PA 19090

WILKES-BARRE BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 2460, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703
WBNAACP2360@AO L.COM
Ronald L. Felton, President
Rfelton344@aol.com

YORK BRANCH NAACP
P O Box 14, York, PA 17405
yorknaacp@comcast.net
Eric Kirkland, President
ekirkland1@comcast.net

College and Youth Division

President- Kirin Kennedy pa.yc.naacp@gmail.com
Advisor- Rev. Elisha Morris Elishab1975@gmail.com
1st Vice-President- Jessica Reed Jessica.reed@temple.edu
2nd Vice- President- Travis Salters tgs5024@psu.edu

Address- 1619 Cecil B. Moore Ave, Philadelphia Pa 19121

Website: www.paycnaacp.webs.com
Twitter: paycnaacp
Facebook: Pennsylvania NAACP Youth and College Division
myspace: myspace.com/paycnaacp

Verna P. Carter, State Youth/College Advisor
vpianosstm@aol.com


PROGRESSIVE NETWORK OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA:

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We facilitate web-based networking and mutual support through the web, emails, county-oriented online calendars, and lists of resources, press contacts, and strategies.

Our Calendar lists progressive events in SE PA and adjoining states to help groups to publicize and coordinate their events and individuals to participate.


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