The Susquehanna Valley Progressives have released their Fall programming schedule and the next SVP meeting. A Fall Networking reception is being planned for November. More details about this event to follow.
Susquehanna Valley Progressives Next Meeting
Monday, September 12th | 6:30 PM
Cherry Alley Cafe
21 N. 3rd Street, Lewisburg
Join fellow progressives to discuss how we can promote progressive values in the Susquehanna Valley. What issues are important to you and how can we work together to move them forward? How can we expand our outreach in this region? We need you! Your ideas, your talents, your energy!
If you have agenda items, please send to Nicole by September 8th.
Susquehanna Valley Progressives Fall Program
The Human Cost of Human Trafficking
Thursday, September 29 | 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Degenstein Library, 40 S. 5th Street, Sunbury
Beyond the overwhelming facts and statistics of a pervasive social problem, this presentation also illustrates the effects of human trafficking on individual victims. Through video interviews, case studies, and interactive exercises, attendees will be offered a close, considered look at the human side of an international, underground economy.
Speaker: Alex Skitolsky, Lewsburg Prison Project
Slaying the Gerrymander: Ensuring Fair Representation
Thursday, October 20 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Degenstein Library, 40 S. 5th Street, Sunbury
Barry Kauffman of Common Cause returns to take on the issue of gerrymandering. Pennsylvania has some of the most gerrymandered districts in the country. In 2020, the legislature will redraw the legislative and congressional districts based on newly acquired census data. How will the lines be drawn?
Speaker: Barry Kauffman, Common Cause
Slaying the Gerrymander: Ensuring Fair Representation
Thursday, October 20 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Degenstein Library, 40 S. 5th Street, Sunbury
Barry Kauffman of Common Cause returns to take on the issue of gerrymandering. Pennsylvania has some of the most gerrymandered districts in the country. In 2020, the legislature will redraw the legislative and congressional districts based on newly acquired census data. How will the lines be drawn?
Speaker: Barry Kauffman, Common Cause
Clean Water for Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake
Tuesday, October 25 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Snyder County East Office
Half of the freshwater that flows into the Chesapeake Bay, comes from Pennsylvania. Considering that 19,000 miles of Pennsylvania rivers and streams are damaged by pollution, there is a big job ahead. Learn how Pennsylvanians can improve the health of the bay while protecting our own water resources.
Speaker: B.J. Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Can We Keep Our Democracy…or Get it Back?
Tuesday, November 1 | 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Union County Library
255 Reitz Boulevard, Lewisburg
Princeton political scientists recently demonstrated that the U.S. functions as an oligarchy, where wealthy special interests control most policies. Unlimited campaign money, the corruption of our political system by the donor class, systematic voter suppression, and voter cynicism conspire to challenge what’s left of our Democracy. Reform efforts are growing locally and nationally, and Get Money Out-MD has lobbied the Maryland legislature for a state resolution to overturn ‘Citizens United’ through a U.S. constitutional amendment, including a guaranteed right to vote.
Speaker: Susan Ogden, Get Money Out-Maryland