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<P><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Join
us! Regional conference Saturday, April
11!</SPAN></I></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">ALLIANCE
for DEMOCRACY<BR>Northeast Region</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Citizen
Action 2009</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Maintaining
Democracy:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Undermining
the Corporate Agenda from the Bottom
Up</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Dear
Members and friends of <B>Alliance for Democracy,
Northeast Region</B>,<BR> <BR>It has been a long while
since we have convened together with fellow members. Let's
share our deep and ongoing interest in advancing the many
avenues of democracy, and take actions concerning the forces
that block realization of our precious democratic
heritage.<BR> <BR>Join us, to hear from your fellow
AfDers and kindred allies about their worthwhile projects.
These people are engaging in the actual nuts and bolts of
our struggle, often working with low visibility. We will
meet to learn ways to support these efforts and even move
beyond, as we enjoy good food and music and mingle with our
colleagues.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">SATURDAY
APRIL 11, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>Walker
Center, 144 Hancock Street at Grove Street<BR>Newton,
Massachusetts</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(Exit
22 off Rt I-95, 0.5 miles from Riverside Green Line station.
Click<SPAN
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href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FdQnb%2FhjWnccVRF6M2tillRvaYtaD9If"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">here</SPAN></A><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">for
a map.)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">9:00
a.m. Coffee, Registration ($15, early-bird rate
of<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>$5</B><SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>by April
4)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">12
noon Lunch, $12 with vegetarian
option</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5:30
p.m. Dinner, $14 with vegetarian option (Dinner
is timed to accomodate those attending David Griffin's talk
<SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">about</SPAN> 9/11<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d">---7pm at BU, Morse
Auditorium</SPAN>)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">CALL
781-894-1179 (AfD National Office, Waltham)
to <I>REGISTER NOW!</I></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR> <BR>We
look forward to seeing you there.<BR> <BR>David Whitty
& Ruth Weizenbaum<BR><I>Alliance for Democracy, NE
Regional Representatives</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Program:</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">We
will hear from the following speakers, and engage in
dialogues about their topics:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">NANCY
LEE WOOD</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (Bristol
Community College): <I>Overview and Resource
Depletion</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">JILL
STEIN</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (MCHC:
Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy
Communities): <I>Taking on the Climate Crisis --
Local, State, and National</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">GARRET
WHITNEY</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (Concord
Climate Action Network) <I>The 350ppm
Campaign</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Sustainable
Community Initiatives:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <I>Reports
from Aperion and Green Drinks of Rhode
Island</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">MARY
ROSSBOROUGH</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (Salem
State College Lifelong Learning Institute): <I>The
Economy -- Pitfalls and New
Directions</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">DAV<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d">E</SPAN> LEWIT</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (Dispatch):<SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d"> <I>Short- and Long-Range Thinking
and Action</I> </SPAN></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">PAT
McSWEENEY</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (Citizens
for an Informed <SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Community):
</SPAN><I>Militarism as a Tool for the Corporate
Agenda</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Radio
hosts STAN ROBINSON & JOHN GREBE:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <I>The
Local and Larger Independent-Media
Presence</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">KATIE
ROBBINS</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (Healthcare-NOW!): <I>State
Legislative Initiatives</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">BARBARA
CLANCY</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (AfD
Health Care Campaign): <I>Action
Tools</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">TONI
SERAFINI</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (AfD)
& <B>SHERYL CRAWFORD</B> (Mass
Vote): <I>Electoral Issues</I></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
</LI></UL>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR>Additional
Media Initiatives:</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">COMMUNITY
SHOWINGS/ACTIONS:</SPAN></B><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">David
Whitty</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> (Town
of Ashland),<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Joan
Ecklein</B> (Women's International League for Peace
& Freedom: WILPF), <SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Sue
Gracey</B> (Boston Bio-Weapons Lab, WILPF),<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>The Raging
Grannies</B></SPAN><o:p></o:p>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">COMMUNITY
CABLE PROJECT: "OTHER VOICES":<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Ruth
Weizenbaum</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(Overview
with distribution team),<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Jane
Lynn</B> (Marlboro),<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Michael
Bleiweiss</B> (Methuen),<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Charlie
Phillips</B> (Concord),<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Bob
Datz</B> (Brimfield),<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Cornelia
Sullivan</B> (Boston),<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Joanna
Herlihy</B> (Cambridge & Somerville):
editing & filming work,<SPAN
class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Leo
Immonen</B> (Wrentham)</SPAN><o:p></o:p>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">WEB
OPTIONS</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">NEWSLETTERS</SPAN></B><o:p></o:p>
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