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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mon, June 18 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><em><b>2012 Debs-Thomas-Bernstein Awards Reception</b></em><br><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Honoring <strong>Andrea Miller</strong> (former Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts)<br>and The Fight for Women’s Health Care<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>In the face of mounting right-wing attacks on women, help us honor an activist who fights for women's rights: former Mass. NARAL Executive Director, and Young Democratic Socialists alumna, Andrea Miller. Speakers will include Marlene Fried, Professor of Philosophy at Hampshire College, a widely published author who serves on the board of the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights, as well as Darrin Howell of Mass Uniting, and State Senator Patricia Jehlen.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Andrea has spent two decades on the front lines of the struggle for reproductive justice. Under her leadership in 2010 NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts resisted the nation-wide Republican tsunami by retaining a slim pro-choice majority at the State House, and won “no co pays” for contraception in health care legislation. Last year, Andrea moved to NYC to become President of the National Institute for Reproductive Health and NARAL Pro-Choice New York, where she successfully battled the FDA for access to over-the- counter emergency contraception and co-founded the Center for Reproductive Rights.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Speakers:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marlene Fried, Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Darrin Howell, Mass Uniting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Patricia Jehlen, MA State Senator<o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><a href="http://dsaboston.org/PerkinsSt.htm" title="Directions to 56 Perkins St">56 Perkins Street</a>, Jamaica Plain, 6-8 PM</strong> - Click <a href="http://dsaboston.org/Debs-Thomas-Bernstein2012.htm" title="DTB 2012 Page">HERE</a> for more info, or download the <a href="http://dsaboston.org/2012%20DTB%20Letter.pdf" title="DTB Sponsor Letter">PDF letter</a> (with response slip), or <a href="http://dsaboston.org/2012%20DTB%20Flyer.pdf" title="Andrea Miller Flyer">flyer</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The award Andrea will be given is named after DSA Founding Chair Michael Harrington and A. Philip Randolph, democratic socialist leaders of the last century active in the civil rights, labor and peace movements of their time who embody the political values DSA seeks to carry on today. These awards have been given since 1977 to honor deserving activists, Past recipients include journalist Matt Taibbi, SEIU 615 President Rocio Saenz, and Dollars & Sense editor Chris Tilly. Admission is $35 ($15 student/low income), which includes hors d’oeurves and an open bar.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope to see you all on June 18!<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>