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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

BACKBONE. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE KEN HARBAUGH.


Yesterday, our President met with Vladimir Putin.

Some of us thought he went to Helsinki to stand up for our nation and defend American interests around the world.

He did not.

Instead, in an act of cowardice, our President stood on the national stage and sided with Putin over America.

As a Navy pilot, I flew missions off the coast of Russia. Putin is not our friend.

Senator John McCain called our President’s remarks “disgraceful.” “He should have defended us,” said Trish Regan of Fox Business. Here in Ohio, a GOP county leader resigned in protest.

And what did Bob Gibbs have to say? What did he do in the face of this disgraceful behavior?

Nothing.

He released no statement. He did not respond to voters who phoned again and again.

Military men and women train for years to handle missions against Russia. We know that a single misstep could result in catastrophe. We take this seriously. Because lives are on the line.

John McCain is right. American ideals of freedom, liberty, and justice are worth defending here at home and around the world. Our President should take the defense of those values seriously.

So should our Congressman.

In service,

Ken

Monday, July 16, 2018

TRUMP SIDES WITH PUTIN OVER AMERICA. U.S. SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse — US Senator for Rhode Island
The president just stood next to the authoritarian ruler of a hostile power and blamed the state of our bilateral relationship on American ‘foolishness.’
He refused to hold Russia accountable for interference in the 2016 election, and refused to credit the analysis of the U.S. intelligence community over the empty word of Vladimir Putin. His statements today are deeply unnerving, as is his abandonment of many of our closest allies in recent days.
WHITEHOUSE.SENATE.GOV
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island

See you at the State House tomorrow? Kim Kargman, Organizing Manager, Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts.

Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts
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President Trump’s attacks on the national Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. Skyrocketing STI rates. The #MeToo movement. The time for a law that protects teens from abstinence-only sex education in Massachusetts is now.
Tomorrow, we will make the final push for the Healthy Youth Act at the Massachusetts State House – and we need your help. Most state reps support the bill, but they need to hear your voice to be convinced to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.
Last Chance Lobby Day for the Healthy Youth Act
Tuesday, July 17th, 2018
12 PM to 2:00 PM
Room 437
Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts
We know that 85 percent of 2018 likely voters in Massachusetts oppose abstinence-only programs. And we know that if we don’t act, anti-science, anti-LGBTQ sex ed programs will continue to be taught across the state. Young people have a right to an education free from shame and stigma. Join me at the State House to make this vision a reality.
Sincerely,
Kim Kargman
Organizing Manager
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts

Calls for Proposals: The 2019 AAPT-APA Teaching Hub.


American Philosophical Association
Dear DAVID,
AAPT-APA Teaching HubThe APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy (CTP) and the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) invite proposals for Teaching Hub sessions at the 2019 Eastern Division meeting in New York, NY, January 7–10.
The AAPT-APA Teaching Hub is a series of interactive workshops and conversations designed specifically for philosophers and created to celebrate teaching within the context of the APA divisional meetings. Jointly organized by the CTP and the AAPT, the Teaching Hub aims to offer a range of high-quality and inclusive development opportunities that address the teaching of philosophy at all levels, pre-college through graduate school.
This year, we are offering a Teaching Hub at all three APA meetings. Each Teaching Hub will include a poster session featuring both (1) independent work by undergraduate students and (2) work in the teaching of philosophy by faculty and graduate students. Please consider submitting your own work to one of the Teaching Hub poster sessions, and please encourage undergraduates who have completed independent work in philosophy this past academic year and undergraduates who are working on summer research projects in philosophy currently to submit an abstract to one of the Teaching Hub poster sessions.
Please also consider submitting a proposal for one of more of the following regular sessions at the 2019 Eastern Division meeting (calls for proposals for Teaching Hub sessions at the Central and Pacific Division meetings will be forthcoming):
  • STEM Collaborations in the Philosophy Classroom – Deadline: August 23, 2018This session will share ways philosophy teachers might collaborate with various STEM classrooms to create new learning opportunities for both populations of students.
The complete calls for proposals are available on the Teaching Hub webpage.
For general information about the AAPT-APA Teaching Hub, please visit the AAPT website and the CTP webpage. For specific information about the Teaching Hub at the 2019 Eastern Division meeting in New York, NY, please contact Alexandra Bradner (alexandrabradner@gmail.com) or Russell Marcus (rmarcus1@hamilton.edu).
We look forward to receiving your proposals.
All the best,
David W. Concepción
Chair, APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy
P.S. Please note that all APA meeting participants are required to register for each meeting they attend.