Check out this YouTube video from the Retired Americans (www.retiredamericans.org) on the 75th Anniversary of Social Security:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH1owE08Q8s&feature=player_embedded.
 
Celebrate the 75th Birthday of Social Security on Saturday, August 14, 2010.  Visit http://www.strengthensocialsecurity.org for more information.  Strengthen Social Security...Don't Cut It!

 
Celebrate 75 Years of Social Security!
 

If you missed the July 30th, 2010 episode of Democracy Now, here is the link:
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/30/obama_defends_sweeping_education_r....

(Reprinted from www.greenchange.org)
 
   The Green New Deal is an ambitious program to create economic prosperity together with ecological sustainability.  Here are the 10 policies you endorse by joining the Green New Deal Coalition:
 
1) Cut military spending at least 70%;
2) Create millions of green union jobs through massive public investment in renewable energy, mass transit and conservation;

On Thursday, July 29th, 2010, Democracy Now hosts Amy Goodman & Juan Gonzalez interview Isabel Garcia, co-chair of the Tucson-based organization Derechos Humanos (Coalition for Human Rights).  In case you missed the program, here is the link: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/29/on_eve_of_major_protests_federal.

The next meeting of the West Valley Greens local will be Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm at the Mighty Cup and Spoon Coffeehouse & Gallery (http://www.mightycupandspoon.com), 7021 N. 57th Avenue, historic downtown Glendale, AZ 85301.  The coffeehouse is a half-block north of Glendale Avenue, next to the Avalon Salon.  Join your fellow "West Side" Greens for good coffee, political discussion, and social networking!  If you are a registered Green, you are highly encouraged to attend.  The West Valley Greens meet the 2nd & 3rd Thursday of every month.

Join in the fun of the Awakening Earth Expo, Saturday, August 7th & Sunday, August 8th (10am to 4pm both days) at the Pine Community Center & Ramada (3886 N. Highway 87, across from the Post Office) in Pine, AZ.  Share new ideas for art, conservation and healthy living with the local and global community.  Festival includes eco-friendly products, original artwork, crystals, and information about sustainable living, solar power, wildlife preservation, organics, nutrition, yoga, massage and much more.

 
The Green Party of Maricopa County (GPMC) invites the public to attend our 1st Popular Education teach-in on Medicare & Social Security!
 

 
Green Party of Maricopa County (GPMC) 
P.O. Box 60173, Phoenix, AZ 85082 * (602) 417-0213 * http://maricopagreens.org
 

 
On the July 19, 2010 episode of Democracy Now, host Amy Goodman interviews Dean Baker of the Center for Economic Policy & Research.  If you missed the episode , please go to this link: http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2010/7/19/part_ii_social_security_under....