Check out the animated video created by The Story of Stuff on how corporation become people helped by the Supreme Court decision for Citizens United. We The People – Corporation are People?
The True Patriot Network
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
. At The True Patriot Network, their contention is that when you unpack true American patriotism — the idea of country before self — what you discover is a moral framework that goes back to this nation’s founding, and that is inherently progressive. Living by such principles as service, stewardship, tolerance, and equality of opportunity, [...]
Elgin’s 4th Annual Green Expo – Admission is free!
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Title: Elgin’s 4th Annual Green Expo – Admission is free! Location: Centre of Elgin Link out: Click here Description: The fourth-annual Elgin’s Green Expo May 4 from 1 pm to 8 pm May 5 from 9 am to 4 pm Location: Centre of Elgin This family fun event from watching junk being turned into recycled [...]
Getting to the Truth
August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here are three great organizations that are shining the light on major concerns of government and politics. Sign-up for their e-newsletter. The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) ICPR is a non-partisan public interest group that conducts research and advocates reforms to promote public participation in government, address the role of money in politics and [...]
Arbor Day 2011
April 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This Arbor Day, April 30, HanDI members Maureen and Rick (plus kids) joined other Streamwood residents to clean up Surrey Woods park, off Route 59. (Although the event was not sponsored by HanDI, it did align with our group’s commitment to environmental issues, so M. & R. embraced the opportunity to volunteer!) The work [...]
Illinois drawing of House, Senate and Congressional district boundaries
April 13, 2011 By 6 Comments
The Illinois State legislators are kicking off the once-in-a-decade process of drawing new State House, Senate and Congressional district boundaries. Illinois Senate have with 5 public meetings across the state, beginning March 28 and continuing into April. Residents are invited to tell members of the Senate Redistricting Committee about their communities and representational needs by [...]
Please Join Us in a Lenten Fast … From Carbon!
March 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As we write this invitation, the World Meteorological Organization along with NOAA and NASA all have data showing 2010 tied with 2005 for being the hottest year on record . We also read that in December 2010, Arctic sea-ice cover was the lowest on record. Just as humanity now recognizes climate change as a predominant [...]
It’s that time of the decade, again: Redistricting
February 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (ICPR) continues to advocate for a more transparent redistricting process which allows for Illinois residents to have input during the once-in-a-decade process of drawing new state House, Senate and Congressional district lines. This week, the U.S. Census bureau is expected to delivered detailed headcount data on Illinois residents, and this [...]
The Efficiency Dilemma
January 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“It is wholly a confusion of ideas to suppose that the economical use of fuel is equivalent to a diminished consumption. The very contrary is the truth.” An English economist named William Stanley Jevons hit upon this principle in 1865, and the subsequent decades have proved him right. Services that were once luxuries, like air [...]
Center for Tax & Budget Accountability Presentation Slides
September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
What a privilege it was for HanDI members and guests again to welcome Ralph Martire, fiscal policy expert and Executive Director of the bipartisan organization Center for Tax & Budget Accountability. At our September 2010 meeting, he shared some stunning facts which show that Illinois is a low-tax state whose services have been starved of revenue [...]