August 24
H.O.M.E.
a one-of-a-kind organization that fosters independence and connection for low-income seniors in Chicago
Meeting # 3,781 - Gail Schechter, Executive Director
"H.O.M.E. is committed to improving the quality of life for Chicago’s low-income elderly. Our unique set of programs help seniors remain independent & part of their community by offering opportunities for intergenerational living in addition to a variety of citywide support services"
Mission, Vision, and Values
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August 3
How the Mind is our Superpower and Tips for Turbocharging It
Meeting # 3,778 - Tom O'Donnell returns
Young man offers advice to the faculty and students of the College of Complexes on how to improve their intelligence, so we can use improved thinking to get good results and make the world a better place...
Speaker's Recommendation: "People learn new, powerful knowledge proven true by evidence, use it to think critically and take action to improve the health, financial and safety side of life to increase happiness."
August 10
Mark Rice
Candidate for U.S. Congress IL 8th District
(vs. Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi)
Intends to apply a “Liberty Litmus Test” to Laws and Policies
Meeting # 3,779 -
The speaker states that: “The American Dream, our freedoms and our future are my biggest concerns right now and I intend to be an Illinois-centric representative in D.C., working on restoring our economy, our security and our Constitutional Rights, particularly attacks on our freedom of speech and religion….Middle class Americans are fed up and getting drained mentally and financially by a government intent on operating without reform or spending constraints…My work in Congress will be to embrace free and open markets, reject Communism and with your support, restore “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”…for ALL Americans!”
In Congress, these will be my priorities:
Restore and Strengthen the Middle Class
Crackdown on Government Waste and Corruption
Apply a “Liberty Litmus Test” to Legislation
and Policies
Safety and Security at Home
Peace through Strength Around the World
Campaign website https://rice4congress.com/
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August 17
Chad Koppie
Candidate for US Congress, IL 7th District
(vs, Danny Davis, Democrat)
Meeting # 3,780 – speaking in-person
Chad Koppie is a lifetime farmer. He grew up on a family farm that encompassed 4,000 acres in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. He continued farming in his adult life and currently lives on an 80 acre farm and currently rents 600 acres that he still farms.
“Chad Koppie is one of those rare honest men that will stand firm on principle - He'll stand and fight for the average American, not the priveledged class.”
The speaker states that: “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”
"Being a farmer is all about good sense and a no-nonsense way of looking at the world. It means that you work the soil and you make things grow. You provide for your family. And you share the richness of what the world brings you to others. That's Chad Koppie's no-nonsense way of looking at the world too.
If you're looking for an establishment career politician that will say one thing now to get elected then do another once he's in office, then Chad Koppie is not your man."
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Each year we provide over 2,500 shopping trips to low-income seniors of 28 buildings, concentrated on the South and West sides of Chicago.
August 31
Special Labor Day Speaker on the topic: Labor is the Key
Gene Lantz, President of Dallas AFL-CIO
Host of the "Workers Beat" radio talk show on knon.org and 89.3 FM every Saturday at 9 AM.
Meeting # 3,782 -
Gene Lantz, President of Dallas AFL-CiO, Dallas, TX
He hosts the "Workers Beat" radio talk show on knon.org and 89.3 FM every Saturday at 9 AM.
Gene Lantz is the President of Retirees of Autoworkers Local 848 in Dallas. He is the President of the Dallas AFL-CIO -- one of the largest and most effective labor councils in Texas. He is the President of the Texas Alliance for Retired Americans, the only retiree organization in the state that endorses and supports candidates. He argues that the candidates and parties matter, but not as much as the issues, and not nearly as much as building a strong ongoing progressive movement.
The speaker states that: "We are all faced with choices about where to spend our time and treasure in the 2024 elections. We could give them to candidates, political parties, identity organizations, or to labor. All of them would be good and far better than sitting it out, but labor is the best choice. Think about the day after the election, win or lose. If your candidate, party, or group won, then you have the vague promises of the winning candidate. If he/she lost, you have less than nothing. If you had worked with organized labor, you would have been building the very core of the progressive movement for whatever comes next. Long ago, non-union individuals did not have the opportunity to work with labor. But today, there are several labor-associated organizations such as the Alliance for Retired Americans -- an organization that takes everybody of any age or persuasion."
Almost everything you see and hear comes from the bosses, or was approved by them. The outlook and opinions of workers get almost no expression. KNON “Workers Beat” talk show is an exception.
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