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Andrea Miller

Andrea Miller

Andrea Miller, Co-Executive Director and IT Director, was the Democratic Nominee in 2008 for House of Representatives in the Virginia 4th District. Running on a Medicare for All and clean energy platform, Andrea was endorsed by PDA, California Nurses and The Sierra Club. Prior to running for office, Andrea was a part of Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s presidential campaign, first as Statewide Coordinator for Virginia and subsequently as Regional Coordinator. From 2006 until leading the VA Kucinich campaign Andrea was MoveOn.org’s Regional Coordinator for Central, Southwest and Hampton Roads areas of Virginia and West Virginia. Andrea is also the PDA Virginia co-chair as well as the Technical Director. Andrea co-hosts, organizes and programs PDA's Blog Talk Radio show. She is also the lead designer and production team leader for PDA's websites and printed materials. Andrea co-directs PDA's Capitol Hill letter drops and Hill meetings. Her problem-solving skills are essential to PDA's operations.

Thursday, 17 August 2017 22:02

What We Can Do After Charlottesville

What We Can Do After Charlottesville

For those of us who were in Charlottesville on August 12th, nothing will ever be the same. We learned that is no such thing as "alt-right." We will never use that sanitized self-serving euphemism again. Instead, we will call these terrorists "Nazis," both because that is what they call themselves, and because that is what we saw in Charlottesville.

Published in End Racism and Discrimination
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Thursday, 27 July 2017 02:11

Benefit Kitchen

Benefit Kitchen

Are you eligible for benefits in Virginia?

Published in Economic and Social Justice
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Sunday, 14 May 2017 13:12

Tell Your Rep Cosponsor HJRes 53

Email your Representative. Tell them to cosponsor HJRes 53 - Remove the Ratification Deadline from the Equal Rights Amendment. this is now a 2 state strategy!

Published in Constitutional Pay Equity - The Equal Rights Amendment
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Saturday, 22 October 2016 00:00

This is Why They Protest — Pipeline Owned By People Behind DAPL Just Spilled 55,000 Gallons Of Gasoline Into Pristine River

This is Why They Protest — Pipeline Owned By People Behind DAPL Just Spilled 55,000 Gallons Of Gasoline Into Pristine River
Lycoming County, PA — On Friday, a broken pipeline in Pennsyvlvania dumped 55,000 gallons of gasoline into the Susquehanna River.

Published in Stop Global Warming
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Wednesday, 05 October 2016 00:00

Washington county must pay $250,000 for violating homeless people’s civil rights

Homelessness policies are changing just north of Portland, OR, where hunger strikers camped out to protest similar rules in 2012.

County workers routinely destroyed and confiscated what little property homeless campers had.

Published in End Homelessness Now
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Tuesday, 13 September 2016 00:00

Bombed: A Potato Chip Factory, a School, a Doctors Without Borders Facility, and Now a Water Well

Bombed: A Potato Chip Factory, a School, a Doctors Without Borders Facility, and Now a Water Well

Strikes in northern Yemen on Saturday reportedly killed two children and first responders as US-backed coalition continues 'disturbing' strikes

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Friday, 02 September 2016 00:00

HR 5131- The VOTE Act (Verifying Optimal Tools for Elections Act)

HR 5131- The VOTE Act (Verifying Optimal Tools for Elections Act)

HR 5131 amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to make improvements to voting system technology, election official training, and protecting voting system source code. This bill amends the Help Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make a payment to each eligible state in which a precinct used at least one outdated voting machine to administer the regularly scheduled federal general election held in November 2012 There is no companion bill in the Senate.. Cosponsors

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Thursday, 02 June 2016 00:00

Ernie Powell and Nancy Altman

Ernie Powell and Nancy Altman

Tonight Ernie's guest is Nancy Altman co-founder of Social Security Works. Listen Live at 8pm Eastern. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pdan/2016/06/03/people-power-with-ernie-powell

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Wednesday, 04 May 2016 00:00

People's Budget Resources

People's Budget Resources

Below are links to information and organizing information regarding The People's Budget and FY 2017 Appropriations. Please contact Mara Cohen  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 847-471-4129 for assistance with planning an event or getting materials for your event.

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Wednesday, 04 May 2016 00:00

Trade Resources and Information

Trade Resources and Information

Below are links to information and organizing information regarding the Trans Pacific Partnership, TTIP and TISA trade deals. Please contact Mara Cohen  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 847-471-4129 for assistance with planning an event or getting materials for your event.

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