We are asking everyone to limit her/his article to 350 words.   Be sure to indicate your name and organization as they should appear in your byline.

If you haven’t written recent articles for PAR, please include information about your group’s purpose. Do not use different fonts or sizes in your article. List either a phone, e-mail address or website so that readers will have a way to get further information.

About calendar items:

• If you mention an event in an article, please also send a SEPARATE calendar announcement.
• Please give street addresses for any events or meetings–even for “well-known” public buildings.
• VERY IMPORTANT: Please indicate whether your event location is wheelchair accessible.
• You can also send us SAVE THE DATE items about future events, even if you do not yet have all the details in place.

The Newsletter will come out approximately  April 28; please consider this when submitting calendar items.

Next Deadline for Newsletter Articles: Saturday, February 18, 2012

Please submit copy to PAR’s e-mail address: parnewhaven@hotmail.com

No e-mail? Call Paula at (203) 562-2798 to find out how to submit your article. There is a 350 word limit.

Next Planning Meeting date is Thursday, February 2^rd at 3 pm, Mitchell Library, 37 Harrison Street…all welcome.

Subscription: $13 for 10 issues, check payable to PAR, P.O. Box 995, New Haven, CT 06504

Dear PAR contributors and progressive community members,

Readers want to know: What is the purpose of your organization? How are you building your group? What campaigns are you organizing? What events are you planning?

The deadline for the February issue of the Progressive Action Roundtable Newsletter is Friday, January 20. Please send in to this e-mail address – parnewhaven@hotmail.com – articles about your group’s recent and current activities and upcoming actions and events.

We are asking everyone to limit her/his article to 350 words. Be sure to indicate your name and organization as they should appear in your byline.

If you haven’t written recent articles for PAR, please include information about your group’s purpose. Do not use different fonts or sizes in your article. List either a phone, e-mail address or website so that readers will have a way to get further information.

About calendar items:
If you mention an event in an article, please also send a SEPARATE calendar announcement.
Please give street addresses for any events or meetings–even for “well-known” public buildings.
VERY IMPORTANT: Please indicate whether your event location is wheelchair accessible.
You can also send us SAVE THE DATE items about future events, even if you do not yet have all the details in place.

The Newsletter will come out approximately January 31; please consider this when submitting calendar items.

Here are other suggestions about submitting copy to the PAR Newsletter:
1. If you ask or encourage new groups to submit articles or calendar items to PAR, please give them a copy of these tips.
2. Submit copy by e-mail, either as regular e-mail text or as an MS Word attachment (.doc).
3. If you are a first-time author in the PAR Newsletter, thank you! We hope you will also subscribe and encourage others in your organization to do so.
4. If someone else from your organization who doesn’t have e-mail is going to write an article, we can arrange to receive a disk or a paper copy. Send an e-mail to us and include the name and phone number of the person who needs help, or call Paula at (203) 562-2798.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT INSERTS:
We prefer to carry articles & calendar listings rather than inserts. But if you have an insert to include in the Newsletter, we ask you to send the information contained in the flyer to this e-mail address as well so that it can be easily added to the PAR Calendar.

Your organization must make and pay for the copies of the insert, and you must call Mary Johnson (203) 387-7858 in advance to see if there is room for it. There is a fee of $7 for an insert, which we hope will offset the extra postage.

We will be able to handle only those inserts that are a full (8.5×11) or half (5.5×8.5) sheet of paper (not postcard).

It would be very helpful if groups that submit an insert could send someone to help with the mailing. Call Mary (203) 387-7858 to volunteer.

We always welcome more helpers and new ideas!

If you would consider attending the monthly planning meeting or helping with the Newsletter mailing, please call Mary Johnson at (203) 387-7858.

Many thanks! We’re looking forward to your articles!

Thank you for your help in creating this community newsletter.

– PAR Planning Committee

– Deb Malatesta, ANSWER CT

Occupy New Haven began on October 15 on the New Haven Green where hundreds of activists gathered in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement that has started in major cities all over the country. Anger at the political system is boiling over. Frustrations are high over massive layoffs, home foreclosures, budget cuts, war, occupation, racism, environmental devastation and a wide array of other social problems created and perpetuated by the top 1 percent. This has driven activists and protesters, many young and new to political action, into full mobilization and occupation.

Occupiers in New Haven march around New Haven Green, Oct. 15, 2011. (photo: cjzurcher)

At noon, nearly one thousand people participated in a march to kick off Occupy New Haven. Activists from around the state joined in solidarity with the movement and demanded an end to corporate greed. They chanted, “We are the 99% and so are YOU!” and “How do you fix the deficit? Stop the Wars and Tax the Rich.” Following the march, the protestors met on the Upper Green (the block at College, Elm, Temple and Chapel streets) in a general assembly and small rally where they shared their plan for the day and coming days. Liaisons from each working committee discussed their progress and next steps. One of the speakers addressed the crowd: “This movement is about a bunch of people who desire a change and together we will make a revolution!”

The movement is organized and has a distribution of labor by committees. For example, the following committees are formed: Occupancy, Outreach, Media, Medical, Food, Comfort, Action, Legal, Micro-Enterprise and Education. Liaisons from each committee are welcomed to the general assembly to discuss any updates and proposals. Currently, the general assemblies are held daily at 1p.m.

This is an important first step in raising consciousness about the crimes being committed by the banks and corporations and the fight ahead for justice and equality. Together with our sisters and brothers occupying all over the country we will show the bosses that their time is up and the people have the power!

Join Occupy New Haven on the New Haven Green.

Authors, Organizations:

Anna Aschenbach, Caroline Bridgeman-Rees, NH County Branch, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

Ellen Billard, CT Alliance for Basic Human Needs (CABHN)

Joan Cavanagh, CT Peace Coalition/New Haven, GNH Labor History Association

Bo Chamberlain, Ben Jones, CT Network to Abolish the Death Penalty

Mary Compton, Nancy Ebert, Henry Lowendorf, GNH Peace Council

Merryl Eaton, Christian Community Action

Deborah Elmore, Sisters with a New Attitude (SWANA)

Kevin Ewing, West River Neighborhood Service Corp.

Joelle Fishman, NH Peoples Center, People’s World,

Chris Garaffa, ANSWER CT, NH Workers Association

Guilford Peace Alliance

Scott Harris, Between the Lines

Stan Heller, Middle East Crisis Committee, CT United for Peace, The Struggle TV News

Ricardo Henriquez, CT Coalitionl for a New Economy

Anne Higgens, People Against Injustice

Josue Irizarry, Yale Peabody Museum

Mary Johnson, Coalition for People

Sally Joughin, People Against Injustice

Anne Killheffer, CT Folk Festival

Andrew Kobits, Peace by Peace

Joel MacDonald, ConnPIRG (Public Interest Research Group)

Deb Malatesta, ANSWER CT

Sherman Malone, Haiti Marycare

Alfred Marder, NH Peace Commission, Amistad Committee

Chris Schweitzer, New Haven/León Sister City Project

Paula Panzarella, PAR, Fight the Hike, May Day Celebration Committee

Frank Panzarella, Fight the Hike

Christine Saari, GNH Labor History Assoc.

Joseph L. Schofield, Citizens Television

N’Zinga Shäni, OneWorld Progressive Institute

Maria Tupper, NH Bioregional Group

James van Pelt, Promoting Enduring Peace

Chris Zurcher, CT Environmental Headlines, Center for Disability Rights

Thanks to Chris Zurcher for putting PAR on-line

http://par-newhaven.org