Vigil on Saturday, October 20, 2012, 10 to 11 AM, in Norwood in support for Non-binding Referendum Concerning Social Security, Taxes, Military Spending and Jobs

Please join us on Saturday, October 20, 2012, 10:00 - 11:00 AM to stand in support of the Massachusetts Budget For  All Referendum: Stop the Cuts, Invest in Jobs, Tax the 1%, End the Wars, and Cut the Military Budget. We will be meeting at 10:00 AM  in Norwood at the Norwood Common, on the corner of Route 1A and Nahatan Street, across from the Norwood Town Hall.

Residents of Norwood and  Walpole precincts 1, 2, 6 and 7 ( Massachusetts Twelfth Norfolk Representative District) will have the opportunity to send a message to congress on key issues that lie at the heart of the national election by voting, November 6, on a non-binding referendum question concerning social security, taxes, military spending, and jobs. The ballot question asks “Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of a resolution calling upon the Congress and the President to: (1) prevent cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans benefits, or to housing, food and unemployment assistance; (2) create and protect jobs by investing in manufacturing, schools, housing, renewable energy, transportation and other public services; (3) provide new revenues for these purposes and reduce the long-term federal deficit by closing corporate tax loopholes, ending offshore tax havens, and raising taxes on incomes over $250,000; and (4) redirect military spending to these domestic needs by reducing the military budget, ending the war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home safely now?”

The Walpole Peace and Justice Group joined a network of over 50 community and labor organizations and peace groups around the state to put the question on the ballot in 91 cities and towns in Massachusetts, including Walpole. About one million voters will have the opportunity to vote on these critical matters of national policy. Other towns in the Walpole-Norwood area that will have the opportunity to vote on the questions are Dedham, Dover, Millis (part), Natick, Needham, Newton, Sherborn, and Westwood.

We are holding an Information Session on the Budget for All Referendum on Tuesday, October 30, 7:00 PM at the Walpole Public Library.