On Wednesday night, January 23, Swarthmore Indivisible: Moving the Needle hosted the first of a two-part series on climate change. Rachel Valletta, Environmental Scientist at The Franklin Institute, showed some of the overwhelming evidence that climate change is happening here and now, and suggested that talking about the issue would be a…
Read MoreOn December 12 Amy Cohen and Irene Lin, from the local chapter of Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network, talked to members and guests of MTN about their work organizing employers of nannies, house cleaners, and home attendants to create better conditions for the people who work in their…
Read MoreOn Wednesday night, November 14, Moving the Needle members gathered to celebrate the many victories in local races we supported, to hear from some of the candidates, and to look toward the future. Leanne Krueger-Braneky–re-elected to the PA House 161st by about 5,000 votes (compared to fewer than 600 last…
Read MoreThanks to Mary Gay Scanlon, Leanne Krueger-Braneky, and Tim Kearney for speaking with us on a wide variety of issues, as well as to everyone who attended and submitted questions for the candidates. SCANLON talked about the importance of good governance issues such as protecting access to the ballot, passing…
Read MoreOn Wednesday, September 12th, MTN members gathered to hear local campaign updates and strategies from DelCo Dems chair Colleen Guiney and Mary Gay Scanlon’s campaign manager Heather Boyd. Members also wrote postcards to area voters encouraging them to vote for Democratic candidates. Thanks to all who attended!
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