The Fight for $15 March, Allentown, PA
Dear Brothers & Sisters:
Last Tuesday, November 10, three hundred of us stood in the pouring rain in front of the Soldiers Memorial at 7th and Hamilton to declare our support for the Fight for $15, and a living wage that moves “the least of [us],” out of that precarious place between paying the rent and keeping the lights on.
We stood side by side with our brothers and sisters from SEIU Healthcare naming the sheer hubris of the executives of Phoebe Ministries, the jewel of nursing homes here in the Valley, to ask the hard working folks who actually deliver quality care to their elderly residents, to agree to reduce their hourly wage by up to $5 an hour. Five dollars an hour may not sound like much to their CEO Scott who makes over $700,000 a year, but when you’re barely making ends meet and sometimes needing public assistance to help you get by, $5 is the difference between feeding your kids and going hungry.
There’s something inherently wrong with this picture. These are hard choices no hardworking American should have to make.
At one of our recent POWER Northeast meetings, Lori told us how it is to work four jobs every single day, leaving her home and her kids at 6 in the morning and returning after 10:30, and still having to rely on public assistance to make ends meet. Lori is not an exception and neither is Phoebe's willingness to put profits over people.
It will take our collective outrage to alter this equation. Take a moment to watch a brief video of the march and Reverend Gregory Edward’s prophetic words on what we are called to do.
Interestingly enough, local media--meaning the Morning Call and the Express Times, simply covered this march as a fight between Phoebe workers and their management. No coverage of this as a national action with a local component. And definitely NO mention of 300+ people gathered in Allentown's center square in front of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial in the pouring rain to Fight for $15. In fact, mostly what they did was post pictures. WFMZ covered the Phoebe workers picket line in front of Phoebe Nursing Home but didn't bother to come downtown at 4pm to take in all the support for this cause. And none of the interviews they did at the scene actually made it into the paper. #ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmmm
#FightFor15 #PICONetwork #POWERNortheast #SEIUHealthcare #PovertyWagesGotToGo #FaithInAction #WeFightBecauseWeCare
A rally in opposition to proposed pay cuts for Phoebe Ministries nursing home workers drew a crowd Tuesday afternoon in Allentown, where the nonprofit is headquartered.
SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania organized the rally, which started at Penn and West Hamiton streets. The crowd then marched to Seventh and West Hamilton streets.
Workers from Phoebe Ministries were joined by hundreds of supporters, including religious leaders and residents, organizers said.
The union says in a news release that Phoebe Ministries' management has demanded workers take pay cuts of up to $5 an hour. It says 400 Phoebe Ministries' employees are currently working under a contract that expired Oct. 31. They are calling for a starting wage of $15 an hour.
They refuse to become part of the poverty statistics, the SEIU news release says, referring to the employees.
#fightfor15 #bethechange
Allentown, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
00:01:55 1 History
00:02:03 1.1 Origins
00:03:39 1.2 Founding
00:06:28 1.3 American Revolutionary War
00:09:11 1.3.1 Liberty Bell
00:11:06 1.4 Early Allentown
00:15:11 1.5 Civil War
00:17:57 1.5.1 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
00:19:54 1.6 Industrialization
00:27:59 1.7 Late 20th century
00:31:47 1.8 21st century
00:33:35 2 Geography
00:33:44 2.1 Topography
00:35:05 2.2 Cityscape and neighborhoods
00:37:41 2.2.1 Architecture
00:40:36 2.3 Climate
00:42:13 3 Demographics
00:45:46 3.1 Crime
00:46:24 4 Economy
00:47:32 5 Arts and culture
00:47:41 5.1 Museums and cultural organizations
00:47:51 5.2 Festivals
00:48:41 5.3 Arts and entertainment
00:50:52 5.4 Landmarks and popular locations
00:51:23 5.5 Cuisine
00:52:50 6 Sports
00:55:07 7 Parks and recreation
00:56:54 8 Government
00:58:21 9 Education
00:58:30 9.1 Primary and secondary education
01:02:18 9.2 Colleges and universities
01:03:04 10 Media
01:04:40 11 Infrastructure
01:04:49 11.1 Transportation
01:04:57 11.1.1 Roads and buses
01:06:36 11.1.2 Rail
01:08:12 11.1.3 Airports
01:08:50 11.2 Utilities
01:09:35 11.3 Health care
01:10:03 11.4 Fire department
01:10:19 12 Notable people
01:14:31 13 In popular culture
01:15:18 14 See also
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Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Allenschteddel) is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city and the 231st largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently the fastest growing city in all of Pennsylvania. It is the largest city in the metropolitan area known as the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 821,623 residents as of 2010. Allentown constitutes a portion of the New York City Combined Statistical Area and is the county seat of Lehigh County. In 2012, the city celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1762.Located on the Lehigh River, Allentown is the largest of three adjacent cities, in Northampton and Lehigh counties, that make up a region of eastern Pennsylvania known as the Lehigh Valley, the other two cities being Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Easton, Pennsylvania. Allentown is 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, the sixth most populous city in the United States, 90 miles (140 km) east-northeast of Harrisburg, the state capital, and 90 miles (140 km) west of New York City, the nation's largest city.
The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad using former Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad main line trackage), runs through Allentown heading east across the Delaware River. The Norfolk Southern Railway's Reading Line runs through Allentown heading west to Reading, Pennsylvania.
Allentown was cited as a national success story in April 2016 by the Urban Land Institute for its downtown redevelopment and transformation, one of only six communities in the country to have been named as such.
Civil War USCT Memorial at Philadelphia National Cemetery
On Saturday, April 21, 2018, a new Civil War memorial for the United States Colored Troops (USCT) was unveiled in a special ceremony at Philadelphia National Cemetery. This is the first of its kind in Philadelphia to recognize and honor black soldiers, who, according to Abraham Lincoln, were essential to saving the Union.
The Mütter Museum co-sponsored the dedication ceremony of the interpretive sign as the latest in a series of annual events commemorating the medical dimension of the Civil War. These events augment the exhibition, Broken Bodies, Suffering Spirits: Injury, Death, and Healing in Civil War Philadelphia. The exhibition, which opened in 2013 and closes in late 2019, highlights stories and experiences of a white soldier, black soldier, physician, and female nurse, framed by the words of poet Walt Whitman.
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Monuments at Gettysburg - Context and Beyond (Lecture)
Ranger Troy Harman takes the blinders off, explaining the layered meanings behind the monuments of Gettysburg National Military Park in his winter lecture. Monuments discussed include the Pennsylvania Memorial, the 26th North Carolina monument on Cemetery Ridge, and the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.
To many Americans, Memorial Day has lost its meaning
Allison Jaslow heard it more than once as the long holiday weekend approached - a cheerful Happy Memorial Day! from oblivious well-wishers.
The former Army captain and Iraq War veteran had a ready reply, telling them, matter-of-factly, that she considered it a work weekend. Jaslow will be at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to take part in the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She'll then visit Section 60, the final resting place of many service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
You can see it in people's faces that they're a little horrified that they forget this is what the day's about, said Jaslow, 34, who wears a bracelet bearing the name of a fallen comrade. Culturally, we've kind of lost sight of what the day's supposed to mean.
While millions of Americans celebrate the long Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial start of summer - think beaches and backyard barbecues, mattress sales and sporting events - some veterans and loved ones of fallen military members wish the holiday that honors more than 1 million people who died serving their country would command more respect.
Or at least awareness.
It's a fun holiday for people: 'Let's party.' It's an extra day off from work, said Carol Resh, 61, whose son, Army Capt. Mark Resh, was killed in Iraq a decade ago. It's not that they're doing it out of malice. It just hasn't affected them.
Veterans groups say a growing military-civilian disconnect contributes to a feeling that Memorial Day has been overshadowed. More than 12 percent of the U.S. population served in the armed forces during World War II. That's down to less than one-half of a percent today, guaranteeing more Americans aren't personally acquainted with a soldier, sailor, airman or Marine.
With an all-voluntary military, shared sacrifice is largely a thing of the past - even as U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq nearly 16 years after 9/11.
There are a lot of things working against this particular holiday, said Brian Duffy, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
It hurts, Duffy said. For combat veterans and Gold Star families especially, it hurts that, as a society, we don't truly understand and appreciate what the true meaning of Memorial Day is.
Jaslow's group, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, is trying to raise awareness with its #GoSilent campaign, which encourages Americans to pause for a moment of silence at 3 p.m. Monday to remember the nation's war dead.
Of course, plenty of Americans already observe the holiday. At Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville, about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia, fresh flowers mark hundreds of graves, and fields of newly erected American flags flap in the breeze. Hundreds of motorcyclists thundered in for a Saturday service. By the end of the weekend, thousands of people will have come to the cemetery to pay their respects.
This is our Super Bowl, said Randy Plummer, the cemetery's administrative officer.
Jim Segletes, 65, a Vietnam-era Marine visiting the grave of his father-in-law, a World War II veteran who died in 2000, said he thinks Americans became more patriotic and aware of military sacrifice after 9/11.
Everyone is more in tune with veterans, more so than when I was in the service, he said.
Douglas and Rene Kicklighter, Iraq veterans at the cemetery with their 10- and 12-year-old sons, said they believe most people understand what the holiday's about. But they, too, cringe when they hear: Happy Memorial Day.
It's not happy, said Rene Kicklighter, 37, who retired from the Army National Guard. It's somber. I try to flip the lens on the conversation a bit and gently remind them what it's really about.
Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was conceived after the Civil War as a way to honor the Union's war dead, with Southern states setting aside separate days to honor fallen Confederate soldiers. By the early 20th century, the holiday had evolved to honor all military members who died in service.
Some veterans say Memorial Day began to be watered down more than four decades ago when Congress changed the date from its traditional May 30 to the last Monday in May to give people a three-day weekend. Arguing that transformed a solemn day of remembrance into one associated with leisure and recreation, veterans groups have long advocated a return to May 30. For years, the late Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, a World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, asked Congress to change it back, to no avail. That leaves it to people like Resh, the Gold Star mother, to spread the message.
Invited to speak to high school students in Allentown, Pennsylvania, she said she told them, What is the true meaning of Memorial Day? Ask any Gold Star family and they'll tell you what it means. It's not about the picnics. It's about the men and women who have given their lives for this country.
Every day is Memorial Day for us.
Police Academy Taser & Pepper Spray
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Recruits at the Frederick Police Department academy undergo training with Tasers and pepper spray, stepping in front of each so they know the effect of the devices they may one day have to deploy.
List of Union Civil War monuments and memorials | Wikipedia audio article
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List of Union Civil War monuments and memorials
00:00:15 1 Washington, D.C.
00:02:39 1.1 U.S. Currency
00:03:38 1.2 US military
00:03:47 1.2.1 Bases
00:04:19 1.3 Gallery
00:04:27 2 Arizona
00:04:52 3 Arkansas
00:06:02 4 California
00:06:11 4.1 Schools
00:06:25 5 Colorado
00:06:49 6 Connecticut
00:07:14 6.1 Schools
00:07:32 7 Delaware
00:08:02 8 Florida
00:09:21 8.1 Schools
00:09:47 9 Illinois
00:10:26 9.1 Schools
00:10:58 10 Indiana
00:11:40 11 Iowa
00:12:57 11.1 Schools
00:13:09 12 Kansas
00:14:52 13 Kentucky
00:16:02 14 Louisiana
00:16:17 15 Maine
00:16:39 16 Maryland
00:17:07 17 Massachusetts
00:17:44 18 Michigan
00:18:22 19 Minnesota
00:18:34 20 Mississippi
00:19:45 21 Montana
00:19:58 22 Nebraska
00:20:24 23 New Hampshire
00:20:45 24 New Jersey
00:20:54 24.1 Schools
00:21:06 25 New Mexico
00:21:19 26 New York
00:22:13 27 North Carolina
00:22:23 27.1 Schools
00:22:35 28 North Dakota
00:22:48 29 Ohio
00:23:42 30 Oklahoma
00:24:43 31 Oregon
00:25:06 31.1 Schools
00:25:26 32 Pennsylvania
00:29:58 32.1 Schools
00:30:10 33 Rhode Island
00:30:36 34 South Dakota
00:30:50 35 Tennessee
00:31:05 36 Texas
00:31:17 37 Utah
00:31:34 38 Vermont
00:31:50 39 Virginia
00:32:46 40 Washington
00:33:24 41 West Virginia
00:33:56 41.1 Former
00:34:19 42 Scotland
00:34:33 43 See also
00:35:15 44 External links
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This is a list of American Civil War monuments and memorials associated with the Union. Monuments and memorials are listed below alphabetically by state. States not listed have no known qualifying items for the list.
Reading, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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Reading, Pennsylvania
00:02:08 1 History
00:07:42 2 Climate
00:09:25 3 Geography
00:10:41 4 Economy
00:11:24 5 Infrastructure
00:11:33 5.1 Transportation
00:16:17 5.2 Utilities
00:17:12 5.3 Health care
00:17:52 6 Demographics
00:20:10 6.1 Estimates
00:21:19 7 Neighborhoods
00:21:28 8 Fire department
00:22:15 9 Education
00:23:09 10 Sports
00:24:55 11 Culture
00:27:40 12 Sister city
00:28:17 13 Attractions
00:29:30 14 In media
00:30:22 15 Notable people
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Reading ( RED-ing; Pennsylvania German: Reddin) is a city in and the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 87,575, it is the fifth-largest city in Pennsylvania. Located in the southeastern part of the state, it is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area, and is furthermore included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area.
The city, which is approximately halfway between the state's most populous city, Philadelphia, and the state capital, Harrisburg (as well as about halfway between Allentown and Lancaster) is strategically situated along a major transportation route from Central to Eastern Pennsylvania, and lent its name to the now-defunct Reading Railroad, which transported anthracite coal from the Pennsylvania Coal Region to the eastern United States via the Port of Philadelphia. Reading Railroad is one of the four railroad properties in the classic United States version of the Monopoly board game.
Reading was one of the first localities where outlet shopping became a tourist industry. It has been known as The Pretzel City, because of numerous local pretzel bakeries. Currently, Bachman, Dieffenbach, Tom Sturgis, and Unique Pretzel bakeries call the Reading area home.
According to the 2010 census, Reading has the highest share of citizens living in poverty in the nation.In recent years, the Reading area has become a destination for cyclists. With more than 125 miles of trails in five major preserves, it is an International Mountain Bicycling Association Ride Center and held the Reading Radsport Festival on September 8–9, 2017.In April 2017, it was announced that an indoor velodrome, or cycling track, will be built in Reading as the first of its kind on the East Coast and only the second in the entire country. Albright College and the World Cycling League formally announced plans April 6, 2017, to build the $20 million, 2,500-seat facility, which will be called the National Velodrome and Events Center at Albright College. It will also serve as the Cycling League's world headquarters.
PBS39 FOCUS Episode 21 History
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Calling All Cars: Twenty Thousand Dollar Bill / Flight in the Desert / The Hunted Man
The radio show Calling All Cars hired LAPD radio dispacher Jesse Rosenquist to be the voice of the dispatcher. Rosenquist was already famous because home radios could tune into early police radio frequencies. As the first police radio dispatcher presented to the public ear, his was the voice that actors went to when called upon for a radio dispatcher role.
The iconic television series Dragnet, with LAPD Detective Joe Friday as the primary character, was the first major media representation of the department. Real LAPD operations inspired Jack Webb to create the series and close cooperation with department officers let him make it as realistic as possible, including authentic police equipment and sound recording on-site at the police station.
Due to Dragnet's popularity, LAPD Chief Parker became, after J. Edgar Hoover, the most well known and respected law enforcement official in the nation. In the 1960s, when the LAPD under Chief Thomas Reddin expanded its community relations division and began efforts to reach out to the African-American community, Dragnet followed suit with more emphasis on internal affairs and community policing than solving crimes, the show's previous mainstay.
Several prominent representations of the LAPD and its officers in television and film include Adam-12, Blue Streak, Blue Thunder, Boomtown, The Closer, Colors, Crash, Columbo, Dark Blue, Die Hard, End of Watch, Heat, Hollywood Homicide, Hunter, Internal Affairs, Jackie Brown, L.A. Confidential, Lakeview Terrace, Law & Order: Los Angeles, Life, Numb3rs, The Shield, Southland, Speed, Street Kings, SWAT, Training Day and the Lethal Weapon, Rush Hour and Terminator film series. The LAPD is also featured in the video games Midnight Club II, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, L.A. Noire and Call of Juarez: The Cartel.
The LAPD has also been the subject of numerous novels. Elizabeth Linington used the department as her backdrop in three different series written under three different names, perhaps the most popular being those novel featuring Det. Lt. Luis Mendoza, who was introduced in the Edgar-nominated Case Pending. Joseph Wambaugh, the son of a Pittsburgh policeman, spent fourteen years in the department, using his background to write novels with authentic fictional depictions of life in the LAPD. Wambaugh also created the Emmy-winning TV anthology series Police Story. Wambaugh was also a major influence on James Ellroy, who wrote several novels about the Department set during the 1940s and 1950s, the most famous of which are probably The Black Dahlia, fictionalizing the LAPD's most famous cold case, and L.A. Confidential, which was made into a film of the same name. Both the novel and the film chronicled mass-murder and corruption inside and outside the force during the Parker era. Critic Roger Ebert indicates that the film's characters (from the 1950s) represent the choices ahead for the LAPD: assisting Hollywood limelight, aggressive policing with relaxed ethics, and a straight arrow approach.