Tuesday, October 20th
6 p.m.
Drinking Liberally Center City
This week at DL we're having a joint party with the American Constitution Society's local lawyers and law student chapters. Adam Bonin of ACS will give a short talk on the Citizens United case before the Supreme Court, which is widely expected to result in corporations being granted Free Speech rights to make political contributions.There may also be special guests. Yes, that is intentionally mysterious.
Center City DL meets from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. every Tuesday in the Triumph Brewing Co. upstairs bar, located at 117 Chestnut St. (between Front and 2nd Streets), Philadelphia, PA 19106. There are $3 beers, $4 wine, $5 well drinks all night as well as happy hour food specials including half-price burgers.
Triumph Brewery is conveniently SEPTA-accessible via the Market-Frankford El (2nd Street station), all the buses that turn around at or near Penn's Landing (12, 17, 21, 33, 42, 48), and a few other buses that pass nearby (5, 25, 47, 57). Driving directions are here.
Time to Deliver Health Care 100,000 Call Challenge
The health reform debate is about to move to the full Congress for the first time. With the insurance industry lobby pulling out all the stops to derail progress, we need everyone who supports reform to weigh in. So here's the plan: Set a new OFA record by getting 100,000 calls to Congress placed or committed to on a single day.On Tuesday, October 20, volunteers from all over Philadelphia will gather to participate in this record-breaking effort by calling constituents and asking them to call on their member of Congress to support reform. President Obama will join the event via live webcast, sharing the latest info on the fight for reform and encouraging everyone to keep up the fight.
6-9 p.m., Organizing for America HQ, 123 S. Broad Street, Suite 820, Philadelphia, PA 19102. RSVP here.
7:30 p.m.
Ali Eteraz at the Free Library
An international lawyer (and former Drinking Liberally Philly attendee) who founded a think tank dedicated to legal reform in the Muslim world, Ali Eteraz writes an award-winning blog on the site Islamosphere. In Children of Dust, Eteraz recounts his schooling in a madrassa in Pakistan, his move to America, and his subsequent return to find a Muslim wife, at which time he becomes the subject of an abduction plot by the Taliban and is forced to grapple with his Islamic identity. Called a "love letter to one man's fading faith," author Yael Goldstein Love insists that the memoir "is a gift and a necessity."Here's a bit from Phillygrrl's interview with Ali:
My view is that Pakistan gets a very bad rap in American press. The fact that suicide bombings occur there should not be an indictment of average Pakistanis who are really rambunctious and party-loving people. The country is currently in the midst of an awesome musical, artistic and literary renaissance — much of it in response to the turmoil — and more Americans should pay attention to that side of Pakistan. I know that people in Philly appreciate rock music — they would be surprised to know that Pakistan is at the forefront of Third-World rock.
Buy the book. Directions to the event here.
Drinking Liberally Philly: Petition Anheuser-Busch to Leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
We like to share a drink as we share our politics. But it turns out the makers of Budweiser aren't so concerned about sharing the planet. They're part of an organization that denies global warming -- pitting the King of Beers against Mother Earth. Anheuser-Busch sits on the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- an organization that has taken a radical stand on global warming and has threatened to sue the EPA if it tries to regulate greenhouse gases.
Bud and Bud Lite are supposed to lift our spirits; why would they want to hurt our planet?
That's why Drinking Liberally wants to let them know that we like the "King of Beers," but we like Mother Earth even more.
Join us in asking Anheuser-Busch to step down from the board of the Chamber of Commerce, and show us where their loyalties truly are -- with us, their customers.
Other major companies including Apple and Pacific Gas and Electric have already stepped down. If Anheuser-Busch stands up for our environment, we'll raise up a glass to them, and say, "This Bud's for you."
Join us now and call upon Bud to quit:
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/chamber_dl/?rc= drinking_10192009_chamber
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