NWSOFA March Meeting & Movie Night "PAY TO PLAY"

Schaumburg, IL – On Thursday, March 5th at 7:00 p.m., Northwest Suburbs Organizing for Action (NWSOFA) will hold a “mini” March Chapter meeting and team up with The Coalition to Restore Democracy to present Movie Night “PAY To PLAY” at the Schaumburg Library.

According to an article in the Washington Post dated September 11, 2014, Michael O’Sullivan stated, “Like the recent documentary “Citizen Koch,” “Pay 2 Play” aims to stir up outrage over influence peddling. Although billionaire industrialists David and Charles Koch aren’t mentioned until midway through this film, they and their ilk - wealthy conservatives who push their agendas by pouring cash into the coffers of like- minded politicians - are clearly the villains here. But director John Ennis is interested in doing more than getting people riled up.”How do we get past the pay-to-play system?”

O’Sullivan also states in the Washington Post article “The answer to Ennis’s question, which he provides himself, is not just to get mad, but to get active. He advocates doing whatever one can to protest the status quo, whether it’s as an individual street artist or blogger or as part of a larger collective such as the Occupy movement. Ennis is an optimist at heart, and his belief that one person can make a difference is infectious, if naïve.”

The NWSOFA “Mini” meeting will include updates on its Issue teams on ACA, Fiscal & Economic Discussions, Women’s Rights, Climate Change, Immigration Reform, Gun Violence Prevention, and it’s outreaches to minority communities and college and university students.

WHO: NWSOFA & The Coalition to Restore Democracy

WHAT: March Chapter Meeting & Movie Night

WHEN: Thursday, March 5, 2015 – 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE: Schaumburg Library, Rasmussen South Meeting Room, 130 S. Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60194

About Northwest Suburbs Organizing For Action

Northwest Suburbs Organizing for Action (NWSOFA) is the northwest suburban chapter of Organizing for Action, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing the policies that the American people voted for in 2012. As a grassroots funded social advocacy group OFA is committed to tipping the scales of power back to the American people instead of special interests in Washington. OFA is working to advance policies like job creation, strengthening the middle class, gun violence prevention, comprehensive immigration reform and measures combating climate change that the majority of the American people support. More information at nwsofa.org or by phone at (224)241-2012.