Students & Casinos: How to get involved
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Fund education, not casinos! Gov. Ed Rendell is suggesting legalizing video poker in thousands of restaurants and bars in Pennsylvania, with the argument that revenues could help some students pay for college. Simultaneously, the governor continues to push for two casinos in residential neighborhoods of Philadelphia, despite the fact that city residents voted in overwhelming numbers against such an idea less than two years ago.
Come hear about the issues around casinos and education. Learn why sustainable funding for education is necessary, but not through a regressive tax on the economically hardest-hit parts of our community. Join us in the fight against predatory gambling in Philadelphia.
As an added bonus, we're offering a special gift: one of our awesome "We the People" t-shirts, which are the talk of the town. Here's how it works: RSVP below and at the meeting we'll give you two t-shirts for the price of one ($15 total). That's right, a two-fer! These are black, high-quality t-shirts specially designed so that during your travels nice people will stop, smile and say, "Hey, I like your t-shirt."
We hope you can attend this event so you can join us in emboldening at least one elected representative, senator, council person or the mayor to declare publicly that slot parlors do not belong in our city, as part of our Declaration of Independence from Casinos campaign.
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