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"Redirecting national­
priorities is the key to
reclaiming the future for
our children, our elders, for,
workers, fanners, and
families. The National
Priorities Action Packet
gives organizers the
strategies and steps they
need to achieve a true
federal government of the
people, by the people, and J
for the people. "
Jesse L. Jackson
with the ational Priorities Action Packet
Americans face critical decisions in the next few year . Will we continue to devote the lion's share of
federal income tax dollars to the arms race? Or will we shin federal resources to meet growing p oblems
at home? The-politics of the federal budget will spell the answer.
ATIO AL PRIORITIES ACTIO PACKET
SHOWS YOU HOW TO:
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'_. (1) Research your community's share of military increases and social spending cut
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(2) Build broad-based' community budget coalitions
(3) Hold your congress person accountable to your community's needs
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A BRASS-TACKS C
U ITY APPROACH TO THE FEDERAL BU GET
CD AMERICA PRIORITIES,
GRASSROOTS ACTIO
A Local Activist's Guitk to th« Federal
Budg�t '(65 �)
• A step-by-step community research
process on 199} impacts of the federal
budget • s� how to d lop media and
eduction campaigns on federal budget
impacts • Includes Itratelies for holdin
W hinllon and your Congress
person accountable
® THE FEDERAL
BUDGET YELLOW
PAGES
A 60 page Resource Directory
willa:
• Descriptions of over 60 major
federal social program
• Data and analysis of m �or
military program and
weapons systems
• Usting of 200 national and
local information! dvocaey
group
o THE COMMU lIT
WORKSHEET
Hands- n exercises, (6 pag ), 10
he/pya :
• Determine how cut in social
programs affect your community
• Identify your community's
needs and priorities and
estimate their co ts
• Calcul te what your community
pend on the military build-up
• Consider the community
benefi of hiflin' federal
budget priori lie
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