By: Teila Allmond

Vincent J. Hughes

Party: Democrat

Education: Temple University

- Holds the “third highest ranking position as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus.”

- His “constituent services” page promises “help with State agencies”

Other Representatives:

Please Refer to Original Blog:

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1S5ns3GhzuXyHv1HFQPbNccabeCE-RgxgczN4EHSsTwo

• $1,250 signing bonus with a five-year contract
• 11.5 percent wage hike over five years
• 2.5 percent raise in Year 2 and a 3 percent raise in each of the following three years; no increase in the first year
• a gradual increase in employee contribution to their pension fund from 1.5 percent to 3 percent
• no change in employee contributions to the medical plan

             All About My Legislator

                          Anthony H. Williams

• Anthony Hardy Williams  joined the Pennsylvania Senate in 1998, his second stop in the state Legislature.  
• He first won office as a state representative for the 191st Legislative District.

• The 8th Senatorial District represents the majority of the Commonwealth with its economic, ethnic, religious, and geographic diversity, stretching across Delaware and Philadelphia counties.

• Williams parts are in small towns such as Ridley Park, suburban areas such as Yeadon, and urban communities in South, West, and Southwest Philadelphia.

• As a legislator, Williams works to provide opportunities for residents of his district and beyond, with improving the protection of his people, educational access, and economic development underlying his initiatives.

I have actually met the senator on multiple occasions because my grandmother works for him. I’m added to the staff for his neighborhood to neighborhood festival every year before school starts back up. It’s a really neat change to bond with the community and come out and see the great acts lined up.

This year’s headline artists’ were Macy Grey and Chrisette Michele, but there were open mic sessions where people from the community could get on stage and show their talent.  There were many performers, singers, rappers and dancers who entertained the crown all day.

Here are some more pictures from the festival:  Many people came out supported the festival. 

I plan to ask the senator about my topic and what are his views on the subject. I’m sure that he would agree with me and is probably working on a solution.

Ever look around your neighborhood and see trash scattered every where? Ever talk a stroll down you block and see dirty streets and sidewalks slewed with garbage?

Well in Center City, you walk around and see a trash can, or recycle bin at the beginning, end and middle of each block. Besides the abundance of trash receptacles, you also see street sweepers riding past cleaning the street.

52nd Market is a prime example, go to West Philly any day and you will see trash in the gutters and the whole situation is not visitor friendly. My question is. .  . . .If you have it it in Center City, where visitors come to view our history, why can’t we have it all over? Why is it that when I step a foot out off Downtown, the trash seems to increase?

I am lobbying for the trash clean up in Center City to be as rigorous in the more urban parts of Philadelphia.

My motivation to lobby this topic, is just what i see everyday, to and from school where ever I go.  There are places in Center City that are spic and span like South st. but many places in south Philly have  piles of litter just waiting to be picked up by sanitation. There is the City sponsored group called S.W.E.E.P that educates citizens about there responsibilities and duties that will help keep Philadelphia clean. I’m sure regular pedestrians would support my lobbying idea, for the simple fact that it’s there you too. There aren’t and laws for my lobbying subject, but I propose we do something about the trash, and make the clean up more rigorous.

La película se trata de la vida de un tetrapléjico. Como es la vida a de uno quien no se puede mover para nada. Tambien como es tratando hacer un bien amigo y los decisión que vienen con eso. Tambien se trata, a como familia es cuando tienes alguien que necesito mas amor y tiempo. La pelicula hace controversial porque la interpretación es de opiniones. Puedes opinion que quieres y nadie puede decir si es cierto o falso solamente si es de acuerdo o si no es de acuerdo. Tambien es controversial porque es un debate si es legal o ilegal. Yo apoyo que es ilegal por que tu no fuieste el que dio vida y por eso no puede ser quien quitarse la vida. Mi opinion de este pelicula es que era bien triste y dramática. Fue muy bien grabado y dirigido y hacer alguien a quiere saber más.

La película "Mar Adentro" se trata de la vida de Ramón San Pedro, un tetrapléjico quien quiere quitarse la vida. Él es cuerdo y intelligente, pero piensa hay más dignidad en moribundo de elección. Pero su decisión es controversial. Su familia no quieren Ramón morir, y no es legal por para personas ayudar Ramón.  La pelicula hace la pregunta, "¿Tenemos el derecho para decider cuando terminar nuestros vidas?” Para mi, la película es convincente con su punto que personas tienen el derecho morir. Ramón es sano, sabio, y articulado.  No está deprimido o irracional. Su decisión es inusual, pero su pensamientos son sólidos.

La película "Mar Adentro" se trata de la vida de Ramón Sampedro, un tetrapléjico quien quiere quitarse la vida. Sin embargo, eutanasia no es legal en España. Durante la película, él lucha cambiar la ley y morir una muerte digna. Hace las preguntas, ¿Es la vida y la muerte unas obligaciones o unos derechos?, ¿Es eutanasia de unos seres queridos asesinato y un crimen? y ¿Qué es amor de verdad? Sampedro cree que la vida y la muerte son derechos y eutanasia no es un crimen.  Estoy de acuerdo. Debemos poder escoger si queremos vivir o morir. No debemos forzar a vivir si nuestra vida no es digna ni agradable. Me encanta la película conmovedora. Es muy interesante porque se trata de un tema controversial. La parálisis y el deseo a quitarse es una condición y una situación que muchas personas nunca encuentran.

La película “Mar Adentro” se trata de la vida de Ramón Sampedro quien tuvo un accidente de natación. Antes de la accidente, Él fue un mecánico de barco y fue muy activo pero después Él fue limitado a solamente pocos de actividades.

Hace la pregunta si tenemos el derecho morir o vivir. En este caso digo no tenemos la derecha decidir cuando vivimos o morimos.

Respeto la decisión de Ramón aunque estoy en contra de la decisión. Solamente Él supo que sentía ser en Él predicamento. Pienso si Ramón viviera en eso condición para veinte y cinco años, Él posiblemente continuará.

Para mi, la película fue muy moralistic. Muchas personas tuvieron creencias diferentes sobre la decisión de Ramón morir. Me gusta la película porque haga me pensar sobre mis valgos.

Research the Issue

6. When are key dates - meetings, committee hearings, deadlines, etc.,

Thursday December 2, 20102010 Meeting with Amirah and Sinnea about collaborating

Thursday December 2, 2010 Meeting with Bach Tong about his experiences

Research the Issue

School Lunch Nutrition

Megan Doe and Rumman Haq

Mission:

Supporters:

Opponents:

All current Child Nutrition Bills

• Supports Obama's fight in ending child hunger by 2015
• An additional 1 billion dollars for every 10 years of the authorizing legislation
• Applications regarding free or reduced lunch should be done on the computer to reduce "obstacles", "stigmas", and "unnecessary costs to the School District of Philadelphia."
• Reduce obesity and diet related diseases
• Ensure that all children have access to healthy and nutritious foods while protecting the needs of the citizens of Philadelphia

In 2009, Robert Brady along with other Pennsylvania representatives introduced the  Paperless Enrollment for School meals Act of 2009. The bill allowed:

1) Allows schools or districts that agree to serve breakfast and lunch free to all students for 5 years to be reimbursed based on socioeconomic data rather than individual student applications.

2) Makes it easier for schools serving high-poverty areas to provide free meals to all children by allowing data-based eligibility. The school or district gets administrative relief in exchange for covering any costs that exceed federal reimbursements.

House of Representative Bob Brady and our lobbying group have agreed on many political views in the past such as:National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2010.

As of the last 2 years, minimum wage is set at $7.25. By definition this isn’t really a “good” or bad year for the Minimum Wage Act of 2007, the plan was to raise the wages by 2008, its 2010… the government has done as much raising as they plan on doing, unless another act is created. Which is my new plan of action, as mentioned before, thought the wages have been raised, the amount is only enough to raise our poverty line a few points. Yes, some of the poor are eating, but how much? And what about the others? The Minimum Wage Act of 2007 is highly underpublicized, it seems as ifcitizens see it as “if I’m not scrounging like the poor, why worry about how much THEY make.” People with high salaries, generally pay it no mind because they aren’t paid hourly, and people who have salary jobs usually make more than those who make hourly pay. Therefore they cease to care about the “minimum” at which they aren’t making.

No one realizes how deep we are in the poverty hole. To pull ourselves out we must make change, whether it be little by little or large chunks. The attention of America’s well-known wall street stockholders, as well as our state legislators is needed. Convincing the legislators of the raise in the minimum wage would be needed, then the financial help of stockholders tax dollars is needed to get the pot boiling. My strongest influence would have to on legislators because they are the ones who would have to help me get the bill moving, the tax dollars will come by government enforced laws.

Based on the poverty levels rates, even if the wages were raised to $8.00, on a 40 hour work week for a family of 2 or 3, the poverty line is met. Are we that selfish that we cant raise our rates seventy-five cents more? The facts are there, its jus no one pays them any attention, id be happy to coordinate such a drastic difference in my states level of poverty. The really is no time frame, as long as change is constant, I feel I’d be making a difference.

There currently is no group or organizations helping to raise minimum wage, but maybe that’s where we can begin our change.. starting Minimum Wage Raise Supporters Organization (:

2.     Who is essential to the outcome?

People from the republican part are our key components in this assignment since most of them probably share the same views about how much of the money is being used on welfare and how its being used by it’s recipients as well. I’m not really sure on specific people at the moment since I don’t actually know if there is an open legislature on this topic.

3.     Who else is working on this? Can you coordinate?

I wasn’t actually quite sure what this question meant i.e. who else in school is working on this or who else of actual congress is working on this or other sources outside of school.

4.     Who can you influence?

I can influence my own household (full of people who can vote) as well as my peers who can spread the word to their families to educate them on the situation. I truly believe that the biggest obstacle will be getting people from the working class to be on board with this since welfare probably benefits them a lot more than republicans . 

• Public Transportation Act 2010- implemented to ensure transit safety nationwide.

• The bill is bipartisan and was written by Chairman Chris Dodd, Ranking member Richard Shelby & Chairman Robert Menendez.

The Pubic Transportation Safety Act 2010 aims to:

Currently, there are no laws regarding crime prevention for SEPTA, however SEPTA Safety Plans and Actions are being negotiated. SEPTA created a Resource Management Review Group to brainstorm ideas for the safety and betterment of the customers and the company.

The SEPTA community affairs unit works with the Transit Police and various communities. The unit communicates with schools, community groups via presentation, etc to discuss crime prevention, transit etiquette, and other issues.

This is a video that I created to tell the history of John Bartram and his historic house and garden. 

Here is the link to my annotated bibliography:

Here is the link to the script for my project: