Tom Shepherd
Template:TOCnestleft Tom Shepherd is an Illinois activist.
Remembering Ed Sadlowski
John Bachtell July 27, 2018 ·
A packed house celebrating the life of this "larger than life" working class champion, furnace of justice and steelworker leader Ed Sadlowski. Lots of laughter, tears and inspiration from family, friends and comrades. In the immortal words of Mother Jones, "Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living." — with Clem Balanoff, Sue Sadlowski Garza, Moises Zavala, Scott Marshall, Ricardo Munoz, Tom Shepherd, Roberta Wood and Ed Sadlowski, Jr. in Chicago, Illinois.
Open Letter to Obama on Iran
In 2008 Tom Shepherd, Democratic Worker/Labor Leader of Chicago, IL signed an online petition “A Open Letter to Barack Obama on Iran”.[1]
Saluting workers everywhere!
In 2009 the Peoples Weekly World carried an article "Saluting workers everywhere!"
- Our unity makes Wall Street tremble
- Employee Free Choice and universal health care!
- A 'green', demilitarized, democratized economy that works for all!
Illinois Readers of the PWW signed the article.
Terrie Albano & John Bachtell - Jon Allen - Sijisfredo Aviles - Eric Robert Berdell - Carolyn Black & Bill Appelhans - Owen Brill - Helen Boothe - John Bradley - Docia Buffington & Abdul-Aziz Hassan - Cathy Campo & Kevin Lindeman - Cristobal Cavazos, Tania Brown & Anita Naoli - Andrew Chebuhar - Dean Christ & Joan Phillips - Ben Cline - Carmen Cohn & Lance Cohn - Alison Cooper - Clarice Durham - Joan Elbert - Thomas Fineberg & Maxine Fineberg - Oscar Forsman - Connie Hall - Ahmad Hassan - Harold Hill - Dajiang Hu - Marge Gamboa - Mike Giocondo & Carroll Krois - Luster Jackson - Ed Jenks & Mary Jenks - Earl R. Jones - Kenneth Kapel - Molly Kelley & Dallas Brown - Angela Larson & Bamshad Mobasher - Jim Lange - Joyce Lightfoot - Stephen Livingston - Guadalupe Lozano - Pepe Lozano - Bea Lumpkin & Frank Lumpkin - Megan Marshall - Scott Marshall & Roberta Wood -Bill Mackovich - Damien Matthews - Donn Miller - Stanley Moe - Ken Nelson - Tom Pace - Ted Pearson & Kathy Pearson - Martha Pedroza - Hector Pedroza - Shelby Richardson – Mark Rogovin & Michelle Rogovin - Barbara Russum -Armando Santos - Tom Shepherd - Evelyn Swan - Ruth Tregay -Kevin Tyson - John Wojcik.[2]
Facing Our Water Crisis
Progressive Democrats of America-Illinois and CAPOW!: Facing Our Water Crisis
When: Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 8:45 am
Where: Mertz Hall, 1125 Loyola St., Chicago Loyola University Lake Shore Campus.
What: Progressive Democrats of America-Illinois and Citizens Act to Protect Our Water! (CAPOW!) invite you to an all-day conference to learn the latest facts concerning our area water supply, the Great Lakes, water infrastructure, fluoridation, fracking and current initiatives in use. A goal of the conference is to open communication with environmental groups, to meet face-to-face, network, and discuss ways to protect area water.
Speakers:
- Dr. Olga Lyandres, the Alliance for the Great Lakes
- The Center for Neighborhood Technology
- Dr. Paul Connett, Fluoride Action Network
- Jessica Fujan, Food and Water Watch
- David Kraft, Nuclear Energy Information Service
- Vito Mastrangelo, Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing our Environment
- Debra Michaud, Tar Sands Free Midwest
- Dr. Lora Chamberlain, Frack Free Illinois
- Dr. Bill Rau, Illinois Peoples Action
- Tom Shepherd, Southeast Environmental Task Force
- Wisconsin Grassroots Network.[3]
PDA contact Robin Kelly
In 2014 Progressive Democrats of America assigned activists to deliver their material to almost every US Congressman and Senator, Tom Shepherd, was assigned as the contact for Rep. Robin Kelly.[4]