WNY COALITION FOR PROGRESS
TO HOST
2ND ANNUAL
STATE OF THE UNION WATCH PARTY
January 13, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alan Bedenko
alanbedenko@wnyprogress.org
(716) 903-6255
Buffalo, New York - On Tuesday January 23, 2007, the Western New York Coalition for Progress ("Coalition") will host its second annual state of the union watch party. Attendees will watch the president's state of the union address starting at 9:00pm and the democratic response, and then participate in a short roundtable discussion on the substance of the speeches. The watch party is taking place at Founding Fathers Pub, 75 Edward Street, Buffalo, New York.
Christa Vidaver, vice-president of the Coalition, notes that "Since this is President Bush's first state of the union address since the democrats have taken over a majority in Congress, this will be his first "checks and balances" edition, and we are really looking forward to comparing and contrasting the direction proposed in both speeches."
In addition, attendees will play a game of "State of the Union Bingo", where participants can compete for prizes if enough words or phrases on their bingo cards match up with words President Bush uses in his speech.
Admission is free, but donations to help defray the cost of food will be graciously accepted.
The WNY Coalition for Progress is a nonpartisan organization, with pending nonprofit status, comprised of hundreds of WNYers dedicated to making WNY and America a better place to live, work and raise a family. Bound together by a common commitment to progressive values, the Coalition works to find pragmatic solutions to significant problems and develop policy proposals that foster a government that is "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
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