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Bernie Sanders Rally at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, November 16, 2015

Bernie Sanders Rally at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, November 16, 2015

BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday will travel to Cleveland for a rally at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University. Sanders will be joined by former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will discuss a wide range of issues, including criminal justice reform, his college affordability plan, immigration reform, income and wealth inequality and getting big money out of politics.

Here is the itinerary:

Monday, November 16, 2015

7 p.m. Cleveland Rally, Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University, 2000 Prospect Ave. E, Cleveland
Information for the public: Doors open at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.
For a map of available parking, click here.
Public Transportation: The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Transit Center is located across from the Wolstein Center at East 21st and Prospect Avenue. More information can found here. Attendees can also take the Rapid to the Terminal Tower and take the Healthline to Cleveland State University.

American Postal Workers Union Backs Bernie Sanders for President

American Postal Workers Union Backs Bernie Sanders for  President
 
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday welcomed the endorsement of the American Postal Workers Union. Representing more than 200,000 workers in all 50 states, the postal workers organization is the second major national AFL-CIO member to back Sanders for the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States.

Mark Dimondstein, the union president, called Sanders “a leader in the fight to protect the public Postal Service” and “a true champion of postal workers and other workers throughout the country.” He cited Sanders fight against Postal Service plans to shutter post offices, close mail sorting facilities, end six-day mail delivery and slow down first-class mail.

The union also pointed to Sanders’ proposals to modernize the Postal Service. He’s introduced legislation to bring the mail delivery service into the 21st century by providing new services like basic banking, copying documents, shipping wine or selling hunting and fishing licenses. “Bernie Sanders is a fierce advocate of postal reform. He staunchly opposes postal privatization, and supports enhanced postal services, including postal banking,” said Dimondstein.

The postal workers union said its support for Sanders went beyond his work on Postal Service issues. “No other candidate has his record of standing with workers on picket lines, fighting for a $15 per hour minimum wage, supporting free public college tuition, and advocating for veterans’ benefits,” said Dimondstein. “And, no other candidate has his record of fighting to defend and expand Social Security, promoting ‘Medicare for all,’ and opposing ‘fast track trade authority’ and rotten trade deals like the Trans Pacific Partnership."

The postal workers’ union endorsement follows support for Sanders from local union chapters in Iowa and the state APWU in New Hampshire, the states that begin the presidential nominating process next February with the first caucuses and primary election.

Larry Cohen, a senior Sanders adviser on labor issues, welcomed the endorsement. “APWU is everywhere there is a post office and their 250,000 members are way at the top when it comes to member involvement and union democracy. We welcome the unprecedented support of the APWU executive board and look forward to working with their members across the United States,” Cohen said.

Cohen, a former president of the Communications Workers of America, also noted that the postal workers union was the second major AFL-CIO member to put its organizational muscle behind the Sanders presidential campaign. The 185,000-strong National Nurses United, another AFL-CIO member, became the first national union to back Sanders when it announced its endorsement last Aug. 10 during a meeting at its national headquarters in Oakland, California.

Bernie Sanders Adds Sunday, November 15, 2015 to Iowa Schedule

Bernie Sanders Adds Sunday, November 15, 2015 to Iowa Schedule
 

BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday will hold events in Des Moines and Indianola. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will discuss a wide range of topics, including income and wealth inequality, issues facing family caregivers, his college affordability plan and getting big money out of politics.

Here is the itinerary:

Sunday, November 15, 2015

3:30 p.m. Family Caregiver Roundtable, Central Presbyterian Church, East Parlor, 3829 Grand Ave, Des Moines
Information for the public: Roundtable is by invitation only.

6 p.m. Indianola Town Meeting, Simpson College, Principal Black Box, Kent Campus Center, Indianola
Information for the public: Doors open at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served. Parking is available in the lot at the corner of W Girard Avenue and N D Street or at the Hillman Hall parking lot at the corner of W Clinton Avenue and N C Street.

 

 

Bernie Sanders to March in Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2015 on Lebanon, New Hampshire

Bernie Sanders to March in Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2015 on Lebanon, New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N.H. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday will march in the Veterans Day Parade hosted by American Legion Post 22 in Lebanon and will speak at a ceremony in Colburn Park following the parade.

Here is the itinerary:

Wednesday, November 11
11 a.m. Veterans Day Parade, 1 Taylor Street, Lebanon
Information for the public: Marchers will begin gathering at 10:30 a.m., and start walking at 11 a.m. to Colburn Park nearby. The event is free and open to the public.

11:20 a.m. Veterans Day Ceremony, Colburn Park, Lebanon

Bernie Sanders Applauds Obama Rejection of Keystone Pipeline

Bernie Sanders Applauds Obama Rejection of Keystone Pipeline
 
ROCK HILL, S.C. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement on Friday welcoming President Barack Obama’s decision to reject an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline:

“Climate change is a global environmental crisis of huge magnitude. It is insane for anyone to be supporting the excavation and transportation of some of the dirtiest fuel on earth. As someone who has led the opposition to the Keystone pipeline from Day 1, I strongly applaud the president’s decision to kill this project once and for all.”

Bernie Sanders Files in New Hampshire’s First-in-the-Nation Democratic Party Primary

Bernie Sanders Files in New Hampshire’s First-in-the-Nation Democratic Party Primary
 
CONCORD, N.H. – Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Thursday filed papers with New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner to place the senator’s name on the primary election ballot as a Democratic Party candidate for president.

On his way out of the Capitol, Sanders signed the storied candidate guest book. “We need a political revolution,” he wrote. “Our government belongs to all of us, not just the 1 percent.”

Addressing a rally attended by some 725 supporters outside the Statehouse, Sanders attributed the campaign’s growing momentum to an outpouring of grassroots support in New Hampshire and across the country.

“What this campaign is about is saying no to a campaign finance system which is corrupt,” he said.

“What this campaign is about is saying no to an economy which is rigged,” he added.

“What the political revolution is about is creating a government which works for all of us, not just the 1 percent,” Sanders said.

When he filed the paperwork to get his name on the ballot, Sanders was accompanied to the secretary of state’s office by Raymond Buckley, the New Hampshire Democratic Party chairman.

Buckley had written a letter to the secretary of state on Oct. 7 saying the New Hampshire Democratic Party “considers Senator Bernie Sanders to be a member of the Democratic Party and supports the placement of his name into nomination as a Democratic candidate for president in the 2016 New Hampshire primary.”

Bernie Sanders to Visit Las Vegas, Nevada on November 8-9, 2015 *Updated

Bernie Sanders to Visit Las Vegas, Nevada on November 8-9, 2015 *Updated
 
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday will hold a rally in Las Vegas. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will discuss a wide range of issues, including criminal justice reform, his college affordability plan, immigration reform, income and wealth inequality and getting big money out of politics.

Here is the itinerary:

BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday kicks off a two day trip to Las Vegas, which includes a rally and a session at the Fair Immigration Reform Movement Presidential Candidate Forum. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will discuss a wide range of issues, including criminal justice reform, his college affordability plan, immigration reform, income and wealth inequality and getting big money out of politics.

Here is the itinerary:

Sunday, November 8, 2015

7 p.m. Las Vegas Rally, Soccer Fields at Cheyenne Sports Complex, 3500 E. Cheyenne, North Las Vegas
Information for the public: Gates open at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served. Limited parking available at Cheyenne Sports Complex and College of Southern Nevada Cheyenne Campus. Due to venue rules, no large bags, outside food, sharp objects, weapons, chairs, or umbrellas will be admitted.

Monday, November 9, 2015

11 a.m. FIRM Presidential Candidate Forum Session, LINQ Hotel & Casino, 3535 S Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas

Bernie Sanders to Visit South Carolina on November 6-7, 2015

Bernie Sanders to Visit South Carolina on November 6-7, 2015
 
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday begins a two-day swing through South Carolina. The "First in the South Presidential Candidates Forum" kicks off the trip, which includes stops in Rock Hill, Columbia and Aiken. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will discuss a wide range of issues, including criminal justice reform, his college affordability plan, income and wealth inequality and getting big money out of politics.

Here is the itinerary:

Friday, November 6, 2015

8 p.m. The First in the South Presidential Candidates Forum, Winthrop University, Byrnes Auditorium, 1703 Memorial Circle, Rock Hill

Saturday, November 7, 2015

9:30 a.m. Keynote Speech at the 2015 Southern Regional Meeting of the National Federation of Democratic Women, Whitton Auditorium, Vivian Moore Carroll Hall, 883 Ebenezer Avenue, Rock Hill
Information for the public: Tickets for this event can be purchased here.

2 p.m. Candidate Committee Press Conference, Columbia Conference Center, 169 Laurelhurst Avenue, Columbia

7 p.m. Aiken Town Hall Meeting, USC Aiken Convocation Center, 375 Robert M. Bell Pkwy, Aiken
Information for the public: Doors open at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served.

Bernie Sanders to File in New Hampshire on Thursday, November 5, 2015

Bernie Sanders to File in New Hampshire on Thursday, November 5, 2015
 
MANCHESTER, N.H. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday will visit New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner's office to file paperwork for the first-in-the-nation primary ballot. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will then hold a rally with supporters outside.

Here is the itinerary:

Thursday, November 5
3 p.m. Filing for New Hampshire Primary Ballot, Office of New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner, 107 North Main Street, Suite 204, Concord

3:30 p.m. Rally with Supporters, 107 North Main Street, Concord
Information for the public: Event entry will start at 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is strongly encouraged.

Bernie Sanders Campaign Launches First TV Ad "Real Change"

Bernie Sanders Campaign Launches First TV Ad "Real Change"
 
BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign on Sunday released its first television ad, titled "Real Change."

The ad highlights the senator's history of standing up "for working families and for principle."

"Thousands of Americans have come out to see Bernie speak and we've seen a great response to his message," Jeff Weaver, the campaign manager, said. "This ad marks the next phase of this campaign. We're bringing that message directly to the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire."

The ad will air statewide in Iowa and New Hampshire and is part of a buy exceeding $2 million.

Transcript of the ad.

Voice Over

The son of a Polish immigrant who grew up in a Brooklyn tenement.

He went to public schools, then college where the work of his life began.

Fighting injustice and inequality.

Speaking truth to power.

He moved to Vermont, won election and praise — as one of America’s best Mayors.

In Congress, he stood up for working families and for principle

Opposing the Iraq War.

Supporting veterans.

Now, he’s taking on Wall Street and a corrupt political system.

Funded by over a million contributions.

Tackling climate change to create clean energy jobs.

Fighting for living wages, equal pay and tuition-free public colleges

Bernie Sanders

“People are sick and tired of establishment politics and they want real change.”

Voice Over

Bernie Sanders.

Husband.  Father. Grandfather.

An honest leader — building a movement with you, to give us a future to believe in.

Bernie Sanders

“I’m Bernie Sanders and I approve this message.”