This past Monday, June 9th, CCAG lost 3 of it's best supporters, while Connecticut and the Progressive Movement lost 3 lifelong fighters for Social Justice: Merrilee Milstein, Ruth Pulda and Sam Goldberger.

CCAG co-sponsored a discussion with progressive author David Sirota followed by a signing of his new book, The Uprising, at RJ Julia Bookseller last week. Sirota, who was joined and introduced by Ned Lamont, spoke to the standing-room only crowd about his travels in researching The Uprising--travels that took him from the U.S./Mexico border with the minutemen to the set of Lou Dobbs' CNN show to an Exxon Mobil shareholders meeting, and many places in between. Sirota worked for Lamont in 2006, so it is no surprise that he also devotes a chapter to the Senate race in Connecticut that year. One consistent thread tying all of these places, people, and events together says Sirota, is that the people are unhappy with the status quo and are standing up to do something--anything--about it.

Of course, one of the best ways for you to do something about the issues you care about--like ensuring that everyone has access to quality, affordable health care, ending the war in Iraq, or preserving the environment--is to join the Connecticut Citizen Action Group.

If you would like to see video highlights of the event, be sure to click the "read more" link immediately below. If you would like to view video of the full discussion (approximately 61 minutes) with author David Sirota and special guest Ned Lamont, click here.