The Heinz Endowments have teamed up with a secretive left-wing group [Mrs. Kerry Is A Commie]

Pittsburg Tribune-Review ^ | December 14, 2003 | Tom Randall

[Hon]

CHICAGO - Pittsburgh is home to a new liberal funding organization that lists its priorities as the local environment, land use and "sustainability." However, its affiliations raise questions about its real purpose.

Known as the Tides Center for Pennsylvania, formerly the Tides Center for Western Pennsylvania, it is a creation of the Tides Foundation and Center, headquartered in San Francisco, and two Pennsylvania-based foundations -- the Vira Heinz Endowment and the Howard Heinz Endowment-- chaired by Teresa Heinz Kerry, heir to the Heinz food company fortune and wife of Democrat presidential contender Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.

[SoothingDave]

On the web site it gives her bio and mentions that she was the wife of Senator John Heinz. IT DOESN'T MENTION KERRY AT ALL!

Up until last summer or so, Teresa would refer to "my husband" and mean John Heinz. She's a flake.

SD

[Fedora]

Here's something else on that I've been looking into:

http://www.bop2004.org/bop2004/candidate.aspx?cid=4&act=cp

Based on contributions to the federal and nonfederal committees of Citizen Soldier Fund, Kerry's senate campaigns from 1984-2002, and Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign through Sept. 30, 2003.

Organization Total

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo $230,796

FleetBoston Financial Corp. $182,387

Time Warner $140,710

Hale and Dorr LLP $128,258

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom $123,400

Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc. $122,300

Harvard University $118,200

Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand/Piper Rudnick $117,800

Citigroup $111,356

Goldman Sachs Group $110,500

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:BNUomBbUYcMJ:opengov.media.mit.edu/EX/0000/100/122/454/+mintz+levin+ted+kennedy&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

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Source: http://www.opensecrets.org/... [i]

Added: 2003.08.03

Contributor: 12121

MONITOR CONTRIBUTE

Campaign Contribution

» John Forbes Kerry $52,000.00 [s][c]

» Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy $17,000.00 [s][c]

» Edward J. 'Ed' Markey $6,750.00 [s][c]

» Martin T. 'Marty' Meehan $3,000.00 [s][c]

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Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy

Campaign Contribution

» Verizon Communications $39,517.00 [s][c]

» Raytheon Co $35,775.00 [s][c]

» Ness, Motley et al $31,250.00 [s][c]

» AOL Time Warner $31,000.00 [s][c]

» FleetBoston Financial $30,750.00 [s][c]

» Cassidy & Assoc/Interpublic Group $26,661.00 [s][c]

» Fidelity Investments $23,000.00 [s][c]

» AT&T $22,000.00 [s][c]

» Beacon Properties $20,500.00 [s][c]

» Thomas H Lee Co $20,500.00 [s][c]

» Global Crossing $20,000.00 [s][c]

» Laborers Union $20,000.00 [s][c]

» Service Employees International Union $20,000.00 [s][c]

» Foley, Hoag & Eliot $19,250.00 [s][c]

» Williams & Bailey $18,500.00 [s][c]

» Vivendi Universal $18,000.00 [s][c]

» Sippican Inc $17,370.00 [s][c]

» Mintz, Levin et al $17,000.00 [s][c]

» Carpenters & Joiners Union $16,400.00 [s][c]

» Hale & Dorr $15,600.00 [s][c]

Industry Support

» Lawyers / Law Firms $925,260.00 [s][c]

» Real Estate $307,500.00 [s][c]

» Securities & Investment $277,650.00 [s][c]

» TV / Movies / Music $239,000.00 [s][c]

» Business Services $215,950.00 [s][c]

» Lobbyists $208,311.00 [s][c]

» Hospitals & Nursing Homes $201,562.00 [s][c]

» Health Professionals $198,351.00 [s][c]

» National Assn Retired Federal Employees $179,929.00 [s][c]

» Education $139,080.00 [s][c]

» Insurance $112,200.00 [s][c]

» Pharmaceuticals / Health Products $109,300.00 [s]

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» Human Rights $103,700.00 [s][c]

» Democratic/Liberal $97,635.00 [s][c]

» Misc Manufacturing & Distributing $94,470.00 [s][c]

» Transportation Unions $93,800.00 [s][c]

» Printing & Publishing $89,625.00 [s][c]

» Building Trade Unions $82,550.00 [s][c]

» Industrial Unions $82,000.00 [s][c]

» Public Sector Unions $78,250.00 [s][c]

http://www.mintz.com/

http://www.mintz.com/clients/

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[xp38]

Thanks for the clarification.

[marty60]

A previous reply addressed this issue in a less hysterical way. Glad to see I don't have to have Boston Mrkt guilt.

[Hon]

Bridging the Economic Divide Death Penalty Mobilization Fund Native Communities Program Rapid Response Initiative Democratic Justice Fund Iraq Peace Fund

Tides Foundation has initiated two efforts to support timely and critical peace and justice work. Iraq Peace Fund The Iraq Peace Fund, a short-term grantmaking effort, made grants to organizations working to organize and elevate the voices of peace and justice in response to the Bush administration's intention to attack Iraq. More>> Democratic Justice Fund The Democratic Justice Fund was launched by Tides Foundation, in collaboration with The Open Society Institute and other institutional and individual donors, to address three primary areas -- Protecting the civil liberties of all Americans; Supporting immigrant rights with a particular focus on strengthening the capacity of Arab, Muslim, South Asian and Sikh organizations; and Promoting alternative media voices that can frame the complex political, social and economic history informing today's international crises and expanding their influence on mainstream media. The Democratic Justice Fund is the successor to the Tides 9/11 Fund-our rapid response effort that raised and distributed more than $600,000 to assist the working poor, help rebuild communities, and promote a just and peaceful national response in the immediate wake of September 11, 2001. More>>

Tides Home | Tides Foundation | Tides Center | Groundspring.org Community Clinics Initiative | Thoreau Center | Jobs at Tides | Map & Directions © 1998-2004 Tides, All rights reserved. Questions or comments: webweaver@tides.org

[Hon]

"The Democratic Justice Fund was launched by Tides Foundation, in collaboration with The Open Society Institute..."

That would be GEORGE SOROS, folks.

[Hon]

Continue to the Groundspring Home Page Tides Statement for Peace

The Tides Community Responds to 9/11/01 Since the events of September 11, 2001, the Tides community has responded in a number of ways. Tides Foundation has granted over $1.5 million to organizations doing timely and essential peace and justice work, including assisting the working poor and immigrant communities in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, promoting peaceful co-existence within diverse and potentially conflicting communities, guarding against the erosion of civil liberties, and elevating the voices of peace and justice in response to the administration's intention to attack Iraq. More on the Foundation's efforts>> Tides Center has also done critical work to support a peaceful response to the crisis. Shortly following 9/11, Tides Center helped a group of victims' family members form September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, an advocacy organization seeking effective nonviolent responses to terrorism. These family members continue to be a powerful, persuasive voice in the growing movement to find alternatives to war. And Groundspring.org (formerly eGrants.org) has played a key role in gathering, processing and granting more than $840,000 in online donations to support a wide range of peace and justice work Our efforts at Tides are rooted in our over 26 years of working for progressive social change, and we feel privileged to be able to redouble our commitment to such work at this critical time. Here are a few of the organizations we have been able support over the last year through the commitment and generosity of our partners in social change: American Civil Liberties Union Campaign to Defend the Constitution and Human Rights, Education and Law Project. Afghan Institute of Learning Providing emergency relief and human rights workshops to Afghan women refugees in Pakistan. Arab American Action Network Protecting Arab, Muslim and other immigrants' civil liberties and human rights. Asociacion Tepeyac de New York Advocating for and working with families of undocumented workers who died on 9/11. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Advocating for Arab Americans' civil rights, providing educational programs in schools, and giving legal assistance to hate crime victims. Center for Constitutional Rights Public education campaign to educate about the dangers posed by governmental anti-terrorism activities. Chinese Staff and Workers Association Ensuring that documented and undocumented Chinese workers and small business owners affected by 9/11 can access needed relief and services. Council on American-Islamic Relations Interfaith Coalition Against Hate Crimes project: promoting peaceful co-existence between Muslims and non-Muslims and decreasing the tolerance for anti-Muslim hate crimes. Global Exchange United for Peace Coalition Independent Press Association Beyond War project MoveOn.org Providing a forum for ordinary people to oppose war with Iraq. National Council of Churches Coalition building for peace National Mobilization Against Sweatshops Assisting immigrant workers in New York, especially the Latino, Afro-Caribbean and Eastern European communities that were hit hard by 9/11. New York ACORN Organizing low-income communities to ensure that rebuilding efforts and federal funds benefit all New Yorkers, and especially low-income people. Peace Action Education Fund October 26, 2002 Peace March on Washington. Physicians for Social Responsibility Campaign to Stop War Against Iraq project. Renaissance Economic Development Corporation Emergency loan funds to address the working capital and technical assistance needs of small business in lower Manhattan affected by 9/11. South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow Planning and implementing hate crimes briefings and legislative and law enforcement trainings. South Asian Network Media outreach, coalition building, and staffing for civil liberties & detention issues.

[prairiebreeze]

Thanks for the ping. This is just sickening. And criminal. Wish the DOJ could go after some of these money launderers and domestic terrorist trainers.

Prairie

[jim35]

Thanks for the timely information, SoothingDave. I'm one of those pariahs who eats ketchup on anything except a good steak (ok, not anything, but a lot). I like Heinz the best, and I'm going to print your response up so I can show my wife that I'm not helping Kerry by using it. She's really been picking on me about using Heinz lately. I owe you one.

[AnimalLover]

Bump

[William McKinley]

bttt

[Darnright]

Good night! What a large number of pro-socialist, pro-communist causes Tides supports.

And the left pitches a fit about Halliburton? Don't make me laugh!