Saturday, August 27, 2011

A New Community Movement Kicks off at “A Better San Diego” Economic Summit   

MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact:
Evan McLaughlin / (619) 850-2790
Susan Duerksen / (619) 804-1950

Hundreds of Community Activists Will Gather to Discuss Solutions for Jobs, Financial Empowerment, Quality of Life

TODAY! Saturday, August 27, 2011
9 a.m.* to 2 p.m.
Horace Mann Middle School
4345 54th Street
San Diego, CA 92115
(*Registration begins at 8 a.m.)

A coalition of community, faith, environmental, immigrant rights, labor, LGBT and social justice groups will convene at the “A Better San Diego” Economic Summit this morning to kick off a regional community organizing effort to put the economic issues facing the people of our communities at the forefront of the debate over San Diego’s future.

The summit will include hundreds of activists, community leaders and other San Diego residents who are mobilizing to build a vision for our city that supports five main themes: Jobs, Prosperity, Quality of Life, Equality and Fairness.

Attendees will be discussing their ideas, learning about ongoing economic issue campaigns, and hearing from community leaders and experienced organizers about how to build the A Better San Diego movement.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.ABetterSanDiego.org.

Participating Organizations
San Diego Labor Council & affiliated unions * Justice Overcoming Boundaries * Center on Policy Initiatives
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment * MoveOn Greater San Diego Council * Activist San Diego
San Diego LGBT Pride * Environmental Health Coalition * Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice * OB Rag
Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter * Employee Rights Center (Partial List: Visit www.abettersandiego.org for a full list)


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1 comment:

Magic Santa said...

Sounds exciting. Any MORE events scheduled since August?