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Title:
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The War on Women and the Battle to Save CalWORKS
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Thursday July 26
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7:00 PM
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9:30 PM
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Location Details:
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New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street, San Francisco
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Event Type:
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Panel Discussion
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| Contact Name | Merle Woo |
| Email Address | baradicalwomen [at] earthlink.net |
| Phone Number | 415-864-1278 |
| Address | New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., San Francisc |
San Francisco: Public Forum
The War on Women and the Battle to Save CalWORKs.
In two years in office, Governor Jerry Brown has drastically cut CalWORKS, a welfare program for poor parents, mostly women of color. A panel of speakers strategizes how to rescind these budget reductions and build a movement to fight all social service cuts. Thursday, July 26, 7:00pm. New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St., SF. Door donation $2-5. Snacks and childcare available. For more information, call 415-864-1278 or email BAradicalwomen [at] earthlink.net. Wheelchair accessible. Sponsored by Sisters United Front for Survival, a project of Radical Women.
Added to the calendar on Tuesday Jul 3rd, 2012 4:15 PM
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Speakers on the panel are confirmed!
--Tiny, member of the welfareQUEEN's project, Co-editor Poor Magazine/Poor News Network/Prensa POBRE, revolutionary journalist & poet
--Christina López, Seattle's Sisters Organize for Survival co-founder, & Freedom Socialist Party Vice-Presidential candidate
--Latania Williams, mother denied CalWORKS due to resolved drug misdemeanor
-- Amy Gray, Sisters United Front for Survival Coordinator, queer mom, public worker and Radical Women leader
