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Poverty Town Hall meeting
October 29, 2013 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Please attend and help get White Plains community people here. We need attendance from the people most affected by poverty and economic struggles. This is our local poverty meeting – other locations will follow, and later a Poverty Summit for all of Westchester. For now, let’s get White Plains folks out!
Community Voices Heard, WESPAC, local churches and
Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence
Present
Who: Members of White Plains Community
When: Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 @ 6:00pm
Where: Thomas H. Slater Center, 2 Fisher Court White Plains, NY
(Corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. and Quarropas St.)
Why: To discuss poverty and its causes; take action to alleviate poverty in our communities and support people struggling to avoid it.
50 years ago there was a “War on Poverty.”
Unfortunately we are still fighting that war.
Come join us to examine what causes poverty and
come up with policies that would improve the lives of people in Westchester.
Light Refreshments provided. Translation and Childcare provided upon request.
For more information contact Juanita @914-519-8588 or [email protected]
“Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings.” Nelson Mandela