PD–East Bay Newsletter

Highlights of this newsletter includes the following:

  1. August 20 Meeting: The Human and Legal Issues Surrounding Immigration

  2. Special appearance by Rob Haswell, candidate for State Assembly, at our August 20 meeting

  3. Pictorial report of recent PD–East Bay events

1. The Human and Legal Issues Surrounding Immigration (Sun, Aug 20th)

Please join us at our next PD–East Bay meeting on Sunday August 20th.

Attorney Jim Gonzales from the No More Deaths campaign will show the DVD "Dying to Live," which documents the plight of migrants from Mexico and Central America crossing the Arizona desert.

Evelyn Sanchez will discuss the current Congressional legislation on immigration and the impact on citizens and non-citizens in this country.

Following the presentations and discussion, our guests will let you know what you can do to help the "No More Deaths" immigrant rescue and advocacy program.

Sunday, August 20th, 4:00pm
Berkeley Fellowship Hall
1924 Cedar St. (near Bonita Ave.), Berkeley
Directions

This event is free and wheelchair accessible.

For more information on this event, go to the PD–East Bay website, www.pdeastbay.org, or download the flyer for the event.

2. Rob Haswell, Candidate for State Assembly (Sun, Aug 20th)

Our Sunday August 20 meeting will also include an appearance by Rob Haswell, Democratic candidate for California State Assembly District 4.

Find out how you can support this progressive candidate running in a red district. Details of the meeting are included in the previous news item.

3. Pictorial Report of Recent PD–East Bay Events

Our chapter has been busy at local events, and we would like to share a few photos so you can see what we've been up to. The following links take you to our pictorial essays: