PD–East Bay Newsletter
We'll be on Air America Friday Morning at 8:00AM!
Evelyn Sanchez, our featured speaker for our upcoming meeting, will join us on the Will & Willie Show:
The Will & Willie Show (Will Durst and Willie Brown)
Friday, August 18 @ 8:00AM
KQKE (960 AM)
Evelyn's topic: The Human and Legal Issues Surrounding Immigration. She provides remarkable insights into the immigration issue, and how it represents a microcosm of many of the problems we are facing as a nation.
Tune in (or stream on the Internet) to hear this enlightening discussion on a complex topic!
Better yet, come to our meeting Sunday, August 20 at 4:00pm to see Evelyn and Jim Gonzales in person as they further discuss this topic, show their 30 minute DVD "Dying to Live," and answer any questions you might have about immigration issues.
Details about our meeting are below.
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 sponsored by Progressive Democrats of the East Bay and Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian–Universalist Social Justice Committeee. Admission is free. 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:
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