The Dec. 19th protest has been cancelled:
The Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless has cancelled the public protest originally scheduled for Dec.19th at the Ritz-Carleton opening. Next week the Coalition will announce future plans unless the remaining critical issues have been satisfactorily resolved.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Meet NY State Legislators
The League of Women Voters® of Westchester has invited the county’s state legislators to a “Coffee and Conversation” to be held on Friday, December 14, 2007 starting at 9:30 am in the Auditorium of the White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains. The format will be an informal, roundtable discussion that is open to the public.
The League’s invitation to the members of the county’s state delegation describes the event as “an opportunity to meet with each other and the public in an informal setting to discuss issues that are of interest to Westchester residents, including: HAVA implementation, education funding, Medicaid, plans for monitoring/improving infrastructure facilities (e.g., the Tappan Zee Bridge), and the MTA.”
The League’s invitation to the members of the county’s state delegation describes the event as “an opportunity to meet with each other and the public in an informal setting to discuss issues that are of interest to Westchester residents, including: HAVA implementation, education funding, Medicaid, plans for monitoring/improving infrastructure facilities (e.g., the Tappan Zee Bridge), and the MTA.”
New Orleans Housing Issues
Katrina strikes again! 4,600 units to be demolished- 12,000 homeless in New Orleans!
Please listen to this brief report from NPR on
New Orleans homeless being barred from living in a public park beginning
tomorrow:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17105509
Please listen to this brief report from NPR on
New Orleans homeless being barred from living in a public park beginning
tomorrow:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17105509
Crime and Immigration Forum
Assemblyman Greg Ball (R - Carmel) is hosting a public forum in North
Salem this week to help address residents' growing concerns regarding an
increase in criminal incidents, attributed to increased illegal immigration and
the presence of sexual predators in our community.
The public and all members of the press are encouraged to attend and
share their public safety concerns with the Assemblyman. If you would like
to present testimony at the forum, please bring a written outline of your
remarks, with your contact information, to the event.
The ideas gathered from the forum will be used in the creation of new
state legislation and will also help the Assemblyman when advocating for the
public on a local level, with our local elected officials and public
safety outlets. Accordingly, local elected officials and employees are
strongly encouraged to attend and participate.
WHO: Assemblyman Greg Ball
WHAT: Public Safety in North Salem Forum
WHEN: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 7 pm
WHERE: Lion's Club
1 Titicus River Road in Purdys
(the old Ambulance Corp. building at the corner of Route 22)
Salem this week to help address residents' growing concerns regarding an
increase in criminal incidents, attributed to increased illegal immigration and
the presence of sexual predators in our community.
The public and all members of the press are encouraged to attend and
share their public safety concerns with the Assemblyman. If you would like
to present testimony at the forum, please bring a written outline of your
remarks, with your contact information, to the event.
The ideas gathered from the forum will be used in the creation of new
state legislation and will also help the Assemblyman when advocating for the
public on a local level, with our local elected officials and public
safety outlets. Accordingly, local elected officials and employees are
strongly encouraged to attend and participate.
WHO: Assemblyman Greg Ball
WHAT: Public Safety in North Salem Forum
WHEN: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 7 pm
WHERE: Lion's Club
1 Titicus River Road in Purdys
(the old Ambulance Corp. building at the corner of Route 22)
"Make This Holiday Count"
Join the Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless, local clergy and others in a week of public portests in White Plains to support our poor, disabled and homeless neighbors. The protests will be held the week leading up to Christmas with a large rally planned for Wednesday, December 19th from 5:30 - 7:30pm in front of the Ritz-Carleton in White Plains.
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