September 19, 2007

Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend

Tumia Romero <tumia.romero@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:22:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tumia Romero <tumia.romero@sbcglobal.net>
To: frednance@clickservices.org
Subject: Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend

Congressman Danny K. Davis announces
7th District of Illinois
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Annual Legislative Agenda
Wednesday, September 25 to Saturday, September 29, 2007
Washington Convention Center
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Community Health Centers Forum, 2:00pm to 5:50p.m., Grand Hyatt Downtown, 207A
Member's Name: Honorable Danny K. Davis, Honorable Alcee Hastings,
Honorable Donna M. Christensen
Title of Issue Forum: "Expanding Health Care Access to All in Need: The Potential of the Community Health Centers Program"
Participants include:
  • Betty Jean Kerr, Chief Executive Officer, Peoples Health Center
  • Roland Gardner, Executive Director, Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health
  • Willie C. White III, Chief Executive Officer, David Raines Community Health Center
  • Larry Amacker, MD, Sr. Medical Director, Gulf States Region, UnitedHealthcare
  • Lisa Cox, Assistant Director, National Association of Community Health Centers
Friday, September 28, 2007
Child Welfare Brain Trust, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Room 145A
Member'sName: The Honorable Danny K. Davis, Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee, (TX-18)
Title of Issue Forum: "You Touch the Future"
Participants include:
  • Annetta Wilson, Executive Director, Sankofa Safe Child Initiative, Co-Chair, 7th Congressional District Child Welfare Taskforce
  • Pamela J. Gentry, Senior Political Producer-BET News Washington Bureau
  • Addie Hudson, National Council of Negro Women-Chicago Midwest Section
  • Victoria Rowell, Actress/Founder-Rowell Foster Children's Positive Plan
  • Cheryl S. Clarke, Foundation Giving Director - The Freddie Mac Foundation
  • Rufus Sylvester Lynch, DSW, Clark Atlanta University
  • Marvin D. Feit, Ph.D., Norfolk State University
  • Anna R. McPhatter, Ph.D., LCSW, Morgan State University
  • Cudore L. Snell, DSW, LICSW, Howard University
  • Ruth M. Williams, Jackson State University
  • Dr. Davis Sanders, Casey Family Programs
  • Louis Henderson, President-National Association of Former Foster Care Children of America, Inc.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Ex-offender Issue Forum, 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Member's Name: The Honorable Danny K. Davis
Title of Issue Forum: "Reentry: Is There Home After Prison?"
Participants include:
  • Judge Greg Mathis, 1st Vice President of Operation Push
  • Samson Styles, "The Official Street Cat", BET's "The Chop Up"
  • Joyce Ann Brown, Founder/CEO MASS, Inc.
  • Hugh Price, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institute
  • Craig Watkins, District Attorney, Dallas County Distric Attorney Office
  • Vicki Hallman, Regional-II Director, TX Department of Criminal Justice/Parole Div.
  • Brenda Palms Barber, CEO, North Lawndale Employment Network
  • David Robison, Co-Director CROSS Reentry Program
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