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COMMUNITY MEETING WITH SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS
Planning partners included: Connecticut Association for Human Services, ACORN,
CT Working Families, SEIU, Half in Ten
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On July 13, 2008 Senator John Edwards brought his Half in Ten: From Poverty to Prosperity Campaign to Connecticut. Meeting at the Hartford Boys & Girls Club, Edwards described his campaign’s work to build and strengthen an effective constituency to demand legislative action on poverty and economic mobility. Edwards joined a panel of community residents, activists, elected officials and an audience of supporters, in a dialogue about local challenges to and strategies to achieve prosperity. A press conference followed. |
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Senator John Edwards, Half in Ten greets
State
Senator John McKinney
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Senator John Edwards (l) greets Juan Hernandez (r)
SEIU, 32BJ |
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State Representative Toni Walker (l);
Tanya Court (c), Business Council of Fairfield County;
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Jim Horan, CAHS; Senator John Edwards |
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Senator John Edwards, Half in Ten
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State Senator John McKinney (l);
Mayor Eddie Perez (r)
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Rose Price, Public Housing Resident Network
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Sabrina Flintroy, Single mother (l); John Olson, AFL-CIO
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House Majority Leader Chris Donovan (c);
Clayton Jackman (l), ACORN; Juan Hernandez, SEIU, 32BJ
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Connecticut Association for Human Services | 110 Bartholomew Ave, Suite 4030 | Hartford CT 06106-2201
Email: info@cahs.org | (860) 951-2212 | www.cahs.org
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