You are cordially invited to attend a meeting of the
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Friday, June 26, 2009 6:30 - 9:30 P.M. (Speakers start at 7:30 P.M)
Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim 511 South Harbor Blvd. Anaheim, California (Located on the Southwest corner of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)
(714) 758-1050 www.uuchurchoc.org
The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group organized for the purpose of bringing together likeminded people on a weekly basis to break bread and talk about crucial issues affecting the community and the world.
At each meeting, people interested in peace, social justice, labor, and the environment gather to exchange ideas, talk about successes, plan actions, or just engage in a friendly discussion with one another.
Bring a dish to share! Enjoy the bounty that others bring as well! The potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. with a speaker or film to follow at 7:30 p.m. Please join us even if you can't bring any food!
On the Agenda:
Progressive Potluck
6:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Bring along your favorite dish of food, chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend an hour mingling with progressive people from all over Orange County.
Featured Speakers:
7:30 - 8:30 P.M. Sue Reams and Frank Courser, both from the group, "Families to Amend California's Three Strikes," will deliver a presentation about the history of the "Three Strikes" law in California.
Passed by voters in 1994, California's "Three Strikes" law is an oppressive legal program that can result in life in prison for conviction of even minor felonies, often nonviolent-drug offenses.
It's estimated that of the thousands of inmates incarcerated under California's "Three Strikes" law, approximately 45 percent are Black, 26 percent are Mexican/Central American and 25 percent are White. Reams and Courser will give us an update on the current status of the "Three Strikes" law and talk about what efforts are being made to change it by FACTS and other grass-roots organizations.
Open Forum
8:30 - 9:30 P.M.
Open discussion, announcements, and other news of interest.
The "Potluck for Progressives" is endorsed by the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim and is free and open to the general public. Although a small donation might be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody will be turned away due to a lack of funds.
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