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Realizing the Promise: A Forum on Community, Faith and Democracy
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A historic grassroots event by the Campaign for Community Values and Gamaliel Foundation to bring together grassroots leaders, everyday people, members of the new administration and Congress to discuss the issues facing America and solutions, to be held on Thursday, December 4 at the Washington Hilton
Contact: Germonique Ulmer 202.339.9331gulmer@communitychange.org
Maria Moreno 202.339.9316 mmoreno@communitychange.org
John V. Moore 708.205.2036 jvmoore@gestaltonline.com
Washington — The Campaign for Community Values and the Gamaliel Foundation announced that they will be holding “Realizing the Promise: A Forum on Community, Faith and Democracy,” on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Washington Hilton. The forum will provide grassroots leaders, everyday people, members of the new administration and Congress with an opportunity to sit down and discuss issues facing America and solutions.
“Grassroots leaders from every part of this country will engage directly with key members of Congress and the new administration,” said Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for Community Change. “This is a chance to keep democracy alive after Election Day, and to make sure the voices of everyday people help shape policy.”
Realizing the Promise is an extension of the Heartland Presidential Forum held on December 1, 2007, in which then-Sen. Barack Obama pledged that grassroots leaders would help shape his agenda as president. The forum will also build on the momentum of more than 60 Faith and Democracy Forums and Community Values events held locally in the last few months around the country, sponsored by the Gamaliel Foundation’s affiliates and the grassroots partners of the Campaign for Community Values.
“The big problems we’re facing as a nation demand big solutions,” said Ana Garcia-Ashley, Southern Territory director of the Gamaliel Foundation. “We know that only through our faith and by working together can we make America work for all of us. We’ve heard from the politicians, now it’s time to hear from the people.”
The Gamaliel Foundation is an international community organizing institute that provides training and other resources to community leaders involved in building and maintaining organizations that empower ordinary people to effectively take part in the political, environmental, social and economic decisions affecting their lives.
The Campaign for Community Values, which is led by the Center for Community Change, is a national coalition of more than 300 grassroots organizations from across the United States advancing policies to make America finally work for everyone. The Center for Community Change is a 40-year-old national organization dedicated to building the field of community organizing with hundreds of local organizations nationwide.
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