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Agenda for March 7th DSA General Membership Meeting

Join us on March 7th for our next DSA general membership meeting. We have two speakers. Deborah Olson, DSA member and Executive Director of the Center for Community-Based Enterprise, will discuss means of fostering partnerships between local government and private business to create new jobs paying a living wage in areas of chronic unemployment. Among the topics she will address are workers cooperatives,
urban agriculture, and stimulating employment in so-called “green technologies.”

 Our other speaker is State Representative Vickie Barnett (Farmington-Farmington Hills) who will give an update on the state legislature.

1. Treasury Report
2. Report on Jobs with Justice—U.S. Social Forum
3. Report on Michigan Universal Health Care Access Network (MichUHCAN)
4. Report on Michigan Alliance to Strengthen Social Security and Medicare
5. Report on Detroit Area Peace with Justice Network
6. Support for Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) Annual Dinner
7. Education Committee Report—next DSA Forum
8. Report on Renegotiate NAFTA Campaign
9. Op-Ed Campaign: What Socialists Really Think
10. Speaker: Deborah Olson on Public-Private Partnerships to Stimulate Employment in Areas of Chronic Unemployment
11. Speaker: State Representative Vickie Barnett—State Legislative Update

Directions : Take I-75 to the Fourteen Mile Road exit. Travel west on Fourteen Mile Road to Crooks Road. Turn left (south) onto Crooks Road and drive to Thirteen Mile Road. Turn left (east) onto Thirteen Mile Road and drive 1/4 mile to Marais Avenue. Turn left (north) onto Marais Avenue. The Royal Oak Senior/Community Center will be on your right hand side 1/3 of a mile from this intersection.

For more info, contact David Green , (248) 855-3169 or Helen Samberg at 248-539-3019.

Next Meeting: May 5, 2007