Meeting with Senator Whitehouse (RI)
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I and some fellow ONE members in Rhode Island just wrapped up an extremely positive and productive meeting with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and his staffer Rele Abiade. We began the meeting by thanking him for meeting with us and for his prior support in the fight against extreme poverty.
Senator Whitehouse shared with us his account of the years he served in Africa as a member of the Foreign Service which gave him some first-hand knowledge of the issues confronting the continent. We also discussed climate change and asked for his support of legislation that allocates 5% of any revenue to begin helping the world’s poorest people overcome the threats posed by climate change. Senator Whitehouse informed us that his staff would follow up with us on the matter. All in all, we really appreciated the opportunity to meet with the Senator and look forward to continuing the conversation with him in the future!
-John Flynn, Rhode Island ONE Member
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August 22, 2009 at 11:28 am
Hi, I read a letter from ONE members in the San Francisco Chronicle this morning(8/22) and thought your group might like to know about a presentation on Friday AUGUST 28 at noon at the COMMONWEALTH CLUB of California 595 Market St. S.F. (next to Montgomery BART).
The programs is called GLOBAL POVERTY: Hopes and Challenges in the Next Millennium with
ANANYA ROY, PhD, Education Director of the Blum Center for Developing Economies.
For information: http://www.commonwealthclub.org or please call 415-597-6705 or email me at celiamenczel@sbcglobal.net.
Tickets are $15 for the public. Free to Commonwealth Club members and $7 for Students.
August 25, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I am still of the opinion that micro-lending from large non-profits and multinationals can go a long way to help impoverished nations develop an economy and improve their standards of living.
October 11, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Hi, I’d like to recommend another Commonwealth Club program on November 3rd..It is called MEET(Middle East Education Through Technology) which teaches promising Israeli and Palestinian students, technology, business and leadership skills. The speaker is Anat Binur who is the co founder of MEET which is sponsored by MIT where Anat is a PhD student.
Reception at 530p Program at 6p
at the Commonwealth Club , 595 Market St. San Francisco(next to Montgomery BART.
For info: http://www.commonwealthclub.org/ 415-595-6705..
The Commonwealth Club is the nation’s oldest and largest political affairs forum. It is a non-profit organization.
Thanks,
Celia
volunteer program coordinator
925-937-7316