Past Townhalls

• May 31, 2008, Brownsville, TX

  Hosted by: Proyecto Libertad, Proyecto Digna & Brownsville Community Health Center

• May 29, 2008, Santa Ana, CA

• May 17, 2008 - Spokane, WA

  Hosted by: VOICES, Spokane Alliance, & Peace and Justice League

• May 17, 2008 - Jackson, MS

  Hosted by:Children's Defense Fund

• May 17, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA

  Hosted by: Parent Organization Network (PON), Central American Resource Center, Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California, & Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Community Coalition

• May 17, 2008 - Chicago, IL

  Hosted by:CCH, ICIRR, LVCDC, & TARGET

• May 13, 2008 - Shasta County/Redding, CA

  Hosted by: Parent Voices & Shasta County Office of Education

• May 10, 2008 - Quincy, FL

  Hosted by: North Florida Education Development Corporation

• May 10, 2008 - Albuquerque, NM

  

  These aspects of American Indian life were echoed in a town hall meeting of about 100 representatives of 19 Pueblo tribes and other Native Americans from across New Mexico. To see more click here....

  Hosted by: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

• May 6, 2008 - Santa Fe, NM

  Hosted by: New Mexico Acequia Association, Institute of American Indian Arts, & Somos Un Pueblo Unido

• May 3, 2008 - Tucson, AZ

  Hosted by: Santa Rosa Neighborhood Center, Tucson Indian Center and Tucson Children's Museum, Southwest Center for Economic Integrity, & Border Action Network

• May 3, 2008 - Phoenix, AZ

  Hosted by: Tonatierra & Chicanos por la Causa

• May 3, 2008 - Greenville, MS

  Hosted by : Children's Defense Fund, Nollie's Citizens for Quality Education, Youth Innovation Movement, Indianola Parent Student Group, Action Communication Education Reform, Citizens for a Better Greenville, Concerned Citizen for a Better Tunica County, Inc., Quitman County Development Organization, Inc. Community Culture and Resource Center, Mississippi Low Income Childcare Initiative & Southern Echo

• May 2, 2008 - Chicago,IL

  Hosted by: KOCO, SWYC, Mikva Challenge, Erie House, IMAN, Centers for New Horizons, Gamaliel of Metro Chicago

• April 30, 2008 - Gallup, NM

  

  The Multi-generation crowd made for broad and enthusiastic discussion. Family empowerment (encouraging children, being responsible for your family, encouraging education) was a major topic.
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  Hosted by: National Indian Youth Leadership Project

• April 27, 2008 - Skagit/Whatcom/Snohomish, WA

  Hosted by: Community to Community Development

• April 26, 2008 - Arkansas, Delta Summit Town Hall

  Hosted by: Arkansas Public Policy and Linked with Arkansas Citizen’s First Congress

• April 26, 2008 - Chicago, IL - Quality of Life Town Hall

  Hosted by: CCH, KOCO, LVCDC, LSNA, MTO, Mikva, SWYC, & TARGET

• April 26, 2008 - Fresno, CA

  Hosted by: Fresno Center for New Americans, Radio Bilingue, Centro Binacional, & PIQE

• April 26, 2008 - San Diego, CA

  Hosted by: American Friends Service Committee, Casa Familiar, Environmental Health Coalition, & Parent Institute for Quality Education

• April 26, 2008 - San Rafael, CA (Marin)

  Hosted by: Parent Services Project, Marin Grassroots Leadership Network, Marin Child Care Council & Parent Voices

• April 26, 2008 - Flagstaff, AZ

  

  Families came from all over Northern Arizona to participate in this event. There were groups for youth, elders and Hopi and Navajo speakers
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  Hosted by: Hopi Foundation, UNITY

• April 26, 2008 - Seattle, WA

  

  The seattle townhall started off with a drumming process from the Duwamish Tribe and a blessing by Cecile Hanson chair of the Duwamish tribe. All 400 families ate, talked and listen to issues that are facing their communities
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  The Hosted by: LELO, Village of Hope, AFSC, Poverty Action & Hate Free Zone, Potlatch Fund, Coalition to Undo Racism, Greater Church Council, Puget Sound Organizing, & LEAP

• April 19, 2008 - Downtown Los Angeles, CA

  

  With calls for a federal minimum wage that actually sustained a family, for just immigration policies that keep families together instead of tearing them apart, and a quality education as a civil right over a 125 families ate, laughed, cried, talked, listened and of course danced together.
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  Hosted by: Los Angeles Alliance for A New Economy (LAANE), Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Instituto de Educacion Popular del sur de California (IDEPSCA), Parent Institute for Quality Education and Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norte America (COFEM).

• April 19, 2008 - Long Beach, CA

  Hosted by: Long Beach YMCA; Latino Center for Prevention & Action in Health and Welfare

• April 19, 2008 - Camden, AR

  Hosted by: Arkansas Public Policy, Linked w/ Southwest Arkansas Policy Summit

• April 19, 2008 - Rio Grande, TX

  Hosted by: SCAN, Colonias Unidas, AVANCE, & CACST

• April 19, 2008 - Stockton, CA

  Hosted by: PICO, Family Resource & Referral, & PIQE

• April 19, 2008 - Camden, AL

  Hosted by: Federation of Child Care Centers of Alabama (FOCAL) and Linked w/ the Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative State Convening

• April 12, 2008 - Lexington, MS

  Hosted by: Southern Echo & Children's Defense Fund
  

• April 12, 2008 - Miami Dade, FL

  

  Click here for photos of the townhall - more information coming soon

  Hosted by:Direct Action Research and Training,Miami Worker’s Center, ACORN, Farmworkers Association of Florida,Haitian Neighborhood Center, Santo La, FIAC

• April 12, 2008 - Oakland, CA

  

  On sunny Saturday April 12th in Oakland over 230 people carpooled, bused, biked, and walked to share their hopes and dreams for their families and communities at the East Bay Equal Voices for America's Families Town Hall; even a "small but mighty" contingent from San Jose
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  Hosted by: Ella Baker Center, AIWA, Parent Voices, CTWO, PIQE, Lifetime

• April 12, 2008 - San Francisco, CA

  
  Hosted by: Chinatown Development Corporation, Parent Voices, Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
  

• April 10, 2008 - McAllen, TX

  Hosted by: ACLF

• April 9, 2008 - Albuquerque, NM

  

  Braving the cold and rain, more than 250 people gathered in Albuquerque, NM for a townhall. They discussed issues in small groups and then had attended a 'listing session' with elected officials.
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  Hosted by: United South Broadway Corporation

• April 5, 2008 - Birmingham, AL

  

  About 350 people from around the state traveled to Birmingham Saturday to lend their voices to a national campaign intended to create a national agenda of family issues.
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  Hosted by: ARISE, Alabama Coalition Against Hunger, Alabama Council on Human Relations, Alabama Organizing Project, Fair Housing Agency of AL, FOCAL, Federation of Southern Cooperatives, Greater Birmingham Ministries, Voices for Alabama's Children.
  

• April 5, 2008 - South Los Angeles, CA

  Hosted by: LCSC, LAM, SAJE, Children’s Family Planning Council, Clinica Romero, and Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
  

• April 5, 2008 - Albany, GA

  Hosted by: Southern Rural Black Women's Network

• March 29, 2008 - San Elizario, TX

  

  The community of San Elizario, TX truly came together for this townhall. Facilitators were volunteers and clients of AYUNDA and worked with a wide variety of community members in the small group discussions.
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  Hosted by: AYUDA

• March 29, 2008 - Chicago, IL

  Hosted by:Erie Neighborhood House, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA), Target Area Development Corporation

• March 29, 2008 - San Luis/Yuma, AZ

  Hosted by: Campesinos Sin Fronteras

• March 28, 2008 - Edinburg, TX - Youth Townhall

  

  Some of the 300 or so students assembled for Youth Townhall meeting at the Abundant Grace Community Church in Edinburg. Students were asked to debate and list the issues that matter to them, and to focus on national and local policies that affect their families’ ability to prosper.
  To see more click here....

  Hosted by: AVANCE RGV

• March 28, 2008 - Alexandria, LA

  Hosted by: Every Child Matters and Children's Defense Fund

• March 28, 2008 - Phoenix, AZ

  

  Over 50 people attended the Carl Hayden Community Center located near downtown Phoenix, AZ. Activities included dinner, board games, books, basketball and activities from the CPLC teen advisory group.
  To see more click here....

  Hosted by: Chicanos por la Causa
  

• March 15, 2008 - Apopka, FL

  

  Over 450 people attended the Apopka Town Hall which was conducted in 3 different languages and there were packets in three different languages - Creole/Haitian; Spanish and English.

  Hosted by: ACORN, Farmworkers Association of Florida
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• March 8, 2008 - El Paso, TX

  

  This townhall was in celebration of International Women's Day. Grantees chose this day to celebrate the contribution women make to the Las Cruces- El Paso region. It also celebrated women as the center of the family.

  Hosted by: Mujer Obera & Colonias Development Council
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• March 4, 2008 - Baton Rouge, LA

  Hosted by: Every Child Matters and Children's Defense Fund
  To see more click here
  

• March 3, 2008 - Alexandria, LA

  Hosted by: Every Child Matters and Children's Defense Fund
  

• February 25, 2008 - Nogales, AZ

  

  The townhall was held at the Americana Hotel in downtown Nogales. Various families attended and there was lively conversation stemming from the townhall questions.

  Host by: Mariposa Community Health Center
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• February 23, 2008 - Augusta, GA

  

  Over 75 people attended the Equal Voice for America's Families Campaign at Paine College. Several homeless women attended the townhall and voice there concerns.

  Hosted by: Georgia Hunger Coalition
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• February 21, 2008 - Springfield, IL

  

  Almost 300 people gathered around The Inn at 835 to discuss numerous issues including: affordable housing, access to quality education,victims of Katrina and more.

  Host by: LSNA, TARGET, UCCRO
  

• February 9, 2008- Auburn, AL

  

  Over 200 participants gathered at the Boykin Community Center to discuss issues as constructive communities, a need for better education and opportunity for jobs.

• Hosted by: Federation for Child Care Center for Alabama
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• January 26, 2008 - Atlanta, GA

  

  500 people caravanned through the streets of Atlanta, and after a rally at the State Capital came together for the first ever Poor People Assembly and Equal Voice for America Families townhall.

  Host by: Georgia Hunger Coalition & People's Assembly
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• January 23, 2008 - New Orleans, LA

  

  300 hundred people more turned out, including more than 100 single female heads of households who participated after having worked a full day.

  Host by: ACORN , Children's Defenses Fund, Every Child Matters
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• January 21, 2008 - Olympia, WA

  

  More than 100 people celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a march on the State capital in Olympia followed by an Equal Voice for America’s Families campaign townhall, where attendees focused on social justice issues that profoundly affect their families and futures.

  Host by: Hate Free Zone, Poverty Action, WA CAN!, VOICES
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• January 19, 2008 - San Juan, TX

  

  Saturday under a big tent on the grounds of La Unión del Pueblo Entero in San Juan 400 people gathered to voice their concerns.

  Host by: LUPE(La Union del Pueblo Entero), Proyecto Aztec, , ACLF (Azteca Community Loan Fund)
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• January 18, 2008 - National Radio Youth

  

  A youth-sponsored and youth perspective Equal Voice for America's Townhall meeting via radio call-in talk show. The program was heard live on a worldwide net.

  Hosted by: Linked with Radio Bilingual Network

• October 2007 - Monroe, WA

  

  Over 80 people form the community and 50 inmates attended the first townhall meeting at the Washington State Reformatory Prison.

  Host by: Black Prisoners' Caucus
  To see more click here