Please join us on July 9th at 10 am via Zoom for our Monthly CAT Meeting which will include a Housing Panel presenting speakers from:

• the Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)
• Bay Area Housing for All
• and 48 Hills' very own Tim Redmond!

We will also be finalizing details regarding our Medicare and Social Security Birthday event we are hosting at the Oakland Federal Building!

This is an exciting and important meeting to come to! I hope to see you all there! And, as always, check out the agenda below for more details on what we will be discussing!

Gray Panthers of Berkeley and the East Bay is a CARA member, so that means you are too! Register for free on this page to get the Zoom link.

Agenda

Welcome and Introductions
● Introductions and wellness check
● Approve notes from the last meeting
● Who will take notes during this meeting?
Housing Panel
● Tim Redmond (48 Hills)
● Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE)
○ Valarie Bachelor (Oakland Director)
○ Grace Martinez (Deputy Director)
● Bay Area Housing for All Regional Housing Measure
Central Labor Council report (Peter Shapiro)
Issue/Legislative
● Review Priority Bills:
● Story collection (Personal stories regarding dental care, housing, and banking scams) - bit.ly/cara-stories
● Budget Update
● Fabulous Friday Forums on our Issues
○ LTSS Part 2: Practice - Friday Forum-July 12th: bit.ly/CARALTSS2
● Medicare & Social Security Birthday Event (July 30th - Aug. 14th)
○ Oakland Federal Building, 1301 Clay St, Oakland
○ Monday, August 5th, 12 pm
○ Speakers
■ Rep. from Barbara Lee’s Office Confirmed
■ Who else?
○ Singer?
Senior Vote 2024
● Sign up to be a Senior Ambassador TODAY!
● Step #2: June - July 15th Phone Calls (from our Ambassadors)
○ If you are working with a group, please send me the names and contact information for each
individual in your group

● Planning Regional Convention and Candidate Forums
○ Review Current Convention Schedule (in-person/hybrid/virtual only)
○ Keynote speakers/Candidate Confirmations Needed
○ Entertainment (music, bingo, wheel of fun, etc.)
○ Food if in person?
○ Set up/Clean up Crew
○ Ads Due July 31st (Local Organizations and Personal)

CAT Meetings and Logistics in 2024
● CAT Meeting Restructuring
○ Next Meeting Date
● Outreach to affiliates (please see attached list)

○ 2024 dues due by July 31st
● What events/special programs should we plan for the year?
○ Medicare/Social Security Birthday Event: August 5th
○ October Presentation?

Announcements/ Other events we should know about
Adjourn