May 2023 HYBRID Monthly Speaker Meeting: CARA Legislative Director Dwane Camp Jr.

BERKELEY/EAST BAY GRAY PANTHERS MONTHLY PUBLIC SPEAKER  MEETING - All Welcome! 

RSVP here for attending in person in Berkeley or just use the link to join us on Zoom.

1:30 Opening & Welcomes

Remembering Eleanor Walden

2023 Legislative Priorities

Dwane Camp, CARA Legislative Director

Dwane Camp, Jr.

Legislative Director

California Alliance of Retired Americans (CARA)

Medicare, Housing, Health Care, Caregiver Rights - what is happening in Sacramento? 

California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA)All EB Gray Panthers are members of CARA, as are many groups we are already aligned with: Senior Disability Action, California Alliance for Nursing Home Reform (CANR), the SEIU 2015 union and more.

Dwayne will discuss the priority bills and how Panthers can make a difference as a group and individually.

 

Plus:

Q&A / Discussion 

PHONE CALLs to Legislators! 

BREAK

Report back on Calls

Informal Discussion until 3 pm


3PM  - GP ACTIONS/UPDATES 

Senior Housing Solidarity - Harriet Tubman Terrace

Senior Disability Action 

Berkeley Commissions (Disabilities, Aging, Status of Women and Police Accountability Board)

MEMBER BUSINESS

  • Proposals for Endorsements (voting members)
  • Should we join the Regional Tenant Organization (Alameda County)

Upcoming Events/Announcements 

June 18, Gray Panther Table at Berkeley Juneteenth Festival

Others

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Speaker Meetings are regular gatherings on the Fourth Wednesday of the month. We highlight special topics and guest speakers as well as Gray Panther and partner activities -  and discussion with all participants as time permits. Other GP meetings and events organized by our coalition and solidarity partners are also listed. 

For many events of interest in Berkeley, see Kelly Hammargren's Activist Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet, at https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2023-01-15  - click Current Issue for this latest updates. 

Currently the Monthly Meeting and Board Meetings are by zoom or phone-in but we are scheduling occasional outdoor and safe in-person gatherings in 2022-2023! 

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WHEN
May 24, 2023 at 1:30pm - 4pm
WHERE
The Long Haul InfoShop (or your home via zoom)
3124 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94703
United States
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CONTACT
East Bay Gray panthers · · 510-842-6224
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