NE Georgia Progressive Forum

Starts: 6:00 pm

Ends: 8:00 pm, May 18, 2012

Location: New Day Worship Center, 37 County Farm Road Extension, Toccoa

Description: Sponsored by the Democratic Committees of Lumpkin, Stephens, Rabun, White, Franklin, Hart and Habersham Counties.

This forum will discuss issues of diversity in employment, education, immigration, housing, and voter registration with possible solutions and best practices.

Moderator:
The Rev. Ernest Burns, Senior Pastor Shady Grove Baptist Church, Cornelia.

Panel members:
Stacey Abram, Georgia House Minority Leader
Larry Pelligrini, Executive Director of GRUS
Paul Schappaugh of the Greater Atlanta Information Technology Services
Pastor Antonio Jones of Unity Fellowship Church, Atlanta
Louis Elrod, President of the Young Democrats of Georgia
Betty Couvertier, Community Activist and Radio Broadcaster of LGBT.

The event is free and open to all progressive thinking voters of north Georgia. A social time with light refreshments begins at 6:00 pm followed at 6:45 by the panel discussion based upon written questions submitted to a question review group for appropriateness of the question subject. Questions may also be submitted to negaprogressiveforum@gmail.com

Contact :
Michael Carroll, Publicity Chair and Treasurer
Habersham County Democratic Party
706-499-2122 706-778-5610
http://www.democratsofhabersham.org michaelcarroll@windstream.net

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