Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters
930 E. 50th Street
Chicago, IL 60615
RPC/CEF 2007 36th Annual Conference
“A More Perfect Union: Greenlining Redlined America”
Opening Session
Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Martin King
Location: Headquarters
“The Katrina Crisis: Rescue, Relocation, Recovery & Return…What is the Mission”
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Headquarters - Auditorium
- Program Description: A panel of congressional leaders, state and local elected officials, public policy experts and community organizers will put a focus on the continuing Katrina Crisis: no plan for rescue or recovery when Katrina hit, and now plan for reconstruction of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast and the return of some 250,000 citizens still scattered around the nation. Leaders will discuss how to release and utilize federal funds for reconstruction and return; public housing and education strategies; and the need to protect and enforce voting rights. The “Katrina Covenant” leads the way in formulating a new urban policy for America; how to end the war in Iraq, and re-prioritize funding for education, health care, jobs and fighting poverty in America.Program Track: Political
- Speaker(s): Paul G. Vallas (Superintendent, Recovery School District-New Orleans), Senator Cleo Fields (14th Senatorial District of Louisiana)
- Moderator: Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
- Panelists: Congressman William Jefferson (D-LA), Honorable Vernon Jones (CEO, DeKalb County, Georgia)
Press Conference
Time: TBD
Location:
OPENING NIGHT VIP RECEPTION
7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Hyatt Regency O’Hare Ballroom
Entertainment: The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards
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