2008 ACORN National ConventionJUNE 21-23, The Cobo Center, Detroit, Mich. _________________________________________________________________ Convention BlogsDemocratic Values, Minimum Wage, Edwards and ACORN Live Blogging the ACORN National Convention Edwards @ ACORN: Yes we can, and we will. Edwards touts Obama at ACORN convention ________________________________________________________________
DETROIT, Mich. -- Former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards called it a "moral shame" that 37 million Americans live in poverty, but committed to lifting them out by working with ACORN to raise wages and supporting Sen. Barack Obama for president. "We can walk together and end the great shame of poverty in the United States," Edwards told nearly 2,000 ACORN members Monday, June 23, the final day of the group's National Convention at the Cobo Center. Edwards serves as chair of the ACORN-affiliated "Half in Ten" campaign to cut poverty in half in the U.S. within 10 years. more...
DETROIT, Mich. -- U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) commended ACORN members Sunday, June 22 at the ACORN National Convention for their work in getting Congress to pass legislation to extend unemployment benefits last week and for warning the country about the dangers of predatory lending long before the foreclosure crisis struck and wreaked havoc on our communities. "ACORN doesn't just talk about issues, you do something about it," Waters said to a crowd of 2,000 cheering ACORN members at the Cobo Center in Detroit. "A lot of folks talk the talk, but ACORN can walk the walk." more... "Building Dreams Across America:" ACORN Convention Focuses on Key Issues Affecting Low-Income Americans
Speakers include Former U.S. Sen. Edwards, Rep. Waters, Rep. Cheeks-Kilpatrick, and Rev. Wallis Nearly 2,000 ACORN members will convene in Detroit June 21-23 for the organization’s biennial National Convention at the Cobo Center. In celebrating 38 years of community organizing, ACORN will focus this year’s meeting on stopping foreclosures, ending poverty, winning immigration reform, improving access to healthcare and rebuilding New Orleans. Former Sen. John Edwards is scheduled to speak Monday, June 23. Edwards, ACORN, and other social justice organizations recently launched the "Half in Ten" campaign to cut poverty in the United States by half within 10 years. Highlights of the 2008 ACORN National Convention include:
The ACORN National Convention is one of the best opportunities to see and feel the impact of the organization's success in winning change for low-income people. Since the 2006 convention, which focused on Raising the Minimum Wage, ACORN-backed ballot initiatives passed in Arizona, Colorado, Ohio and Missouri; raising the state minimum wage by $1.35 or more – delivering raises to 1.5 million workers. MEDIA INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: Jolie Dugas or Charles Jackson
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