May 23 Detroit Meltdown & Recovery--Nation Forum

[Shawn]

Hi All--

There is a great Community Forum coming up next weekend, sponsored by
The Nation magazine, and featuring both famous national speakers such
as Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael Moore (invited), as well as some of our
local leaders and organizations including Michigan Welfare Rights,
Centro Obrero, and City Council member JoAnn Watson.

The event is at Cobo Hall from 5-7 pm next Saturday, May 23, and I've
posted the flyer on our Google Group site, but am also including the
text from the flyer below. We'll hope to see you there--

Cheers to all,

Shawn

*****

The Nation Magazine and The Institute for Policy Studies Invite You
To:

MELTDOWN AND RECOVERY IN DETROIT
The Economic Collapse and a People’s Plan for Recovery
May 23, 2009, 5pm to 7pm
Detroit MI
Cobo Hall 1 Washington Blvd.
Moderated by John Nichols of The Nation Magazine

America's economy is in meltdown. The banking system has crashed,
millions are losing their homes to foreclosure, and unemployment is
skyrocketing. As fears abound that a second Great Depression may be
upon us, the crisis is clear—but what is the solution?

Join Congressman John Conyers, bestselling author and Nation
contributor Barbara Ehrenreich, Detroit City Councilmember Joann
Watson, noted economist and Nation contributor Robert Pollin, long-
time Detroit organizer and community leader Elena Herrada, and
documentarian and activist Michael Moore* (invited) in a wide-ranging
town hall conversation about what caused the economic collapse and how
we can find a path to recovery for Detroit and for the country. .

The event marks the publication of Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption
Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover (Nation Books)
by Katrina vanden Heuvel and the editors of The Nation.

The event will also preview national and local organizing efforts
leading up to the 2010 United States Social Forum (USSF), to be held
in Detroit. The USSF will provide space to build relationships, learn
from each other's experiences, share analysis of the problems our
communities face, and bring renewed insight and inspiration. It will
help develop leadership and develop consciousness, vision, and
strategy needed to realize another world.

Audience questions will be taken, and a book-signing will follow the
conversation.

Cosponsors include: Michigan Coalition on Human Rights; Michigan
Welfare Rights Organization, St Peter’s Episcopal Church, Central
United Methodist Church, Centro Obrero and The City Council of Detroit