Meet your state legislators and join the conversation about shaping state healthcare & education policy! There are two separate twonhall meetings: one in February on healthcare, the other in March on education:
Healthcare on 2.06.08: State Representative Chip Shields, State Senator Margaret Carter and special guests are inviting the community to a Town Hall forum to map out North and Northeast Portland's health care agenda for the 2008 & 2009 legislative sessions in Salem. It's Wednesday 2.06.08 from 6:30 - 8 PM at the Urban League Multicultural Senior Center - 5325 NE MLK Blvd. (enter around back on Garfield).
Special guests will include:
- Geri Washington, Health Policy Director for Oregon Action;
- Dr. Bruce Goldberg, Director of the Department of Human Services; and
- Shelda Holmes, Family Nurse Practitioner and owner of Hands on Medicine primary care clinic in North Portland.
Education on 3.08.08: Rep. Shields will also hold a Town Hall forum on education (Pre-K to Higher Ed) at the Portland Community College-Cascade Campus Student Service Cafeteria on Saturday, 3.08.08 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Need more info? Call Rep. Shields office at 503- 231-2564 or visit his website at www.leg.state.or.us/shieldsc. Please Contact: Erin Devaney, Legislative Aide @ rep.chipshields@state.or.us or 503-231-2564
Not sure if Rep. Shields represents you in Salem? Easy to find out by just typing your address in at the legislature's web page. If you go, it'd be great to get your take in the comments section!
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