Thank you to all the attendees of “An Evening With Peter Dreier” on May 16th

SCPC would like to send out a big thank you to all the attendees of our May 16th event.
You made it a success!

“An Evening with Peter Dreier:

Occupy Cities – A Movement for Equity”

Occupy Wall Street began in New York City and spread nationally as individuals gathered to highlight the consequences of excess and inequality. Cities became a forum for a movement that reshaped the public dialogue on the consequences of unchecked financial manipulation on behalf of a narrow few. As the Great Recession wreaked havoc on individuals and communities, the 1% prospered while the 99% struggled as cities shed revenues and opportunity. But there are glimmers of renewal. “Occupy” is heard in cities large and small as the movement continues and The Commons are redefined. How can the Occupy Movement reshape the city and how can we as citizens and professionals reform urban policy to ensure greater opportunity and justice, nationally and at the local level?

Guest Speaker: Peter Dreier
Chair, Urban & Environmental Policy Department,
Occidental College

Professor Dreier served as Senior Policy Deputy for Boston Mayor Ray Flynn and as the city’s Director of Housing for almost a decade. He is the co-author of The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City and Place Matters: Metropolitics for the 21st Century. His next book, The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame, will be published in June. A scholar and activist, he also writes for the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, American Prospect and The Huffington Post, and has appeared on the “Rachel Maddow Show,” the “McNeil-Lehrer Report,” and “Which Way, L.A.?”

Dinner Menu Selections:

Dinner entrees include fresh French baguette, Soup of the day,
Organic greens with house vinaigrette dressing, Fresh vegetable,
and Rice or potato.

With one of the following selections:

Boneless Breast of Chicken –
Diable: Grilled, with lemon, butter, white wine, mustard, garlic, shallots and capers.

Filet of Sole –
Normandie: Braised, in Chablis, mushrooms and cream.

Pasta Monégasque –
Penne pasta with tomatoes, garlic, basil and olive oil.

All with Sherbet and Coffee or tea.

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT.

Questions?
Email us at socalplanningcongress@gmail.com