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PVP Democratic Club November Meeting
PVP DEMOCRATIC CLUB ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER MEETING
Date: Sunday November 20th, 2:30 pm
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Location: Ridgecrest Intermediate School, 28915 Northbay Road, Rancho Palos Verdes
Program: "The Push to Privatize Public Assets and Services for Profit".
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The PVP Democratic Club’s monthly meeting is Sunday November 20th at 2:30 pm at Ridgecrest Intermediate School. The special speakers will discuss “The Push to Privatize Public Assets and Services for Profit.”
The first speaker, U.S.C. Associate Professor Lisa Schweitzer, got our attention when she wrote an article in July of this year for the Los Angeles Times Opinion Section, titled: "For Sale: U.S. Infrastructure? The Privatization Debate." She said, "Greece is having a fire sale of its publicly-owned transportation system, with planes, trains and roads all being sold off as the country attempts to dig out of its debt crisis. Americans should watch and learn: We could well be privatizing large segments of our own transportation system soon because of the U.S. debt crisis." She goes on to say that, "So far, privately run transportation projects show mixed outcomes." Professor Schweitzer is part of U.S.C.'s School of Public Policy Planning and Development. On her blog - www.lisaschweitzer.com, "Sustainable Cities and Transport" – Working to Understand the Complex Connections between cities, people and environments - there are numerous articles currently in which she discusses examples of privatizing transportation.
Our second speaker, Tim Steed, is a Labor Relations Representative for the Orange County Employees Association. OCEA represents 18,000 municipal workers in Orange County in various jurisdictions. Steed's role is directly representing employees and participating in OCEA's aggressive political action campaigns. He has chosen the topic: "Outsourcing the Democratic Party," which should prompt another lively discussion! Prior to working for OCEA, Steed was the President of the California Young Democrats in 2006-2007. He has served in various positions with the CA Young Democrats and the California Democratic Party. Currently Steed is a delegate to the California Democratic Party, and active in his local Democratic Community.
The PVP Democratic Club November meeting will be Sunday, November 20 at 2:30 pm. The location for this meeting will be Ridgecrest Intermediate School, located at 28915 Northbay Road, in Rancho Palos Verdes. The nearest main intersection is the corner of Highridge and Crestridge Roads. Meetings are open to members and the public. For more information go to www.pvpdemocrats.org.
