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A. Philip Randolph Institute Of Delaware To Host Legislative Conference

By Press Release 2/17/09

The A. Philip Randolph Institute of Delaware has recruited a roster of public officials, non-profit organizations, the Faith Community and community based organizations to discuss legislative issues of importance to all Delawareans in a conference to be held on Saturday, February 21st at Ezion-Mt. Carmel Church , 800 N. Walnut St. in Wilmington . The all day event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.. and is free and open to the public.

“This is a first of its kind event hosted by an organization in the African-American community,” said Mark Brunswick, the A. Philip Randolph Institute Director of Education. “We have conducted active and effective lobbying in Dover for the past five years and have learned that our mission of social justice and change is at its best when we are able to bring together legislators, advocates, policy makers and the community to discuss issues and plan solutions to improve opportunity and quality of life for us all,” he continued. “We are most excited to have Cabinet Secretaries or their representatives and Legislators participating. We especially look forward to hearing from State Treasures Velda Jones Potter, who is the first African-American to hold a state wide office.”

The following panelists have committed to participate in the conference which will address the Delaware Economy, Justice System Reinvestment, Health Care and Wilmington Public Safety:

Delaware Economy

Representative of the Delaware Office of Management and Budget

State Representative Dennis P. Williams, Co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee

Wilmington City Councilman Charles Potter

Rashmi Rangan, Executive Director of the Delaware Community Reinvestment Act Coalition (DCRAC)

Jennifer Hill, Service Employees International Union

A representative of the Hispanic Business Alliance

Justice System Reinvestment

Representative of Department of Corrections Commissioner Carl Danberg

State Representative James J. Johnson

Denise Nix Thompson

Elder Tyrone Johnson, Interdenominational Ministers Action Council

Lunch speaker: State Treasurer Velda Jones Potter

Health Care

Honorable Rita Langraf, Secretary of Health and Human Services

LaVaida Owens-White, Wilmington NAACP Health Care Committee

Branch Heller, Alliance for Health Care Reform

Leonard Young, A. Philip Randolph Institute of Delaware

Wilmington Public Safety

Re v. Clarence Pettit, Spirit of Life Lutheran Church

Shawn Allen, YESS

Representative of Interfaith Building Blocks for Wilmington

Danny Young

The event is structured to allow all participants to attend each of the 75 minute panels during the day. All panels will follow up with a half day workshop in the near future to focus on legislative strategies for each of the issue areas, build coalitions and identify emerging community leadership.

The schedule for the day will be:

8:00-8:45 Registration

8:45-9:05 Welcome/Overview/Charge

9:15-10:30 Panel A: Delaware Economy

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 Panel A: Delaware Economy (repeat)

Panel B: Justice System Reinvestment (repeat)

12:00-1:15 Lunch speaker Treasurer Velda Jones Potter

1:15-2:30 Panel C: Health Care

Panel D: Wilmington Public Safety

2:30-2:45 Break

2:45-4:00 Panel C: Health Care (repeat)

Panel D: Wilmington Public Safety (repeat)

The A. Philip Randolph Institute is an affiliate organization of the AFL-CIO with its roots in the African-American labor community and a mission of economic equality and civil rights.

This event is free and open to the public. Please call 302-691-5816 or email deapri@mindspring.com with any questions

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