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Start: 11:00 am
Hello everyone,

Start: 11:30 am

Speakers:  Imagine Miami Director Corinna Moebius and Miami Sun Post Columnist Rebecca Wakefield.

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Start: 8:00 am

8:00am- 9:30am.  Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre will discuss “Key Findings from the 2006 Latino National Survey – The Political Rise of Latinos in Florida.”  Presented by the Latino National Survey (LNS) Consortium and hosted by the FIU Metropolitan CenterThe breakfast forum is free of charge, but seating is limited.  For i

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Start: 8:30 am

Miami Beach City Commissioner Deede Weithorn will explain the financial impact of the recently passed amendment to reduce property taxes at this week’s Breakfast Club meeting.  Ms. Weithorn is a practicing CPA and the former Chairperson of the city’s Budget Committee.  She has served on several state accounting advisory committees.

Start: 7:00 pm

Presentation by Nadine Smith, Executive Director of Equality Florida.  This is a meeting of Democratic Power.   All welcome.  No charge.  Light refreshments served.  For further information call Dr. Jeff Solomon at 786-412-8555.

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Start: 8:30 am

"Cultural dynamism and diversity are our greatest strengths. Together we CAN build upon this unique and innovative asset to build the civic leadership needed for a new Miami. We need each and everyone who cares to STEP UP, and we can create the momentum for change."

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Start: 6:00 pm

The following announcement came from Max Rameau: 

Start: 7:00 pm

The Color of Power: The Politics of African Heritage Communities in Miami-Dade

Panel:

Honorable Shirley Gibson, Mayor of Miami Gardens

Dr. Chanelle Rose, Author of "Neither Southern Nor Northern: Miami, Florida and The Black Freedom Struggle in Americas Tourist Paradise, 1896-1968," UM PhD Dissertation, 2007

02 / 21
Start: 7:00 pm

Britain and the US- An insider compares two health care systems

02 / 22
Start: 9:00 am

Getting Smart About Juvenile Justice In Florida:  Community Meeting on the Report of the Blueprint Commission

Reccommendations for Reform of Florida’s Juvenile Justice System

February 22, 2008, 9 am to 12 noon

 Stephen P. Clark Center, County Commission Chambers

111 NW First Street, Second Floor, Miami, FL  33128

Join members of the Blueprint Commission, Florida and Miami-Dade

 Juvenile Justice Leaders and Community Advocates.

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02 / 23
Start: 1:00 pm

Award–winning El Nuevo Herald journalist Daniel Shoer Roth presents Stories of Truth and Hope, a passionate and poetic collection of newspaper columns that seeks to spur readers to speak up and take action in their community. Punto de Partida was published by the Human Services Coalition and funded in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, AETNA Foundation and Faith Read Xenos of Coral Gables.

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Start: 6:00 pm

Stephen Kinzer -- the New York Times correspondent known for his non-fiction books, including Bitter Fruit and Overthrow -- brings us this new edition All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror.  The bestseller, chosen as one of the best books of the year by the Washington Post and the Economist, begins with a powerful new essay that warns against an American attack on Iran.

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Start: 11:30 am

Speakers:

Pedro Jose "Joe" Greer, Jr., M.D., Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, FIU College of Medicine:  Overview of today's health care system

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Start: 3:00 pm

Lawrence Frank is a pioneer and a leader in a field of scholarship which has important implications for both public heald and community planning.  For anyone who has an interest in either field, his presentation may be the single most significant learning opportunity of the year in Miami.

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Start: 7:00 pm

Women and War:  An art exhibit reflecting on the impact of War on Women and the impact of Women on War

This multi-media art exhibit addresses how war has affected women- socially, economically and emotionally– throughout history.

Featuring works by 11 artists: Juan Carlos Bravo, Giuliano Cavallo, Monica Eichmann, Ignacio Font , Vanessa Garcia, Keith Kimmel, Annette Mauricio, Danny Ramirez, Olga Suarez, Jean Villamizar, Eric Walton.

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Start: 8:00 am

On March 2, 2008, Friends of the Everglades will hold it's 2nd Annual Glades Walk. The event, a walk-a-thon/bike-a-thon, is being held to raise funds for Friends' Everglades education and advocacy programs and give members and the public a chance to come together to see what we are fighting to preserve. Participants will have the option of participating on foot or by bicycle at the Shark Valley entrance to Everglades National Park.

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