First Friday - Serving People with Varying Disabilities

Our panel of experts:

Kelly Greene, Executive Director, Center for Independent Living

Ilene Hyams, ADA Specialist, Miami Dade County

* Learn how to make your programming more inclusive
* Learn how to improve your ability to serve the community
* Learn how to meet legal requirements and do the right thing

Civic Networking at Wallflower Gallery
Friday, April 4, 5 - 7 pm
Wallflower Gallery, 10 NE 3rd St. in Downtown Miami
Meet and connect with others who share your interests in civic change! Free.

Climate Change, Community Displacement, and Inequality

This week the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club is honored to have David Lawrence, former publisher of the Miami Herald and current Chairman of the Children’’s Trust, as our guest.

Organizations and individuals in the community are invited to participate in a broad-based campaign to build support for national health care reform. The invitation is extended by Health Care for All- Florida (HCFAFL) and the South Florida AFL-CIO as initial convenors.

On Tuesday, April 8, please join the members of Democratic POWER political club and Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, President-elect, Dade County Medical Association, in a discussion of Health Care and the Politics of Change. The meeting begins at 7 pm at Bet Shira Congregation, 7500 SW 120 St., Pinecrest. Light refreshments served. Information: (786) 412-8555.

Movements of People of Color: Community Discussion About Global Migration and Gentrification

Cultural Entertainment and Dinner Provided

Featuring: Briggs Bomba (Zimbabwe, Africa Action)
Marlene Bastien (FANM)
Sushma Sheth (Miami Workers Center)
Max Rameau (Take Back the Land)

Contact Oni Richards, AFSC, 267.879.4077 Mr. Davis, African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 305.638.6771

Meeting about Miami-Dade Public Schools zero tolerance discipline policy, which pushes black and Latino students out of the schools and directly into jail. Find out more about the problem, meet other youth, and figure out a way to change things!

Power U Center for Social Change, Inc.
1633 NW 3d Ave.
Miami, FL 33136

305-576-7449- ask for Julia

FRIENDS OF THE MARINE STADIUM PARTY AND BENEFIT

Activities

· Slide Show, “Miami Marine Stadium-Past, Present and Future”

· Boat Tour, by Chinese Dragon Boat, of The Marine Stadium, conducted by Hilario Candela, architect of the Stadium

 · Cuban Buffet featuring Lechon Asado cook-off · Open bar (mojitos) · DJ

Do you think health care is too expensive?

Is Congress doing enough to lower health care costs?

Why did your Congressman vote against the children’s health plan (SCHIP)?

Join Congressman Steny Hoyer, the Majority Leader in Congress, and South Florida Democratic congressional candidates to discuss the state of health care and the State Children’s Healthcare Insurance Program.

Date: Monday, April 21, 2008 at 10am

Location: Hialeah Hospital, 651 E 25th Street, Hialeah, FL 33013

Urban Environment League of Greater Miami and the University of Miami's Institute for Public History present:

The Homestead Community Forum: Between two National Parks: Tourism, Agriculture, and Future Development in South Dade.

Panelists:

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson

James Humble, local grower

Bob Jensen, local leader

Steve Kirk, Executive Director, Everglades Community Association

Mark Lewis, Superintendent, Biscayne National Park

Moderator: Urban Environment League Vice President and University of Miami Professor Gregory Bush

Sustainable development is the new buzz word. What does it really mean and why is it important? Ed McMahon, Urban Land Institute's (ULI's) Senior Resident Fellow for Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy, discusses how sustainability makes good business sense in the context of climate change, high energy costs, and unsustainable land use practices. He looks forward to your questions following his presentation.

Urban Environment League encourages you to join the Hold the Line Campaign to show support for protecting lands needed to buffer the Everglades and replenish our water supply. Enough is Enough!

View the Hold the Line video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KpP9HbazNk&eurl=http://www.udbline.com/

Share it with your friends. Then tell your Commissioner to stop the hemorrhaging of public money, infrastructure and protect our water supply!

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/t/203/campaign.jsp?campaign_KE...

HOPE, Inc. and the Miami-Dade Equal Opportunity Board invite you to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act at the 15th Annual Fair Housing Luncheon, “Building Stronger Communities through Partnerships, Fairness and Faith.”

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Carlos Alvarez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County

At the Jungle Island Treetop Ballroom, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, Florida 33132

Friday, April 25, 2008. Luncheon Registration: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; Luncheon: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Honoring Xavier Cortada

What: HSC's 8th Annual Theatre Fundraiser Honoring Xavier Cortada
Why: Mr. Cortada is an awarding-winning artist who uses his work to advocate for the greater good
When: 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 25
Where: Biltmore Hotel,1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. Tickets are $50, $75, $100. Event features a cocktail reception followed by a performance of the play The Accomplices at GableStage.

An Evening of Divine Intoxication

Peter Rogen and two Sufi musicians will present and interpret the divine poetry of Rumi.

Friday April 25, 2008, 7PM-9PM at the Moye Chapel, Coral Gables Congregational Church
A United Church of Christ

Free Admission. Coffee and Tea will be served.

Please RSVP. Call (305) 448-7421 ext. 19 or email:

megank@ucc-cgcc.org

ISSUE THREE: This Week in Florida Politics
From Governor Charlie Crist’s new healthcare proposal to the differences between the “tax swap” plan and the “tax cap” plan, we recap the top political stories of the week.

Annual meeting and awards ceremony.  Keynote speaker Miami City Commissioner Mark Sarnoff.  Awards to Robert L. Kelly, Emily Young, Richard Grosso.

For further information call 305-666-2842.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club - Tuesday, April 29, 8:30 - 10:00 AM, David's Cafe II, 1654 Meridian Ave., Miami Beach.

Current issues of great interest sure to be addressed are the "Mega-Plan" and the recent county commission approval of development outside of the Urban Development Boundary. Mayor Alvarez supports the first and opposes the second.

To review the mega-plan, go to:

http://www.miamigov.com/cms/Files/Global_Agreement.pdf

For a critique of the mega-plan, go to:

The 2008 Integrative Medicine Symposium and EXPO will be held at the University of Miami Medical Wellness Center (MWC) on Tuesday, April 29th from 11am-7pm. This project is co-sponsored by the Division of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the Medical Wellness Center. The event will be open to medical students, faculty, and interested community leaders.

The Children’s Trust: What Difference Does It Really Make?

There will be a Children’s Trust tax item on the August ballot- how will you vote?

Speaker: David Lawrence, Jr., Chair, The Children’s Trust

New! Hot Topic Pre-Program Discussion: Homeless Assistance Center Goes National

Speaker: Alfredo Brown, formerly Director of Operations for the Community Partnership for the Homeless

Moderator: Helen Ferre, Channel 2 talk show host.

Awards are presented in a variety of categories- e.g. health care professional, nurse, institution. This event brings together a broad selection of prominent actors in the local health care system, possibly the largest aggregation of its kind. Videos are presented on each nominee.  Tickets are $65. To register go to:

http://www.miamichamber.com/news_and_events/calendar_events.asp?cale_id=706