Budget cuts getting you down?

Fed up with government?

Want to see change?

Then ACT!

The Human Services Coalition invites you to participate in our Advocacy Corps Trainings (ACT), to learn how to create change around the issues that matter most to you. We will talk about affordable housing, healthcare, and other important topics, and learn how to communicate effectively with decision-makers. These workshops will be fun, interactive, and free.

Dates & Time: Every other Saturday from 10am-1pm, starting May 17.

Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club- Jim Shedd, candidate for Miami-Dade County Property Tax Appraiser

Meeting Date: May 20th, 2008
Meeting Time: 8:30 AM

David's Cafe II, 1654 Meridian Ave., Miami Beach.

The recent referendum changing the county’’s Property Tax Appraiser from an appointed position to an elected position has brought out two candidates: former DEA agent Jim Shedd, and former County Commissioner and current State Senator, Gwen Margolis. Jim Shedd will be the guest this week, followed by Senator Gwen Margolis next week.

The Breakfast Club is honored to have as our guest this week Senator Gwen Margolis, President of the Florida State Senate and candidate for Miami-Dade County’s newly created office of elected Property Tax Appraiser.

Wednesday May 28, 2008- 11:30 a.m.

Downtown Bay Forum: Legislative Report: What Was Accomplished??

Speakers:

Rep. Anitere Flores, Chair, K-12 Education Committee
Rep. Dan Gelber, House Minority Leader
Evelyn Greer, Member, Miami-Dade County School Board
Daniella Levine, Executive Director, Human Services Coalition
Rep. Juan Carlos Zapata, Chair, Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation

New!! Hot Topic Pre-program Discussion: Should Florida's State Capital Be Moved??

Speaker - Seth Gordon

Moderator: Helen Ferre- Channel 2 Talk Show Host

The Urban Environment League presents:

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Reception 6:00 pm – Dinner 6:45 pm

Program 7:30 pm

Miami River Inn – 118 SW South River Drive

A Conversation with Miami Herald Editors
Anders Gyllenhaal, Senior Vice President / Executive Editor
Manny Garcia, Assistant Managing Editor, Metro

Moderator: Dr. Gregory Bush, UEL Program Vice President

Director, Institute for Public History, University of Miami

Those wishing to join us for the Community Dinner must call for reservations. Cost is $20.00.

1. The film

In the early morning hours of February 20th, 2003, armed FBI agents stormed a private apartment in Tampa, Florida. Family members stunned by fear watched the father, Sami Al-Arian - a university professor and civil rights activist, being handcuffed and taken away. A dozen FBI agents searched the family’s apartment for 12 hours. Boxes of private papers, diaries, letters, books, photo albums, CD’s and VHS cassettes were confiscated.

The Human Services Coalition (HSC) First Friday in June will feature an expanded program to address how immigrants are taking action in their community. The program - 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. - begins with a lunch panel and features an extended discussion about how to successfully engage immigrants.

Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Peace Education Foundation Building, 1900 Biscayne Blvd., 2nd Floor, Miami, FL.

Lunch will be served. Lunch/Lecture fee: $5 (members) and $10 (non-members). No shows will be charged. RSVP to: Patricia Maldonado, (305) 576-5001 x16. Email:

patriciam@hscdade.org

“Building the Productive, Efficient, and Equitable Municipality: New Challenges – New Opportunities”, the Fourteenth Inter-American Conference of Mayors and Local Authorities.

When: June 16 - 19, 2008 at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel Miami, FL. (Opening Reception - evening of June 16, 2008).