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dmouton at one-economy.co
06-18-2007, 07:19 PM
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One Economy Corporation Presents:
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247townhall.org and
A National Townhall Discussion
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Alleviating Poverty in America:
Ideas & Solutions
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<!>·****** <![endif]>What is it?
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One Economy Corporation (http://one-economy.com/about/default.asp) (www.one-economy.com (http://www.one-economy.com/)) invites community members, policy experts and public officials to be part of a national dialogue about alleviating poverty in America and join us for the launch of 247townhall.org (http://www.247townhall.org/). (www.247townhall.org (http://www.247townhall.org/))
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Our national town hall discussion will focus on problems and the solutions of poverty in America. The audience will participate in this conversation live in New Orleans and be joined by guests in Atlanta, GA and Portland, OR, along with our national online audience.
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247townhall.org is a unique civic engagement website. It uses technology to make it easy for people to share ideas, discuss topics and learn about issues.* 247townhall.org will also host live news-making events from time to time.**
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Join One Economy for the First Live Townhall Webcast on Alleviating Poverty in America, June 22, 2007 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CST) at the Marquette Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.* You can start or join the Kansas City region conversation by typing your comments, or by speaking your mind using your computer’s microphone through the website’s Civic Journalism (http://www.247townhall.org/civic_journalism) or Open Forum (http://www.247townhall.org/openforum) sections or participate live in the 247townhall on Friday, June 22 (http://www.247townhall.org/node/42).
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<!>·****** <![endif]>Who will be involved?
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The community; residents of New Orleans, and citizens from around the United States
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Renowned policy experts
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National and local public officials, including 2008 Presidential candidates
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<!>·****** <![endif]>Why?
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To showcase 247townhall.org, the first civic engagement website, and to jumpstart a national dialogue on the crisis of poverty in America.* One Economy is inviting the citizens of New Orleans to engage in this long-term discussion in particular, because they have unique insight into what we should be doing as a nation to address concerns of poverty in the future.
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One Economy Corporation will be debut a Kansas City area 247townhall.org website by late summer, dedicated to a specific community issue or to support a boarder online discussion of multiple metropolitan issues or priorities.
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