Budget Town Hall Meeting Planned For November

Are you interested in a “peoples’ budget?”

If so, take heed: county organization groups are hosting a town hall meeting about bringing money to nearby communities.

“Shift the Budget Debate: Fund Our Communities, Bring the War Dollars Home” is a discussion about finding “progressive” ways to solve the Washington, D.C. and Annapolis areas’ financial woes.

The meeting will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m., Nov. 7 at Prince George’s Community College’s Marlboro Hall.

Participants including U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), state Sen. Paul Pinsky, Karen Dolan, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, Human Services Coalition activist David Harrington and Jean Athey of Fund Our Communities plan to tackle issues such as:

• Putting Americans back to work;

• Investing in a sustainable economy;

• Protecting health and environment;

• Preserving Social Security and community services;

• Reducing the Pentagon budget and bringing home U.S. troops; and

• Enacting a fair tax system to raise revenue from the rich

This event is sponsored by Fund Our Communities, a Maryland Coalition.