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University of Massachusetts Boston
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Symposium To Mark 40 Years of Community Action & Assess the Road Ahead
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Center for Social Policy
Date: November 18, 2004
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Symposium at UMass Boston features U.S. Rep. Barney Frank,
Hubie Jones, UMass
Boston Chancellor Keith Motley, Plenary Panel, Philip Johnston,
and Award to
U.S. Sen. Edward M Kennedy, & Special Publication Release
The Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) along with the Center for Social
Policy of UMass Boston is sponsoring a symposium to mark the 40th anniversary of federal
legislation creating community action programs to serve the needs of low-income families
and the community.
New areas of policy and programming for the 21st century will be examined at a symposium to
celebrate 40 years of helping low-income and working people achieve self-sufficiency. The
gathering will be held November 18, 2004, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at the new Campus Center,
University of Massachusetts Boston.
Prior to the symposium start there will be a press conference at 9:00 am in the UMass Boston
Campus Center 3rd Floor Founders Room announcing the release of the Special Issue of the New
England Journal For Public Affairs: "The War On Poverty: 40 Years Later".
The gathering is open to the public with a ticket and will feature:
- A Special Lifetime of Support & Service Award to U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy; the
award will be accepted by Philip Johnston, Chair, Mass. Democratic Party
- Remarks by Hubie Jones and U.S. Representative Barney Frank
- The release of a special edition of the New England Journal of Public Policy on
community action (published by the McCormack Graduate School)
- A moderated plenary panel on new approaches to servicing vulnerable people
Tickets are $75 and include lite breakfast fare, full lunch, and copy of the special issue
of the New England Journal of Public Affairs.
Those presenting or part of the symposium include Hubie Jones, Chancellor J. Keith Motley,
Jim Canavan, Donna Haig Friedman, Jane Sanders, Jane Gumble, Ellen Hume, Clarence Carter,
Karen Frederick, Larry Brown, Linda Turner, Barney Frank, Winifred Octave, Philip Johnston,
Mark Sullivan, Bob Coard, Joe Diamond.
The Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) is a statewide association of
the 25 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) operating in Massachusetts
The Center for Social Policy, at the McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, University
of Massachusetts Boston, engages in applied research aimed at addressing social and economic
inequalities in Massachusetts, New England and across the country.
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