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The Greenlining Institute's 17th Annual Economic Summit - Rebuilding the American Dream

04/09/2010 - 9:00am
04/09/2010 - 9:59am
The Greenlining Institute's
17th Annual Economic Summit
Rebuilding the American Dream
Friday, April 9, 2010
Downtown Los Angeles

The American Dream is perceived as a promise of prosperity for all citizens. The American Dream is the opportunity to raise one’s standard of living without the restrictions of class, religion, race, or ethnic group. According to the dream, this includes the opportunity for one's children to grow up and receive an adequate education, own a home, and live a healthy life.
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Samuel Kang

Samuel Kang is the Managing Attorney for the Greenlining Institute, a national civil rights advocacy organization and think tank. Sam oversees Greenlining’s legal advocacy, directs their consumer protection program, and helps direct their Legal Academy. He advocates on a wide range of issues impacting underserved consumers and small businesses at the California Public Utilities Commission and California Department of Insurance. Sam also manages Greenlining’s corporate partnerships with the CEOs and Presidents of California’s largest utilities and telecommunications companies. He has previously worked at Public Advocates, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the United Nations. Sam received his juris doctor from the University of San Francisco.
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Redistricting for Social Justice

12/17/2009 - 6:00pm
12/17/2009 - 8:00pm

Join SFHDC, the Osiris Coalition, and Greenlining Institute for a discussion on Redistricting for Social Justice

Every ten years California re-draws the districts lines that will help determine who will be elected during the next decade. In 2010, a new "Citizens Redistricting Commission” will take over responsibility for this important task.

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