Community Events

Join us at a Social Security Matters Community Forum

As part of our Social Security Matters campaign, OWL took the show on the road. In 10 cities across the country, OWL chapters hosted community forums on the topic of Women, Social Security and Privatization. The forums were intergenerational and featured speakers qualified to address questions about privatization.

For more information about holding a community forum near you, please contact OWL at 800-825-3695 or [email protected].

A snapshot of previous OWL Social Security Forums:

• April 9, 2005 < Poughkeepsie , NY ; 1- 4pm, “Is the Privatization of Social Security a False Promise for All Generations?” Friends' Meeting House, 249 Hooker Avenue , Poughkeepsie , NY
• April 16, 2005 < St. Louis, MO; 9:30- 12 pm, “WHY WE SAY NO TO PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY” AG Edwards, 2801 Market St (Corner of Jefferson and Market Street), Atrium (2 nd Floor),
• April 22, 2005 < Washington, DC; 9:45 to 2:30 p.m. Intergenerational panel and a panel of experts on the impact and critical aspects of changes in our social security system for current and future retirees. Cleveland Park Branch Library, 3310 Connecticut Avenue No registration fee. Complimentary Lunch.
• April 29, 2005 < Towson, MD; 9- 12 pm, “Women at Risk: The Future of Social Security” Panel of Social Security experts including Laurie Young , OWL Executive Director, Maya Rockeymore, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and Sue Ward, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
• May 7, 2005 < Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 9:30- 11:30 am; “Social Security Matters to Women” Tamarac Recreational Center, 1701 N University Drive, Tamarac, FL 33322, RSVP 954-724-2446.  The event featured an intergenerational panel and remarks by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lawrence W. Casey, counselor to Congressman E. Clay Shaw.
• May 10, 2005 < Boston , MA; 8:30- 12pm, “Economic Security for Women??” Holiday Inn, 1200 Beacon St. , Brookline . Presentations by: Laurie Young, Executive Director OWL, Deborah Banda, AARP MA, Ellen Bruce, Gerontology Institute U MASS, and Joan Bernstein, President Emeritus OWL Board of Directors.
• May 14, 2005 < Portland, OR;  9:30- 12:00pm,  Portland State University, Cascade Room 236, Smith Memorial Union, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97207.  The event featured an intergenerational panel and remarks by Rep. Earl Blumenaur.
• May 16, 2005 < Sacramento, CA; 5- 7pm Tsukopoulos Library Galleria, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
• June 25, 2005 < Bucks County, PA; 12- 3pm, Oxford Valley Mall Community Room 2300 East Lincoln Highway, Langhorne, PA 19047