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The Brown and Black Presidential Forum is proud to announce that the 2004 Presidential Debate will be accompanied by a diverse list of panels, seminars and workshops during the days leading up to and following the event.
The panels and seminars will focus on a wide variety of issues affecting minorities in Iowa and throughout the nation. Research, statistics, and analysis will be readily available at all of the workshops.
All confirmed Presidential candidates have been invited. In addition, all media are invited to any and all of the events.
Please contact Ryan Ford, Brown & Black Publicity Coordinator, with any coverage questions or interviews requests regarding any of these exciting events.
For press credentials for the debate, please contact MSNBC's Joanna Brahim.
*Times and locations are subject to change.
Monday 1/5
Event: Brown & Black Housing Day
Location: Holiday Inn Downtown -- Top of the Tower
1050 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50314
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Jerald Brantley, Executive Director/CEO, Spectrum Resources
Event: Brown & Black Kickoff Press Conference
Location: Hispanic Education Resource Center
828 Scott
Des Moines, IA
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Contact: Brown & Black Co-Chairs Rep. Wayne Ford and Mary Campos
Tuesday 1/6
Event: Brown & Black Older Iowans Day
Location: Central Senior Center
2008 Forest Ave.
Des Moines, IA
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Contact: Joel Olah, AARP Senior Services of Polk County
Wednesday 1/7
Event: Brown & Black Home Land Security Day
Location: DMACC Urban Campus
1100 7th St.
Des Moines, Iowa 50314
Rooms 124 - 126
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Rep. Leonard Boswell, US Congressman
Thursday 1/8
Event: Brown & Black Family Day
Location: John R Grubb YMCA
1611 11th St.
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Time: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Contact: Vernon Delpesce, YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Friday 1/9
Event: Brown & Black Immigration Day
Location: Greater Des Moines Partnership - Arthur Davis Conference Room
The Partnership Building
700 Locust Street, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50309
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Contact: Max Cardenas, Center for New Community
Saturday 1/10
Event: Brown & Black Voter Education Day
(Iowa Sec. of State / The Source Magazine)
MC Challenge Sponsored by Contrabandit.com
Location: Drake University Olmsted Center
29th and University
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Contact: Chet Culver, Iowa Secretary of State
Event: Reception for Brown & Black Panel Member Fahiym Ratcliffe
(The Source Magazine)
Location: Drake University Olmsted Center
29th and University
Des Moines, Iowa 50311
Time: 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Contact: Ryan Ford, Brown & Black Publicity Coordinator
Event: Reception for Brown & Black Panel Member Willie Gary
(Major Broadcast Company)
Location: Salisbury House
4025 Tonawanda Dr.
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Invite Only. Media Welcome)
Contact: Ryan Ford, Brown & Black Publicity Coordinator
Event: Reception for Brown & Black Panel Members Rebecca Vigil-Giron, New Mexico Secretary of State, and Dr. Gregory G. Rocha PhD, University of Texas Political Science Professor
Location: Hotel Fort Des Moines
10th & Walnut
Des Moines, IA
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Invite Only. Media Welcome)
Contact: Ryan Ford, Brown & Black Publicity Coordinator
Sunday 1/11
Event: 2004 Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum
Where: Polk County Convention Center
501 Grand Ave
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Ryan Ford, Brown & Black Publicity Coordinator
For press credentials please contact MSNBC's Joanna Brahim.
Event: 2004 Brown & Black Official Reception
Location: Hotel Fort Des Moines
10th & Walnut
Des Moines, IA
Time: 9 p.m. - midnight
Contact: Ryan Ford, Brown & Black Publicity Coordinator
Monday 1/12
Event: Brown & Black Iowa Workforce Development Day
Location: Des Moines Workforce Development Center
215 Watson Powell Jr. Way
Des Moines, Iowa 50310
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Daryl Lewis, State Public Policy Group
Tuesday 1/13
Event: Brown & Black Criminal Justice Day
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church
545 8th St. (8th and College)
Des Moines, IA 50314
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m
Contact: Mario Hayslett, Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants
Wednesday 1/14
Event: Brown & Black Economic Development Day
Location: Greater Des Moines Partnership - Arthur Davis Conference Room
The Partnership Building
700 Locust Street, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50309
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Contact: Steve Johnson, Diverse Innovative Solutions
Thursday 1/15
Event: Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Birthday Celebration
(NAACP & Black Ministerial Alliance)
Location: Union Baptist Church
1200 McCormick St.
Des Moines, IA 50307
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Rev. Keith Ratliff, NAACP
Friday 1/16
Event: Brown & Black Health Day
Location: Corinthian Baptist Church
814 School St.
Des Moines, IA 50314
Time: 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Dr. Carolyn Beverly, MD, Polk County Public Health
Saturday 1/17
Event: Brown & Black Education Day
Location: DMACC Urban Campus
Time: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Contact: Fred Gilbert, Des Moines Area Community College
Monday 1/19
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday/Iowa Caucus
Event: Martin Luther King Day History Jam (Boys & Girls Club)
Location: Boys & Girls Club at First Christian Church
Fourth Floor, 2500 University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50311
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Mikel Johnson, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa
Event: Brown & Black Re-cap
Location: Urban Dreams
1410 6th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50314
Time: Immediately following Iowa Caucus
Contact: Brown & Black Co-Chairs Rep. Wayne Ford and Mary Campos
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