Text Box:  Meeting Announcement

 

Poverty and Homelessness Committee

 

Date:          Thursday 25-March

Time:         7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Place:         Vera Davis McClendon Center,

610 California Ave., Venice

(Corner of California and Electric)

 

Venice stakeholder participation is encouraged!

 

Committee Mission Supporting Statement:

Acting as a committee of the Grassroots Venice Neighborhood Council (GRVNC), identify the current situation of poverty and homelessness in Venice to insure the basic human rights of all members of the Venice community. Furthermore, we will work to network with the GRVNC, the Venice community, and other organizations with similar missions.

 

Agenda Items:

·        Project Idea – work to help house Venice people

o       Brainstorming session on activities

o       Volunteer for activities

o       Reach consensus on doing project

·        Update on Ordinance Project

o       Committee attendees working to construct ordinance based loosely on Eugene, Oregon ordinance meant to designate areas, facilities, sanitation dumping for homeless living in vehicles and provide other legal alternatives

·        Update and reports from people concerned about harassment 

o       Report incidents of harassment and vigilante actions against homeless or poor people in Venice. (Concerned people can take incident reports after meeting.)

·        Public Comment

 

 

For More Information Contact:

Peggy Lee Kennedy, Phone 310 822 2771

Email HumanRights@freevenice.org