WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This provocative forum will bring together many of DC's mayoral, Council chair and at-large candidates to debate and discuss public education issues in this important election year.
Date/Time/Location
| Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
| 6:30pm – 8:30pm |
| The Charles Sumner School |
| 1201 17th Street NW |
| Washington, DC 20005 |
About the Event
This provocative forum will bring together many of DC's mayoral, Council chair and at-large candidates to debate and discuss public education issues in this important election year.
Confirmed Candidate Participants
| Leo Alexander (mayoral) |
| Suliamon Brown (mayoral) |
| Ernest Johnson (mayoral) |
| Kwame Brown (Council chair) |
| Vincent Orange (Council chair) |
| Ann Wilcox (Council chair) |
| Michael Brown (at-large) |
| Phil Mendelson (at-large) |
| David Swartzman (at-large) |
| Darryl Moch (at-large) |
Organized by
The forum is organized by The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region in conjunction with Communities for Education Organizing (CEO), a coalition of DC-based organizations working to improve public education in the District of Columbia. The coalition is comprised of progressive nonprofit organizations including DC Language Access Coalition, DC VOICE, Empower DC, S.T.E.P. Up DC, and Youth Education Alliance. CEO is a non-partisan, non-endorsing collaborative that represents over 600 DC parents, students, and community members.
The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3032
For More Information
bglenn@cfncr.org or (202) 263-4767
daniel@empowerdc.org or (202) 234-9119 x104
Accessibility
The Charles Sumner School is wheelchair-accessible.