Candidate Forum
Official Press Release:
The Toledo Public School Board Candidate Forum
Toledo, OH (September 24, 2009) — The Greater Toledo Urban League, Adelante LRC and Thosefellas, LLC will co-host a Toledo Public School Board candidate forum in the central city of Toledo. All Toledo Public School Board candidates listed on the ballot are invited to attend. The forum will be moderated by Schylar Meadows, Host of “Juice Talk on WJUC, 107.3FM; Dan Briones, Board Chairman of Adelante, and John Dorsey, freelance journalist for several publications. The forum will take place in the Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo, Ohio from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on September 29, 2009.
Questions will be prepared with a focus on issues that directly address the achievement gap and impact the minority community. The community is encouraged to submit questions in advance of Tuesday’s Forum to thosefellas@yahoo.com or info@gtul.org. Audience members will be given index cards to write questions. The questions will be screened to avoid repetition and presented in the second half of the forum. The forum is open to the public with seating based on first-come, first-served. This will be the first forum of this election season dedicated to the Toledo Public School Board and that directly addresses the topic of education.
The Greater Toledo Urban League, Adelante and Thosefellas encourage educated participation in the electoral process to promote a healthy democracy.
“Education is the key to securing the future of our city and our communities. Now more than ever before, each youth and their families should be assured a quality and equitable education. A key component in ensuring this happens is the leadership on Toledo Public School’s Board of Education. Our goal is to provide the voters of Toledo the opportunity to hear from each candidate, in order to make an informed vote on election day.” said John C. Jones, President & CEO, Greater Toledo Urban League.
“Education is the life blood of great cities and our great city must protect that which is essential. We must have people representing the interest of our most valued treasure – our children. A yard sign cannot be what determines who makes important decisions. We must know for whom we are voting and hold them accountable.” said Kamaron Kyser, President, Thosefellas, LLC.
“Here would be a great quote from either Bonnie or Stephanie about the League of Women Voters.” said Bonnie or Stephanie Kaiser, League of Women Voters of Toledo-Lucas County.
The Greater Toledo Urban League is one of over 100 affiliates of the National Urban League. The Greater Toledo Urban League was officially established in August of 1996 as an affiliate of the National Urban League. It is a non-profit community service organization, established to provide direct services in the areas of employment, training, business and career development, education, health, housing and youth development to the Toledo community. The mission of the local affiliate is to improve the social and economic conditions of each individual within the community, particularly African-Americans, other minorities and those that are disadvantaged. We accomplish this mission through quality education programs for youth, employment and training programs for their parents, enrichment programs for Senior Citizens and advocacy efforts on behalf of the marginalized in this community. Visit the League on the web at www.gtul.org or on Facebook and Twitter.
Toledo and NW Ohio is home to the third largest Latino population in the State of Ohio. Since 1990 the Latino population of Lucas County grew close to 45% by 2006. Ohio’s Latino Community has grown 18 times faster than the general population and accounts for 20% of the State’s population growth. In 2004 the Latino purchasing power in Ohio was 4.4 billion and is projected to be 6.1 billion for 2009.
In collaboration with business and community organizations, Adelante strives to improve the quality of life for Latinos and Toledo residents by: providing early childhood, secondary and adult educational programs; facilitating access to prevention, health and social services for all ages; promoting and providing economic empowerment and wealth building programs; providing youth development services and program; and promoting and providing Latino cultural enrichment events.
For more information on how to get involved with Adelante, please contact us at 419-244-8440 or visit us on the web at www.adelantelrc.org
The mission of Thosefellas, LLC is to connect people to opportunities and resources for the purpose of economic and community growth. Hosting networking events like N.E.T.T. Working Toledo, Thosefellas, LLC has positioned itself to fulfill its mission through the education of its participants around the electoral process.
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