Taxing Wall Street to Heal America
Speaker: Michael Lighty, Director of Public Policy for the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United
Michael Lighty
Michael Lighty is the Director of Public Policy for the California/National Nurses United. He has spoken and organized throughout the country on healthcare reform, financing and delivery issues. He coordinated CNA’s campaigns for HMO patients’ bill of rights, clean money elections, and against Arnold Schwarzenegger’s effort to roll back CNA’s landmark safe staffing law. Most recently, he directed NNU’s national political program, including the “Queen Meg” effort to defeat billionaire Meg Whitman. Now, he is working on the national “Heal America. Tax Wall Street,” program to fund jobs, guaranteed healthcare, and a secure retirement for all.
Local Speaker Eric Swalwell, Congressional Candidate for District 15
Eric Swalwell
Since 2006 Eric Swalwell has served as a prosecutor for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, where he has prosecuted over 1,000 cases and 32 jury trials, including murder, human-trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault, burglary and fraud. In 2009, Eric received the Bay Area Mothers Against Drunk Driving Award for Community Service. In 2006, Eric was appointed to the City of Dublin’s Heritage & Cultural Arts Commission where he later served as chairperson. From 2008 to 2010, Eric served on the City of Dublin Planning Commission where he worked to re-start Dublin’s economy, enticing businesses back to Dublin and working to expedite development projects and fill vacant commercial real estate sites. In November 2010, Eric was elected to the Dublin City Council. On the Council, Eric passed an initiative to connect Dublin with the Livermore Valley Wine Region and sits on the City’s newly created Sub-Committee on Wine Connectivity. (District 15 includes San Ramon and the Crow Canyon Country Club neighborhood).
To learn more about Eric, visit his web site, http://www.swalwellforcongress.com/eric-swalwell-biography.
Social Get together 6:15 PM
Dinner 6:45 PM
Program 7:15 PM
Location: Crow Canyon Country Club
711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, CA 94526
(925) 735-5700
Members & Invited Guests: $25
Non-members: $30 ($25 for dinner and $5 requested donation to help offset program costs)
Presentation only $5 (requested donation)
Please email Jim Donnelly that you are coming by Thursday, March 15 (we need a ‘head count’ for the dinner). Thank you for your help.
RSVP: To make certain you have a dinner, please RSVP.
Mail checks, made out to Jim Donnelly, to 373 Century Circle, Danville, CA 94526
Or call him at (925) 570-9289
Michael Lighty
Eric Swalwell
Dinner 6:45 PM
Program 7:15 PM
Location: Crow Canyon Country Club
711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, CA 94526
(925) 735-5700
Non-members: $30 ($25 for dinner and $5 requested donation to help offset program costs)
Presentation only $5 (requested donation)
Mail checks, made out to Jim Donnelly, to 373 Century Circle, Danville, CA 94526
Or call him at (925) 570-9289