Wednesday, February 17, 1999
Community Briefs
President, secretary of treasury to speak
Today, via live satellite, President Clinton and Secretary of
the Treasury Robert Rubin will be discussing the future of social
security as part of a student forum offered at the Anderson
School.
Following the live feed of the discussion, Peter Spencer, acting
deputy regional commissioner of the Social Security Administration,
will lead an interactive forum with students at Korn Convocation
Hall at the Anderson School. The political discussion will begin at
11 a.m. and will be followed by the interactive forum at noon.
Health care grant will aid uninsured children
Mayor Richard Riordan announced that a $1.5 million grant will
be used to provide basic health care services to 7,000 uninsured
children in Los Angeles. The donation comes from the California
Healthcare Foundation. It will provide children between the ages of
two and 18 with medical, dental, vision, mental health and
prescription drug coverage.
California Healthcare Foundation is a community group that
provides health care services to children unqualified for other
programs.
Of an estimated 1.6 million children in California who do not
have health care coverage, about 700,000 live in Los Angeles
County. Some are eligible for state health benefits, but many do
not qualify because their parents earn too much money or because
their parents are undocumented immigrants.
The mayor, who has said children’s issues are a top priority of
his administration, formed the Commission for Healthy Kids in 1997
to find ways to provide health coverage for uninsured children.
"Unfortunately, too many young Angelenos live without basic
health care services," Riordan said.
"As a result, treatable illnesses turn life-threatening or
diminish the quality of their childhood," he said.
Information on eligibility for California Healthcare Foundation
insurance programs is available at 1-800-374-4543.
ACLU conference
to address civil rights
A civil rights conference focusing on the direction of American
civil liberties in the new millennium will be held at Compton
Community College on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The event, "The End of the Millennium, the End of our Rights?"
will feature speeches by author Mike Davis and hip-hop artist
Michael Franti. College and high school students, local activists,
and others will participate in workshops during the day-long
conference. The workshops will discuss drug decriminalization,
poverty, prisoner’s rights, hate speech, and juvenile justice,
among other issues.
Specialists and community groups will provide background
information on the topics during the workshops as well as discuss
strategies for organization.
The conference, sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) of Southern California and the Associated Students of
Compton Community College, will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
event is open to the public. A registration fee of $15 for students
and $25 for the public will cover breakfast, lunch, entertainment,
and materials.
Presenters at the conference include Amnesty International,
Californians for Justice, and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant
Rights.
The ACLU is sponsoring the event as part of their tribute to
African American History Month.
Compiled from Daily Bruin staff reports.
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