ACORN, the nation’s largest grassroots community organization representing low-income families, is holding a Democratic Presidential Candidates Forum at Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia today, starting at 1 p.m., focusing issues of particular concern to low and moderate-income people.
The event is being simulcast at www.acorn.org/candidatesforum
Sen. Hillary Clinton, former senator John Edwards and Rep. Dennis Kucinich will answer questions from ACORN members, beginning at 2:45 p.m., which will be streamed on the ACORN Web site.
Sen. Hillary R. Clinton, former Sen. John Edwards and Rep. Dennis Kucinich will answer questions from ACORN leaders about the following issues:
- Broadening eligible participation in government services
- Protecting against predatory lending practices
- Developing comprehensive immigration reforms
- Increasing investment in cities
- Creating affordable housing
- Supporting better public education
- Improving income, wages and working conditions
- Protecting the right to vote
- Rebuilding New Orleans
The simulcast event can be viewed on ACORN’s Web page at www.acorn.org/candidatesforum.
ACORN has also set up a blog so anyone can join in the discussion and a dozen bloggers are in the audience. Register now to take part.
Presidential hopefuls will field questions from ACORN members. More than 1,000 ACORN members from around the country are attending the forum.
"Poor schools aren’t making the grade, low wages are holding families hostage, while predatory lenders are robbing us blind. ACORN wants to know where candidates stand on these and other issues that affect low-income people," said ACORN National President Maude Hurd.
ACORN has a long history of improving the quality of public education, fighting for living wages and working for fair lending practices. The organization has staged massive immigration campaigns around the country and called on Congress to provide a fair path to citizenship.