Next Tuesday in Davenport, Kamala Harris to Host Women of Color Roundtable, Join AARP Forum
On Tuesday, July 16, Senator Kamala Harris will campaign in Davenport on the heels of her 4th of July swing through Iowa last week. Harris will join State Representative Phyllis Thede, LULAC Council 10 President Jazmin E. Newton-Butt, Davenport NAACP Vice President Vera Kelly and others for a roundtable discussion about the issues facing women of color.
Harris will then join AARP members and the Des Moines Register for a forum focused on older Americans and her solutions to problems that uniquely impact their lives. Harris will discuss her record of fighting for older Americans and plans to reduce the cost of prescription drugs and protect critical programs like Social Security and Medicare. This event is open to AARP members only.
This past weekend, Harris announced an agenda to lift up minority communities. Harris’ agenda includes plans to invest $100 billion in minority homeownership to address the racial wealth gap, offer relief for renters paying more than 30% of their income on rent; provide up to $500 a month for working families making less than $100,000 through a new middle class tax credit; combat the Black maternal mortality crisis; close the gender pay gap for women, which is 61 cents on the dollar for Black women in Iowa and 57 cents for Latinas in Iowa; take executive actions to reduce the carnage of gun violence in communities across America; and, make new investments to raise teacher pay and expand opportunities for teachers of color.
Tuesday, July 16
Women of Color Roundtable with Kamala Harris, Rep. Phyllis Thede, LULAC, and NAACP
When: Doors Open at 1:15
Where: Friends of MLK - 501 Brady St., Davenport, Iowa 52803
PUBLIC RSVP HERE https://www.mobilize.us/kamalaforia/event/101478/
AARP/Des Moines Register Forum with Kamala Harris
When: 3:30 pm
Where: The Ballroom at Holiday Inn and Suites - 4215 Elmore Avenue., Davenport, Iowa 52807
