Alliance Network Vision 2016

The Alliance Network will share its Vision for 2016 during an event beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Fountain of Life C.O.G.I.C.  The keynote for this event will be Charlie King, President of Governor Cuomo’s Committee for Social, Racial & Economic Justice. King will discuss the Governors agenda for social, racial and economic reform and the 10 initiatives that the committee will help to advance which are: 1. Raising the minimum wage, 2. Expand support for MWBE’s, 3. Pass paid family leave act, 4. Affordable housing & homelessness, 5. Achieve education equality and transform failing schools, 6. Pass the DREAM act, 7. Increase Urban Youth Jobs program, 8. Pass criminal justice reform, 9. Raise the age of criminal responsibility, 10. Pass a special prosecutor law.

In addition, the group will be celebrating the opening of a Price Rite grocery store on South Avenue which will create 75+ jobs. Talk will also cover a strategic plan to ensure the South Side community is included in the discussions concerning the Inland Port, Consensus for the modernization and consolidation of local government, URI Initiatives, Workforce Development & Training and Poverty Initiatives.

For more information, contact Walt Dixie at (315) 832-0026.