Events
In February 2008, 30 Years After hosted a "Super Tuesday" election night mixer to increase community interest and participation in the 2008 presidential election. The organization provided voter registration forms, informational pamphlets, and basic knowledge on key subjects. In attendance were several prominent public figures in the community, such as California State Assembly member Michael Feuer; Department of Water and Power General Manager David Nahai; and Sam Kermanian, secretary general of the Iranian American Jewish Federation.
On June 25, 2008, 30 Years After hosted a cocktail mixer for elected officials and members of the Iranian Jewish community at a private residence in Beverly Hills. Nearly 400 attendees met and conversed with leading political figures and heard rousing speeches by, among others, Beverly Hills City Councilmember Jimmy Delshad and Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca. The tremendous turnout at this event provided 30 Years After with significant momentum going into the organization's Civic Action Conference in September 2008.
On August 6, 2008, 30 Years After hosted a Presidential Election Forum to educate members of the Iranian American Jewish community with regard to the positions of Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ). Speaking on behalf of Senator Obama were Congressman Howard Berman (D-CA) and Retired Federal Judge Bruce Einhorn. Speaking on behalf of Senator McCain were Larry Greenfield of the Republican Jewish Coalition and Frank Nikbakht.
Read more about this topic: 30 Years After
Famous quotes containing the word events:
“Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child’s loss of a doll and a king’s loss of a crown are events of the same size.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“This is certainly not the place for a discourse about what festivals are for. Discussions on this theme were plentiful during that phase of preparation and on the whole were fruitless. My experience is that discussion is fruitless. What sets forth and demonstrates is the sight of events in action, is living through these events and understanding them.”
—Doris Lessing (b. 1919)
“The prime lesson the social sciences can learn from the natural sciences is just this: that it is necessary to press on to find the positive conditions under which desired events take place, and that these can be just as scientifically investigated as can instances of negative correlation. This problem is beyond relativity.”
—Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)