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4/18/06
Aging and Social Justice : Advocates for Social Security and Medicare
Location: San Francisco State University
Brooke Hollister's Presentation on "Social Security, Social Insurance, and Social Solidarity"
3/16/06-3/19/06
2006 Joint Conference of The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) and The American Society on Aging (ASA)
Location: Anaheim, CA, Hilton and Marriot Hotels
Students for Social Security and Concerned Scientists in Aging
Presenters: Carroll Estes, Bob Binstock, Brooke Hollister, and Erica Solway
Several people were present for this vibrant lunchtime discussion on future directions for Students for Social Security and Concerned Scientists in Aging. In attendance were members of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and AARP. Present attacks on social insurance programs such as Social Security and Medicare were discussed, and new strategies (campaigns, messaging, etc.) for the groups were suggested.
The Perils and Politics of Social Security and Medicare Privatization
Moderator: Jeanette Takamura
Presenters: Barbara Kennelly, Carroll Estes, and Brooke Hollister
Close to 50 people were in attendance to watch this panel discuss the issues surrouding Social Security and Medicare privatization. An enthusiastic crowd also contributed to the discussion and asked important questions about the future of the Medicare and Social Security programs.
- 11/17/05 12:00pm-2:00pm, CA
Sacramento State University 401 Can Drive
Location: Sacramento, CA, University Union Delta Room
Event Flyer
- 11/1/05
Reinvigorating the Social Contract in the 21st Century: A Teach-In
On Tuesday, November 1, 2005, the Department of Social Work at Cal State Sacramento sponsored an event entitled Reinvigorating The Social Contract in the 21st Century: A Teach-In. The event examined the limited ability of the federal government in responding to Hurricane Katrina as a perfect example of the failure of the social contract to provide for the needs of the American people. The Teach-In linked the consequences of this failure to the attacks on Social Security and the social contract. Speakers at the event included Wendy Rae Hill, Director of Government Relations and Political Affairs, National Association of Social Workers; Benee Hopson, Liaison, California Teachers Association and High School History Teacher; Larry Thomas, Regional African American Initiative Representative, AARP; and Milena Nelson, founding member, Students for Social Security. Carroll L. Estes, PhD, of Concerned Scientists in Aging gave the keynote address.
- 10/6/05: 6:30pm-8:30pm: MN
Social Security: Will it be there for you?
Location: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus
Contact: Financial Planning Association of Minnesota
Brooke Hollister and Dr. Estes Speak to Santa Rosa Junior College Students about the importance of Social Security for young adults with Congress woman Lynn Woolsey on August 29th. - 8/30/05: 10am - 1pm: CA
70th : Social Security 70th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate with Keynote Speaker Rep. Beccera.
Location: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Patricia Etem, 562-494-3867,
petem@civic-communications.com
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- 8/30/05: TBA: OH
70th : Social Security 70th Anniversary Celebration
Location: TBA, Wood County, OH
Contact: Dave Kolbe, 614-224-8271
- 8/25/2005: 9am: OH
70th : Social Security 70th Anniversary Celebration
Location: Warren SSA Office, Warren-Youngstown, OH
Contact:Mike Rubicz, 330-373-1375
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8/25/2005: 12pm: OH
70th : Social Security 70th Anniversary Celebration
Location: Youngstown SSA Ofiice, Warren-Youngstown, OH
Contact: JoAnne Johntony, 330-233-4519
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8/25/2005: 2:30pm: OH
70th : Social Security 70th Anniversary Celebration
Location: USWA Local 1375, Warren-Youngstown, OH
Conatct: Cate Lyell, 330-219-2957
- 8/24/05: 7pm-8pm: CA
70th : Social Security 70th Anniversary Celebration the Sonoma County Council on Aging's "Group of 41" community leaders and advocates for Social Security
Location: Bovolo Restaurant in Healdsberg, CA
Carroll Estes, Milena Nelson, and Brooke Hollister of SSS and CSA attended this birthday gathering with Shirley Zane of the Sonoma County Council on Aging.
- 8/23/05: 4pm - 6pm: CA
Celebrating Social Security's 70th Birthday with Dr. Shirley Chater
Location: San Francisco, CA
More than thirty people helped celebrate the 70th anniversary of the passage of the Social Security Act of 1935 at the Institute for Health and Aging. There were presentations by former Social Security Commissioner Shirley Chater, Professor Carroll Estes, and Brooke Hollister. In the picture shown above, Carroll Estes, co-founder of both Students for Social Security and Concerned Scientists in Aging, and Shirley Chater are cutting the birthday cake which is decorated with a larger-than-life Social Security card for John Q. Public on it. Special Thanks to Milena Nelson for donating the birthday cakes.
Carroll Estes, co-founder of both Students for Social Security and Concerned Scientists in Aging cuts the birthday cake at the Institute for Health and Aging Social Security Birthday Party at UCSF with Shirley Chater, past Social Security Commissioner.
- 8/21/05: 2pm: ND
70th : Social Security 70th Anniversary Celebration
Location: The Bunker @ Hilcrest Municipal Golf Course, 1424 3rd Street SE, Jamestown, ND
Contact: Don Morrision, 701-224-8090, nodakpc@aol.com
- 8/21/05: 2pm: WA-8
70th: ARA Educational Forum in Celebration of Social Security's 70th Anniversary
Celebrate with WASARA President Art Boulton; Puget Sound ARA President Will Parry; Steve Kofahl, Social Security Administratio.
Location: Issaquah City Hall, 130 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027
Contact: Steve Dzielak, sdzielak@retiredamericans.org
Chris O'Brien and Milena Nelson getting roudy at Congress Woman and Minority leader of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi's birthday party for Social Security in San Francisco on Aug 4th. - August 14, 2005
Social Security's future debated
Brooke Hollister, Project Director and Co-founder of Students for Social Security and Concerned Scientists in Aging attended a debate between New York Times writer and economist Paul Krugman and Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute at The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, New York. Read a report of the event from the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Poughkeepsie Journal
- 7/8/05 - 7/10/05
Attend the National Academy of Social Insurance
All students are invited to attend their Social Security Academy, featuring prominent guest speakers, expert panels and interactive activities, plus plenty of networking opportunities! The Social Security Academy will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, in Washington, DC. Take the Red Line to Adams-Morgan/Woodley Park-Zoo Metro. Note: location of Friday reception TBA. See the flier for more information or call (202) 452-8097.
- 5/19/2005
SSS and CSA were represented at the Charles Schwab National Shareholder's Meeting
Mauro Hernandez, of SSS, spoke at a rally of about 100 people outside the Four Seasons in San Francisco, protesting The Charles Schwab Corporation's support of private accounts. Brooke Hollister received a proxy holder through the AFL-CIO to attend the annual national shareholder's meeting. Hear Brooke and other concerned investors' questions to Charles Schwab regarding the companies support of Social Security Privatization. Hear the KPFA report of the protest (55:30- 59:45). See the New York Times Picture of the protest.
- SSS and CSA speak at a Sociology Colloqium regarding Social Security
Carroll L Estes, Brooke Hollister, and G. William Domhoff spoke at a colloqium organized by the Sociology department at UC Santa Cruz.
- 5/9/2005
Rally at San Jose State Rally
The rally was organized by SSS coalition member, and founder of American's Uniting America. Conress woman Zoe Lofgren spoke to the small crowd of die-hard students through downpours and thunder. Lots of materials were handed out while the rain receded before the event, and several students asked the congresswomen questions of particular interest to students. The Congress woman was also recently involved in an event in Los Angeles with over 2,000 in attendance. We appreciated her contribution to our efforts and the growing awareness on the San Jose State campus. For more about how to set up events on campuses, we will soon be posting this topic in our Organizer's Toolkit. Until then, please contact us or Alessandra Harris of Americans Uniting America.
- 4/9/05
Democratic Women's Forum, Social Security Education and Advocacy Forum
About 60 people were in attendance at this very well organized meeting in downtown San Francisco on Saturday April 9th. Dr. Carroll Estes (Concerned Scientists in Aging) and Brooke Hollister (Students for Social Security) spoke and sat on the panel with Bryon MacDonald (World Institute on Disabilities) and Betty Bernstein Retired Field Representative, Social Security Administration). The event also consisted of break out groups: Speaker's Training, How to organize events, Coalition Building and How to Get press for your cause. We recommend this structure to others as a way not only to inform, but to involve the community. We learned a lot from our participants, and will be posting summaries of the breakout groups on the Organizer's Toolkit page. Alessandra Harris, member of Students for Social Security and founder of American's Uniting America also attended a CARA town hall meeting in Alameda on Saturday, and reported lots of support and a few new upcoming events for the calendar. Thanks Alessandra!
- 4/5/05
Action against Governor Schwarzenegger at the Ritz in San Francisco
SSS, CSA and many other organizations have created a joint effort in San Francisco to stop the privatization of Social Security and the State Pension Program, as is being proposed by Gov. Schwarzenegger. The action at the risk was an incredible success, with nurses, firemen, off-duty policemen, teachers, and others joined together in opposition to Governor Schwarzeneggers harmful politics. His attempt to privatize the state pension system and support of the privatization of Social Security are clearly unpopular... especially in San Francisco!
- 3/31/05
Students For Social Security and CSA have met with AARP president, Marie Smith, CEO, Bill Novelli, and California AARP President, Tom Porter to discuss how AARP, SSS and CSA can work together to expand our outreach. See what Marie Smith has to say about Students for Social Security here.
- 3/31/05
Day of Action Against Charles Schwab
Members of the Hands Off Social Security Coalition in San Francisco participated in the March 31st Day of Action against Charles Schwab. Charles Schwab is one of the major contributors to campaigns to privatize Social Security. Actions were held on a national level, telling Schwab to pull out of the push to privatize Social Security. Hand's Off Social Security Coalition members were happy to join California Labor groups in a unified message against privatizing Social Security and California's Pension system. More than 2,500 people were reported to be in attendance. Local media agencies did a poor job of covering the event. See the San Francisco Chronicle Article announcing the event, and the report of the event HERE. The second article largely under-reported the nember of people present and minimized the action to "people holding signs and beating drums." Write the Chronicle with your opinion of their reporting of the event HERE. For more information about the event, visit the AFL-CIO website.
- 3/26/05
Congress woman Susan Davis' Town hall meeting in SD
Brooke Hollister attended and spoke about Students for Social Security and Concerned Scientists in Aging at Congress woman Susan Davis' town hall meeting on Social Security in San Diego, California on March 26th. There were about 100 people in attendance, and the discussions were heated! I enjoyed talking to constituants about how we can view Social Security as a people's issue and not a political one. The people need to look at all the facts they possibly can in order to make their own decision about whether Social Security is really in crisis, and how we can fix it, devoid of political orientation, influences, arguments, and ideologies
- National Committe to Preserve Social Security and Medicare's Advocacy Forum
Carroll Estes, a member of the board for NCPSSM spoke at an Advocacy Forum in San Francisco. NCPSSM has been very generous in their support of both organizations, and their donations of materials for events. See Social Security Facts, or the Organizer's tookit for how NCPSSM can help you organize! Learn More about NCPSSM.
- Gray Panther's Protest
CSA and SSS were invited to a Gray Panther's rally in front of California Senator Barbara Feinstein's office. The rally thanked Senator Feinstein for her stance against privatization, and included many speakers, including Brooke Hollister (SSS), Mauro Hernandez (SSS) and Carroll Estes (SSS and CSA). The rally provided a great opportunity to reach downtown foot traffic, and to forge more relationships in a coalition we are now involved in: "Hands Off Social Security." Brooke Hollister was interviewed by KPFA, a local radio station, and a Daily Califnornian reporter. Read the Story.
- 2/23/05
Nancy Pelosi's Town Hall Meeting
Students for Social Security, Concerned Scientists in Aging, and Nurses for Social Security all made a presence at Nancy Pelosi's town hall meeting in San Francisco on February 23rd, 2005. Dr. Carroll Estes, Co-founder of all three organizations was an expert speaker on Congress woman Pelosi's panel. We had a table of handouts, and all of them were gone by the end of the meeting. Paloma Sales, a sociology student at UCSF was interviewed by channel 5 news, to air on the 6:00 news tonight. Several pictures were taken of our group, and both Brooke Hollister (UCSF) and Lauren Patti (UC Berkeley) were called on to ask Congress woman Pelosi questions. Several other media opportunities arose, and many new connections were forged with other organizations.
- 2/11/05
Senator Boxer Speaks Out on Social Security
Friday February 11th, both Concerned Scientists in Aging and Students for Social Security attended a press conference held by Senator Barbara Boxer. Senator Boxer's speech was right on point, and the event was a great opportunity for both CSA and SSS to make connections and appear in the media. Brooke Hollister of Students for Social Security was interviewed for the San Francisco Chronicle and KQED, and Dr. Carroll Estes of Concerned Scientists in Aging was also interviewed by KQED. We had signs which read "Concerned Scientists in Aging," and "Students for Social Security," and had several pictures taken of our lively group.