rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/event/leading-takoma-in-perilous-times-takoma-park-city-candidate-forum?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-event-area-leading-takoma-in-perilous-times-takoma-park-city-candidate-forum' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> MoCo MDC DSA https://actionnetwork.org/groups/moco-mdc-dsa https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg MoCo DSA is co-sponsoring a candidate forum, along with other community groups active in Takoma Park politics. Join us on Sunday Oct. 18 th for a grassroots-sponsored Q&A forum with candidates for Mayor and City Council of Takoma Park. All Candidates Have Been Invited! We will quiz our brave candidates on the most pressing challenges in these times of international, national, and – especially for those of us who are immigrants or struggling financially – local peril. Including: The City’s response to ICE. Housing affordability, whether residents rent or own. Food insecurity. Local action to meet the climate and other environmental crises. Sustainable development without displacement of residents. Affirming local values under attack nationally – including racial equity and democracy When: Sunday, Oct. 18th, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm Where: Piney Branch Elementary School, 7510 Maple Avenue (in the All-Purpose Room) Sponsored by the following community groups: Climate Action Coffee, Montgomery County Branch of the Democratic Socialists of America, Montgomery County Immigrant Rights Collective (MoCo IRC), Social Witness & Action Committee, Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, Takoma Park Mobilization, Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church Come with your own questions – help us make this the People’s Forum! Last half hour reserved for Q&A from the audience. Moderated by Stephen Erich, Pastor for Operations and Community Engagement at Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church We are looking for volunteers to help with clean up and set up at the event. If you are availible to help, use the check boxes on this forum to indicate you availbility. Expect to show up around 1:00 to help with set up and stay until 3:30 to help with clean up. https://actionnetwork.org/events/leading-takoma-in-perilous-times-takoma-park-city-candidate-forum