STRAPPED in San Francisco

Wed, Mar 15
6:00-8:00pm
free

Join us for STRAPPED in San Francisco
March 15, 2006 6:00 - 8:00pm, free

Join Tamara Draut, author of the groundbreaking new book, STRAPPED: =

Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead in a conversation =

hosted by New Progressive Coalition and moderated by Stephen Elliott.

What:
=B760 percent of adults, between ages 18 and 34, nationally are =

struggling for financial independence

=B7Draut, is the director of the Economic Opportunity Program at Demos, =

a national, non-partisan public policy research and advocacy =

organization headquartered in New York. Her research and writing have =

appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, =

and Newsweek. Draut has appeared on NBC News Today Show, CNN's Lou =

Dobbs Tonight and Headline News, CNBC's Closing Bell and Reuters =

Television.

As a leading national researcher on the economic trends affecting her =

generation, Tamara Draut argues that it is not too late for this =

state of affairs to change course. She hopes that real-world ideas =

combined with better engagement of 20- and 30-somethings in the =

political process is the best way to get "generation broke" out of =

debt and back on track. STRAPPED is sure to jumpstart the national =

conversation about where this country is failing our youth =

economically-and how we can make it right.

Also find out who's working to engage young voters in the Bay Area =

political process: NPC members from the League of Young Voters, Music =

for America, Voto Latino, and Youth Speaks will be on hand tell you =

more about their current initiatives.

Venue:

Varnish Fine Art
77 Natoma Street
San Francisco

Additional Info:


www.strappedthebook.com