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There was a record turnout of forty-one people for this excellent meeting. A report will be available shortly. In the meantime, here is the original announcement. Kevin Carter chairs the Public Relations Committee of Occupy Sacramento. Given the current activities of Occupy movements both in the United States and, indeed, throughout the world, his presentation is very timely. “Brother” Carter grew up in the Oak Park Community and graduated from Sacramento High School in 1978. He has been a youth activist for over twenty years. Martin Luther King was a big inspiration in Kevin’s formative years and is someone who has remained an example he has tried to follow ever since. He also was inspired by Rosa Parks, the first lady of civil rights (initially famous for refusing to sit in the back of the bus). In the process of learning more about women’s suffrage, he was impressed by the work of Dorothy Height, sometimes referred to as the grande dame of the civil rights era and one who saw the issue of women’s and civil rights as inseparable. Local persons whom he has admired include Sam Pannell, former Sacramento City Councilor, memorialized since his untimely death in 1997 by the Samuel Pannell Meadowview Community Center in South Sacramento. Report prepared by Wayne Luney Photo source: Robert Maryland
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