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BIG Members Encouraged to Attend All Planned March Activities throughout the Year
Denver, CO - (9/2/03). A commemorative ceremony of the 40th Anniversary 1963 March on Washington is scheduled to be held during the 25th Blacks In Government (BIG) Annual National Training Conference in Denver, CO. In a combined effort of Blacks In Government, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Committee, and the Colorado Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission, we invite you to share with us in reclaiming the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 40 years later, as we revisit the March on Washington, DC.
Join us on Thursday, August 28 in the Atrium of the Wellington E. Webb Building, 201 West Colfax, Denver, Colorado at 8:00 AM. The 40th Anniversary March on Washington will extend from August 23, 2003 to November 2, 2004. BIG members are also encouraged to participate in the years' activities and support the 40th Anniversary March on Washington in every way possible. Visit the BIG Press Room at the Adams Mark Hotel, Directors Row H to get a copy of The 40th Anniversary March on Washington press release and time table of scheduled events.
The Historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom lead to the passing of the now historic Civil Rights Act of 1964. And the 20th Anniversary March held in 1983 lead to the passage of the South Africa Sanctions Bill and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Bill that became public policy. Likewise, this year's March will lead up to the achievement of a specific goal.
For more information about the 40th Anniversary March on Washington contact Mark Thompson on 202-544-8026.
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Hearing to Focus on the Future of Minority Student Admissions to Health Professions Schools
Denver, CO - (8/27/03). Diversity in the U.S. medical, dental and nursing workforce will be the focus of a national hearing convened by the Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce, chaired by former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. The hearing will be held at Denver Health's Rita Bass Training and Education Institute, 190 West Sixth Avenue, Denver, CO on September 5, at 10 a.m.
On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the admissions policy of the University of Michigan Law School, the Commission will examine ways to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the health professions. The following Commissioners will join Dr. Sullivan in Denver: The Honorable Louis Stokes, former U.S. Congressman, founder and chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust; Mr. Eric H. Holder, Jr., former Deputy U.S. Attorney General; Dr. John Rich, Medical Director of the City of Boston Public Health Commission; Dr. Geraldine Bednash, Executive Director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing; Professor Thomas Perez, Director of Clinical Programs at the University of Maryland Law School; Dr. Joan Reede, Dean of Harvard Medical School's Office of Diversity and Community Partnership; Dr. Jeanne Sinkford, Executive Director of the Center for Equity and Diversity at the American Dental Education Association; Dr. Regina Benjamin, CEO of Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic in Alabama; and Dr. Patricia Gabow, CEO of Denver Health. The Commissioners will hear testimony from educators, community advocates and local legislators.
Witnesses providing testimony include:
Attached is the hearing agenda and list of witness panels.
The Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Healthcare Workforce is comprised of 15 health, business, and legal professionals and other leaders. Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, and former U.S. Congressman and Congressional Health Subcommittee Chairman Paul Rogers are Honorary Co-Chairs.
Sullivan
Commission Field Hearing: Denver, CO
Denver Health, The Rita Bass Trauma and Education Institute
The Nighthorse Campbell Auditorium
190 West Sixth Avenue, Denver, CO 80204
September
5, 2003
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
AGENDA
I. POLICIES ON HEALTH PROFESSIONS DIVERSITY
10:00-11:00 a.m.
1.
Senator Ed Jones, Colorado State Senator, District 11
2. Elbra Wedgeworth, President, Denver City Council
3. Senator Pat Pascoe, former Colorado State Senator
4. Representative Terrance Carroll, Colorado State Representative,
District 7
5. Ned Calonge, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Colorado Dept of
Public Health and Environment
II. EDUCATION POLICIES AND IMPLICATIONS
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
6.
Jay Gershen, M.D., Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center
7. Alan Tucker, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Colorado
State University
8. Jesús Treviño, Ph.D., Associate Provost for Multicultural
Affairs, University of Denver
III. INITIATIVES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES
1:00-2:00 p.m.
9.
Paula Espinoza, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Latino/a Research
and Policy Center, University of Colorado at Denver
10. Grant Jones, Executive Director, Metro Denver Black Church
Initiative
11. Phyllis Bigpond, M.S.W, Executive Director, Denver Indian
Family Resource Center
12. Spero Manson, Ph.D., Head, Division of American Indian and
Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado Health Sciences
Center
13. Michael H. Trujillo, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Liaison, Center for
Native American Health, University of New Mexico
IV. IMPORTANCE OF A DIVERSE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE
2:00-3:00 p.m.
14.
Jennifer Miles, Director of Public Policy, Colorado Community
Health Network
15. Lorez Meinhold, Executive Director, Colorado Consumer Health
Initiative
16. Gary VanderArk, M.D., Chairman, Colorado Coalition for the
Medically Underserved
V. TRAINING DIVERSE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
3:00-4:00 p.m.
17.
Richard D. Krugman, MD, Dean, University of Colorado School of
Medicine
18. Patricia Moritz, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, University of Colorado,
School of Nursing
19. Howard M. Landesman, D.D.S., M.Ed., Dean, University of Colorado,
School of Dentistry
20. Christine Johnson, Ph.D. President, Community College of Denver
Sullivan Commission Hearings are Open to the Public.
For more information about the Sullivan Commission field hearings, please contact Cecilia Arradaza, carradaza@hydeparkcomm.com
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