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SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
Tue Jul 21, 2015, 02:12 PM Jul 2015

Event: West Des Moines Town Meeting on 7/24 at 7pm

West Des Moines Town Meeting on 7/24 at 7pm

Please join Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and local leaders for a town meeting to discuss how we:
•Get big money out of politics
•Deal with obscene wealth and income inequality
•Combat climate change
•Make college education affordable

Time: Friday, July 24, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT

Host: Bernie Sanders

Location:
Valley High School (West Des Moines, IA)
3650 Woodland Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50266

RSVP:
https://go.berniesanders.com/page/event/detail/townmeeting/4v73p

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Event: West Des Moines Town Meeting on 7/24 at 7pm (Original Post) SoapBox Jul 2015 OP
I hope they are planning for disruption. nt Snotcicles Jul 2015 #1
I've thought about that SoapBox Jul 2015 #2
A new 1,200-seat theater at Valley High School... SoapBox Jul 2015 #3

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
3. A new 1,200-seat theater at Valley High School...
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 11:17 PM
Jul 2015

Friday Night Lights

JULY 24, 2015


A new, 1,200-seat theater at Valley High School in West Des Moines was filled Friday night by Iowans who came out to hear Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The Democratic Party presidential candidate called for raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, an idea he turned into legislation filed on Wednesday in the Senate. He spoke about making higher education at public colleges and universities tuition free. He said Social Security should be expanded and Medicare should be strengthened. He called for trade policies that keep good-paying jobs in the United States instead of shuttering American factories and shipping jobs to low-wage nations overseas.

...continues at link.

https://berniesanders.com/friday-night-lights/

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