What the Briefing Will Cover:
Two rapidly developing demographic changes will define the United States over the next quarter century: aging Baby Boomers and a growing population of young Latinos. Â Are they on an economic collision course, or can they establish a new social contract that strengthens American society and its economic security?
This is the trillion dollar question as experts from the UCLA-USC Latinos and Economic Security Project assess the economic consequences for the nation, demonstrate the need to re-frame this debate, and seek a solution-oriented approach to the greatest inter-generational and inter-ethnic challenge of this century.
July 7, 2011 – Â 11a.m.-12:30p.m.
Capitol Visitors Center
Congressional Meeting Room South
The Capitol, Washington, D.C.
For more information, please visit http://www.latinoeconomicsecurity.org or contact Max Benavidez at: latinoeconomicsecurity@gmail.com.
Sponsored in conjunction with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard. This Congressional Briefing and the UCLA-USC Latinos & Economic Security Project’s research and its dissemination are made possible by support from The Ford Foundation.
Robert Greenstein
President
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Ronald Brownstein
Political Director
Atlantic Media &
Columnist
National Journal
Fernando M. Torres-Gil, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Welfare and
Public Policy
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs &
Director
UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging
Kathleen H. Wilber, Ph.D.
Mary Pickford Foundation Professor of Gerontology
University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology
Chon A. Noriega, Ph.D.
Professor of Film, Television, and Digital Media &
Director
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Max Benavidez, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Public Communications Strategies &
Chief Consultant
Latinos & Economic Security
Zachary D. Gassoumis
Doctoral Candidate
University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology
Welcoming Remarks by Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
Special Remarks by Kilolo Kijakazi, PhD, Program Officer, The Ford Foundation
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