Office of Councilmember
Valerie Ervin
 Press Release
Can Montgomery County Help End the War? 
A Town Hall Meeting doveat Montgomery College, Germantown Campus, Globe Hall               September 22, 7-9pm
 
What is the war costing you? 
What can local government do? 
What is the Montgomery County Peace Resolution?
 
Moderator: County Executive Isiah Leggett
Speakers: Brendan O'Flaherty, Ph.D., Columbia University
                Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies
Commentaries: County Councilmembers
Audience Q&A
 
Councilmember Valerie Ervin is the lead sponsor of a peace resolution urging the cessation of combat operations in Iraq.  Next Monday September 22, at the Town Hall Meeting, "Can Montgomery County Help End the War?" we will discuss the relationship of the costs of the occupation of Iraq to the financial and economic problems facing the people of our county and nation and to the budget difficulties of Montgomery County. The forum will also address the proper role of local government in tackling the concerns of citizens for which the county government does not have legislative authority.
 
Directions:
From Bethesda and places south of Rockville Pike and Randolph Road: Take I-270 to exit 15A, toward MD-355 N.; merge onto Germantown Rd/MD -118 N.; Turn right onto Observation Dr.
From Gaithersburg: Take 355 N. to Germantown Rd/MD-188 N. Turn left onto Observation Dr. 

Sponsors:  Civic Building1
PeaceAction Montgomery, Montgomery College Peace and Justice Community, Pax Christi Montgomery, Progressive Maryland, Montgomery County Government Employees Organization, DC Region Veterans for Peace, Social Justice Committee of UUCR, Progressive Neighbors of Montgomery County, Network of Spiritual Progressives of Maryland, RRUUC Peace Action Task Force, Episcopal Peace Fellowship (MD/DC), and Maryland United for Peace and Justice.
 
About Councilmember Valerie Ervin
Councilmember Ervin is the first African American woman to serve on the Montgomery County Council.  Councilmember Ervin is Chair of the Education Committee and a member  of the Management and Fiscal Policy Committee.  
 
As a Silver Spring resident for more than two decades, she is keenly aware of the issues that affect District 5 and is committed to a proactive legislative agenda that will improve the lives of residents. Councilmember Ervin is a former member of the Board of Education, PTSA co-president of Montgomery Blair High School, representative on the NAACP Parents' Council and founding member of the Blacks United for Excellence in Education.
Office of Councilmember Valerie Ervin
100 Maryland Avenue, 6th Fl. Rockville 
240-777-7960
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