(Detroit) – Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (MI-14) and Congressman Hansen Clarke (MI-13) in partnership with the Wayne County Community College District School of Continuing Education, will host a jobs fair and town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. This event is a part of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) “For the People” Jobs Initiative tour. While the African American unemployment rate stands at 16.2 percent nationally, it hovers near 30 percent in Detroit.
“I know what it’s like to be unemployed,” said Clarke. “During the last recession I was without a job and without hope. This jobs fair is a critical component to getting people in my community back to work.”
This August, thousands will come together around the country for jobs fairs, job training workshops and town hall meetings as part of the CBC’s “For the People” Jobs Initiative tour. Beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m., the jobs fair in Detroit will include a wide range of employers who are looking to hire workers. The town hall will provide a forum to discuss the CBC’s “For The People” Jobs Initiative and will feature members of the CBC as special guests beginning promptly at 6 p.m. MSNBC contributor and theGrio.com correspondent Jeff Johnson will serve as moderator.
“We will match workers with job openings so that we can provide as many people with jobs as we can,” said Conyers. “In our town hall meeting we want to explore the causes of the depression we are in and what must be done to get out of it. Our event on August 16th is a way to address these issues.”
CBC members unanimously introduced H. Res. 348, the Congressional Black Caucus “For The People” Jobs Initiative Resolution. The resolution encourages the House of Representatives to immediately pass critical jobs legislation.
WHAT:
Congressman John Conyers, Jr. and Congressman Hansen Clarke Jobs Fair and Town Hall Meeting In Partnership with Wayne County Community College District School of Continuing Education
WHERE:
Wayne County Community College District
Downtown Campus
1001 W. Fort St., Detroit, MI 48226
WHEN:
Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Jobs Fair 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Town Hall Meeting 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
WHO:
Congressman John Conyers, Jr (D-Mich.)
Congressman Hansen Clarke (D- Mich.)
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.)
Congressman James Clyburn (D-S.C.)
Congressman Danny Davis (D-Ill.)
Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.)
Congressman Ed Towns (D-N.Y.)
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)
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