National Contact: Carolyn Washington (601) 965-4318
March 10, 2000
WHO:
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (Mississippi)
(Former) Mississippi Gov. William Winter
(Former) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy
Art Campbell, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA Rural Development
Moises Loza, Executive Director, Housing Assistance Council
Tom McRae, Executive Vice President, Southern Development Bancorporation
Karen Buchanan, Supt. of Lee County (Ark.) School District
WHAT:
These and other rural development leaders will address members of the seven-state Mississippi Delta Compact, who are gathering to develop an organization plan and action agenda for implementing key economic development initiatives in the region.
WHERE:
Clarksdale, Miss., Coahoma Community College, 3240 Friars Point Road
WHEN:
March 13 & 14, 2000
WHY:
There is an urgent need to fashion a holistic, rural development plan that will strike at the root causes of the region's endemic poverty and need for better jobs, housing, schools, health facilities and general rural infrastructure.
For more information, call Carolyn Washington, (601) 965-4318.
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