Holly Sklar, an op-ed columnist for Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services and co-author of “Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies That Work for All of Us.” With the poverty rate higher than it was three decades ago and wealth being redistributed from lower-income to higher-income Americans, Sklar tells the story of working families unable to meet basic needs and growing government irresponsibility. Within the context of tax cuts, CEO greed and deepening budget crises, she offers clear policy solutions to enable all Americans to make ends meet. Sklar is also director of MediaVision, a Boston-based strategic research, analysis, and communications firm. Her other books include “Chaos or Community? Seeking Solutions, Not Scapegoats for Bad Economics” and “Streets of Hope: The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood.”
For more information on Holly Sklar's work, you can visit:
• www.raisethefloor.org
• NPR, "Justice Talking," Debate on the Minimum Wage with Holly Sklar, coauthor of Raise The Floor, and Richard Berman, director of the Employment Policies Institute, taped in Philadelphia, January 27, 2003.
• And the Black Cat (the White Dog Cafe's giftstore, which carries our table talk speakers' books) or your local, independent bookstore for a copy of Sklar's "Raise The Floor" and other books.
Table Talks at 6pm include a three course dinner, followed by speaker and discussion from 7:30-9pm. $35 per person, includes tax and gratuity. Cash bar. Senior citizens (over 65) and full-time students $25 with advance notification.
Student Stand By Policy: Students can call (215) 386-9224 between 4 - 5:30pm on event days for available seating at 6pm for dinner ($15) or to attend the discussion only at 7:30 (free).
Please call (215) 386-9224 for reservations before sending payment. Advance payment required by giving a credit card over the phone or sending a check. Single reservations are welcome at Table Talks where you'll be seated at a group table. Vegetarian dishes are always offered.
