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SABA-DC Townhall Event in DC on Wed night
The South Asian Bar Association of Washington, DC will host a political town hall event that will feature speakers representing the Obama and McCain presidential campaigns, with a focus on each candidate’s positions on issues of importance to the South Asian community. The Obama campaign will be represented by The Honorable Preeta Bansal, former Solicitor General of the State of New York and a senior policy advisor to the campaign. The McCain campaign will be represented by Asheesh Agarwal, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and Special Counsel to the campaign. The program will be moderated by Amol Sharma of the Wall Street Journal.
The program is being co-sponsored by all major South Asian organizations in the DC metropolitan area (listed below). It will be an informative, audience-driven event that will focus on each candidate’s appeal to the South Asian community.
The event is intended to focus on the candidates and how each may benefit our community.
DATE: October 8, 2008 TIME: 7:00pm LOCATION: Georgetown University Law Center, Gewirz 12 ADDRESS: Gewirz Student Center, 120 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
METRO: Union Station (Red Line)
