Learn where the candidates stand on the key issues facing our country.
Guest:
TBD
Discuss the future, growth, and direction of Utah’s economy.
Guest:
Natalie Gochner, Director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, University of Utah
More details to come.
We will discuss the eight political parties of the state of Utah. Parties include:
Constitution Party
Democratic Party
Green Party
Independent American Party
Libertarian Party
No Labels Party
Republican Party
United Utah Party
With many people feeling the country is incredibly divided, it is more important than ever for us to come together as a community to have mature, friendly conversation about what matters.
Come learn about various faith communities in our area and explore our similar values and practices.
Guests from the following Communities:
Baha'i Faith: Barbara Lachmar
Islamic Society: Imam Yasir Butt
Hindu Faith: Govinda Dev
Buddhist Fellowship: Christopher Kakuyo Sensei
First Unitarian Church: Rev Monica Dobbins
Oasis Secular Group: Mark Ostlund
More info to come.
Are the laws more responsible or too strict?
Why does our state government control alcohol sales?
What does the money from alcohol sales fund?
Guests
Tiffany Clason: Executive Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services
Tim Ryan: Bout Time Pub and Grub, Co-Owner
Jerry Stevenson, Utah Senator
Guests:
Laura Haskell, PE, Engineer, Division of Water Resources
Katie Newburn, Education & Outreach Director, Friends of Great Salt Lake
Rick Maloy, Water Conservation Manager, Central Utah Water Conservancy District.
Arthur Douglas, Rancher, Former Director for the U.S Farm Service Agency.
Doug Owens, Utah House of Representatives, District 33, Salt Lake County
Guests:
Salt Lake Valley Coalition to end Homelessness Chair: Rob Wesemann
Pioneer Park Coalition Chair : Rick Graham
The Other Side Village: A master-planned neighborhood providing affordable, permanent quality housing for people coming out of chronic homelessness. Director: Tim Stay & Communications: Sam Grenny
What is Real, What is Fake and How to Tell the Difference.
7:00-8:30 pm
Hampton Inn and Suites
1345 Foothill Drive
SLC 84108
GUN LAWS
Do Gun Laws have an impact on Gun Violence
Are you for more or less gun laws?
Guests:
Brian King: Utah House of Representatives Minority Leader Democrat
Todd Weiler: Utah Senate Republican
Sheriff Mike Smith: Utah County Sheriff's Office
Guests and info to come.
Guest
Evan McMullin
&
Statements read from Mike Lee's Website
(Mike Lee’s campaign has declined our invitation)
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON
What is the Solution to Canyon Gridlock?
Enhanced Bus System or 8 mile Gondola Ride
Cost to Taxpayers 500-600 million
Guests:
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Josh Van Jura Project Manager
Friends of Little Cottonwood Canyon
Gondola Works
Guests:
Ally Isom
Becky Edwards
Mike Lee Representative
Hear their views on Gun Violence, Immigration, Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy, Education and Healthcare. Bring your questions.
Invite your friends.
We will be discussing the proposed mine in Parleys Canyon
ZOOM Online meeting
Guest: Scott Howell: A Utah Democrat in favor of Joe Biden.
Scott served in the Utah Senate for 3 terms from January 1989 -2000.
He was the Senate Democratic Leader for 8 years.
Guest: Greg Hughes: A Utah Republican in favor of Donald Trump
Greg served in the Utah House of Representatives from January 2003-2018.
He also served as Speaker of the House from 2015-2018
We will hear from each guest on the top critical issues of the campaign for the first 60 minutes followed by a 30 minute question and answer.
A Zoom link will be sent out one week before the event.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Mary
801-809-8051
Our guest will be Elizabeth A. Joy, M.D.
Liz is a member of the board for UCAIR (Utah Clean Air) and heads up the air quality health team for intermountain health.
Join us for a discussion on gun laws and gun violence.
Ann is the widow of Lt. Fred L. House, who was shot and killed during one of the most infamous standoffs in Utah history, the 1988 - the Singer-Swapp Saga. Ann has been an advocate for gun control ever since.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer-Swapp_Standoff
Clark is the Chairman of the Board of the Utah Shooting Sport Council, host of Gun Radio Utah and the USSC’s registered lobbyist. He is also a National Rifle Association law enforcement instructor and a senior member of the state concealed carry review board.
Nancy is a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah. She also served as the past chair of the board. The center believes it is possible to protect society from the misuse of guns and maintain the ability of citizens to own and possess firearms for legitimate recreational purposes
We hope to see you there. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions and you are welcome to invite a friend.
Mary Glauser
801-809-8051
We are excited about our upcoming meeting about the LGBTQ Community in Utah. Our guests will be:
TROY WILLIAMS: Executive Director of Equality Utah, and formerly, a producer, writer and radio host at 90.9 FM KRCL. Troy has appeared on many shows including Anderson Cooper 360
LIZ PITTS: Utah Pride Center, Director of Community Engagement
JESSIE RUSSEL: Utah Pride Center, Community Education and Training Manager
MOUDE SBEITY: Owner of Laziz Kitchen, a community place in Salt Lake City
We will enjoy hor d'oeuvres from Laziz kitchen and great conversation.
The evening will proceed as follows:
6:45- 7:00 pm Greet Luz Escamilla
7:00-7:20 pm Hear from Luz Escamilla
7:20- 7:50 pm Questions and Answers
7:50-8:00 Break with Kathy’s Cookies provided
8:00-8:20 Hear from Erin Mendenhall
8:20-8:50 Questions and Answers
8:50-9:05 Greet Erin Mendenhall
Please email or text your RSVP as soon as possible. Space is limited.
8018098051
Our Topic for June is PREVENTING SUICIDE. We will be joined by three guests. Alison Whitworth, the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the National Alliance for Mental Illness, Julia Harris, a clinical psychologist who works as a therapist with the National Center for Veterans Studies and Steven Swenson, a police officer who has personal and professional experience with suicide.
Join us on June 27th at 7 pm, Hampton Inn and Suites, 1345 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City Utah 84108
Have you ever been conflicted about giving money to the person on the corner with a sign?
Is it a moral decision or a practical one?
Who are the homeless and how do we best help them.
Rob Weseman Executive Director of NAMI Utah (national association of mental illness) will join us. He has been involved with the homeless for many year.
Reverend and Toni Ragsdale, started Fill the Pot Ministires in 2008 and have been feeding and caring for the homeless ever since. They will also join us for the evening.
Come and learn about the homeless in our state and what we are doing to address the situation
How do Americans feel about Healthcare?
Do we favor a government run system?
Do you want a government run system?
What are the political solutions to healthcare?
We’ll discuss Medicare for All, Single Payer, Universal, and Socialized Healthcare.
Why is Health Care so expensive?
Who are the uninsured?
Do we really have the best health care in the world?
How do we deliver quality health care to every American?
Is it private pay, universal, single pay or something else?
Come learn and discuss our current health care system, the challenges in our system and the proposed changes.
We are looking forward to our continued discussion on Prison Reform February 28th. We will be joined by Judge Clark Waddoup and Judge Royal Hansen. Judge Waddoup has served as a Federal Judge since 2008 and Judge Royal Hansen was appointed to Utah's Third District Court in 2003. They will help us understand the challenges facing the courts.
Jennifer Johnson, a Supervisory U.S. Probation Officer in Salt Lake City, who has worked in the federal criminal justice system for over 20 years will also attend our meeting.
We will discuss the First Step Act recently passed by Congress. Please come with questions.
The United States locks up more people than any other nation. 2.3 million people are currently in our prison system. Joining us to discuss Prison Reform is David Durocher, who has been to prison four times for a total of fifteen years and is now the Managing Director of The Other Side Academy. Watch his story below.
David will be joined by his colleagues, Lola Zagey and Allen Fahringer. Read more about our guests below.
Dave Durocher was arrested for the first time at the age of thirteen. By the time he was 38, he had been to prison four times for a total of fifteen years. Dave was arrested yet again, and this time he was facing a twenty-nine year prison sentence. In what the Judge called “the chance of a lifetime” he afforded Dave the opportunity to go to Delancey Street instead of prison but reminded Dave in no uncertain terms that if he didn’t complete his commitment at Delancey Street he would be spending the rest of his life in prison.
Not only did Dave complete his initial two year commitment, he stayed for a total of eight years and became the Managing Director of Delancey’s Los Angeles facility for five of those years, overseeing two hundred and fifty residents and a multitude of vocational training school businesses that funded the operation and provided the training ground for residents to learn how to live a constructive and meaningful life. Dave oversaw a 300% increase in revenue during his tenure over the facility.
Dave is tenacious, interpersonally skilled, a good manager and an inspiring public speaker. He had helped countless others regain their
dignity and their lives before he moved on to enjoy his own success as the person he had become.
Now Dave has moved on to the next chapter in his life as the Managing Director of The Other Side Academy, in Salt Lake City, a two-year Life Skills Academy similar to Delancey Street, where men and women can come to learn about honesty, accountability, integrity hard work and self-respect. All the traits that will insulate them from a life like the one Dave had and enable them to become the kind of person Dave is today.
Lola has always dreamed of making a difference in the world. Her progress was stopped dead in its tracks twenty years ago when she developed an all-consuming addiction to heroin. This new path took Lola down to a place where all drug dependent people go… to rehabs, jails, and prisons. She was stuck in hopeless desperation and after being arrested one more time, she knew she had to try something different. Lola had heard about Delancey Street Foundation and wondered if the judge would give her a chance to try this program. The judges quickly agreed to two years in Delancey Street or do five years in prison. He gave Lola a stern warning. He said he would offer this deal to her but he recommended she do the prison time. He has seen addicts like Lola before and at this point, he believed she would fail the program and end up in prison anyway. Lola had a different idea. With gratitude for this opportunity, Lola excelled at Delancey Street. She worked her way up to the finance department where she learned skills in accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping with an emphasis in rehabilitation management. Lola’s two year sentence in Delancey Street turned into a five year life changing stay. Once graduated, Lola quickly found work in the medical field as well as property management and the sky was the limit. The only thing missing was her desire to help other addicts still suffering. Enter The Other Side Academy. Now Lola can live her dream of making a difference in the world.
Alan began using marijuana and other drugs in his early teens. He spent his adult life as a “functioning addict” until he was introduced to methamphetamine. That began a thirteen year downward spiral of multiple arrests, lost marriages, lost careers and eventually homelessness. Alan’s troubles culminated in his being arrested three times in a span of eleven months for manufacturing meth. Facing many years in prison, Alan says he was rescued from himself by an empathetic Judge who allowed him to go to Delancey Street instead of prison. That most fortunate occurrence, as he calls it, saved his life, he says. He stayed two years as required by his plea bargain and another four years voluntarily to help others experience the redemption and renewal he had found. While at Delancey Street Alan worked in Corporate Development, Finance. Retail Sales and eventually found his niche in Community Relations. Alan was responsible for advocating Delancey Street as a sentencing alternative to the Judicial and Legal communities. He was a natural. He is articulate, persuasive and living proof that the process can work. Alan has done speaking engagements throughout New Mexico and southern California enthusiastically advocating for just the type of therapeutic community that he will now help foster in Salt Lake City at The Other Side Academy. “I’m so blessed. I get to help build a place just like the one that saved my life. What could possibly be more gratifying than that?
We will discuss the seven political parties in the state of Utah. We will have a representative from each party join us for the evening.
