Delta Grassroots Caucus Events

Credit Michael Hibblen/ KUAR News, Arkansas Public Radio; Former President Bill Clinton speaking to the Delta Grassroots Caucus on May 2, 2013, at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, Little Rock

U. S. Senator John Boozman, Arkansas, at a Delta Grassroots Caucus meeting at the US Capitol

Brad Cole, Executive Director of the Municipal League of Illinois; previously a senior aide to former Republican US Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, earlier Mayor of Carbondale, Illinois, veteran Delta regional advocate, speaking at the Delta regional conference in West Memphis, Arkansas on April 26, 2019.

President Bill Clinton makes a comment to Delta Caucus Director Lee Powell at a meeting in Blytheville, Arkansas (in the northeast Arkansas Delta) on Nov. 2, 2014

The Delta Caucus would like to pay tribute to the late, great U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, a powerful force in the US Senate for decades and a champion for the Delta. Sen. Cochran passed away on May 30, 2019. He spoke to the Delta Caucus on many occasions over the years (he is pictured above speaking to a Caucus event on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC) and his thoughtful, courteous and bipartisan leadership will be sorely missed.

Marcie Lawson, Executive Director, Sikeston, Missouri Regional Chamber and Area Economic Development Corporation, speaking at the Delta regional conference in West Memphis, Arkansas on April 26, 2019.

Alan Gumbel, Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce, Memphis, Tennessee, speaking at the Delta regional conference in West Memphis, Arkansas on April 26, 2019.

Mayor Shirley Washington of Pine Bluff, AR, speaking to the Delta Caucus at the Arkansas Capitol Rotunda in 2017.

Deadline is Friday, Oct. 10 to Register for Oct. 17-18 Delta Caucus Zoom Meeting

Posted on October 08, 2024 at 02:15 PM

Deadline is Friday, Oct. 10 to RSVP for Delta Zoom

Schedule, Link and Registration information for Oct. 17-18, 2024 Delta Caucus Zoom meeting

The deadline is Friday Oct. 10 to register and pay the $50 registration fees for the Oct. 17-18, 2024 Zoom meeting.

After Oct. 10 fees go up to $80.

We only have three speakers who have not confirmed that this schedule is fine. There are usually a few unavoidable last-minute changes when people have unexpected matters that come up that have an impact on their schedules.

Please reply directly to this message. It will go directly to Lee Powell at leepowell@delta.comcastbiz.net

These times are estimates. Please stay flexible. Some times could be 10 minutes or so different, depending on how the schedule works out, but the times will mostly be very similar to this.

Oct. 17, 2024—5 p.m. To about 6:20 p.m.

5 p.m.—5:09 p.m.—Brad Cole, Municipal League of Illinois

5:09—6:20 p.m.—Health, hunger and nutrition

Joel Berg, Hunger Free America—5:09 to 5:20

Heather Collier, Southeast Missouri Food Bank—5:20 to 5:30

Pat Van Burkleo, Feeding Louisiana–5:30–5:40

Sylvia Blain, Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance—5:40–5:50

Mayor Tomeka Butler, Eudora, Arkansas—5:50—6 p.m.

6 p.m.—Discussion, if there is interest

Oct. 18, 2024—9 a.m. To 11:30 a.m.

9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.–“Big picture” panel on community and economic development in the Delta from several important regional leaders

Lee Powell, Delta Caucus Director

Christopher Crane, Arkansas Economic Development Commission–9:a.m.

Alan Gumbel, Black Business Association of Memphis, Tennessee–9:10

Elizabeth Rooks, Rooks Mediation Services–9:20

Mike Marshall, former Alternate Federal Co-Chair of the Delta Regional Authority, banker from Sikeston, Missouri–9:30

Discussion

Diversity—9:50 a.m. To 10:15 a.m.

Erendira Vasquez or Mireya Reith, Arkansas United

Speaker from the National Black Growers Council

Education, Tourism and Regional Development–10;15 –10:45 a.m.

Cody Behles, University of Memphis–

Jen Mandel, University of Memphis

Shane Broadway, Arkansas State University (speaking on Johnny Cash statue in US Capitol)

10:50 –11:20 a.m.—Speakers Supporting the Presidential Candidates

10:50–11 a.m.–Rhonda Belford, newly elected Republican National Committee National Committeewoman from Illinois; Chairman, Hardin County Illinois Republican Central Committee; Registered Nurse; Speaking in support of Donald Trump for President

11: am to 11:10 a.m. –Wilson Golden (Mississippi native now residing in Georgia; attorney; former Clinton administration Presidential appointee, one of the managers for Delta Regional Initiative with Lee Powell and the late Al Eisenberg) Speaking in support of Kamala Harris for President

11:10 a.m. To 11:20 a.m.—Questions for speakers on the Presidential candidates

LINK

Here’s the link to join the upcoming Delta Caucus Zoom meeting, which is Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 from 5 p.m. To 6:20 p.m. And the Friday session is Oct. 18, 2024 from 9 a.m. To about noon.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87392618940?

pwd=m5cOon79a8nTg6La1fAI7vKS4CYg80.1

Meeting ID: 873 9261 8940

Passcode: 522533

NOTE: You will need to type in the codes to enter the conference because this is NOT an automatic link.

$50 REGISTRATION FEES

The fastest and easiest way to pay the $50 registration fees is to go on the website at mdgc.us and go to the PayPal link that says “Donate.”

If you prefer to pay by check, please make out the check to “Delta Caucus” and mail to:

Delta Caucus

5030 Purslane Place

Waldorf, MD 20601

Thanks—Lee Powell, Delta Caucus (202) 360-6347