Here's a link to it: https://edsource.org/broadcasts/adult-education-overlooked-and-underfunded Looks like our speaking up might have made the difference! Thank you, Tina! Cynthia

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: ngp125 <ngp125@...> To: kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 04:02:10 PM PDT Subject: OAEF July 14 2024 Chat

Hi Folks, All this time, I thought this was a closed group but seems like it's set to: "Archive is visible to anyone." I think we need to change the settings so that it's members only for both posting AND reading posts. We need a place where we can share information with each other that is no on public view. Sincerely, Cynthia

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: ngp125@... <ngp125@...> To: kristen Pursley <kpursley@...>; Linda Cain <lsc1661@...> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 02:23:15 PM PDT Subject: CARA Convention Schedule---It is free REGISTER AT: https://bit.ly/24CARACon INDICATE WHETHER YOU WILL ATTEND IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY REGION/CAT DATE/TIME LOCATION KEYNOTE SPEAKERS CANDIDATES/ RACES CD 3 – Placer/SAC/Yolo Wednesday, September 4th Maidu Community Center 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville HYBRID Betty Yee Jon “Bowzer” Bauman CD 3 AD 5 SAC/Yolo racesState Ballot Measures East Bay Forum (Alameda/CC/Solano CATs) Tuesday, September 10th Teamsters 2010 7730 Pardee Lane, Oakland HYBRID Senator Nancy Skinner Hali Hammer CD 12 SD 07/ AD 14 DA Recall Alameda BOS 5 CoCo BOS 5State Ballot Measures San Francisco Forum Thursday, September 12th Unitarian Church 1187 Franklin, San Francisco HYBRID with SDA Tom Ammiano BOS 1, 5, 9 Mayor State Ballot Measures CD 27 - LA County Monday September 16th 11am Canyon Country Community Center 18410 Sierra Hwy., Santa Clarita HYBRID Yvonne Wheeler Jon “Bowzer” Bauman CD 27 AD 40 SD 23 State Ballot Measures CD 47 – Orange Wednesday, September 18th VIRTUAL ONLY Jon “Bowzer” Bauman CD 47 BOS 1 State Ballot Measures CD 13 - Central Valley Monday, September 23rd VIRTUAL ONLY The Climate Center Jon “Bowzer” Bauman CD 13 CD 9 AD 9 & 13 BOS 3 Stockton Mayor State Ballot Measures CD 22 - Fresno/Bakersfield Tuesday, September 24th 10am-2pm Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 460 6718 Meany Avenue, Bakersfield HYBRID Dolores Huerta Jon “Bowzer” Bauman Ragin’ Grannies CD 22 (CD 21, CD 20) BOS Bakersfield BOS Fresno Bakersfield City Council State Ballot Measures Santa Clara County Forum Thursday, September 26th SEIU 521 2302 Zanker Road, San Jose HYBRID Sup. Cindy Chavez Ragin’ Grannies CD 16 AD 26 BOS 2 & 5 State Ballot Measures

Hi everyone, An agenda for today's meeting of Older Adults Education Forever is attached to this email. Please feel free to suggest changes. Here is the information about today's meeting: Meeting of July 14, 2024 West County Meeting: 1:30-2;00 PM General Meeting: 2:00-4:00 PM Both meetings will use this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09 Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 576387 A note about the time: Yesterday a member reminded me that this meeting was scheduled earlier than usual, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. I actually had that on my calendar, but thought it was a mistake, so I sent a notice for the usual time, 2:00 to 4:00 PM. I didn't hear from anyone else about the time difference, so, in hopes of avoiding as much confusion as possible, let's keep the meeting at the old time 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Maybe we could try to end the meeting a little earlier than usual. I truly apologize for any inconvenience this causes. Kristen

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: EdSource <conference@...> Date: Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM Subject: Upcoming Roundtable | Adult education: Overlooked and underfunded To: <leslie.reckler@...> July 25 at 2 p.m. Upcoming Roundtable Adult education: Overlooked and underfunded July 25 at 2 p.m. Adult education classes offer a lifeline for Californians who want to get their GED, acquire training for a career, hone their English skills or study for their citizenship test. These classes can dramatically improve the quality of life for adults — and their children. But funding for this work is precarious, and adult education is often one of the first areas targeted for cuts in tight budget times. As the state grapples with tighter budgets, join EdSource’s Emma Gallegos and Zaidee Stavely in conversation with a panel of experts about the unique potential of adult education and what lies ahead. SAVE YOUR SPOT NOTE: If you are unable to attend the live roundtable, you can still register and we will send you the recording the following day. Speakers Kathy Locke, ESL family literacy teacher, Oakland Unified Steve Curiel, principal, Huntington Beach Adult School John Werner, executive director, Sequoias Adult Education Consortium More speakers to be announced soon. RELATED STORY When you can’t read a medicine bottle: California immigrants struggle with low English literacy By Emma Gallegos, EdSource Read more www.edsource.org EdSource | 436 14th Street, Suite 310, Oakland, CA 94612 EdSource is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization (EIN# 94-2434900) and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Support our work by donating to EdSource today. Update your preferences or unsubscribe to stop receiving all emails from EdSource. -- Leslie Reckler (she/her) Trustee, Area #5 West Contra Costa Unified School District 1108 Bissell Ave Richmond, CA 94801 (510) 408-6123 www.wccusd.net What I'm Reading: WCCUSD 2023-2024 Student Handbook The Women, Kristin Hannah Listen in: SIGN UP for WCCUSD Communications! Click on this link and scroll down to the "Join our Mailing List" box. Follow me on: Facebook, Twitter Instagram Website LinkedIn

Hi everyone, The next meeting of Older Adults Education Forever will take place this Sunday, July 14 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. The West Contra Costa meeting will take place from 1:30 to 2:00 PM. Both meetings will use this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09 Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 576387 Please send me any agenda items you may have. Kristen

Hi everyone, I was able to register for the California Master Plan for Aging Day of Action event on October 8 today. I know some people tried earlier and were not able to register. Hopefully whatever the problem was is now fixed. Here is the link: https://www.caforall.org/ I registered for the online option; there is also an in-person option for this event which takes place in Sacramento. Kristen

Hi everyone, The alerts below include some important advocacy campaigns, including calls to legislators to stop cuts to services for California's most vulnerable residents. Call before June 30 to stop cuts to In Home Support Services, CalFresh and other nutrition programs, and more. Kristen ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Jodi Reid <contactus.cara2017@...> To: "kpursley@..." <kpursley@...> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 at 09:38:13 AM PDT Subject: CARA ALERT JUNE 24th - HAPPY JUNETEENTH!!! Juneteenth, also know as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Cel-Liberation Day, is an American holiday celebrated on June 19. View this email in your browser CARA Alert – June 24, 2024 A publication of the California Alliance for Retired Americans PRINT/DOWNLOAD Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Cel-Liberation Day, is an American holiday celebrated on June 19. On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation – which had been issued on Jan. 1, 1863 – was read to enslaved African Americans in Texas by Gordon Granger. CARA recognizes this as one of our official holidays – and celebrates this day with all of our sisters, brothers and siblings. CARA PRIORITY BILLS WIN KEY VICTORIES!!!Thank You for your Advocacy Three of CARA’s priority bills passed their house of origin and are moved to the 2nd house. All bills MUST get out of the policy committee in the 2nd house by July 3rd to continue moving forward in their second house. We are pleased to report that two of our priority bills passed the policy committee(s) in the Assembly (2nd house), Our third priority bill, SB 278 , has passed its first policy committee and is headed to its second policy committee on June 25th. This is a huge accomplishment. We want to thank those of you who called the committee members and especially those who were able to attend the hearings in person. You made the critical difference. Now these bills must make it through Assembly Appropriations and the full Assembly before the end of August (the legislature is on recess from July 4- Aug 5). Your advocacy and participation got us this far, and will make the difference in keeping these bills moving forward in August. We will keep you posted on key dates and when calls are needed. SB 980 (Wahab) 2024 Smile Act – Passed Assembly Health unanimously. SB 37 (Caballero) Housing Stability fund for Older Adults/ Adults w/Disabilities Passed Assembly Housing unanimously and Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care unanimously with 1 abstention! SB 278 (Dodd) Protecting seniors from financial scam. Passed Assembly Banking and Finance unanimously. Being heard in Assembly Judiciary on Tuesday, June 25that 9am in the State Capitol, Room 437. PLEASE CALL THESE MEMBERS: Assembly Judiciary Committee Members: https://ajud.assembly.ca.gov/members STOP THE PROPOSED CUTS TO IHSS AND OTHER ESSENTAL PROGRAMS IN THE STATE BUDGETKEEP ON KEEPING ON – CALL THE TOP 5 LEADERS! We are making progress on the budget– let’s keep the pressure on!!!The Governor’s proposed May Budget Revision to the 2024-25 budget includes a number of severe cuts to IHSS, CalFresh, nutrition programs, housing and homelessness programs, and more. However, the Legislature submitted an alternative budget that saved most of the programs that serve seniors and people with disabilities that the Governor’s budget proposes to cut. Now the BIG 5 LEADERS ARE NEGOTIATING! WE MUST ACT NOW – AND KEEP UP THE PRESSURE, UNTIL A FINAL BUDGET IS APPROVED BY JUNE 30th!. WE ARE URGING YOU TO MAKE A CALL TO THE BIG 5 LEADERS BELOW! HERE’S WHAT TO SAY: My name is ___________ and I am a (senior, immigrant, person with a disability). Please vote for the legislature’s budget proposal and protect the programs for our most frail, low income and needy Californians. Don’t cut IHSS, food programs, housing programs, and disability services. WHO TO CONTACT: Please call these members: Assembly Budget Chair: Assm. Jesse Gabriel: 916-319-2046 Assembly Speaker: Assm. Robert Rivas: 916-319-2029 Senate Budget Chair: Senator Scott Wiener: 916-651-4011 Senate Pro Tem: Senator Mike McGuire:916-651-40

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Gray Panthers of Berkeley and the East Bay <ebgp@...> To: Kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2024 at 07:20:05 AM PDT Subject: No Country for Old People:Nursing Home Challenges and Hope Join us Wednesday 1:30 pm by zoom or phone - All are welcome! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Gray Panthers of Berkeley and the East Bay MONTHLY SPEAKER MEETING — all welcome this Wednesday, June 26, 2024 1:30 to 3:30 pm The June East Bay Gray Panthers Speaker Meeting! Purely virtual - from your home via Zoom. RSVP THE LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS ON LIFE SUPPORT. MORE THAN TWO MILLION CASES OF ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT ARE REPORTED EVERY YEAR. I am just one of the millions who had absolutely no idea how broken and corrupt the nursing home system truly is until I attempted to navigate it. -- Susie Singer Carter, filmmaker Join Gray Panthers of Berkeley and the East Bay, this Wednesday, June 26 at 1:30pm for our monthly Speaker Meeting. Member Nancy Stevens and Hollywood filmmaker, Susie Singer Carter will share their first hand experiences and activism in the ongoing nursing home crisis. It's free and all are welcome! RSVP below to get the link. Nancy Stevens inspires many of us with her intense commitment to challenge and change the long-term care nursing where she lives in southern California, and by her networking and advocacy with Gray Panthers and change agents around the country. Nancy will update us on California and Congressional legislative campaigns and a new initiative called "The EINSTEIN Option" (Evaluating Innovation in Nursing Homes to End Instiutionalization) from the Live Oak Project, bringing together longtime creative visionaries in the field of long-term care. Nancy will interview one of her own inspirations, Hollywood actress and filmmaker, Susie Singer Carter (video link). Here's what Carter writes about her soon-to-be-released documentary No Country for Old People: No Country for Old People is a feature length documentary that pulls the curtain back on the nursing home/long-term care industry to reveal a decades-old systemic crisis that has been enabled by the nation’s pervasive ageism & ableism. For over 50 years, care for our most vulnerable has stealthily turned into a cutthroat world of private equity and real estate investment trust-backed nursing homes. To put it bluntly: follow the money. There is a lot. No Country for Old People chronicles the last harrowing 6 months of my mother’s life in a 5-star nursing home in Los Angeles in 2022 and features powerful testimonials from caregivers, residents, and frontline providers [and] illuminating interviews from the most respected experts on Medicare, Medicaid, Hospice ... to understand where, why, how these abuses happen, and what can be done. Unfortunately, my experience is not at all unique. I am just one of the millions who had absolutely no idea how broken and corrupt the nursing home system truly is until I attempted to navigate it. Thanks for coming out this Wednesday; RSVP below. Look for summer socials, more speakers, and follow-up on the Social Housing Movement. Keep in touch! Speaker Meetings are regular gatherings on the Fourth Wednesday of most months. We focus on special topics with guest speakers as well as highlighting Gray Panther and partner activities For many Berkeley events of interest, see Kelly Hammargren's Activist Diary in the Berkeley Daily Planet, at https://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/ - click Current Issue for the latest updates. Currently the Monthly Meeting and Board Meetings are by zoom or phone-in but we are scheduling occasional outdoor and safe in-person gatherings in 2024! Get in touch with any questions: 5

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Leslie Smith <lplato.smith@...> To: kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 03:38:35 PM PDT Subject: Participation Rate by County Community colleges

Hi everyone, A draft agenda for the meeting of today, Sunday, June 23 at 2:00 PM is attached. Please feel free to suggest additions and changes. There will be a meeting regarding West Contra Costa County matters from 1:30 to 2:00 PM. All are welcome, but only West Contra Costa matters will be discussed until the general meeting starts at 2:00 PM. Both meetings will use this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09 Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 57638 I will see you at 2:00 PM. Kristen

Dear Kristen, I wasn't able to register for this event. No registration form popped up. Marilee

Hi everyone, The next Older Adults Education Forever meeting will take place this coming Sunday, June 23 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. There will be a meeting regarding West Contra Costa County matters immediately before the meeting from 1:30 to 2:00 PM. All are welcome to this earlier meeting, but only West County matters will be discussed until the general meeting begins at 2:00 PM. The following link will be used for both meetings: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09 Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 576387 Please send me any agenda items you have. I look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Kristen

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: CA for ALL Ages & Abilities <info@...> To: "kpursley@..." <kpursley@...> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2024 at 08:29:42 AM PDT Subject: REGISTER TODAY! CA for ALL Ages & Abilities 2024 Master Plan for Aging Day of Action Registration is Now Open CA for ALL Ages & Abilities: 2024 Master Plan for Aging Day of Action Tuesday, October 8, 2024 All Day Event (Time TBA) SAFE Credit Union Convention Center Sacramento, CA Join us in highlighting our progress and renewing our shared commitment to California's Master Plan for Aging (MPA), a 10-year blueprint for building a state for all ages and abilities. The MPA Day of Action brings together consumers, aging and disability leaders, and policymakers to elevate the highest priority issues that impact older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. Visit CAforALL.org for more information. In-Person & Virtual Registration is Now Open Get Ready for a Day of Action! Share Tweet Forward This email was sent to kpursley@... why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences CA for ALL Ages & Abilities · PO Box 98 · Fair Oaks, CA 95628-9407 · USA

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Leslie Smith <lplato.smith@...> To: kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 10:26:53 AM PDT Subject: 24-25 CA Budget Agreement on Prop98 and Revenues https://abgt.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2024-06/analysis-packet_0.pdf

Good article in this month's AARP magazine: https://states.aarp.org/california/adult-day-health-fiscal-crisis#:~:text=But%20the%20industry%20is%20struggling%3B%20nationally%2C%20adult%20day,pandemic%20shutdowns%20and%20a%20meager%20Medicaid%20reimbursement%20rate. From the article: CA ranks No. 1 in terms of capactiy to serve older adults in adult day centers on AARP's most recent long-term care xcorecard. But the indistry is struggling: nationally, adult day services dwindled by 11.5 percent in 2020-2021, the AARP scorecard shows, with COVID-10 pandemic closures playing a role. Adult Day Centers typically pick up participants at their homes and offer basic medical care, meals and activieis such as exercise and music. they help older adults maintain independence and often delay entry into more expensive long-term care. They also give family caregivers a needed break. ---- It is important to know about: 1. All the groups, agencies, places that serve Older Adults. We need to understand their services, funding, how we can work together in alliances, where our goals align, whagt their challenges are. 2. The challenges faced by other groups. For example. the pandemic hit Adult Day Centers hard. We need to think about the impact of the pandemic on older adults - and the attitudes inherent in the larger cultural response. Was there a sort of, "Well, there's old so it's okay if many day or get sick or live in isolation?" If there was, how might that impact our policy work going forward? Because beneath decisions lie feelings - sorrow, guilt, worry, fear, etc. It may be that legislators don't want to touch that the issue of serving Older Adults because of the feeling that this was a "neccesary failure" and they don't want that taint on their record or reputation now. It's important to be aware of our feelings - have and process them -- and then be aware of others feelings -- in creating relationships with allies, legislators, etc. I think in general, in Adult Ed, there is a certain amount of defensiveness on the part of policy makers, legislators, because on some level, they know they effed up and/or really hurt lots of people - even if they feel they had no other choice - or that they made the best choice possible to them at the time - given the thinking and facts of that time. When dealing with folks who made decisions that harmed us or others, it's super important to be aware of how THEY are handling those feelings - because they can show up in ways that make it hard to move forward. Cynthia

Hi Folks, "AARP Seeks Your Input: Tell us what goals you think AARP sholuld pursue to improve the lives of people as they age. Your input helps guide our efforts to influence lawmakers and regulators across the country. Send your ideas to policy@...." I suggest we 1. Send individual emails to that email address 2. Send a formal letter from our group - with multiple signatures - to that email address Irma Beserra Nunez was able to get AARP's support when she was leading the effort to save CA State Funding for Adult Ed Older Adults classes. Important to remember: While funding was more or less lost, Irma was able to secure a loophole - where classes for older adults could be state funded if these classes also benefited school age children. In policy work, such loopholes are extremely important. They are often a beginning place for new efforts to make headway. Cynthia