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“It
is… the policy of the United States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the
midst of plenty in this Nation by opening to everyone the opportunity for
education and training, the opportunity to work, and the opportunity to live in
decency and dignity.” From
the Economic Opportunity Act, 1964 The opening episode, "Four Decades" will
provide an overview of the War on Poverty and will feature: 1)
Christine Johnson-Lyons has been the Executive Director of the Community
Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. (CAB Inc.) since 1986.
She played a critical role in rebuilding the agency’s presence as well
as significantly expanding its services and advocacy.
She is a Pajaro Valley resident since 1975 and an active member of groups
working on behalf of social equity including, the City of Santa Cruz Living Wage
Advisory Committee, the Santa Cruz County Health Care Outreach Coalition and
Action Pajaro Valley. 2)
George “Bud” Winslow, former Director of the Multi Purpose Training
Center at the University of Missouri. Mr.
Winslow supervised the initial training, in 1966, of Community Action Agency
staff and Board in the eleven state North Central Region for the Office of
Economic Opportunity. He is
currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Community Action Board, a
Senior Senator in the California Senior Legislature and a member of the Santa
Cruz County Seniors Commission. The host and CAB Inc. producer of the series,
Paul
Rachuy Brindel, has been in public service since 1968 as a teacher, a principal,
a day care director, and an administrator of non-profit private corporations. He is an Interfaith Minister and a Videographer.
He has been a program director at the Community Action Board since 1989
and has lived on the Central Coast of California since 1972.
He was a radio talk show host on KSCO for three years.
He served as the Foreperson of the United States Grand Jury from June
2000 through June of 2001 and currently serves on the Board of Commissioners of
The Santa Cruz County Housing Authority, The HIV Consortium Board, Affordable
Housing Advocates, and the City of Santa Cruz Housing Element Advisory
Committee. Executive Producer of the series is Geoffrey Dunn, Executive Director of Community Television of Santa Cruz County. The series is produced for Community Television by Kathy D’Angelo. Contact: For
Community Television, Geoffrey Dunn–
425-8848 For Community Action Board, Paul Rachuy Brindel –
457-1741 ext 160 For more on the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz
County, Inc go to: www.cabinc.org For more on Community Television of Santa Cruz County
go to: http://communitytv.org/index.html February 1, 2002
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