State Street Church, United Church of Christ 159 State Street – Portland, Maine 04101

State Street Church urges you to come lend your voice to a discussion, Thursday, July 9th, 6:30 pm, on “What’s Fair about the Economy?”

This is for you to join with the presenters, whatever your circumstance, to discern what is important in this economic crisis.

Presenters:

Rev. Jill Saxby, Executive Director of Maine Council of Churches

Yellow Light Breen, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategic Officer, Strategy, Marketing, Communications & Community Relations at Bangor Savings Bank

Nicole Witherbee, Federal Budget Analyst at Maine Center for Economic Policy, also responsible for issues of economic opportunity for all Mainers

Senator Justin Alfond, Cumberland County, and founder and former Director of Maine League of Young Voters

Moderated by Michael Dow, former Moderator of State Street Church.

Presenters will share their views and welcome yours concerning what we see as results of the crisis and the effects of attempted solutions to fix the economy?

“The Bible is less concerned with alleviating the effects of injustice than in eliminating the causes of it.” — William Coffin

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” — Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” — Micah 6:8