WHYY and ITVS present:
Welfare Reform Status Report
What Happened to the Poor of Philadelphia?
See highlights of the new film
"Outriders"
The dramatic story of a cross-country bus trip organized by
Kensington Welfare Rights Union to call attention to poverty in America.
Introduction by filmmakers Pamela Yates and Peter Kinoy.
Followed by a panel discussion with:
Ernest E. Jones,President & CEO,
Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation
Cheri Honkala of Kensington Welfare Rights Union
Plus other experts on legislative and labor issues
Moderator: Julia Barton, WHYY-FM News and Public Affairs
Tuesday, July 18, 7 p.m.
WHYY Independence Foundation Civic Space
Sixth Street between Arch and Race, Philadelphia
Please reserve seats by calling
215-351-0559
Outriders will be broadcast on WHYY-TV
Wednesday, July 26 at 11 p.m.
Tuesday, August 1 at 11 p.m.
Outriders, a film by Pamela Yates and Peter Kinoy, is a presentation of the Independent Television Service (ITVS), which funds and present programs that "involve creative risks and address the needs of underserved audiences, especially children and minorities." For information: www.itvs.org.