May 8, 2008

Join us for Policy and a Pint: The Mortgage Meltdown next Thursday, May 15

Policy and a Pint®: The Mortgage Meltdown

Thursday, May 15
Main event: Doors at 5:30 p.m., program at 6:00 p.m.
After party: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The Varsity Theater, 1308 4th Street SE, Minneapolis

$10, $5 for students with valid ID
Appetizers from the Loring Pasta Bar included

Join the Citizens League and 89.3 The Current for good food, good conversations -- and great beer!

Everyone knows the mortgage market is in crisis and that it's dragging down the rest of the economy. But what caused it? How can we get out of it? And how can homeowners and potential buyers in Minnesota protect themselves?

Richard Todd from the Federal Reserve will help explain how we got here, and personal finance writer Kara McGuire from the Star Tribune will be on hand for practical advice for owners, buyers, sellers and renters alike. Steve Seel from 89.3 The Current will moderate.

Join us for the Policy and a Pint after party! After the main event, Citizens League staff will be heading over to the Red Room at the Loring Pasta Bar (just around the corner from the Varsity) to continue the conversation. Join staff and members to learn more about the mortgage crisis in Minnesota, what other organizations are doing about it - and what is going on at the Citizens League. We hope to see you there! (Can't make it to Policy and a Pint? We'd still love to see you at the after party - just come to the Loring Pasta Bar after 7:00 on May 15!)

Click here for more information and to register.

Policy and a Pint: The Mortgage Meltdown is generously sponsored by Best Buy.

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In the coming weeks, the Citizens League will launch a new and improved email newsletter - and you can name it and shape the kind of information we include. Click here to submit your ideas.

By the way: You will see "Help Us Decide" as an occasional feature of the new Citizens League newsletter as a way for us to take advantage of our members' good thinking and great ideas.

Posted by Annie Levenson-Falk at May 8, 2008 9:03 AM