BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Now\, that Barack Obama has been reelected\, he has to contin ue dealing with the slowly improving economy and completing his agenda o ver the next four years. \; How will he accomplish that agenda with a House of Representatives that remained in Republican control &ndash\; and will see him as a lame duck &ndash\; and a Senate that saw Democrati c gains? Can the gridlock be broken?\nState Rep. Lawrence Curry (D-154)\ , who has served in the Assembly since 1992\, will speak about the Impli cations of the Presidential Election at the Sholom Aleichem Club meeting on Sunday\, November 18 at Bala Cynwyd Library\, North Highland Avenue and Old Lancaster Road\, Bala Cynwyd at 2:00 p.m. \; Admission is fr ee and the meeting is open to the public.\nHis district covers the Towns hips of Cheltenham and Springfield\, the Borough of Jenkintown and the 3 5th ward\, 1st division in Philadelphia. As a state legislator\, Curry\, who is retiring this year\, continues to be in the forefront of issues that affect working families\, senior citizens and children\, especially tax reform\, equal opportunity\, environmental protection\, health and education. He is Democratic Minority Chair of the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee\, and in the past has served as a Member of the Aging &\; Youth and Education Committees\, as well as numerous other Commi ttees.\nIn 2006\, Curry led the fight against the so-called &ldquo\;Acad emic Freedom&rdquo\; bill that he felt was an attempt by far-right activ ists to target college professors who held political viewpoints differen t from their own.\nHe has served as an adjunct professor at Arcadia Univ ersity\, Montgomery County Community College and Rutgers-Camden Universi ty\, and has been a guest lecturer at Community College of Philadelphia and Camden Community College.\nAs associate professor of American civili zation at the University of the Arts\, Philadelphia\, Curry developed th e curriculum to teach college students and adults about the Holocaust\, though he isn&rsquo\;t Jewish. He also developed courses on various aspe cts of United States history\, government and politics\, and the value o f civic participation.\nIn 1965\, Curry joined Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Ki ng\, Jr. in the march in Selma\, Alabama for voting rights for African A mericans. He spoke out strongly against the recent Pennsylvania Voter ID bill.\nCurry earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in history from the University of Pennsylvania.\nThe Sholom Aleichem Club\, a local Secular Jewish organization in its sixth decade\, meets the sec ond weekend of the month. The Club offers dynamic\, stimulating and ente rtaining meetings dealing with Jewish culture\, Secular observance of Je wish holidays\, and a wide variety of current\, social\, cultural and in ternational issues. Member participation is also encouraged in such grou ps as Peace and Social Action\, Yiddish reading\, and publications. Memb ers come from throughout the Delaware Valley. The Club is affiliated wit h the Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations of North America\, the In ternational Federation of Secular Humanistic Jews and the Kehilla for Se cular Jews of Greater Philadelphia\, which includes seven Secular Jewish groups that plan joint activities such as the High Holidays observances . For more information on this meeting or the Club\, please call 215-233 -2668\, or visit the web site: http://www.sholomaleichemclub.org URL:http://balacynwyd.patch.com/events/state-rep-lawrence-curry-to-talk-a bout-implications-of-presidential-electionbr-at-november-sholom-aleichem -club-meeting SUMMARY:State Rep. Lawrence Curry to Talk About Implications of President ial Election at November Sholom Aleichem Club Meeting LOCATION:327 Levering Mill Rd\, Bala Cynwyd\, PA 19004: 327 Levering Mill Rd\, Bala Cynwyd\, PA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR