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Join Us for a Free Summit & Luncheon: Social Security Every Generation!
Social Security is your money - you earned it through a lifetime of hard work.
Hear from state and national experts on the history, current state and future of Social Security. It’s time for both parties to come together and agree on a bipartisan solution to ensure Americans get the money they've earned. Join us to learn about solutions to protect and save Social Security for generations to come on:
- Wednesday, December 4th
- 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. ET
- Pierre’s of South Brunswick. 582 Georges Rd. Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
Registration is closed as the event is at max capacity.
Each attendee MUST register separately with their own email. Two people CANNOT be on one registration. Parking is free. Continental breakfast and lunch buffet will be provided.
We hope to see you there!
AGENDA
- 9:30 AM
- Continental Breakfast & Registration
- 10:00 AM
- Welcome Address - Chris Widelo, State Director, AARP NJ
- 10:10 AM
- History, State, and Future of Social Security.
- Moderator: Evelyn Liebman, Director of Advocacy, AARP NJ.
- Panelists: Richard W. Johnson, Senior Fellow, Director, Program on Retirement Policy, Urban Institute. Tom Nicholls, Government Affairs Director – Social Security, AARP
- History, State, and Future of Social Security.
- 11:00 AM
- The Importance of Social Security for Everyone.
- Moderator: Lee Baker, Intergenerational Financial Planner, AARP Georgia.
- Panelists: Patricia Campos Medina, PhD, MPA, Executive Director, Worker Institute at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Lynneah Ciera Brown, PhD, Director of Policy Research, Young Invincibles, Debra Lancaster, Executive Director, Rutgers Center on Women and Work, Liliana Sofia, Spring 2024 Advocate, Young Invincibles, Student, Princeton University.
- The Importance of Social Security for Everyone.
- 12:00PM
- Mobilizing Grassroots and Community Support.
- Moderator: Crystal McDonald, Sr. Associate State Director - Advocacy, AARP NJ. Panelists: Elizabeth Marquez, Vice President, Newark Chapter, AARP NJ, Donato Nieman, State President, AARP NJ, Anthony Rizzi, Outreach & Advocacy Volunteer, AARP NJ, Richard Sodon, Co-Chair Speaker’s Bureau, AARP NJ
- Mobilizing Grassroots and Community Support.
- 12:30 PM
- Lunch.
- Information Tables:
- Join AARP NJ Social Security Advocates
- Retire Ready NJ
- Social Security Administration.
- Information Tables:
- Lunch.
- 1:30 PM
- Call to Action & Next Steps - Katie Squires, PhD, MBA, Associate State Director – Advocacy, AARP NJ
- 2:00 PM
- Event Close
Below we will have our Livestream of the Summit, which will start 10 AM EST
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