Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-17) will today hold a press availability in her Miami Gardens district office with local Haitian American leaders and activists to discuss the situation in Haiti and the concerns of the local community. Today, Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced the candidates for a second runoff presidential election to be held next month.
The availability will follow a tele town hall with Rep. Wilson and U.S. Haiti Special Coordinator Tom Adams and constituents in Little Haiti, North Miami, Miami Gardens, and South Broward.
Who/What: Rep. Frederica Wilson Holds Press Availability with Local Haitian Americans Leaders on Situation in Haiti
When: Today – Thursday, February 3, 2011, 7:00 p.m., following tele town hall with constituents in Little Haiti, North Miami, Miami Gardens, and South Broward.
Where: Miami Gardens District Office – 18425 NW 2nd Avenue, Suite 355, Miami Gardens, FL 33169
Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Mahen Gunaratna at mahen.gunaratna@mail.house.gov or (202) 225-4506.
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson is a first-term congresswoman representing the 17th District of Florida, including Northern Miami-Dade and Southeast Broward Counties. Her district includes the largest concentration of Haitian Americans of any congressional district in the country.